Disney cruises to make masks optional for everyone
Disney Cruise Line is seen docked in Port Canaveral, Florida, on July 30, 2021. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Disney Cruise Line is making masks optional for everyone starting March 11.
This applies to most indoor locations on the ship.
"For sailings originating from a U.S. port of departure beginning March 11, 2022, face coverings will be optional in most indoor locations throughout our ships," the cruise line said in an update on its website.
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Masks are still required in the theaters. That includes anyone 2 and up – even those who are fully vaccinated.
"Currently, Disney Cruise Line continues to require all vaccine-eligible Guests (based on US eligibility requirements) to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at the time of sailing," the website reads.
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The cruise line says the requirement is for all Guests ages 5 and older. Guests who are not vaccine-eligible because of age must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result taken between 3 days and 24 hours before their sail date.
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