Port of Miami

The cruise company would not confirm how many people tested positive for COVID but said there were a number of positive cases on the Carnival Spirit.

The Carnival Freedom, with an undisclosed number of cases, and Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas, with at least 60, returned to their Florida ports on Sunday.

"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.

The Freedom of the Seas pulled away from PortMiami about 7 p.m. Sunday with a fully vaccinated crew and about 600 volunteer passengers.

It’s a multibillion dollar question for Florida's economy: When will cruise ships set sail again with passengers?

Get a shot at the Miami Beach convention center, get a card for discounts or free goods at venues around the city. Elsewhere, the county offers the vaccine at places like PortMiami and Miami International Airport.

Shortly after the pop-up event, the CDC informed cruise companies about a change in guidelines that could lead to the resumption of passenger voyages by July.

In Miami, Torin Ragin heads the International Longshoremen's Association local. He says some of his 800 members have seen their hours and wages drop over the last year by more than 80%.

A recent study authored by scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service and the University of Miami says dredging at PortMiami is killing far…