What I meant by "ditching" wasn't that they wouldn't do those things, rather that they would do it in conjunction with vaccinations. In other words, they were "ditching" trying to do all of this without the vaccine rolling out to some degree.
I think it has to do just as much with liability as anything else. If they can show that all adults onboard are vaccinated, my guess is that would reduce some of their liability.
The other unanswered question, how long do these vaccines work for? Is it like the flu vaccine that you will need one every year? I don't think they know yet, since the longest trial patients only got the shots a few months ago
I know...we were booked on the 3/21/20 8n on the Fantasy, one of the first to cancel (and obviously well past PIF). We rebooked to the 3/20/21 7night figuring we were just swapping spring break plans, and with the FCC and the reduced length of the cruise we were PIF with tons of on board credit for a dream vacation.
Exactly! DCL will obviously seek the best and more appropriate solution to return to cruising, but on the other hand they HAVE to consider every guest on board, I know they get MANY people who cruise that have health issues, whether it's food allergies, mobility issues or other HIPPA regulated conditions we may not know anything about. These issues have to be addressed in that every guest deserves the protection of vaccinated individuals on board if some of them for what ever medical reason are unable to get vaccinated. So requiring the majority of otherwise healthy and not infected individuals to be vaccinated in order to cruise is a no-brainer. I KNOW that there are going to be many who feel they don't want or need the vaccine, that's fine, but, Disney Cruise Lines is a PRIVATE corporate entity and can require entry/boarding onto their properties with those who are protected so they do not expose other guests to any potential infection/illness. There will be those that cry it "violates" their rights, but every other guest has a right to expect when they board a ship that the cruise line will do every possible thing that they can to offer protection and safety to them. If you don't want or feel you need the vaccine, fine that's your choice but, you don't get to take away the choice of not being exposed by other guests on board as well.
You do need proof of vaccines to go to certain countries or go on cruises that go there. Yellow fever, polio and meningitis. It is nothing new—and it is not really about your medical history, it is about your current public health risk.
I was more talking the MArch sailings, which wouldn't include Magic.
Based on previous cancellations, this is the pattern we have seen. I can't even I say I'd be surprised if they did cancel into March. Thinking more and more now about canceling October 2021 and just getting a refund.
Thanks for posting this, very good info. I am still hoping to be on the Magic in late summer, if a possible conflict can work out and she is sailing then.
