Puerto Rico - 51st US State? - Cuba Travel Suspended? - Impact on Cruise Travel

It will not be an issue for Canada regarding Cuba. We will go there without any issues. If fact, My daughter -in-laws step father lives in Cuba, and we can go there and stay whenever we like.

But as far as cruise ships go and the current U.S. Commander in chief---or the buffoon in charge...

as we like to think about our leaders. The leaders in Canada and the USA will only be there for a while--not 50 years.--yet. I look forward to Cuba..... When the Golf courses get better. And we can cruise for a great price.

PR is a great place to visit, same as any US state withe USD and English spoken in most areas. The people are nice, weather is good, beaches are nice and great food. I have spent a week in PR and would be happy to go back.

Cuba I see no point going to until I can travel freely in the country, not with a guide or on cultural visits. They are still not set up for mass tourism, they don't have the infrastructure for it yet. I'd rather spend my American money in a place Americans are liked.

PR statehood still has to be voted on by our congress. Think about it, if they become a state, they earn the right to vote in Presidential elections, and, get seats in the House & Senate. The last thing Republicans want is more minority voters. They will argue that since only 23% of the people voted in the first place, it's not enough of a majority to grant statehood.

only my opinion

With PR, I can see it actually increasing tourism there when if and when it becomes a state. There will be a lot of people who will want to say they have visited the newest state. Of course there will have to be other non-US destinations on that cruise to keep tax issues in check.

Cuba - I understand there are people who go and our Canadian friends have been free to go there for a while, but, I really do not care about going there, I do not think their infrastructure is ready for another 3k a day times how many ships want to go there. It will be a while before they are actually ready for it.

I still wish to travel to Cuba and hope that Americans will still be able to take cruise there in the future. I want to take a cruise that mainly visits several ports in Cuba not just an overnight in Havana. HAL also stops in Cienfuega but I would like even more stops. I am keeping my fingers crossed.

In my opinion, Puerto Rico is not impacted one way or the other because of its current status as a US commonwealth. On the other hand, the Cuba travel seems to be heating up with many opposed to the possibility of limiting if not banning travel to and fro Cuba.