Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis
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DeSantis, during a roundtable that highlighted the importance of the cruise industry to the Florida economy, asked CDC to reevaluate its order without sailing, which the agency stated should remain in effect until November this year.
“The cruise industry is essential to our state’s economy and keeping it closed until November would be devastating for men and women who rely on cruise lines to provide for themselves and their families.” , said the governor of Florida. “I urge the CDC to immediately terminate this baseless sailing order to allow Floridians in this industry to return to work.”
Florida’s loss of revenue from the cruise industry shutdown during the first six months of the coronavirus pandemic amounted to nearly $ 3.2 billion and resulted in the loss of nearly 49,500 jobs, according to a report by the Federal Maritime Commission in September 2020, Fox News reported.
Although CDC announced Wednesday that its sailing order will remain in effect until Nov. 1, despite the Cruise Lines International Association’s request to withdraw the order sooner, the agency said it is reviewing the your current cruise guidelines.
“Returning to the passenger cruise is a phased approach to mitigating the risk of COVID-19 spread. Currently, the details of the next phase of the CSO are under inter-agency review,” the agency told Fox News.