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๐Ÿ’Ž Cuba 2023 โ€” The Break I Didnโ€™t Know I Needed

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ย  And the best group of all time? Cuba 2023. HANDS DOWN!ย 

By Marie, CEO of JetLife Vacations
Voted Best Travel Agency 4 Years in a Row

Journaling 8 Years please Bear with meย ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿพ

JetLife Afro Cuba | Supporting the Cuban Communityย ๐Ÿ“

Hereโ€™s the ranking because I know youโ€™re going to ask:

ย #1 โ€” Thailand (forever holding the crown).
#2 โ€” South Africa.
#3 โ€” Fiji.
#4 โ€” Cuba.
#5 โ€” Barbados.ย ย 

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Cuba Afro Slave Tour

๐Ÿ’” Why Cuba Was Everything

2023 REPEAT after me the WORST YEAR of my LIFE. No job (thanks, Ghana), I was having a hard time, no sleep, and stress through the roof. Then came Augustโ€ฆ and Cuba. That trip โ€” and the people on it โ€” gave me my laugh back, my energy back, and reminded me why JetLife even exists.

This was me in Cuba the day before we left. You can see it all over my face โ€” I didnโ€™t want it to end. Thatโ€™s when you know it was a good trip.

๐Ÿจ Havana, But Make It JetLife

Five nights in Havanaโ€™s most beautiful hotel. Rooftop bars where the city glowed at night. Views that made you forget the world was still spinning.

We kicked things off with cigars and rum, then slid into the backseat of vintage cars for the kind of ride where the streets feel alive. Everywhere we went, music was playing and the air felt heavy with history and pride.

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๐Ÿ“œ The Kind of History You Feel

The Afro-Cuban Tour wasnโ€™t just a history lesson โ€” it was real, raw, and heavy.

Then there was the Spiritual Tour, where we learned about Santa Marรญa and how African traditions survived under the cover of Catholic saints. Itโ€™s one thing to read about Santerรญa. Itโ€™s another to stand in the place where it lived and breathed.

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Afro Cuban Tour
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๐ŸŒ™ Havana Nights โ€” JetLife Style

We ate lobster, chicken (always some damn chicken), laughed โ€˜til I peed, danced on rooftops, and smoked cigars like we owned the city. Good food, good energy, good people โ€” thatโ€™s JetLife.

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Cuba Nights

We dined at Havanaโ€™s best.
We zipped through the streets on bicycle trolleys handing out food.
We smoked cigars on the rooftop, played our little speaker, and laughed until I peed on myself every single night.

And because Iโ€™m me, there was a photographer. I wanted my flying dress moment, and just so happened to have a model in the group who shut the whole scene down.

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Rooftop Nights

๐Ÿ“ธ The BEST JetLife Photoshoot Ever

So weโ€™re setting up in Havana, and I ask her, โ€œYou need help with the poses?โ€ She looks me dead in the eye like, โ€œNAWโ€ฆ Iโ€™m a model in real life. Just hand me those sunglasses.โ€

Babyโ€ฆ when I tell you she ATE every. damn. photo. Havana didnโ€™t stand a chance. Between the wind catching her dress just right and her hitting angles like she was born on a Vogue cover, I was just standing there like, Welpโ€ฆ guess Iโ€™m the assistant now.

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Flying Dress Photoshoot

โœจ Looking Back

Looking back on 2023 โ€” where I was then and where I am now โ€” is like night and day. Running a business is the absolute most difficult job you can ever have. Shout out to all the entrepreneurs out there holding it together when nobody sees the behind-the-scenes.

Cuba 2023 came at a time when I needed it the most, and the people on that trip will never know just how much they helped me keep going.

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Thank you everyone!!

๐Ÿ“Œ FAQโ€™s About Traveling to Cuba with JetLife Vacations

Do I need a Visa?
Yes. Weโ€™ll walk you through it when you book with us.

Is it legal to travel to Cuba from the U.S.?
Yes โ€” but right now, weโ€™re not planning any future Cuba trips until Donald Trump is out of office.

Do I need a reason to go?
Yes. We always use โ€œSupporting the Cuban People.โ€

Can I use my credit or debit cards there?
No. Youโ€™ll need to bring cash.

Howโ€™s the weather?
Hot. Bring sunscreen, shades, and light clothes.

Can I stay in someoneโ€™s house?
Not recommended. Locals often donโ€™t have enough food for themselves.

Anything else I should know?
Yes โ€” donโ€™t go unless you go with JetLife. We make it luxe, seamless, and unforgettable.

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    Sorry we missed this one. We went to Cuba about 10 years ago and had a good time. It looks like you had a great time!

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