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Pregnant woman not allowed to board Disney cruise ship

AP  |  Miami 

Disney Cruise Lines prevented a woman from boarding one of its ships because she is 25 weeks pregnant.

and her family arrived in last week after her doctor had cleared her to vacation aboard

But the line does not allow women who are more than 24 weeks pregnant to sail out of safety concerns, and a doctor's note is not accepted.

An escorted the family from check-in.

Jackson said: "We had a terrible Disney experience." Disney refunded the family for the cruise. In a statement to the Herald, the line said its policy is on its website and in

The line said the is responsible for security at the port and "handled the situation as they felt appropriate given the guest's actions.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Tue, April 03 2018. 18:05 IST
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