KEY WEST â Carnival Cruise Lines said Friday it was canceling port calls in Key West in September and October, according to cruise line officials. The cruise line did not specify its reason for the cancellations.
Key West City Manager Patti McLauchlin said Friday she was not aware of any cancellations other than the Sept. 25 planned port call of Carnival Dream. The ship will instead sail from Galveston to Freeport, Half Moon Cay and Nassau in the Bahamas.
âThey have canceled that one,â McLauchlin said. âAre they canceling other trips to Key West? I have not gotten any word on that.â
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Key West city commissioners cautiously began to discuss options to potentially control the number of cruise ships visiting the local port at their meeting on Tuesday night.
City Attorney Shawn Smith told commissioners there are options if DeSantis signs the bill, but the commission on Tuesday was unwilling to take any formal steps on the cruise ship issue until Gov. Ron DeSantis decides whether to sign a transportation bill that would overturn last Novemberâs city of Key West successful referendum capping both ship size and passenger/crew daily disembarkations.
âIf, in fact, we are preempted from acting, that would certainly preclude us from moving forward at Pier B,â he said, referring to the privately-owned Pier B, one of three cruise docking piers in Key West. âHowever, Mallory [Square] and the Outer Mole are city-controlled assets.
Several issues that Key West City Commissioners have been discussing for years are slated for action at Wednesdayâs meeting.
A proposed ordinance regulating the use of electric bicycles and scooters is scheduled for a first reading, after first being proposed in February 2020. Commissioners will also vote on an ordinance limiting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers in the historic district, with some exceptions. And a final vote on the long-awaited rezoning of the 3.2-acre parcel in Bahama Village, slated to become an affordable housing complex, is on the agenda, as well.
The meeting will be held in-person at 5 p.m. in the city commission chambers at City Hall, 1300 White St. It can also be viewed virtually on the city’s web site, http://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov, or on Comcast channel 77 and ATT channel 99.