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.
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.
- 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
- 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.
- Restricted Voyages:
- 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.
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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