The rapprochement between the United States and Cuba could mean that tens of thousands of U.S. yachts could soon descend on the island, an influx for which the country's infrastructure is not prepared, Agence France-Presse reported.

The U.S. embargo against the Communist nation, along with a 2004 executive order signed by then-President George W. Bush, currently prevent pleasure cruises from sailing from the United States to Cuba. But if those restrictions were lifted, a mass arrival of American yachts is almost certain to follow, the French news service noted.

Cuba is not yet ready for such an onslaught of pleasure cruisers, warned José Miguel Díaz Escrich, the commodore of the Ernest Hemingway International Nautical Club in Havana.

"There are no marinas prepared, there are no shipyards or nautical supply stores," Díaz said. "The first year the executive order restricting boat trips is lifted, tens of thousands of vessels could come," he added.

Charter companies, meanwhile, are eager to make Cuba travel available to their yachts, crews and clients, the Triton noted.

Rupert Connor, the president of the Luxury Yacht Group in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, told the nautical publication that the renewed ties between Washington and Havana will mean new opportunities for his business.

"This is exciting and will expand and push cruising down further south," Connor said.

While yacht owners in the past have sometimes found ways to circumvent government restrictions on Cuba travel, trips will get much easier once restrictions on using U.S. funds on the island will go away, Connor added.

"The lack of money restrictions is big," he said. "We know we have a big demand for Cuba."

Díaz, meanwhile, predicted a record-breaking attendance at this year's traditional Ernest Hemingway International Billfishing Tournament, to be held in May, AFP noted.

He also noted that officials in Key West, Florida, have expressed interest in reestablishing ferry service between the United States and Cuba. The connection across the Florida Straits, which had been popular with American travelers, was canceled in the wake of the Cuban Revolution in 1959.