The Disney Cruise Line resumed sailings this past summer, and they’ve been updating policies and requirements for guests ever since.
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We’ve seen changes to the cancellation and refund policies, cruise itineraries, and vaccine requirements. Now, there’s been a BIG change to the vaccine requirements for guests hoping to set sail soon.
The CDC recently approved a COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 and older. In light of that change, the Disney Cruise line is updating their current policy to require vaccines for all kids ages 5 and older on cruises that set sail on or after January 13th, 2022.
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Previously, vaccines were only required for kids ages 12 and older, as well as all adults. Starting on January 13th, anyone older than 5 will need to show proof of vaccination before they board the ship.
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Before that date, guests ages 5 through 11 can “provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result taken between 3 days and 24 hours of their sail date” instead of providing proof of vaccination. Guests ages 4 and younger will need to show proof of this test as well for all upcoming cruises.
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The policies continue to change as the situation develops, so stay tuned with DFB for more news as you plan for your upcoming vacation.
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Children are 3-6 times more likely to be hospitalized from myocarditis than they are from Covid. This was stated plain as day during the FDA presentation so please don’t erase this comment as it is the current understanding of the actual published data. I feel so bad Disney is going along with this. I will never give any money to a huge corporation that is pushing such an evil agenda.
Wow, is this a huge, unforced error. People in my community are NOT interested in having their children vaccinated since there are NO long term studies and the chance of children catching it or passing it is way below 1%. Cancellations will be substantial, I’m thinking.
I guess we won’t be going on a Disney Cruise any time soon. I’m not injecting my kids with an experimental vaccine that has adverse effects.
What about long-term effects for everyone?! People who conceive, at any point in the future, next month, year, or two decades away???!? Absolutely nothing is known about anything long-term. Will people have problems? No one knows. Maybe yes, maybe no, no one can answer that. Nobody.
PS Article mentions their sale date, I think it’s sail date. JS.
Well that puts an end to a family cruise with grandchildren. Will not vaccinate children this young.
Wow. Sad to see such a ‘family friendly’ company bow to political propaganda. What about MMR, DTaP, TB, Varicella, Hepatitis A, B, C?…… I could go on – you get the drift. You’re more likely to catch the Norovirus than COVID. Disney just lost a Castaway Club member.
What a shame, there is no reason for this. Parents don’t do this to your children.
What is Disney thinking.
This is sad considering not even half of the employees who work for the CDC are vaccinated and they want to tell us to get vaccinated.
I think Bob Chapek and Biden are related.
I guess Disney doesn’t realize that even vaccinated people can get, and transmit covid. That’s called science.
Governor DeSantis said that the cruise ships that come into Florida would not be allowed to expect cruisers to have a covid vaccine passport. The governor said it was a violation of medical privacy. How is requiring passengers to be vaccinated different than covid vaccine passports?
This is fantastic news! We’re sailing with Disney in February & I’m so glad to hear they’re taking every precaution to keep people safe. This is why I will always love the Walt Disney Co.!!
Don’t blame Disney. They are just enforcing the requirements of the US and other countries. The vaccines have proven effective and are not as dangerous as not getting it and death. Your children get the other vaccinations to protect them. Just because this is a new vaccine is no excuse, because all the others were new at one time. Now science is better equipped to help prevent these viruses. Quit with all the false information and follow the science.
Wow! I’m always amazed at the stuff people believe to be true. Covid can kill, to not vaccinate your children is doing them an incredible disservice. If they get covid, the long term effects can be devastating.
To the person who said the CDC employees aren’t vaccinated – they’re under the executive branch of the government and, therefore, are mandated to be vaccinated. Get your facts straight.
If I had a child, he or she would be vaccinated as soon as they were allowed to be. A shot in the arm is so much better than covid.
Beautiful Gorgeous, The courts ruled that the governor could not do this and he has gone to the federal appeals court to try to reverse it. As one attorney told me, “The courts are COVID “scared.” They do seemed to be focused on health, when they should be focused on the law. My whole family is vaccinated, though I did it with some concern. But to force vaccines on these kids without time to see the effects is really short-sighted by DCL. I think they have become very internally focus and not family/customer focused. If they wanted to work with all guests, they could have vaccine only and vaccine optional cruises. Why not?
Disney is making a huge mistake. Not just from a money making point of view but as such a bold move could change the way people view Disney as a brand. This decision should be up to the parent, and to not welcome children on a DISNEY cruise that aren’t vaccinated is truly disturbing.
To Susan Easterday – I hope you’re not serious. A vaccine optional cruise could cause serious injury to cruise personnel, other passengers and people living or visiting wherever the ship stops.