Cruise Lines May Avoid Florida Ports Due to State's Proof-of-Vaccination Ban

Photo: Randy Brooke/WireImageCruise lines and the state of Florida are butting heads over conflicting rules surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations for passengers.Later this summer, Norwegian Cruise Line, which is headquartered in Florida,plans to launch shipsto the Caribbean and Europe at limited capacity and require guests and crew members to be vaccinated against COVID-19. However, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently enacted legislation that bans businesses from requiring proof of vaccination in the state.Frank Del Rio, chief executive of Norwegian Cruise Line, said during a quarterly earnings call Thursday that because of DeSantis’s rule, the cruise line may skip over Florida ports altogether, according to theNew York Timesand theSun-Sentinel.

Cruise Passenger Missing After Falling Overboard During Trip from Australia to Hawaii

Photo: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg via Getty A search is underway for a passenger who fell overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship this week. The ship’s crew searched for approximately two hours on Tuesday night and deployed six life rings, but the passenger was not located, per the release. A day later, Coast Guard crews began their search, with an aircrew searching the area — which is roughly 500 miles south of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii — for six hours, to no avail.

Cruise Passenger Missing After He 'Jumped' Overboard While Ship Was Returning to Florida

A man is missing after jumping from a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of Florida on Sunday.Photo:DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing man who went overboard from a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of Florida over the weekend. According to a statement from Carnival Cruise Line, the 30-year-old passenger went missing on Sunday while traveling on the Carnival Elation as it made its way back to its homeport of Jacksonville following a four-day trip to the Bahamas.

Cruise Passengers Injured After 'Extreme Gust of Wind' Causes Ship to Tilt Sideways

Photo: Ingo Wagner/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Several passengers on aNorwegian cruisewere injured after the ship ran into bad weather and tilted sideways. The Norwegian Escape, which departed fromNew York Cityon Sunday March 3 for a 7-night cruise bound for Florida and the Bahamas, reportedly encountered a gust of wind of 100 knots (115 mph) as it was sailing to its first stop in Port Canaveral. The wind “resulted in the ship heeling to the port side,” a spokesperson for Norwegian Cruise Lines tells PEOPLE.

Cruise Ship Kept from Docking in Dominican Republic Due to Coronavirus Fears

A cruise ship was turned away from docking in the Dominican Republic Friday over concerns that passengers aboard were infected withcoronavirus, officials said. According to a statement from the Public Health Ministry of the Dominican Republic, per The New York Times, the Braemar vessel was carrying eight passengers who showed symptoms including fever, coughing and difficulty breathing — all possible signs of COVID-19. The captain of the ship reported the sick passengers to be two U.