As the Disney Wish continues to reach construction milestones, cruise ships have already been setting sail out of Florida as more will begin their departures throughout the summer and fall.
Onboard the ships, there will be strict health and safety measures in place, including COVID-19 testing requirements. However, now that restrictions for Florida cruises have been lifted by the CDC, there has been a debate surrounding the use of vaccine passports.
WFTV 9 has reported that a federal judge has officially ruled that Norwegian Cruise Line can require passengers and crew to have proof of their COVID-19 vaccinations on departures sailing from Florida. This comes after Governor Ron DeSantis previously banned vaccine passports from being used in the state.
The Norwegian Cruise Line turned to a federal judge to block this Florida law, as the company saw it as a risk to the health and safety of everyone on board.
Now that a federal judge has ruled in their favor, the Norwegian Cruise Line released a statement about the situation: “Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is pleased to report that today Judge Williams ruled in our favor granting a preliminary injunction which paves the way for the Company’s three brands to require documentation confirming a guest’s vaccination status prior to boarding. This order will now allow the Company to operate in the safest way possible with 100% vaccination of all guests and crew when sailing from Florida ports. Nothing takes priority over the health and safety of the Company’s guests, crew and the communities visited and our commitment to them is paramount. The Company’s first sailing from Florida is scheduled on August 15, 2021 on Norwegian Gem departing from Miami.”
While other cruise lines have yet to announce if they’ll be taking the same measures, we’ll be sure to keep you updated. Stay tuned with AllEars for the latest Disney entertainment and news!
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Just cancelled my Christmas trip to Disney’s Vero Beach, and was going to book a celebration Disney cruise for our son’s college graduation, but no way am I getting on a cruise ship until Florida gets it’s act together. My vacation dollars are going to other states for the foreseeable future. We’re DVC members these last 20 years, have loved FL and had planned to retire there soon, but in the last few years all of that has changed. Unbelievable the damage that has been done, really sad. Heading to Disneyland in Cali instead. I sure hope FL can turn itself around and make it safe for cruise ships to operate. No way will I be on one, super sad but unless it’s 100% vaxed, I just don’t feel I want to take the risk. Love Disney, though, and will try to support outside of FL!