Disney Cruise Line to require children 5 and up to be vaccinated against COVID-19

Children who set sail on Disney cruise ships will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

All Disney Cruise Line guests ages five and over will be required to show proof of vaccination as of Jan. 13 on national and international trips, the company announced Wednesday.

Kids younger than five will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken in the days before they board the ship.

The cruise line currently requires that children 12 and over be inoculated.

Disney had docked its cruise ships through the summer over pandemic concerns.