Supreme Court rules against cruise lines over Cuba voyages
Key takeaways
- The case concerns voyages that Carnival, MSC, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian operated to Havana between 2016 and 2019.
- The case revolves around the Helms-Burton Act, which allows Americans to seek damages against anyone who traffics in property seized by Fidel Castro s regime in the Cuban Revolution.
- Havana Docks had a 99-year legal right to operate the Port of Havana before it was confiscated.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Link copied by Zach Schonfeld - 05/21/26 10:48 AM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING The Supreme Court on Thursday sided 8-1 against four major cruise lines in their bid to stave off a $440 million judgment for using docks at the Port of Havana.
The case concerns voyages that Carnival, MSC, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian operated to Havana between 2016 and 2019. The decision reinstates the $400 million judgment, but it leaves the door open for the companies to advance alternate arguments to still win as the dispute returns to a lower court.
The case revolves around the Helms-Burton Act, which allows Americans to seek damages against anyone who traffics in property seized by Fidel Castro s regime in the Cuban Revolution.