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regime. Carnival had initially imposed the ban because Cuban law prohibits Cuban-born people from returning there by sea, even though they can do so on commercial flights, but on April 18 released a statement saying, "All travelers can book its cruises to Cuba, including Cuban-born individuals, in anticipation of Cuba allowing travel on a similar basis as they would if they were traveling by air."
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Florida, has an economic impact of more than $ 15.1 billion, and supports over 80,000 jobs. Cargo shipping includes
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271:Cruise passenger traffic: 867,114 (FY2015)
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204:President & CEO
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