Rare Tree_skier Posted July 13, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) So apparently NCL doesn't have it all figured out like some on this Royal board would have you believe. https://www.wsj.com/articles/norwegian-cruise-line-sues-florida-surgeon-general-over-vaccine-passport-ban-11626200236 Edited July 13, 2021 by Tree_skier 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted July 13, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Interesting quote from the article. "Norwegian Chief Executive Frank Del Rio, in his declaration filed in court, said the company won’t be able to sail in Florida as planned if it must comply with the proof-of-vaccine ban." emphasis mine Edited July 13, 2021 by Tree_skier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted July 13, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Royal seems to have a decent plan…Celebrity too, although a bit different, sailing on Equinox out of Port Everglades Aug 1. Allure on Sept 19… Agree n NCL 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted July 13, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted July 13, 2021 So if you booked Norwegian thinking that you were going to get to cruise in August you may be sorely disappointed. I'm curious to see if the same legal eagles who predicted that Florida had no case and the CDC would easily prevail in that lawsuit will now tell us how strong NCL's case is and Florida's law is now on death row. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted July 13, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Good for NCL. I hope they win. 50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywonder Posted July 13, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: So if you booked Norwegian thinking that you were going to get to cruise in August you may be sorely disappointed. I'm curious to see if the same legal eagles who predicted that Florida had no case and the CDC would easily prevail in that lawsuit will now tell us how strong NCL's case is and Florida's law is now on death row. I know right, that is exactly what I was thinking. It seems they are hiding these days lol. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 13, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 13, 2021 The vaccine passport ban is so bad that NCL is the only cruise line that doesn't think it can sail out of Florida as a result? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted July 13, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Well it's preventing a private company from operating its business how it wishes. 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 13, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, smplybcause said: Well it's preventing a private company from operating its business how it wishes. So does just about every law. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted July 13, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: So does just about every law. Well said, the Govt makes you conform to many laws/rules. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted July 13, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 13, 2021 24 minutes ago, smplybcause said: Well it's preventing a private company from operating its business how it wishes. Maybe, they should hire RCL for advice and protect their business. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted July 13, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 13, 2021 9 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: So does just about every law. Actually since they operate mostly outside of the states very few laws actually apply to them. And I believe they're mostly regulated at the federal level. I don't have enough knowledge to say one way or another, but it'll be interesting to follow - how cruise ships don't have to follow all these laws but this one somehow they do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 13, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, smplybcause said: Actually since they operate mostly outside of the states very few laws actually apply to them. And I believe they're mostly regulated at the federal level. I don't have enough knowledge to say one way or another, but it'll be interesting to follow - how cruise ships don't have to follow all these laws but this one somehow they do. It definitely will be interesting to follow and I'm surprised the law took this long to get a challenge. But from reading their arguments, they seem pretty weak, especially since they're claiming they can't do what's already being done Edited July 13, 2021 by smokeybandit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted July 13, 2021 #14 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Just more red tape thrown into the already tangled web of lawsuits. At this point I would sail from just about any port that wasn't in Florida. Good for NCL for putting up a fight. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted July 13, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, Moltar said: From reading their arguments, sounds like a solid case for NCL, The Dictactorship is in trouble down there. And our Governor is not a dictator. 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster Posted July 13, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) CLIA needs to step up and project a unified response. Rogue responses from FDR will just make them get more pushback from DeSantis. All the lines need to be unified if they have sailings from Florida. NCL just seems more desperate than the other lines in filing a lawsuit against Florida. Edited July 13, 2021 by coaster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 13, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 52 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: The vaccine passport ban is so bad that NCL is the only cruise line that doesn't think it can sail out of Florida as a result? Carnival is merrily sailing out of florida. Having a good time maskless onboard. Edited July 13, 2021 by firefly333 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsncats Posted July 13, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 13, 2021 No idea whether the lawsuit presents a viable legal argument or not — but do know that I have many other cruising options other than Florida, and am happily taking them. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 13, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Saw a post about princess restarting, doing 100% vaccinated..must be a miracle as they say only vaccinated for now. Are they skipping florida or just smarter than ncl. The fact other cruiselines are already going out of florida weakens ncl argument they cant do it how they want. That sounds childish. Just restart. Quit with excuses. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbug63 Posted July 13, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Good for them. I hope other cruise lines join this. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted July 13, 2021 Author #21 Share Posted July 13, 2021 40 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: since they're claiming they can't do what's already being done This is their Achilles heel in my opinion. Florida just points to the other lines that are sailing and rests its case. 9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsncats Posted July 13, 2021 #22 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, firefly333 said: Saw a post about princess restarting, doing 100% vaccinated..must be a miracle as they say only vaccinated for now. Are they skipping florida or just smarter than ncl. The fact other cruiselines are already going out of florida weakens ncl argument they cant do it how they want. That sounds childish. Just restart. Quit with excuses. Not sure it’s “excuses”. They want, understandably to me, to sail with only vaccinated passengers, and prefer to challenge the law over facing potential penalties, which they would just end up litigating. Makes sense to me to just file the lawsuit and litigate first — maybe they will win and it ends up costing less in the long run. Maybe not, but then they don’t have massive fines to deal with either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3kidsncats Posted July 13, 2021 #23 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Tree_skier said: This is their Achilles heel in my opinion. Florida just points to the other lines that are sailing and rests its case. But aren’t some of those other lines requiring vaccines? Which if that is the case, doesn’t exactly strengthen the case for Florida, if they aren’t enforcing the law. And if they do enforce the law, then seems like NCL is making the smarter choice with the law suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 13, 2021 #24 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I am sure glad I dont have ncl stock, wasting money like this. If they were going to sue seriously, they should have months ago ... not when their competition is cruising already out of florida. Ncl is trying to close the barn door after the horse left the barn. Too late to sue over this. Law suits take a long time. Just stupid timing. Well I wouldnt be buying ncl stock. Not smart mgmt. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted July 13, 2021 Author #25 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 minute ago, 3kidsncats said: But aren’t some of those other lines requiring vaccines? Which if that is the case, doesn’t exactly strengthen the case for Florida, if they aren’t enforcing the law. And if they do enforce the law, then seems like NCL is making the smarter choice with the law suit. Other lines have found ways to work around the law. That's not the same as Florida not enforcing the law. IMHO this is a bad decision by NCL. When they lose this lawsuit, which is quite possible, they can't exactly just move forward with plan B after litigating that there is no plan B for them. They'll have to cancel another big round of cruises and wait for lessening restrictions to justify their restart. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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