Arrive in Santa Clara Airport, where you will be met and assisted by a member of our team. Enjoy lunch and an orientation at the private restaurant Villa Lagarto, where we will converse with owner Mailin Cruz about setting up a small business in Cuba. Visit a local farmers market, where we will sample local produce and talk with self-employed Cuban farmers. Enjoy a performance by one of many extraordinarily talented musical groups from Cienfuegos before transferring to the pier for embarkation on the Voyager. Dinner on board and overnight in port

Depart Cienfuegos by bus and head to Trinidad, a meticulously well-preserved Spanish colonial city. With its rich architecture, cobblestone streets, palaces and plazas, it is sometimes referred to as the "Museum City of Cuba." We will explore the town center, Plaza Mayor, surrounded by colorful historic buildings, where we will meet and talk with local entrepreneurs. Visit Casa Templo de Santeria Yemaya, a Santeria temple dedicated to Yemaya, goddess of the sea. The santero, or priest, will explain the ideas and teachings of Santeria, which is among the most popular religious practice in Cuba. Visit the studio of Lazaro Niebla, a unique wood sculptor who exhibited his work in Los Angeles, New York, and Minneapolis. Visit La Casa Cofradia Bed and Breakfast and learn about this form of private business in Cuba. The owners are renowned and world class musicians Lia Llorente and Pachi Ruiz. Enjoy dinner in privately-owned restaurant Vista Gourmet, where we will meet and talk with the owner.

In the early morning, we will spend the day at sea as we sail to Isla de la Juventud, arriving tomorrow in the Bay of Singuanea. Enjoy a session on board with our cruise director and/or guide explaining some of the prospects and difficulties entrepreneurs face in the Cuban private sector. This session will help us to achieve productive interactions with the Cubans we will meet over the remainder of our journey.

Until 1977, the island was called the Isle of Pines. In 1978, Fidel Castro turned the island into one grand Communist school for students from around the world; hence the Island of Youth. Disembark in Marina Colony for a visit to the capital city of Nueva Gerona, where we will meet and converse with the locals. Visit the Leonardo Luberta School of Art, followed by lunch and entertainment at the private paladar Tu Isla, owned by Lionel Lorenzo Morro. Attend a musical venue with high quality, live music and learn how to dance from Cuban instructors. Learn the most popular Cuban dance, the Salsa, and the lesser known local dance, the Sucu Sucu, with professional dancers and directed by Moreno Isleno. Return to the ship for dinner on board. Overnight sailing to Maria La Gorda.

After breakfast, we disembark in Maria La Gorda. Visit the headquarters of Guanahacabibes National Park, one of the country's largest nature reserves, in the company of private Cuban guides. The peninsula was one of the last refuges of aboriginals, known as Guanahatabeyes, fleeing from the Spanish conquistadors and it holds some 140 archeological sites linked to aboriginal life. Return to the ship for lunch and dinner on board, as well as a lecture and discussion with our cruise director and/or guide about the challenges of being an entrepreneur in rural areas, as we sail to Havana.

After breakfast, disembark for a walking exploration through Havana Vieja, or Old Havana, with local architect Pedro Vasquez. Receive a true history lesson on the different styles of architecture in Havana from the past 500 years and their adaptations to current use by Cuba’s growing private sector. Witness a mixture of beautiful old baroque and neo-classical monuments, arcades and private balconies. Flag down a uniquely decorated local “bicitaxi,” or bicycle taxi, a form of private business in Cuba. Visit Fabrical de Arte (El Cocinero) for individual interactions with Cuban artists and performers among galleries, bars and performance venues. Enjoy lunch and discussion in in the private restaurant Casa Abel, owned by Abel, the first Cuban ever designated the Habano Man of the Year in 1999. Take a ride in vintage American cars from Nostalgic Cars, a family business owned by Julio and Nidialys Acosta. Visit the headquarters of OnCuba, a communication platform for the North American market, with national distribution in Cuba and the USA. OnCuba is owned and managed by USA publicly traded holding company Fuego Enterprises, Inc. Visit Almacenes San José Artisans' Market, a huge warehouse filled with private vendors of arts, crafts, souvenirs, leather items, toys, masks, guayaberas, shoes, jewelry, etc. All items are strictly made by Cuban private entrepreneurs, whom we will meet and talk with. Return to the ship for overnight in Sierra Maestra Port, Old Havana.

This morning we will visit a local private farm in nearby Alamar with Roberto Perez, Cuban environmental educator and sustainability activist, who was featured in the award-winning documentary, “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil.” Mr. Perez will talk about Cuba and small farmers, and producers’ progress in sustainable agriculture. Return to Havana for lunch in the privately-owned Vida Restaurant, followed by an engrossing lecture, “Challenges of Economic Restructuring in Cuba,” presented by Jorge Mario Sanchez, PhD and professor at Havana University. Visit the headquarters of the Havana Compass Dance Company, which combines the essence of Spanish dance with Afro-Cuban rhythms. The dance company is entirely owned and operated by Mrs. Liliet Rivera and Mr. Eduardo Cordova, whom we will meet and interact with. Return to the ship for our Farewell dinner on board and overnight.

Disembark and transfer to the airport for short return flight.

NOTE: This itinerary may be subject to change as a result of weather and other factors not in our control. Our vessels have been granted the longest stays of any cruise boats in the port of Havana. Since space at the dock itself is severely limited, this itinerary might involve a combination of having to tender into shore, as well as docking at one of only two piers.