State of California now recommending masks indoors regardless of vaccination status

With Covid-19 cases increasing, the state of California is now recommending all individuals regardless of vaccination status wear masks while indoors again. Last month the state lifted most of its pandemic restrictions leaving it up to businesses to decide what policies to implement. Related – Disney Confirms 2000 jobs being

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Federal court lifts CDC rules for cruises out of Florida

Florida-based cruise ships are currently free from the CDC’s pandemic restrictions. A federal court recently ruled that they are no longer mandatory. Related – CDC Lowers Cruise Warning Level from 4 to 3 Florida officials recently filed a lawsuit claiming the CDC’s restrictions would harm the cruise industry and the

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Florida Governor DeSantis Wins Major Victory to Protect Florida’s Cruise Industry

On Friday the federal district court in Tampa delivered a major victory for Governor Ron DeSantis against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its obstructionist No Sail Orders that have flatlined Florida’s cruise industry for over a year. Ruling in favor of Florida’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction,

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U.S. Senate passes the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act which will help Disney Cruises

The Alaska cruise season has been stuck in limbo since the Canadian government is not allowing cruise ships to dock at any Canadian ports through February 2022. The Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) requires foreign-registered ships to stop at a foreign port between embarkments at two U.S. ports. Related –

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US Cruises could start back in mid-July according to CDC

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. cruises could resume as early as July of this year. Related – New Bill seeks to override CDC’s cruise regulations to allow sailing soon Aimee Treffiletti, head of the Maritime Unit for CDC’s COVID-19 response within its Global Mitigation

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