Simulation cruises set sail, signaling return to vacation sailing PUBLISHED 8:01 PM ET Jul. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:01 PM EDT Jul. 17, 2021 SHARE PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – For the first time since the pandemic began, cruise ships with passengers have begun sailing from Port Canaveral. What You Need To Know Cruise ships have begun simulation cruises from Port Canaveral Disney Dream set sail on its first test cruise Saturday Many excited to see the cruise industry return sailings People from a nearby park watched as the Disney Dream cruise ship set sail Saturday its first “simulation cruise.” The sailings are meant to test the waters to make sure cruises can operate with passengers under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s conditional sailing order.