Gov DeSantis Win: Royal Caribbean Drops Vaccine Passport After New FL Law Fines Companies 5k Each Time They Ask for Proof of Vaccination

Florida Republican Governor and conservative superstar Ron DeSantis landed a major win Friday as Royal Caribbean dropped vaccine passports, something the governor has been firmly against.

“Governor Ron Desantis WINS. Royal Caribbean caves, reverses course & won’t require cruise passengers to obtain vaccine passports.”

“The about-face is an apparent submission to @GovRonDeSantis , who has insisted that there will be no exception made for cruise companies to a newly passed Florida law that fines companies $5,000 each time they ask a patron to provide proof of vaccination.” pic.twitter.com/ya3EfVAvKz

— Tim Swain (@SwainForSenate) June 5, 2021

This comes as Florida passed a new law that will fine companies $5,000 for each time they ask a customer for proof of vaccination like a vaccine card. Royal Caribbean did encourage guests to get vaccinated before setting sail with them.

They said, “Our intention is to comply with all federal, state and local laws,” however, now it will be hard to show who is vaccinated and who is not vaccinated. Democrats have been in favor of a system that shows who is vaccinated and who isn’t.

Many may say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 when in reality they are not yet vaccinated. This is seen as a big win, however, for freedom in the state, as some see vaccination passports as tyrannical and could be a slippery slope in the future. People don’t want to be asked about their personal health information.

Previously DeSantis launched a lawsuit against the CDC to get cruises restarted immediately. Now, cruises are back up in the sunshine state with no vaccine passports allowed according to this latest news.

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— Tim Swain (@SwainForSenate) June 5, 2021

Miami Herald reported in part:

Those are reasonable safety measures (for those undaunted by memories of the ships filled with sick passengers). Some cruise lines have indicated they may go even further, requiring all passengers over 16 to be vaccinated.

But under Florida’s new law, which goes into effect July 1, cruise lines aren’t allowed to ask passengers if they are vaccinated. They could be fined $5,000 each time they require vaccination proof from a patron.

All of that has put DeSantis on a collision course with the cruise industry, a strange spot for a Republican who claims to be pro-business to be in.

And yet there was the governor on Thursday, holding a press conference in Key Biscayne where he tried to deflect attention from his own bad law and blame the CDC for not restarting cruises.

“Who’s the one suing the CDC to open the ports?” he said. “Under current Florida law, they are absolutely able to do it.. . . . The problem on this the whole time has been the CDC.”

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