As the cruise industry prepares to jumpstart sailings out of Florida, the governor is looking for a way to save face.
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Imagesf all the politicians sounding off against so-called “vaccine passports,” none has made more headline-grabbing hay than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, champion of a law prohibiting businesses in his state from verifying the vaccination status of individuals.
No cruise companies joined DeSantis on the lawsuit. A federal judge in Tampa sent lawyers for both sides into mediation with a deadline of June 1.Most cruise industry watchers expect the stakeholders to ultimately find a way to work it out.
on Thursday. “You can’t mandate vaccine passports. We are interested to see how [the CDC] works with them so that they don’t get these exorbitant fines.”on Friday. “We have laws that protect the people and the privacy of our citizens, and we are going to enforce it. In fact, I have no choice but to enforce it.”
, which is not affiliated with the cruise line. The blog’s founder, Matt Hochberg, was not on the call but obtained an audio recording, which he shared withIn the clip, the Celebrity Cruises executive is heard outlining how DeSantis is working with the largest cruise lines — Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line — to find a workaround.
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