Disney Cruise Line being watched by U.S. Centers for Disease Control

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The CDC is watching the Cruise Industry right now as U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection identified 89 cruise ships with COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

Disney Cruise Line is listed ‘under watch’ according to the CDC Website with the Disney Dream, Disney Wonder & Disney Magic under investigation, and the Disney Fantasy under observation.

Disney Cruise Line being watched by U.S. Centers for Disease Control

All 4 of the Disney ships are in the yellow status which means the reported cases of COVID-19 have met the threshold for CDC investigation.

Yellow Status:


  • Ship is at or above CDC’s investigation threshold:
    • Restricted Voyages:
      • Cases reported in 0.10% or more of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers on board, CDC’s investigation threshold is met if there are 7 or more cases among passengers occurring during the previous 7 days), or
        • This percentage includes passenger cases occurring within 5 days of disembarkation that CDC was notified of by state or local health departments.
      • One or more cases reported in crew.
    • Simulated Voyages:
      • Cases reported in 1.5% or more of passengers, or
      • Cases reported in 1.0% or more of crew.
    • Ships with Crew Only (i.e., not yet submitted requests for simulated voyages or applications for restricted voyages, pending CDC approval, or sailing at a later date).
      • Cases reported in 1.0% or more of crew.
  • During the past 7 days, the ship failed to submit one or more daily EDC submissions on time (by 1200 ET). On a weekly basis, CDC emails all ships a reminder to submit the EDC form. In addition, CDC sends a reminder email if a ship does not submit their EDC form.

*The largest cruise ships can carry up to 6500 passengers on board.

Disney Cruise Line being watched by U.S. Centers for Disease Control

While cruising will always pose some risk of COVID-19 transmission, CDC is committed to working with cruise ship operators to ensure that cruise ship passenger operations are conducted in a way that reduces the risk of COVID-19 transmission among crew members, passengers, and port personnel.

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