Connoisseur Club / Cuban Cigars

[oldsouthcruisingfamily]

Are Cuban cigars available in the AOS Connoisseur Club?

Are cuban cigars even permitted on board?

I look forward to your replies.

 

Cheers!

[Tim,n,Sue]

Are Cuban cigars available in the AOS Connoisseur Club?

Are cuban cigars even permitted on board?

I look forward to your replies.

 

Cheers!

 

You cannot buy Cubans on the ship. You can buy Cubans in many ports. You must have them smoked BEFORE you arrive on US soil. Be careful as you may get other cigars being passed off as Cuban. Caveat emptor as it were.

 

If you try to bring them back and are caught the fine is nasty nasty nasty.

[CruisinCane]

They do not sell Cuban cigars in the cigar lounge on the ship, but you can buy them in port and smoke them on the ship. As the previous poster said, they must be consumed prior to return to a US port. You do have to be careful that you are buying true Cuban cigars, however, most of the ports in the Southern Caribbean itenerary are pretty reputable. In particular there is a really good cigar store in the shopping area just outside of the port in St. Maarten. Enjoy!!

[Tim,n,Sue]

Ineteresting that JFK had every box of a particular Cuban cigar purchased for him the day before he signed the embargo.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Upmann

 

According to Pierre Salinger, he was ordered to deliver President Kennedy a thousand H. Upmann brand petit upmann Cuban cigars on February 6. Upon their arrival on February 7 Kennedy signed the order putting the embargo on Cuba into effect

[oldsouthcruisingfamily]

Ineteresting that JFK had every box of a particular Cuban cigar purchased for him the day before he signed the embargo.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Upmann

 

According to Pierre Salinger, he was ordered to deliver President Kennedy a thousand H. Upmann brand petit upmann Cuban cigars on February 6. Upon their arrival on February 7 Kennedy signed the order putting the embargo on Cuba into effect

 

Further proof that Kennedy was no fool...

[oldsouthcruisingfamily]

Thank you both for the replies!

[CruiseDude_83]

Ineteresting that JFK had every box of a particular Cuban cigar purchased for him the day before he signed the embargo.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Upmann

 

According to Pierre Salinger, he was ordered to deliver President Kennedy a thousand H. Upmann brand petit upmann Cuban cigars on February 6. Upon their arrival on February 7 Kennedy signed the order putting the embargo on Cuba into effect

That is a funny bit of Trivia...that is my favorite Cuban Cigar...and I did not know that...:rolleyes:

[silentbob007]

Definitely be on the lookout for fakes and also be aware that Cubans are quite spendy, especially in ports where they know they can soak Americans trying to get a little contraband.