Stimpson speaks out against CDC cruise guidelines

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson called out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its guidelines for cruise ships on the same day the Carnival Sensation made its first stop in the Port City. 

“I think it has been onerous and I think it has been heavy-handed when you look at what’s going on in the airline industry and all,” Stimpson told a gaggle of reporters as the Sensation was docking at the Mobile, Alabama Cruise Terminal. “I can tell you because of our constant communication with Carnival that we know the protocols they have in place, we know the tests. They have nurses on board. They are going to have everything they need on board to take care of people, to protect them and also to get them off the ship if they need it.”