Voters in Key West, Florida, on Tuesday approved ballot initiatives to sharply limit the number of daily cruise ship visitors and the size of cruise ships.
Cruise Lines International Association estimated the suspension of US cruise operations from mid-March until today has resulted in a loss of more than $25bn in economic activity and over 164,000 American jobs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's framework for the conditional resumption of US cruising does not contain a lot of surprises, but there are numerous complexities and unknowns.
With the US no-sail order set to expire Saturday, just days before the presidential election where Florida is a key battleground state, there's a cauldron of speculation about what may transpire for cruising.