Florida Sues CDC to Allow Cruises to Resume U.S. Sailings, Industry Pushes for Better Treatment
The CDC was not immediately available for comment. In the first 6 months of the pandemic, Florida lost $3.2 billion from the cruise industry shutdown, including almost 50,000 jobs paying $2.3 billion in wages, according to a September 2020 report from the Federal Maritime Commission. Since the CDC shut down the U.S. cruise industry last year, the state's seaports have seen a decline in operating revenue of almost $300 million, and that figure is expected to reach nearly $400 million in July, the Florida Department of Transportation told CNBC. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSanti...