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The group that proposed a series of restrictions on cruise ships calling on Key West’s ports has filed a complaint with state officials alleging the operators of Pier B failed

A Celebrity cruise ship that stopped in Key West over the weekend jutted out into a passageway used by the Navy. And Naval Air Station Key West says the ship partially blocked the entrance to the Navy’s Truman Harbor.

The Key West City Commission directed it outside legal counsel to work on drawing up a draft ordinance on cruise ship restrictions and instructed the law firm to enter into

Darn it. I wish I had friends like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The kind with a million bucks in spare change handed over for whatever cool things I wanted to do (like run for president). The kind who with an apparently straight face would say, “Hey, no strings attached.” Then again, I’m not exactly a novice at how these things work, so I’d cast about for a way to thank that friend. No strings attached, of course. And, crikey, there is the perfect thank-you gift: Control of the cruise ship port on that little island paradise way down the Keys. While I’m at it, I’ll...

Legislators power through measure to overturn Key West vote As a result of the November vote, the city will ban cruise ships with more than 1,300 passengers from docking at the city port as soon as cruise ship travel resumes and the federal no-sail order is lifted.     The Carnival Pride cruise ship arrives at Port Miami, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Miami. Lawmakers revived a bill aimed at limiting cruise traffic into the port of Key West. Local business groups, fishermen and activists who organized the effort said their goal was not to end cruise ship traffic but to restrict the larges...