Posted on 05/09/2021 8:30:08 AM PDT by buckalfa
TAMPA, Fla. (AP/WFLA) – Norwegian Cruise Lines is threatening to skip Florida ports because of the governor’s order banning businesses from requiring customers be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Norwegian CEO Frank Del Rio says the executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R-Florida) banning what he called ‘vaccine passports’ conflicts with federal guidelines that would let cruise ships sail in U.S. waters if passengers and crew members are vaccinated.
Legally, lawyers believe that federal law applies and not state law, but I’m not a lawyer. And we hope that this hasn’t become a legal football or a political football. But at the end of the day, cruise ships have motors, propellers and rudders. And God forbid, we can’t operate in the state of Florida for whatever reason, then there are other states that we do operate from. And we can operate from the Caribbean for ships that otherwise would have gone to Florida. We certainly hope it doesn’t come to that.
They can by-pass coming to Texas, too. Really.
that’s why its on Ass Press bec. its another Desantis hit piece..
They’re bluffing. That would leave Baltimore, New Orleans, and San Juan. That isn’t viable. And fock them.
The point is to make the CDC’s unlawful requirement moot.
Even before the corona hit those chips were or are Petri dishes floating on salt water. That’s one reason a lot of people avoided going on cruises. And they have the audacity to say that to the governor ?....globalist idiots!
Guidelines are not laws
COVID policies have allowed the public to see an amazing demonstration of fascism in action. Government does not have to issue edicts curtailing freedom - they just let their corporate lackeys do it for them.
Hey ncl, I hear Charleston SC is nice. Hate to see Port Canaveral lose the revenue. Sad that the discrimination rules have to be expanded to include “vaccination status” along with race and religion. Thanks Ron.
What “lawyers” are these then?
The Dem lawyers from hell?
Great point.
Who wants the added sailing/fuel/airline expense of any of those locations.
😂 meant 🚢 ships
Since the CDC (Center for DemocRAT Control) is a PRIVATE non-government entity, their edicts have NO legal basis on anything. Screw them.
Baltimore? Might as well dock at Haiti and get robbed at gunpoint.
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Or Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Key West, etc. as to lost revenue.
Yep.
As far as I know, there is NO federal law. The CDC does not make Laws. It is a quasi-governmental entity and no opinion it issues is binding.
They can skip docking at Arkansas too. They’re not welcome.
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