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A draft update to the state's water quality rules omits a recommendation to set stricter limits on turbidity that can damage imperiled reefs.

The Islander, a Jimmy Buffett-inspired ship, will set sail from Port Tampa Bay starting Friday. Officials call it an exciting way to lure tourists to the region.

Hornblower Group will continue transportation services like the Cross Bay Ferry while they move through the court-supervised process.

As Florida's cargo shipping industry continues to recover, a Maryland company is leasing 35 acres from Port Tampa Bay to build a new cargo distribution facility.

The U.S. Travel Association estimated that international travel to the U.S. was 34 percent below pre-pandemic levels.

The decision came three days after Norwegian announced it would no longer require passengers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 before boarding ships.

Now that Norwegian has lifted requirements that passengers show proof of vaccination against COVID, it says the state’s appeal in the case is moot and a preliminary injunction should be scrapped.

Port Tampa Bay, PortMiami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral, and Port of Jacksonville collectively recorded 6.1 million cruise passengers in 2021.

It will leave it up to vacationers to decide whether they feel safe getting on a ship.

The AAA study says declining COVID rates and increased eagerness about traveling have contributed to these statistics.

A motion for dismissal filed at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not explain the decision, but the CDC let expire what is known as a “conditional sailing order” that placed COVID restrictions.

Norwegian Cruise Line canceled voyages on eight cruise ships, nearly half its fleet, after one of its ships on Wednesday returned early to Miami due to a COVID-19 outbreak among crew members.