Disney Cruise Ship Company Drops COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Children

The Disney cruise ship Fantasy arrives at Port Canaveral, Fla., on March 7, 2012. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS

Disney Cruise Line said it is dropping its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for children aged 5 to 11 for trips departing Canada and the United States.

The company previously required all passengers aged 5 and older to be fully vaccinated before departing.