Florida nabs victory in cruise industry lawsuit

A federal judge has sided with the state of Florida in a cruise industry lawsuit, calling the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's conditional sailing order unconstitutional.

LAWSUIT.

CALLING THE CDC'SCONDITIONAL SAILING ORDERUNCONSTITUTIONAL.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVES TANIA ROGERSSHOWS YOU THE IMPACT IT'HAVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA.ALL ABOARDIN 15 MONTHS CRUISE LINES LIKEROYAL CARIBBEAN ARE PREPARINGFOR A SIMULATED SAILING HEREIN SOUTH FLORIDA.

(:8 SECONDSFROM MIAMI PKG)“IT'S THEFIRST SAILING THAT WE DO OUTOF NORTH AMERICA, WHICH ISHUGE” A SIMILAR STORY FORBAHAMAS PARADISE CRUISE LIAT THE PORT OF PALM BEACH.(:20 SECONDS FROM SABIRAH PKG)“WE ARE HAVING A TEST CRUISEON JUNE 25TH WITH A SELECTGROUP OF PASSENGERS AS PER CDCGUIDELINES” THOSE GUIDELINESHAVE BEEN UP FOR DEBATE AFTERGOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SUED THECDC FOR ITS CONDITIONALSAILING ORDER.

FRIDAY A RULINGBY A FEDERAL JUDGE ELIMINATEDSAILING REQUIREMENTS BY THECDC.

JUDGE STEVEN MERRYDAYSAYS THE SAILING ORDER RELIESON (QUOTE”STALE DAT” THERULING MEANS THE CDC ALSOCAN'T ENFORCE VACCINEREQUIREMENTS FROM CRUISESLEAVING FROM FLORIDA.

(2:34)“THIS SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TOHAPPEN” GOVERNOR DESANTISCALLED IT A WIN.

(1:27 OFPRESSER)“YOU CAN'T HAVE ANAGENCY RELYING ON FLIMSY LEGALAUTHORITY TO JUST KEEP ANENTIRE INDUSTRY CLOSED WITH NOPATH FORWARD” THE PRELIMINARYINJECTION GRANTED BY JUDGEMERRDAY MEANS AFTER JULY 18THTHOSE CDC RULE WILL BECOMENON-BINDING RECOMMENDATIONS.THIS CRUISE LINE EMPLOYEE SAYSSHE'S READY TO SET SAIL.

(:21)“I'M VACCINATED I'VE BEEN VERYHEALTHY.

I NEED TO GET OUT ANDSEE MY FRIENDS AND SEE MY WORKFAMILY” REPORTING IN SOUTHFLORIDA (BLANK) WPTV NEWCHANNEL5.GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS IS BACKIN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

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