Woo Hoo I am a happy pirate. Success at last.

I received the quest to obtain the Cuba Transportation Totem a couple of days ago but held off in case this bug would affect obtaining that totem as well.

Since I had not heard anything from the bug report I submitted (other then the original acknowledgment of submission) I decided to go ahead and give it a try. I followed the track to Tia Dalma for the Cuba Quest and was told I needed to first return to Tortuga to obtain my Tortuga artifact before I could begin that quest. I did and received it on the first try.

I do still very much feel that it is a bug because I went back to Tia Dalma several times with no success. It was not until I tried to start the Cuba Quest that the game set things right. Also, one of the pirates I helped complete the Tortuga Quest is now unable to obtain the totem for the Cuba Quest.

Thanks so much for you help everyone. Hope this post helps others.