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COVID-19 requirements are changing on a variety of cruise lines.
The Disney Wish
We’ve already seen some major cruise lines drop their testing requirements or otherwise change their rules, but now another major cruise line is changing things in a big way.
The past three years have been difficult on the cruise industry.
The Disney Wish
In 2020, every major cruise line was forced to cancel sailings in response to the global pandemic. Cruising did not resume until 2021, although cruise ships had limited capacity at the time. Now, though, the industry seems to be bouncing back: more cruisers are expected in Port Canaveral this summer than in the past three years.
Have you ever been on a Disney Cruise?
©Disney
Disney offers sailings to a variety of destinations throughout the year, as well as special themed voyages for Halloween and Christmas. And next year, we’re even getting a brand-new cruise ship in the lineup — the Disney Wish! If you’re debating on taking a Disney Cruise in the next few years, then you’ll definitely want to check out the new sailing dates that dropped today.
Disney Cruise Line has officially set sail from the United States with its first “traditional” sailing (a.k.a. not a simulated/test sailing).
Disney Dream
While many of the things you know and love about Disney Cruise Line are still available, there are a number of things that are different on the sailings now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There are certain rules and requirements regarding COVID-19 test results, mask rules, and more. We’ve already shared a look at some of those, but now Disney has released something to help future cruisers make sure they’ve taken care of everything they need to do before they board!
The situation with COVID-19 develops, and rules regarding masks, vaccines, and more continue to change.
Health and Safety Signage at Disneyland
We’ve shared details about a law that was passed in Florida banning businesses from requiring guests to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to serve them. But, now we’ve got a development on how that situation may be changing when it comes to cruises.
While Disney’s theme parks around the world have reopened, there’s one thing that hasn’t quite become fully available yet…Disney Cruise Line.
Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Wonder
Disney Cruise Line is running some staycation cruises out of the United Kingdom this summer, but Disney’s ships have not yet been able to sail from the United States. Previously, Disney was set to run a test cruise out of Florida, but that was ultimately canceled. Now, we’ve got an update on what’s going on with Disney Cruise Line at the moment!
The global health crisis put a lot of industries on hold.
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Perhaps one of the hardest-hit sectors was the travel industry — especially cruising. Cruises have been on hold for over a year now with little news of a definite return. We’d heard about Disney Cruise Line’s test cruise that will sail later this month, but now one cruise line has announced the first returned passenger cruises to sail out of Florida!
At the start of May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new instructions for the return to cruising.
Carnival Cruise Line ©Carnival
Since then we’ve seen some indications that cruises to Alaska may begin again this summer and have seen Disney Cruise Line cancel sailings through July. And now it looks like Carnival Cruise Line is one step closer to an eventual return to sailing.
It’s been over a year since the U.S. cruise industry halted operations due to the global health pandemic. And it’s been difficult on cruise lines ever since — even Disney admitted that cruising would be the last arm of the company to resume operations.
Disney Dream
But as more people get vaccinated, we’re starting to see the first signs that the cruise industry is ready to set sail again soon. The CDC recently stated that cruises could resume as early as mid-July in American waters. But because cruises to Alaska must sail through Canadian waters, things are a little more complicated.
As the situation with the COVID-19 pandemics, we’ve seen various changes made and new guidelines released.
Cruising Could Return Soon!
One big industry that has yet to fully return since the start of the pandemic is the cruising industry. Recently, we shared that cruises may be able to begin sailing again from the U.S. this summer and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has issued some updated guidance.
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