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The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Tampa, asks a federal judge to lift restrictions imposed by the CDC that have idled cruise ships in the U.S. for more than a year because of the pandemic.

The CDC recommends that travelers avoid cruise ships around the world, given the “very high” risk of becoming infected or spreading coronavirus.

It provides a phased approach to resuming cruises, which have been sidelined since a "no sail" order was issued in March.

It had originally planned cruises out of Port Canaveral and Miami.

Carnival Cruise Line says it's planning to resume cruises beginning in August. All cruise lines have been banned from U.S. ports since March as the coronavirus continued to spread.

Florida's attorney general is announcing an investigation into a report that Norwegian Cruise Lines downplayed the risks of the new coronavirus in…