US Cruise Ship Docks in Cuba for 1st Time in Nearly 40 Years

The Adonia ship, run by Carnival, left from Miami on Sunday.

ByABC News
May 2, 2016, 10:49 AM

— -- A U.S. cruise ship docked in Havana this morning, marking the first time a ship has arrived in Cuba from a U.S. seaport in nearly 40 years.

The Adonia ship, run by Carnival, left from Miami Sunday with about 700 passengers.

People waving Cuban flags greeted the ship as it pulled into Havana today.

PHOTO: The first US-to-Cuba cruise ship to arrive in the island nation in decades glides into the port of Havana, May 2, 2016.
The first US-to-Cuba cruise ship to arrive in the island nation in decades glides into the port of Havana, May 2, 2016.

The historic trip represents a new step in normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.