CDC Director Tells U.S. Senate Committee the CDC Anticipates the Conditional Sail Order Will Not Be Renewed – Set to Expire January 15th

On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, CDC Director, Rochelle Walensky, commended the cruise industry for stepping up and exceeding guidance while addressing the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Continue Reading →

CDC’s Framework for Conditional Sailing Order Temporarily Extended Through January 15, 2022

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a temporary extension of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for cruise ships through January 15, 2022. After January 15, the Continue Reading →

Florida Formally Withdraws the State’s Emergency Application from the US Supreme Court in the Ongoing Case with the CDC

Today, the State of Florida withdrew its emergency application which was filed on July 23rd and thanked the Court for its consideration. On July 23, 2021, the State of Florida Continue Reading →

11th Circuit Appeals Court Reverses Course Denying CDC’s Motion to Stay Pending Appeal – CDC’s Rules Now Non-Binding Recommendations in Florida

In the never-ending story of the State of Florida versus the CDC, the 11th Circuit Court which ruled in favor of the CDC last week, reversed its decision reinstating the Continue Reading →

Florida Taking the Fight Against the CDC to the Supreme Court

On Friday, Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody took the state’s fight against the CDC to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the nation’s highest court to block the restrictions placed upon Continue Reading →