AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Dr. Gergely Tóth, a cruise-ship doctor.
Having more medical experience under my belt, I emailed three cruise companies enquiring about how to become a cruise doctor.
Cruises have full medical teams and facilitiesDepending on the size of the cruise, the medical team consists of five to nine people.
A cruise doctor's schedule is intenseDoctors usually work for four months and have two months off.
On large cruises, it means a daily 15 hours of work and nine hours of being on-call, then getting 24 hours off.
Persons:
Gergely Tóth, Tóth, —, Gergely, who'd, I've, I'd, I'm, we're
Organizations:
Service, Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, Royal Caribbean International, Cruises
Locations:
Hungary, England, British, London, Miami, San Francisco