USVI Governor Asks Florida's DeSantis To Allow Cruise Line Vaccination Checks

[In It to Win It]

Cruise Radio

The Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has asked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to carve out an exception for the cruise industry in the state’s new law banning businesses in Florida from asking customers their vaccination status.

USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr. says the Florida legislation, set to take effect July 1, could impact the health and wellbeing of millions of Caribbean residents when cruises to the region resume.



“The bill you signed into law may negatively impact the United States Virgin Islands and other port of call destinations in the Caribbean region,” said Bryan, who highlighted CDC approvals for cruise ships to begin sailing this summer from U.S. ports with strict health and safety guidelines, such as the vaccination of 95 percent of passengers and 98 percent of crew members.

Bryan says reopening the cruise industry with vaccinated passengers is essential to the tourism economies of the USVI and the broader Caribbean.

[Dream Girl]

1. This is theatre.DeSantis will cruise lines a waiver at VI request.

He goofed and needs to save face. This is how he’ll do it.

[In It to Win It]

2. Agreed! This is pure political theater on DeSantis' part, and on the Republican party's part.

This is one of stupidest things ever. If Trump won re-election, this wouldn't be an issue.

The Desantis (and the party) needs a new villain, and why not the CDC under the Biden administration?

[tanyev]

3. Gov. DeSantis doesn't care about the health and wellbeing of his constituents.

I doubt he cares one whit about the health and wellbeing of millions of Caribbean residents.