Disney Cruise Line is suspending all new departures through April 28, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The announcement was made on Monday morning that the cruise line made the decision in line with direction from health experts and government officials.

Guests currently booked on affected sailings will be offered the choice of a cruise credit to be used for a future sailing within 15 months of their original sail date or a full refund. These Guests and travel agents will receive an email from DCL outlining details and next steps.

Carnival Cruises announced today it has extended its pause in operations through May 11, 2020.

Following other cruise lines, Carnival announced that the global impact of COVID-19 has forced them to cancel all North America sailings through May 11.

Carnival shared a short statement on the news:

All North American Sailings through to May 11, 2020. As COVID-19 continues to impact global health and commerce, we are sorry top extend our pause in our operations until May 11.

Carnival Cruise Line tweeted it will make a decision if it needs to extend its suspension of operations by Friday, March 27, 2020.

With Royal Caribbean announcing it has added an additional 30 days to its suspension of sailings, Carnival felt obligated to let its customers know it is still mulling over the decision.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today all of its brands will extend their voluntary suspension of cruises for an additional 30 days because of the coronavirus pandemic.

All sailings are cancelled through May 11, 2020. Alaska, Canada and New England sailings are cancelled through June 30, 2020 due to port closures.

This affects Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea Cruises.

Royal Caribbean Cruises on Monday announced it has received a $2.2 billion revolving credit line to help the company's financial situation.

The announcement was made in an effort to bolster its finances in the face of a cruise industry hurt by the coronavirus.

The addition of this load means Royal Caribbean says it has over $3.6 billion on hand in the form of cash deposits and other existing, revolving credit that has not been used.

In addition, the company has committed financing for all of its new ships on order.

The Ketchikan City Council is debating whether to allow cruise ships to dock at its port, having to weigh the financial benefit of a cruise ship visit versus the potential spread of Coronavirus.

The Ketchikan Daily News reported the city council is discussing  allowing cruise operators to pay for space and services at its downtown berths.

MSC Cruises announced a 45 day pause of all of its sailings until April 30, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The global nature of the COVID-19 outbreak has forced MSC Cruises to halt cruises across the fleet. MSC had already halted ship operations across all areas considered as high risk for the virus, in the Mediterranean, the Gulf and Asia. Ships still in operations in South America and South Africa will also end their operations at the end of their current itineraries.

During a coronavirus daily update with reporters on Thursday, President Donald Trump indicated Carnival Corporation CEO Micky Arison has offered the government use of some cruise ships to lessen burden of land-based hospitals.

President Trump indicated Mr. Arison reached out to provide the ships. 

“In addition to the big medical ships that you have coming, if we should need ships with lots of rooms, they’ll be docked in Los Angeles and San Francisco — different places,” the president said, so I want to thank Micky Arison. That’s Carnival Cruise Lines.”

The United States State Department is expected to raise its travel advisory to Level 4, which would be the highest level and a warning to all Americans to avoid all international travel.

The impetus for this change is the coronavirus pandemic, and multiple reports in the media indicate Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had approved a Level 4 advisory.