Cuban Rum

[kruzhappy]

Do they sell cuban rum in the duty free on princess cruises, in particular, Havana Club Especial? Thanks for any insight!

 

 

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[ltcal94]

It depends on the port and what you mean by duty free. For sure you can find it in just about any port outside of San Juan or St Thomas. However in places like Cozumel ,you likely will not find it at the Puerta Maya duty free as it is controlled by Carnival. In this case you will need to go into town. If you tell me which port specifically I might be able to tell you what I have found. There are just too many to list individually. :)

 

 

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Edited November 1, 2016 by ltcal94

[joeyancho]

They do not sell it on the ships. The do sell it in ports that are not American. Don't know if you can bring it into the country. Things have changed recently.

[CineGraphic]

In the past, I've always bought Cuban rum in St. Martin, but now that it can be brought into the US legally, the ships may start to stock it as well in the duty free shop. Since the law only recently changed, tt may be too early, only time will tell.

[ltcal94]

Supposedly , since about two weeks ago it is now permitted to bring back Cuban cigars or rum. My guess is that this won't last very long . :(

 

 

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[ltcal94]

In the past, I've always bought Cuban rum in St. Martin, but now that it can be brought into the US legally, the ships may start to stock it as well in the duty free shop. Since the law only recently changed, tt may be too early, only time will tell.

 

 

Typically , duty free shops that are not located on property controlled by US interests or where ships docked that were not exclusively originating from a US port have been able to sell Cuban rum and cigars. As an example , in Cozumel the duty free at Punta Langosta has Cuban rum , it the "Carnival Corp" pier Puerta Maya does not. Since the embargo is still technically in effect I doubt that any US based cruise company will sell it.

 

 

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