Disney Cruise suspends its trips in the United States and Europe due to the coronavirus

Disney Cruise Line suspended the departure of all its cruises from ports of USA until June of this year and in the case of those who set sail in Europe until October. The announcement was made by the company this Thursday amid the advance of the pandemic of coronavirus.

“As we continue to refine our protocols for our eventual return to service, we will cancel all Disney Dream, Disney Fantasy, and Disney Wonder trips leaving through June 2021”The company reported in a note posted on its website.

The firm, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company added that the cruise trips Disney Magic They are also canceled until October 9 of this year.

The ship is expected to sail during the summer for occasional and short trips, limited only to residents of the UK, and awaiting permission from the authorities.

Disney Cruise Line noted that the measures are given after reviewing “carefully”The most recent guide published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of USA, and that they work with the officials of this federal agency in order to resume operations.

Earlier this month, the CDC updated the measures governing the pandemic for cruise ships departing from ports in USA, but they maintained the recommendation to the population not to embark for pleasure.

The CDC interrupted navigation in ports of the country as of March 14, 2020 and has extended the suspension until next November 1, an extension that has deserved the demands of the sector in a post of greater flexibility after being paralyzed for more than one year due to COVID-19.

In its most recent report, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which represents 95% of ocean cruise companies, rated as “devastating”The losses for the COVID-19

Between March and September 2020 there were global losses of $ 77 billion, $ 23 billion in salaries and 518,000 jobs due to the pause of shipping companies, according to CLIA.

Last week, the governor of Florida Ron DeSantis announced that the state sued the federal government to demand that it immediately allow the revival of the cruise industry.