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The Freedom of the Seas pulled away from PortMiami about 7 p.m. Sunday with a fully vaccinated crew and about 600 volunteer passengers.
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Judge Stephen Merryday granted a preliminary injunction, meaning the CDC cannot enforce its orders for the resumption of cruises in Florida. However, the injunction has been stayed until July 18.
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The CDC lists the COVID-19 risk for unvaccinated passengers on cruise ships at Level 3, the second highest, down from Level 4.
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Royal Caribbean is postponing for nearly a month one of the highly anticipated first sailings from the U.S. since the pandemic began because eight crew members tested positive for COVID-19.
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U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. says that while vaccines do not eliminate risks, not having them could be catastrophic, including to the people in the Caribbean that cruises visit.
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During the hearing, the judge chided the state for issuing a comment that mediation efforts had reached an “impasse” when they had not.
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In a filing Wednesday, Attorney General Ashley Moody wrote that “cruise companies are trying their best to work with the CDC because they have no choice. But make no mistake - the CDC continues its overreach."
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Cruise companies are starting to announce that more ships will resume sailing this summer, but that’s not the case yet at Port Tampa Bay.
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After an impasse in mediation, U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday will hold a hearing in Tampa on Florida’s request for a preliminary injunction against restrictions imposed by the CDC.
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Norwegian says it is in talks with Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff and attorneys “to ensure that we can offer the safest cruise experience for our passengers.”