Azamara Quest will sail a roundtrip from Miami, departing on March 21 2017 on a 13-night Hemingway Hideaways voyage in the Caribbean, with an overnight call at Havana.

The voyage will also include visits to Key West, Florida, Tampa, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana and Cozumel, Mexico.

Larry Pimentel, president and chief executive of Azamara Club Cruises said: “Destination immersion is the heartbeat of our brand as expressed by our overnight stay in Havana, Cuba.

“We’ve spent years defining and refining each voyage to enable our guests to explore their favourite ports in new ways and discover hidden gems in places they’ve never been before.

"Cuba has been a destination on our radar for years and being one of the first cruise lines to bring guests to this amazing country, is an important offering that will resonate in a real way with our loyal guests.”

The move follows last week’s announcement that parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd had been granted government approval in the US to sail to Cuba.

Empress of the Seas will be Royal Caribbean International’s first ship to visit Cuba, with a five-night sailing departing Miami on April 19 2017.  It will be the largest ship to sail to Cuba from the US.

Meanwhile Oceania Cruises’ Marina, which is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, will sail from Miami on March 7.

The company’s two other lines, Norwegian Cruise Line and Regent Seven Seas, will also serve the market next year, with the 2,000-passenger Norwegian Sky sailing four-day voyages to Cuba in May, including an overnight stay in Havana.