Heads of government across the Eastern Caribbean have thrown their support behind US Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.'s plea for Florida to allow cruise lines to confirm the vaccination status of Caribbean-bound passengers.
Travelers not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 will have to buy insurance and, to go ashore, 'bubble' excursions, MSC Cruises said in opening sales for US-based ships. Testing at embarkation and masks indoors will be required of all passengers.
US Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. asked his Florida colleague, Gov. Ron DeSantis, to reconsider the state’s ban of COVID-19 vaccine passports for Caribbean cruises.
A decision in Florida's motion for preliminary injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's conditional sailing order may be coming early next week.
Royal Caribbean International has made it clear unvaccinated travelers sailing from Florida will need to undergo COVID-19 testing and additional health protocols at their own expense.
Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration turned up the indignation in Florida's cruise dispute with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, renouncing the federal agency's 'power trip over America.'
