2015年CRI 美国放开邮轮前往古巴

 

With a 600-dollar deposit, you can now reserve a spot on a voyage from Miami to Cuba on the Fathom¹, one of the newest cruise brands under Carnival² Corp.

Fathom's President Tara Russell.

"The last couple of days have been our biggest sales days in our first month since we launched the brand so we're getting quite a large volume of interests. The intention would be to begin those Cuban sailings in May and then every other week would be a 7-day itinerary³ back and forth⁴."

The announcement follows reopening of embassies in Washington and Havana announced by the US and Cuban presidents.

Rules for US travel to the island nation have been loosened since last year.

However, leisure travel including traditional cruises is still banned under the US embargo⁵.

The tours that have been approved are "people-to-people" tours, which involve cultural, faith-based and humanitarian⁶ exchanges between American and Cuban citizens.

Therefore, you won't find casinos or enjoy Broadway shows on board, but maybe something more unique.

"It is also our intention to provide travelers a way to meaningfully have cultural exchange and educational exchange with Cuban people. So we've got Dominican and Cuban inspired menus, music, films. We'll have social-impact workshops and training opportunities on board. We'll have lots of fun activities that allow travelers to engage and get to know the community."

According to Russell, the Adonia, which can accommodate 700 passengers, will sail on the new route.

But the relatively⁷ small ship is able to enter many of Cuba's smaller and shallow ports.

Fares will start at nearly 3000 dollars per person plus taxes and port fees for the week long voyage.

The company has been granted necessary approvals from the US Department of the Treasury⁸ and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

It is now waiting for the approval of the Cuban government.

Cuba hosted more than 3 million visitors last year.

And it has started to develop its cruise business in the past few years, attracting many Canadians, Europeans and Latin Americans as the US still maintains an embargo and travel ban against the island.

For CRI, I'm He Fei in Washignton.

1 fathom   

v.领悟，彻底了解

参考例句：

• I really couldn't fathom what he was talking about.我真搞不懂他在说些什么。
• What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom.这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。

2 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

3 itinerary   

n.行程表，旅行路线；旅行计划

参考例句：

• The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
• The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

6 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

7 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

8 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。