CARNIVAL Corporation, Royal Caribbean Group, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and MSC Cruises have banded together in a request for a US court to reject a claim that they “trafficked in stolen property” by using cruise facilities in Cuba. The cruise giants are all being sued under America’s Helms-Burton Act, with...
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CARNIVAL Corporation, Royal Caribbean Group, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and MSC Cruises have banded together in a request for a US court to reject a claim that they “trafficked in stolen property” by using cruise facilities in Cuba.
The cruise giants are all being sued under America’s Helms-Burton Act, with Havana Docks Corp holding a US-certified claim to several piers in Havana which were nationalised after the Cuban revolution in 1959.
Former US President Donald Trump controversially banned cruising to Cuba two years ago (CW 07 Jun 2019), and at the same time activated a section of the legislation which allows entities with their principal place of business in America to seek compensation for property which was appropriated by the Castro regime.
Carnival Corporation was the first in the firing line (CW 30 Aug 2019), followed by a series of subsequent lawsuits against the other operators.
A hearing in Miami last week saw a consolidated brief arguing that the use of the Havana piers was legal and encouraged by the US Government at the time, with the cruise lines seeking a pre-trial summary judgement.
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