(poll) When will Disney Cruises resume? (based on the current news and your gut instinct)

[nmackovski]

Bob Chapek is hoping that by this fall, Disney will be able to offer limited operation of their cruise ships. Although this is just speculation on Disney’s end at the moment, the decision will rely on case numbers and vaccine distribution by that time.

When do you think Disney Cruises will resume? Please participate in the poll. Thanks!

 

[OKW Lover]

I voted for fall (ie, after September 21st). Perhaps it will be mid-fall. I've got a non-Disney cruise (RCL) scheduled for the end of October and am optimistic that it will sail.

 

[ArielRae]

I voted for fall. We have a 5 night cruise out of NY sailing October 9th that I really hope sails.

 

[WishUponAStarryNight]

My fingers are crossed for our (rescheduled) double dip in November.

 

[MomOTwins]

I voted 2022. With all the delayed openings at WDW (Tron, Space 220, Guardians, Harmonius), canceled projects (spaceship eart, mary poppins) and the subdued Oct 2020 50th celebration (new embellishments on the castle and an outfit for mickey and minnie? That’s it?) it seems Disney is not wanting to run up a lot of cost right now until everything is back at full capacity and more profitable again. Sailing ships at half or less capacity with all the cost it takes to run them is not a great value proposition.

And as much as I want to believe we’ll all (adults and teens anyway) be vaccinated, and new variants won’t cause another wave, I just don’t have high hopes for the fall.

 

[soniam]

Fall seems possibly doable. We are hoping to move our July 21 to summer 22, since son and I probably won't be vaccinated.

 

[tvguy]

Our work at home order from corporate was supposed to expire at the end of this month, but it was extended today until July 12th. The hope is the President's projection that vaccines will have been available to every U.S. resident who wants one is correct. So from THAT perspective, a limited resumption of cruising is possible in the fall.
HOWEVER, as I have posted before, having vaccinated passengers isn't the challenge. Getting vaccinated staff for the ships will be the determining factor IMHO. Many are in nations with no or limited vaccine programs in place. Some have suggested that cruise lines could secure vaccine for staff, but getting those vaccines in their staff members arms around the world? Not sure a lot of those nations are going to let that happen. If you don't have enough vaccine for your residents, are you going to let a private business come in and vaccinate a few select people so they can leave the country to work on a cruise ship? Not sure that can happen.

 

[princessmommyx3]

I think the only option will be to give crew members the J&J vaccine upon arrival in Port Canaveral, then quarantine them for 2 weeks, either on land or the ship.

 

[Cheburashka]

I think the only option will be to give crew members the J&J vaccine upon arrival in Port Canaveral, then quarantine them for 2 weeks, either on land or the ship.

Agreed. I don't think getting crew vaccinated will be difficult at all. The CDC is going to want fully vaccinated crew onboard ships departing from our shores, so it is very likely that cruise line employees will be given vaccine access, regardless of their nationality.

 

[Meriweather]

I hope early fall.
We have family cruise in early October......rescheduled from last June.
DGS keeps asking when is Mickey's ship going to be fixed.....with such a sad face

 

[cvjw]

I don’t think vaccinating the staff will be an issue. The way things are going, there should be plenty of vaccine to go around. DCL can just buy some and vaccinate the staff when they get to Florida.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I am hoping for a summer start. Then I think our fall cruise has a chance of going.

I think our DVC MC in June (12th) has about a 10% chance of happening, and I wish they would just cancel it, so I can free up the points I have involved in the DVC stay before and use them for a trip I am more sure will happen!

 

[Cruising Engineer]

I voted for Fall.
DCL: release the Summer 2022 schedule so I can move my pent-up money and points to a real cruise.

 

[braysmommy]

I voted for Fall.
DCL: release the Summer 2022 schedule so I can move my pent-up money and points to a real cruise.

Seriously could they hurry up already! I really thought it was going to be this past Thursday but obviously DCL doesn't consult with me.

 

[tvguy]

I don’t think vaccinating the staff will be an issue. The way things are going, there should be plenty of vaccine to go around. DCL can just buy some and vaccinate the staff when they get to Florida.

You made my point. Getting other nations to let them pass through those nations to get to Florida is going to be a huge sticking point. They are going to have to be vaccinated before they leave their homelands.

 

[DisneYE]

You made my point. Getting other nations to let them pass through those nations to get to Florida is going to be a huge sticking point. They are going to have to be vaccinated before they leave their homelands.

Isn't a negative test the current requirement on (most) airlines to get onboard?
Very few airlines (so far) require a negative result to board.
So CM's can get vaccinated upon arrival in FL (once most of the population has been vaccinated and there's a surplus that can be sold to private companies - at current pace this could happen around July)

 

[kelloite]

I suspect Fall 2021. However, the keywords that stuck with me are "limited sailings" and "if we're lucky". We technically have a Christmas 2021 cruise booked now, but with that announcement, we decided to just move it once Summer 2022 is released. We have been putting off expanding our family for this sailing that we originally were supposed to get married onboard in December 2020. We decided that by moving to Summer 2022, we could work on getting pregnant and that little being 6 months old by sailing.

 

[tvguy]

Isn't a negative test the current requirement on (most) airlines to get onboard?
Very few airlines (so far) require a negative result to board.
So CM's can get vaccinated upon arrival in FL (once most of the population has been vaccinated and there's a surplus that can be sold to private companies - at current pace this could happen around July)

Airlines aren't the issue. The castmembers likely are going to have to pass through several countries to get to Florida, countries that may prohibit entry without a vaccine. That is why I say the vaccines will HAVE to happen in their homelands. Can you imagine 1,000 people per DCL ship from around the world .....4,000 total unvaccinated......flying into Florida? Talk about a Super Spreader event! I just don't see that happening. Which is why the restart of cruising is sooooooooo complicated.

 

[princessmommyx3]

Airlines aren't the issue. The castmembers likely are going to have to pass through several countries to get to Florida, countries that may prohibit entry without a vaccine. That is why I say the vaccines will HAVE to happen in their homelands. Can you imagine 1,000 people per DCL ship from around the world .....4,000 total unvaccinated......flying into Florida? Talk about a Super Spreader event! I just don't see that happening. Which is why the restart of cruising is sooooooooo complicated.

But cast members are currently flying to and from Florida every week as contracts end and begin. There are cast members posting to Instagram continuously showing this happen on a weekly basis.

 

[Princess Merida]

I voted for fall. We are currently booked on the August 30th Dream sailing, but I don’t think that will happen. Disney has been behind its competitors for opening things and I don’t think this will be any different. I’d be fine moving our cruise as I have backup reservations at BCV that week and I’d prefer to be on a sailing with no masks. There’s no way I’m wearing a mask on Castaway Cay in August if we are even allowed to stop there. Talk about not being able to breathe.