Supreme Court revives damages suit against cruise ship companies that docked in Cuba [View all]

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Supreme Court revives damages suit against cruise ship companies that docked in Cuba

By John Fritze
15 min ago
PUBLISHED May 21, 2026, 10:16 AM ET

The Supreme Court subjected the world’s largest cruise ship companies to a stiff headwind on Thursday, reviving a claim that alleged they trafficked in property confiscated by the Cuban government when they docked their ships in Havana.

The court’s decision is a loss for Royal Caribbean Cruises, Carnival Corporation and other companies and it landed at a moment when the Trump administration is ramping up economic and political pressure on Cuba.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion for an 8-1 court. Justice Elena Kagan was the only justice to dissent.

The decision landed a day after the Department of Justice indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges that stem from his alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft that killed four people, including three Americans. While announcing the charges, Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said President Donald Trump would soon make an announcement on the Cuban embargo.

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