Social Media Reacts: Scenes From Fathom’s First Visit to Cuba

Photo by Mark Murphy

It’s easy to hyperbolize certain events in our industry as “historic,” but there’s really no other way to describe what’s happening right now, as Fathom cruise line’s Adonia has docked in Havana.

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This marks the first time in nearly 40 years that an American cruise ship has docked in Cuba, and the passengers on board have been kind enough to share in this momentous occasion through their Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

We’ve selected a few of them below to share with you. To follow along with this historic first trip, keep an eye on Fathom’s #TravelDeep hashtag.

We’ll start with TravelPulse Founder Mark Murphy, who was among the first to step off Adonia onto Cuban soil.

Cubans as happy to see us as we are to see them #TravelDeep #Cuba pic.twitter.com/2Fzb3N3fFf

— Chris McGinnis (@cjmcginnis) May 2, 2016

Can't wait to get off @fathomtravel #Adonia and begin exploring Havana, Cuba. #TravelDeep pic.twitter.com/61dWSoDuwn

— Stewart Chiron (@CruiseGuy) May 2, 2016

16 Cuban-born passengers are aboard the #Adonia #CubaCruise https://t.co/QDiZ2gpGAM pic.twitter.com/oCTMHYNewi

— Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) May 2, 2016

Bienvenidos a Cuba! Celebrando la llegada a La Habana! Welcome to #Cuba Celebrating our arrival to Havana! #Fathom pic.twitter.com/MBPorlFKvg

— Emil Vega (@emilvega) May 2, 2016

Love the old cars in #Havana #Cuba. #Travel #TravelDeep pic.twitter.com/EayI2ChxqG

— Scott Eddy ? (@MrScottEddy) May 2, 2016

Hello #Havana! #Cuba we have arrived! @fathomtravel #luxewritergirl #makinghistory pic.twitter.com/RchPLzsUGq

— mia taylor (@Luxewritergirl) May 2, 2016

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