I cannot imagine anyone wanting to take a child to Cuba. The poverty is unimaginable. As a rule, Cubans (other than staff) are not allowed in the resorts. To me, it would be like taking my child to the South during segregation and walking past a lot of black kids who needed to use the bathroom to use a "whites only" restroom. The message you are sending is that it is alright for there to be two standards of life in Cuba: the life of the tourist and the life of the citizen. Did you know that the Cuban people receive a weekly ration of food: rice, beans, coffee, salt and sugar? Have you seen the lines that wrap around the block to get a loaf of bread? That's it. Children get milk up to a certain age, but many people don't have refrigerators and have to leave the milk on the kitchen counter. They have to boil it before they give it to their kids and a lot of the milk is lost in the repeated boiling. I know that the argument can be made that the revenues generated by tourism in Cuba helps the Cuban people, but the reality is that, with the exception of those lucky enough to work in the resorts, there is no great benefit to the population as a whole. Cuba has well-trained doctors, but no medical supplies. Cuba has a well-educated population, but very few professional jobs. Doctors make $20-$30 per month. College professors make $18 per month. It is heartbreaking to see what U.S. government policy and the Cuban government have done to the Cuban people. I have often wondered how Fidel Castro was able to sleep at night when so many of his people were going to bed hungry. He is the people's revolutionary turned tyrant. I have been to Cuba four times on mission trips. I've been in Havana and Santa Clara and Cienfuegos. I've stayed one night at a beach resort when it was the only housing available and there was a sad little cabaret show and a breakfast buffet that was impossible to choke down because you knew that most Cubans don't eat anything for breakfast but bread (if they are lucky) and coffee. Of coutdr the power was out a great deal of the time. Cuba is a bargain, but your savings are coming at the expense of the people of Cuba.