Oceania Cruises made history on Thursday when its ship, Marina, pulled into Sierra Maestra cruise terminal in Havana, Cuba carrying 1,250 guests. Oceania made history as the first major North American cruise brand to sail to Cuba.

On board for the historic event was Bob Binder, co-founder and CEO of Oceania Cruises, and Frank Del Rio, Cuban-born founder of Oceania Cruises and CEO of parent company Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Once the ship docked, Del Rio addressed international media regarding the inaugural voyage. 

Courtesy of Oceania CruisesOceania Cruises' Marina makes her final approach to the Sierra Maestra cruise terminal in Havana.

The 14-day sailing departed from Miami on March 7 and will now continue on to Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama Colombia and the Cayman Islands. Oceania Cruises has two more sailings to Cuba scheduled this March and six scheduled for this autumn.

— Cruiseable news services