Florida sues USA, CDC to get people back on cruise ships
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Enlarge/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at PortMiami on April 8, 2021 in Miami, Florida.
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Cruise Executives Meet At PortMiami To Discuss New CDC Guidance For Cruise Lines
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Just one day after Florida filed a lawsuit against the federal government and the CDC to demand cruise ships be allowed to begin sailing immediately, cruise executives along with local politicians, and hospitality and tourism industry leaders are holding a news conference at PortMiami on Friday afternoon.The group will be discussing the new CDC guidelines for cruises which were issued on April 2.That guidance says fully vaccin…
Florida cruise ship staff plea to return to work as Ron DeSantis sues CDC
The state has seen a loss of 49,500 jobs since the cruise industry came to a halt, with more than 6,000 former cruise workers having filed for unemployment.
Florida sues to end cruise ship COVID restrictions
The U.S. state of Florida is suing the Biden administration to allow cruise ships to start sailing after a year-long moratorium on operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the governor's office said Thursday. Governor Ron DeSantis, whose state relies heavily on tourism dollars, authorized the lawsuit against the sailing ban,…
Cruise line executives mull moving ships to other countries
Cruise line executives said they are willing to pull their ships from the United States if cruising does not resume soon.Virgin Voyages has European cruises in the books, and Norwegian Cruise Line is moving ships to other countries.“We’re going to start operations in August from the U.K. doing a series of six-night cruises,” Virgin Voyages CEO Tom McAlpin said.Carnival is also keeping all options on the table.“At this time, we have not made any …
‘Get These Ships Going': South Florida Officials Call on CDC to End No-Sail Order for Cruises
Officials from South Florida are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remove the no-sail order for cruise ships, a day after the state filed a lawsuit against the federal government to allow ships to begin sailing immediately. Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, Congressman Carlos Gimenez, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other officials held a news conference...
Gov. DeSantis sues CDC over no-sail order for cruise ships
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After a year without cruises, Gov. Ron DeSantis says enough is enough.The governor said he wants the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lift its no-sail order for cruise ships. DeSantis announced Thursday that the state is filing a lawsuit against the CDC and the federal government demanding the reopening of the cruise industry.The industry has been shut down since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. DeSan…