Disney Cruise Line has now made it official that everyone 12 and older must be vaccinated in order to board and sail on its ships.
Last week, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas put an order in place requiring all cruise ships to provide the vaccination status of all passengers. If ships are to enter a port in the Bahamas – including private islands – all passengers 12 and older must be fully vaccinated.
This is for sailings beginning September 3, 2021, and does include Disney’s private island of Castaway Cay.
Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, and other cruise lines have already put the age 12+ vaccination policy in place. Now, Disney has followed their examples and is doing the same.
To comply with this new requirement, all Guests ages 12 and older on upcoming sailings must be fully vaccinated to board the ship. Approved vaccines include those produced by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson. Please note, in accordance with CDC guidelines:
- Guests who have received both doses of Moderna, Pfizer or AstraZeneca are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after the second dose has been administered.
- Guests who have received Johnson & Johnson are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after receiving one dose.
- Guests with both one dose of Moderna and one dose of Pfizer are considered fully vaccinated 14 days after the second dose.
- Guests who have received one single dose of a vector vaccine (e.g. AstraZeneca) and one single dose of a mRNA vaccine (e.g. Pfizer, Moderna) are not considered fully vaccinated.
Guests who choose not to provide proof of vaccination to meet the requirements of The Bahamas will not be permitted to board the ship.
Guests on a sailing to The Bahamas (including Disney Castaway Cay) departing from September 3, 2021, to prior to November 1, 2021, may modify their sail date or cancel their sailing without any Disney-imposed cancellation fees by contacting your travel agent or Disney by September 3, 2021. Please note that cancellation fees imposed by third-party suppliers, including airlines, as well as travel insurance, are not refundable. Refunds will be processed back to the original form of payment. Standard cancellation policies and terms and conditions apply for any cancellation or modification requests received on or after September 4, 2021.
If the Guest moves their sailing, the voyage fare will be adjusted to the new sailing. Refunds will be processed back to the original form of payment. Standard cancellation policies and terms and conditions apply for any cancellation or modification requests received on or after September 4, 2021.
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