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Mediation Between CDC and Florida on Resuming Cruises Collapses
Mediation between the CDC and Florida on resuming cruise operations have collapsed and now it goes back to the Judge.
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As many expected, mediation between the CDC and Florida regarding cessation of the Conditional Sail Order, and an immediate restart of cruising, has broken down. Mediation was a long shot and one where neither the CDC nor the State of Florida was likely to back down in any way.
Taryn Fenske, the communications director for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, issued a statement saying the United States District Court declared an impasse. When District Court Judge Steven D. Merryday announces the next step in the case remains unknown.
Port Everglades with
One potential sticking point? One CDC requirement for cruise lines to restart and receive a
Conditional Sail Order (CSO) for sailings from a U.S. port is that 98 percent of crew and 95 percent of passengers must be vaccinated, or, alternatively, the lines must perform test cruises. That vaccination mandate conflicts with a new
Florida law that bans any business from requiring vaccination for service.
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