Some Key West residents are proposing the city restrict, if not ban, big cruise ships from stopping at the island.
Florida Key News reports the PAC "Key West Committee for Cleaner, Safer Ships" has outlined three goals it hopes to pass as law in Key West:
- Limit the number of passengers that get off ships to 1,500 per day
- Prohibit cruise ships with 1,300 passengers or more from unloading
- Give docking priority to cruise lines that have the best health and environmental records
The rationale behind the proposal are fears of coronavirus spreading by cruise ships to Key West.
The PAC is working on a petition to get the proposal on the November ballot
Currently, Key West is a common cruise ship stop for many cruise lines along the Western Caribbean routes.
Matt Hochberg
Matt loves to cruise, and started Cruise.Blog as a place to share different cruise experiences, advice, and what to know before going on a cruise.
He lives in Florida with his wife and two daughters, where he can be found on any given day trying to convince his wife they "need" to book another cruise.
