Disney Cruise Line Returning to In-Person Assembly Drills

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Recently, the Disney Cruise Line has been rolling back some of their last remaining pandemic rules. Earlier this month, they stated guests will no longer be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test (regardless of vaccination) prior to sailing. Now, Disney will be reintroducing in-person assembly drills. Disney informed travel agents that they … Read more

CDC Ends COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships

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Effective immediately, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended their COVID-19 program for cruise ships. A notification on the CDC website reads, “As of July 18, 2022, CDC’s COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships is no longer in effect and this page will no longer be updated. New guidance for cruise ships to … Read more

Disney Cruise Line Requiring Fully Vaccinated Guests to Provide Own COVID-19 Test Results Beginning June 7, Embarkation Test No Longer Mandatory

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Disney Cruise Line — which still requires all guests ages five and up to be fully vaccinated before sailing — have updated their COVID-19 testing requirements for all sailings departing the U.S.A. or Canada on or after June 7. Fully vaccinated guests will now be required to obtain a COVID-19 test on their own and … Read more

Physical Distancing Ending, Self-Service Buffets Returning to Disney Cruise Line

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Disney Cruise Line has announced that physical distancing will end (except for character interactions) and self-service buffets will return to their cruise ships starting today, April 1, 2022. Read the full announcement from Disney Cruise Line: Disney Cruise Line is taking a phased approach to updating health and safety protocols on board. Considering recently updated … Read more

BREAKING: Face Coverings Optional in Most Indoor Locations on Disney Cruise Ships Starting March 11

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Staring March 11, face coverings will be optional in most indoor locations aboard Disney Cruise Line ships. Read the announcement from Disney Cruise Line below. Following recently updated guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we have updated our face covering requirements for sailings originating from a U.S. port of departure. Beginning … Read more

Disney Cruise Line Now Requiring All Guests Age 5+ to Be Vaccinated

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Starting today, January 13, Disney Cruise Line is requiring all guests age 5 and over to be fully vaccinated before boarding. Previously, only guests 12 and older were required to be vaccinated. Guests younger than 5 must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result taken between 3 days and 24 hours before boarding. Here … Read more

CDC Now Advises Against Cruise Travel Regardless of Vaccination Status

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) increased the travel warning for cruise ships to its highest level and is now advising against cruise travel regardless of vaccination status. The COVID-19 omicron variant is currently surging across the world. The CDC is investigating COVID-19 cases on 86 cruise ships, including the four Disney … Read more

Disney Fantasy Guests Unable to Debark at St. Thomas Due to COVID-19 Cases Onboard

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Guests aboard the Disney Fantasy were unable to debark the ship at St. Thomas this morning due to a rise in COVID-19 cases on board the ship, Disney Cruise Line Blog reports. The Disney Cruise Line ship is currently on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise set to return to Port Canaveral on Sunday, January 2. … Read more

Guest Incident Occurs at Disneyland Resort, ‘Big Announcement’ Coming From shopDisney Tomorrow, and More: Daily Recap (12/28/21)

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (11/17/21): Chapek Will Miss Destination D23, Disney Cruise Line Mandates Vaccinations for Guests Age 5+, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Details, and More

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We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Disney Cruise Line Releases COVID Test Requirements and Health Guidelines Ahead of Sailings Resuming

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With the announcement that Disney Cruise Line will resume sailings in August comes all of their new health and safety guidelines. The Disney Cruise Line website outlines everything guests need to know prior to their cruise, and what guidelines aboard the ship and at ports of call will be. Disney Cruise Line is not able … Read more