Alaska and Texas have joined Florida’s lawsuit seeking to overturn a federal Conditional Sail Order and allow cruise ships to resume sailing immediately. When U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday hears arguments in that lawsuit beginning Wednesday in Tampa, Alaska and Texas will have joined Florida in seeking an injunction lifting the order. Texas, citing damage to its $1.8 billion cruise-ship industry, intervened Thursday after the CDC released updated conditional-sale guidelines that require 30 days of preparation before a test sailing and another 60 days before getting a certificate. Florida’s argument maintains the CDC overstepped legal authority in imposing the restrictions. One of the main beneficiaries of the states’ effort to lift the conditional-sailing order – NCLH – is threatening to withdraw its 28 cruise ships from Florida because of a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that prohibits businesses from requiring employees and patrons provide COVID-19 vaccination documentation.
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