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On Tuesday, CBS This Morning devoted a nearly five minute segment to touting Carnival offering cruises to Cuba starting in 2016. Co-host Norah O’Donnell proclaimed: “The historic reopening of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba creates new business opportunities for both countries. Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company, is announcing it received permission from the U.S. government to begin travel to Cuba.”
In the segment that followed, O’Donnell asked Carnival CEO Arnold Donald: “Congress still has some work to do in terms of lifting some of the restrictions with Cuba. Would that impact your sailing at all?” Donald claimed: “Ours already exists under current guidelines. There’s 12 different ways people can legitimately travel from the United States to Cuba. We fit within that, so we’re fine.”