Florida Cruises to Force Unvaccinated to Pay Up to Sail

Cruise lines have a work-around for Florida’s vaccine passport ban, but it will mean unvaccinated passengers will not be treated the same on ships sailing out of Florida

Unvaccinated travelers on Carnival and Royal Caribbean will be required to purchase travel insurance, pay for their COVID-19 testing, and still be barred from some areas of the ship, Business Insider reported.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an April executive order banning vaccine passports and businesses from requiring proof of vaccinations and the state has since passed a law following that guidance.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has sued Florida’s surgeon general over the law and requested an injunction U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. CEO Frank Del Rio has threatened to pull its Florida-based sailings if it cannot require passengers to be vaccinated.

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