The ship sailed into Havana’s harbor at 7:30, as the sun rose above El Morro fortress. I spent the morning with my tour group on a bus tour to the Regla section of Havana where we watched a fantastic Afro-Cuban traditional religious dance troupe. We also toured a church with two altars, Catholic and Santeria. The Church is across the bay from Old Havana. We returned to the dock at Old Havana and ...
We'd been on a tour of Havana in 1995 & last year did a walking tour & the Tropicana so this time just walked around to the various Squares. San Francisco Square is right across the street from the cruise terminal so we began there.There was a display of Bears from around the World, so we had to find the Canadian & German ones. No German one under G or D but finally found it under A for Allemagne. ...
We really enjoyed the Tropicana. The next day, we just wandered around Havana, but didn't find it very appealing. The locals seemed friendly, but it was generally dilapidated with a smell of sewage. Think we'd have been better off on an organised tour. ...
Got off ship and explored on our own and then took an excursion Panoramic Havana with a visit to a rum Factory. Excellent tour with expert guide and met very friendly locals. Even the officials at a museum helped me tkae photos and also posed with me. ...