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Carnival (CCL): Cuba Exposure Check

Independent audit of Carnival's exposure to Cuba — OFAC SDN matches, Helms-Burton Title III risk, SEC filings, and the Cuban Insights news corpus.

Historical exposure

Carnival has historical Cuba exposure that has been wound down or written off.

Carnival was the lead defendant in the first Helms-Burton Title III lawsuit to go to trial (Havana Docks Corp. v. Carnival, S.D. Fla.), involving the company's use of the Port of Havana cruise terminal (2016-2019) which had been confiscated by the Cuban government in 1960. Carnival has since exited Cuba itineraries.

Ticker
CCL
S&P 500 sector
Consumer Discretionary
Headquarters
Miami , Florida
OFAC matches
0
EDGAR filings
6
Last refreshed
2026-07-21

OFAC Cuba SDN matches

No entry on the OFAC Cuba SDN list contains Carnival or any of its operating subsidiaries (Carnival Corporation Cuba, Havana Docks) as of the most recent OFAC scrape. Always re-verify with OFAC Sanctions Search before transacting.

SEC filings disclosing Cuba items

Carnival has filed 6 recent SEC documents containing references to Cuba, the CACR, Helms-Burton, GAESA, or related terms. These are the company's own disclosures.

10-Q · 2025-03-25
SEC EDGAR · accession 0000815097-25-000025
10-Q · 2026-03-27
SEC EDGAR · accession 0000815097-26-000037
10-Q · 2025-03-25
SEC EDGAR · accession 0000815097-25-000025
10-Q · 2025-06-26
SEC EDGAR · accession 0000815097-25-000052
10-Q · 2025-09-29
SEC EDGAR · accession 0000815097-25-000084
10-Q · 2024-09-30
SEC EDGAR · accession 0000815097-24-000071

Federal Register & news corpus mentions

Cuban Insights indexes US Federal Register notices, the Gaceta Oficial and ANPP record, and the analyzed news corpus we republish daily. The following entries name Carnival alongside Cuba context:

US Supreme Court Backs Havana Docks in Cruise Line Case
Press Rss · 2026-05-21

Cuban Insights analyst note

Carnival was the lead defendant in the first Helms-Burton Title III lawsuit to go to trial (Havana Docks Corp. v. Carnival, S.D. Fla.), involving the company's use of the Port of Havana cruise terminal (2016-2019) which had been confiscated by the Cuban government in 1960. Carnival has since exited Cuba itineraries.

Known Cuba-related operating entities or counterparties: Carnival Corporation Cuba, Havana Docks.

Methodology. This page combines four signals: (1) a hand-curated map of S&P 500 Cuba exposure maintained by Cuban Insights analysts; (2) fuzzy substring matching against every Cuba-program OFAC SDN designation and the State Department Cuba Restricted List (refreshed twice daily); (3) the SEC EDGAR full-text search across the company's 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, and 6-K filings for the past 24 months — including Helms-Burton Title III trafficking-claim disclosures; (4) a scan of our own analyzed-news corpus and US Federal Register notices. Last refreshed 2026-07-21. This is not legal or compliance advice; always verify with primary sources and qualified sanctions counsel before transacting.

Frequently asked questions

Is Carnival (CCL) sanctioned by OFAC?
As of July 2026, Carnival (CCL) is not listed on the OFAC CUBA-program SDN list. No direct or subsidiary entity match was found in our scan against the live US Treasury SDN feed. Note that the State Department's Cuba Restricted List and Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List apply separately and should be checked alongside the SDN. Always re-verify against the official OFAC Sanctions Search before relying on this for a compliance decision.
Does Carnival have Cuba revenue exposure?
Carnival has historical Cuba exposure that has been wound down or written off. Carnival was the lead defendant in the first Helms-Burton Title III lawsuit to go to trial (Havana Docks Corp. v. Carnival, S.D. Fla.), involving the company's use of the Port of Havana cruise termina
Has Carnival disclosed Cuba in its SEC filings?
Carnival has filed 6 recent SEC documents containing Cuba-related references (searched across 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, and 6-K filings on EDGAR over the last 24 months — queries include 'Cuba', 'Helms-Burton', 'CACR', 'Cuba Restricted List', and 'Havana'). See the SEC filings section on the page for the matched excerpts and links to each filing.

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