Norwegian Cruise Line Can Ask Florida Passengers for Vaccination Proof, Judge Rules

Norwegian Cruise Line Can Ask Florida Passengers for Vaccination Proof, Judge Rules
Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Pearl cruise ship is docked at the Port of Jacksonville amid the CCP virus outbreak, in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 27, 2020. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images
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A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings may require passengers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before boarding a ship, dealing a major blow to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s effort to ban “vaccine passports.”

District Judge Kathleen Williams issued a preliminary ruling saying that the cruise ship line would likely prevail on its argument that the “vaccine passport” ban, signed into law by the Republican governor, jeopardizes public health and is an unconstitutional infringement on Norwegian Cruise Line’s rights.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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