Posted on 06/08/2021 6:53:14 AM PDT by SJackson
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first major cruise ship to sail from the U.S. in more than a year will be Celebrity Edge from Port Everglades.
Celebrity Cruises announced it had received to OK from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to begin seven-night Caribbean sailings from the Fort Lauderdale port beginning June 26, according to the company.
“For the past 15 months our conversations with friends and loved ones about seeing the world have been accompanied by the phrase ‘someday.’ I’m beyond proud and excited to say that day has arrived,” said cruise line CEO and President Lisa Lutoff-Perlo in a release.
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Part of those included allowing ships that commit to 98% vaccinated crew and 95% vaccinated passengers skipping over the test sailings other lines will have to perform in order to get their Conditional Sailing Certificate.
Celebrity mostly caters to adults, and the Celebrity Edge cruises will require any U.S.-based passengers 16 and older to have proof of vaccination, according to the release. Beginning Aug. 1, that requirement will include those 12 and older.
Just how that stance will mesh with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order and forthcoming law that goes into effect July 1 that bans vaccine passports has raised questions.
“We’ve been very clear, the law is clear in Florida,” Taryn Fenske, spokesperson for the governor told The Miami Herald. “You can’t mandate vaccine passports. We are interested to see how the CDC works with them so that they don’t get these exorbitant fines.”
The law threatens fines of up to $5,000 per violation.
Celebrity Cruises spokesperson Susan Lomax sent a statement to the Herald saying, “We are working with the Governor’s office to align on the path forward.”
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For your list. I suspect Florida will come to an agreement.
They better follow Florida law. Big business is subject to the law there, unlike the Swamp.
They’ll settle the issue by then, or they won’t sail from Florida. I don’t see the CDC backing down on the 95% requirement.
Is Celebrity an anti US company? Democrat terrorists sympathizer?
Don’t think so. Can’t imagine why you would say that.
It is part of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
I went on a Baltic cruise with celebrity. Big time classy. However, with larger family now we go on carnival but it is fun. I have stock with them. Making a killing so far. Bought at 12 dollars now at 31. I may be able to afford gas after all. Ha!
No. Part of carnival.
Oops. Your right. Sorry.
Celebrity is owned by Royal Carribean.
I added an apology a few posts down.
Celebrity is FABULOUS!! Been on them 55-60 times!! NO DEMOCRAT TERRORISTS SYMPATHIZERS!!
I took a cruise on this ship. Very well run. The captain is a lady and very pretty too.
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