Key West Cruise Ship Ban

An effort to overturn a 2020 vote by Key West residents to limit cruise ship operations was approved Thursday by the Florida Senate in a 25-14 vote.

Key west cruise ship ban. In November 2020 Key West residents voted to approve a limit on cruise ship traffic to Key West. Florida Talks Over Key West Cruise Ship Ban. Key West commissioners revisit Floridas cruise ship restrictions.

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Large cruise ships have won their battle with idyllic Key West. Key Wests Cruise Ship Ban Could Soon Be Reversed. 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.

Key West is not the only city to ban cruise ships. The Florida State Senate approved a bill that will overturn the referendums approved by Key West voters to restrict cruise ship. The bill will retroactively ban three Key West referendums approved by 60 of voters in November.

In 2019 Venice Italy banned large cruise ships from entering the citys historic center. This means that cruise ships will be able to keep sailing to and docking in Key West. 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.

Key West residents approved a ban on cruise ships carrying more than. The Key West ban would have meant that 94 of all cruise ships with scheduled calls in Key West would have been banned. There is a new bill proposed in the the Florida Senate which aims to circumvent the restrictions put in place in Key West.