Disney Cruise Line to Require Passengers Aged 5 and Older to Be Vaccinated for COVID-19

The Disney Dream cruise ship makes its first public appearance in Papenburg, Germany, on Oct. 30, 2010. Diana Zalucky/Disney via Getty Images

All passengers aged 5 and over will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to board Disney cruises, the cruise line announced Wednesday.

The vaccine mandate will go into effect on Jan. 13, 2022. It comes after federal regulators green-lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children on Nov. 2 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.