TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is speaking out against the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) over its continued COVID-19 ban on the cruise ship industry operating in the United States.
The CDC currently requires cruise lines to “prohibit self-guided or independent exploration by passengers during port stops” and recommends “limit[ing] shore excursions in foreign ports of call to countries listed as Level 1: COVID-19 Low in CDC’s COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination,” which ranks the United States as Level 4, or “Very High.” The Washington Post reports that the CDC has outlined a path by which the industry may be allowed to resume operating in the U.S. “by mid-July.”
DeSantis, who filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the issue in April, reiterated his critique last week.
The CDC has mothballed this for a year. They said it was going to be two weeks last March,” the governor said. “Now here we are a year later and there’s no end in sight. Now they say you can only cruise if you have 98% of people show proof of vaccination. But that’s ridiculous. They’re cruising in other parts of the world
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