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At least 17 people on board the Norwegian Breakaway tested positive for COVID-19, including one probable case of the omicron variant. The cruise line said that all confirmed cases are asymptomatic.
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The company currently requires anyone 12 and older who is vaccine-eligible to be vaccinated.
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"I didn't want to sue the governor, but I had no choice," says Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Frank Del Rio, one of the first business leaders to begin a comprehensive vaccine mandate for workers and customers.
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Disney says the rules were put in place in accordance with a Bahamas law that keeps ships from entering its ports with unvaccinated passengers.
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The positive cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista, which sailed out of Texas last Saturday.
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Passengers 12 and older must complete a health questionnaire before boarding, with separate protocols onboard for people who are unvaccinated.
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The administration disagrees with the ruling by U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams and will take the case to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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A U.S. district judge granted the preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the state’s “vaccine passport” ban, which was signed into law in May by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Norwegian Cruise Line and the state are battling about which court should hear a challenge to the ban on so-called “vaccine passports.” Norwegian wants to keep it in South Florida.
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Just as cruising out of Florida's ports restarts, the state leads the nation in COVID-19 cases, causing concerns that ships will be docked once again.