U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote in a 124-page decision that Florida would be harmed if the CDC order, which the state said effectively blocked most cruises, were to continue.
"This order finds that Florida is highly likely to prevail on the merits of the claim that CDC's conditional sailing order and the implementing orders exceed the authority delegated to the CDC," Merryday wrote."Today's ruling is a victory for the hardworking Floridians whose livelihoods depend on the cruise industry," said Moody, a Republican.
The CDC first flatly halted cruise ships from sailing in March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which had affected passengers and crew on numerous ships. Then the CDC on Oct. 30 of last year imposed a four-phase conditional framework it said would allow the industry to gradually resume operations if certain thresholds were met.
"The health and safety of cruise passengers, crew and the communities we visit remains the top priority for CLIA cruise line members, and cruise ships are well on their way to offering the traveling public a high level of COVID-19 mitigation," Lambert said in a statement.
Cant wait until these animals are out at sea and have to quarantine in their tiny rooms for days/weeks until they can enter a port, just like resent history!
Perfect! You can’t have a bunch of germophobes control the government and the people
Florida is sooo messed up!
Has anyone seen that anything taken to court over covid infringing on freedom and rights wins literally every single time? It makes you wonder
Yes, let’s resume our covid cruises as soon as possible - please allow only repiglican voters onboard. No loss whatsoever and burial at sea is convenient and cheaper, I hear.
Time for the cruise lines to move to a safer state.
Alternate headline…Florid to continue spreading death from COVID!