Key West Cruise Ship Ban

Its a move that will have a ripple effect on the environment and the future of Caribbean cruises once the industry is up and running again.

Key west cruise ship ban. New cruise line Virgin Voyages has removed Key West port calls from its itineraries citing its desire to respect locals decision to ban ships carrying more than 1300 passengers. A bill to overturn measures Key West voters approved to cap the number of cruise passengers allowed ashore daily ban ships that carry more than 1300 people from docking and prioritize ships. The measures in part prohibit ships.

Florida Governor Ends Key Wests Cruise Ship Ban. The first talks about the key west ban on cruise ships has begun in Florida. Key West residents approved a ban on cruise ships carrying more than.

July 01 2021. During a special meeting Monday evening commissioners said that despite the threat of lawsuits and further preemptive legislation they had to support the 2020 referendums. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis R signed FL CSCSCSSB 1194 2021 Transportation Bill which includes a provision that would not allow local referendums to impact commerce in Florida ports.

In the presidential election on November 3 2020 Key West Florida voters enthusiastically approved ballot questions that would restrict the. Key West Florida has voted to ban large cruise ships Danny LehmanGetty Images On Election Day residents of Key West voted to ban large cruise ships from docking in the city. 12-year-old Sky Brown is set to become Britains youngest ever summer Olympian after being named in.

EDT Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed into a law a measure that effectively ends Key Wests bid to cut back on cruise ship. Apr 22 2021 at 336 PM. Key West city commissioners took up the subject of cruise ships Monday for the first time since Gov.

In late 2020 island residents voted to prevent large vessels from docking and to prioritize docking privileges for cruise lines with the best environmental and health records. However conservationists felt that the ban was not ambitious enough to prevent further erosion of Venices canals. In November 2020 Key West voted to ban large cruise ships and now Royal Caribbean is informing guests their ship will not visit the island.