info for US travelers

The Valtur Tour Operators S.p.A., Rome, Italy, through its Washington, D.C. counsel, has determined that United States citizen passengers can legally visit Cuba, aboard the company's vessel(s), in full compliance with the United States Department of The Treasury's Cuban Assets Control Regulations.

Passengers, aboard the Valtur Prima,are considered to be "fully hosted" travelers in accordance with 31 C.F.R. 515.420, as amended, which states: A (U.S. Person)...will not be considered to violate the (Cuban Regulations) when a person not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States covers the costs of all transactions related to the travel of the (U.S. Person), provided that: (1) No (U.S. Person) has made any payments...to Cuba or a Cuban national in connection with such fully hosted travel or has prepaid or reimbursed any person for travel expenses..., and (2) The travel is not aboard a direct flight between the United States and Cuba.

United States citizen passengers are prohibited, by U.S. law, to spend any money, ashore, while in Cuban ports-of-call. Accordingly, all passengers traveling to Cuba will be admitted on an "in-transit" visa, which is provided at no cost by the Cuban government so long as the total port time, per call, does not exceed forty eight (48) hours.

All accommodations and meals, during any Cuban port-of-call, will be provided aboard the vessel and shore excursions, in Havana, will be provided to U.S. citizen passengers at no cost to the passenger, vessel owner and/or operator.

United States citizen passengers participating in this program, and expending no money while ashore in Cuba, are properly considered "fully hosted" travelers.