Fathom’s Dominican Republic cruises to add Cuba call: Travel Weekly

Fathom, Carnival Corp.’s social-impact cruise line, has been
given permission to visit Cuba on cruises scheduled to go to the Dominican
Republic.

Fathom will offer a port call in Santiago de Cuba, on the
island’s southeast coast, on six cruises next year that primarily go to Amber
Cove, Carnival’s port in the Dominican Republic.

The seven-day cruises will take place during the weeks of
February 26, March 12 and 26, April 9 and 23, and May 7. Prices start at $599
per person.

The cruises depart Miami on Sundays. Fathom said the
Santiago de Cuba port call will occur on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Travelers
already booked for those cruises will need to add a $75 Cuban visa.

Fathom’s ship, the Adonia, already sails every other week to
Cuba with stops in Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago. Prices for those cruises start
at about $1,900 per person.

In November, Carnival Corp. said that Fathom is discontinuing
cruise operations next June. The Adonia will be returned to the PO Cruises
fleet.