The company said on its website that guests already booked on affected cruises would either be given a credit to be used for a future sailing within 15 months of their initial sailing date, or a full refund.

As a result of the US-issued "No Sail Order." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC), United States cruises are forbidden until July 24.

Chief Executive Robert Chapek said on a May 5 conference call to review the company's second-quarter earnings, the cruise ship division is likely to be the last of its travel-oriented divisions to reopen.

On May 11, Disney reopened its Shanghai Disneyland theme park, but has not yet set a reopen date for Disneyland and Walt Disney World properties in the US.

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