Breaking News: Disney Wonder to Resume Sailing from California Oct. 1, 2021

By: Disney Destinations September 2, 2021

Disney Cruise Line is planning to resume sailings for the Disney Wonder on Oct. 1, 2021. These include California sailings, as well as the Panama Canal Sailing on Nov. 5, 2021. Galveston, Texas sailings will be announced at a later date.

Please note that on California sailings, Guests ages 12 years and older must be fully vaccinated. Guests 11 years of age and younger are not required to be vaccinated, but must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken between 3 days and 24 hours prior to sailing. Additionally, ALL Guests regardless of age and vaccination status must take a Disney Cruise Line-paid PCR COVID-19 test administered by Inspire Diagnostics at the terminal before boarding. For back-to-back sailings, ALL Guests regardless of age and vaccination status must take a PCR COVID-19 test administered by Inspire Diagnostics at the terminal after debarking the ship from their first cruise and before re-boarding for their second cruise.

Fully vaccinated Guests who wish to disembark the ship while in a port of call can do so without the need to purchase a Disney Cruise Line Port Adventure. Guests who are vaccinated and wish to disembark the ship with unvaccinated children will need to purchase a Disney Cruise Line Port Adventure.

For the Panama Canal sailing, please note that all Guests, regardless of age, must be fully vaccinated. Guests 11 years of age and younger will be unable to sail. All Guests must undergo a Disney Cruise Line-paid PCR COVID-19 test administered by Inspire Diagnostics at the terminal before boarding.

For California cruises, all 4-night sailings call on Cabo San Lucas with two sea days. All 3-night sailings call on Ensenada with one sea day. For the 14-night Panama Canal sailing, there will be an additional day at sea instead of a stop at Grand Cayman.

As part of the relaunch of the Disney Wonder, two California sailings are being cancelled:

• 2-night sailing on Sept. 24
• 5-night sailing on Sept. 26

If paid in full, Guest will receive a 125% future cruise credit. If not paid in full, Guests will receive a full voyage refund. All UK and EU Guests will receive a future cruise credit that must be used within 14 days or receive a voyage refund. Please note that the original travel professional commission is protected.

Additionally, many California itineraries are being modified. SeaMails will deploy to affected Guests:

7-night itinerary modifications:

• Oct. 1 sailing will be converted from a 7-night to a 4-night cruise followed by a 3-night cruise on Oct. 5.
• All existing reservations will automatically be modified to a 4-night sailing on Oct. 1.
• From Sept. 2-Sept. 9, travel professionals must call if they need to cancel their clients’ sailing or note that their client opts to stay on the shortened 4-night itinerary.
• From Sept. 10-15, travel professionals must call if they need to modify their clients’ sailing.
• Beginning Sept. 16, all standard cancellation fees apply.
• If the Guest remains on a new 4-night or 3-night sailing, they will receive a $400 non-refundable onboard credit. The voyage fare and vacation protection plan will be adjusted and a 25% future discount will be awarded after sailing.* The original 7-night sailing travel professional commission is protected.
• *Please note: the future discount cannot be used on the sailing immediately following the original voyage or the Disney Wish Maiden Voyage; the discount must be applied toward a future cruise commencing on or before Sept. 30, 2022. The 25% future discount and onboard credit can only be earned on the Oct. 1 (4-night) OR Oct. 5 (3-night) sailings.
• If the Guest moves their sailing, the voyage fare is adjusted to the new sailing. No onboard credit or discount will be offered and the vacation protection plan will be adjusted to the new sailing. The original 7-night sailing travel professional commission is protected.
• If the Guest decides to cancel, they will receive a full refund of the voyage fare. No onboard credit or discount will be offered and Disney will give a full refund of airfare and the vacation protection plan if they were booked with Disney. The travel professional commission will be recalled. 

5-night itinerary modifications:

• Two sailings will be converted from a 5-night to a 4-night cruise. This impacts the Oct. 22 and Oct. 31, 2021 sailings. All existing reservations will automatically be modified to the 4-night sailing.
• From Sept. 2-Sept. 9, travel professionals must call if they need to cancel their clients’ sailing or note that their client opts to stay on the shortened 4-night itinerary.
• From Sept. 10-15, travel professionals must call if they need to modify their clients’ sailing.
• Beginning Sept. 16, all standard cancellation fees apply.
• If the Guest remains on the same sailing, they will receive a $200 non-refundable onboard credit. Their voyage fare and vacation protection plan will be adjusted and they will be awarded a 25% future discount after sailing.* The original travel professional commission is protected for the 5-night sailing.
• *Please note: The future discount cannot be used on the Disney Wish Maiden Voyage. The discount must be applied toward a future cruise commencing on or before Sept. 30, 2022.
• If the Guest moves their sailing, the voyage fare will be adjusted to the new sailing and no onboard credit or discount will be offered. The vacation protection plan will be adjusted to the new sailing and the original travel professional commission is protected for the 5-night sailing.
• If the Guest decides to cancel, they will receive a full refund of the voyage fare and no onboard credit or discount will be offered. Disney will give a full refund of airfare and the vacation protection plan if they were booked with Disney. The travel professional commission will be recalled.

No itinerary impact:

• There are no itinerary changes on 3-night and 4-night Disney Wonder sailings between Oct. 8 and Oct. 27.
• From Sept. 2-Sept. 15, travel professionals must call if they need to cancel their clients’ sailing or note that their client opts to stay on the shortened 4-night itinerary.
• Beginning Sept. 16, all standard cancellation fees apply.
• If the Guest remains on the same sailing, travel professionals will receive their earned commission.
• If the Guest moves their sailing, the voyage fare will be adjusted to the new sailing. The Guest is responsible for fees associated with adjusting airfare or the vacation protection plan. The travel professional commission will be adjusted based on the cost of the new sailing.

Panama Canal Updates. SeaMails will deploy to affected Guests:

Reservations with children 11 years of age and under:

• Reservations with children 11 years of age and under, as well as those reservations linked as “Travel With” are considered to be one travel party for Panama Canal sailings.
• From Sept. 2-Sept.14, travel professionals are able to cancel the reservation or modify it to an alternate itinerary.
• By Sept. 15, all children 11 years of age and under will need to be removed from the reservation.
• If the travel party remains on the same sailing, they will receive a 25% future discount available for future use.* Children 11 years of age and under must be removed from the reservation. The original travel professional commission is paid for the 14-night sailing.
• If the travel party moves their sailing, the voyage fare will be adjusted to the new sailing. A 25% future discount will be available for future use* and the vacation protection plan will be adjusted to the new sailing. The original travel professional commission is protected for the 14-night sailing.
• If the travel party decides to cancel, they will receive a full refund of the voyage fare and a 25% future discount is available for future use.* If booked by Disney, a full refund of airfare and vacation protection plan will be given and the original travel professional commission is protected for the 14-night sailing, if paid in full.
• *Future discount cannot be used on 14-night Panama Canal sailing or Disney Wish Maiden Voyage. Discount must be applied toward a future cruise commencing on or before Sept. 30, 2022.

Reservations with Guests 12 and older:

• From Sept. 2-Sept.14, travel professionals are able to cancel the reservation or modify it to an alternate itinerary.
• Beginning on Sept. 15, standard cancellation fees will apply.
• If the Guest remains on the same sailing, travel professionals will receive their earned commission.
• If the Guest moves their sailing, the voyage fare will be adjusted to the new sailing. The Guest will be responsible for any fees associated with adjusting airfare or the vacation protection plan. Travel professional commission will be adjusted based on the cost of the new sailing.