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Disney Cruise Line on Tuesday joined other lines that dock in Florida in planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations for most passengers ages 12 or older traveling to the Bahamas.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that sided with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in a constitutional challenge to Florida’s ban on so-called “vaccine passports.”

A judge's preliminary injunction allows Norwegian Cruise Line to require customers to show vaccination against COVID-19 before boarding, despite a Florida law banning such requirements by businesses.

A federal judge is siding with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings in a constitutional challenge to Florida’s ban on “vaccine passports.”

Health experts say they are seeing more young people, especially children, in emergency care with the coronavirus. A reporter shares her story aboard a cruise where multiple passengers contracted COVID. Plus, we dive into the world of digital art at a Miami museum, one of the first museums to purchase an NFT.

Disney will begin cruising out of Port Canaveral again starting August 9th even as coronavirus cases surge in Florida.

The temporary stay keeps in place the CDC regulations regarding Florida-based cruise ships in place, while the agency appeals a Tampa federal judge's June decision.

The Florida Legislature has banned voters from regulating ports, as Key West voters did last November when they approved limits on the cruise ship industry. City commissioners said they want to find a way to implement the will of the voters.

A battle between Florida and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about cruise-industry restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic went to an appeals court Tuesday, as federal-government attorneys also argued that a lower-court ruling should be put on hold.

State Sen. Jason Pizzo makes the case for condo reform following the Surfside tragedy. Local Rabbi Sholom Lipskar makes the case for finding hope amongst grief. And an update on the fight over cruising in Key West.

Key West's precedent-setting limits on cruise ships to the island, approved by voters last November, were overturned in a transportation bill signed this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The city's mayor says they'll find ways to get them back.

This post will be updated today, Monday, June 21, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.