Chris Reynolds

When cruise ships like this go down to the Arctic or Antarctic, they tend to go by themselves.

And they've gone out of reach of medical cover or rescue.

And in the Coast Guard, we always say, no, you should travel in pairs.

So if you have one problem on one ship, the other ship can help you.

So this is an issue we always had with the cruise ships that go into the Arctic and Antarctic.

So in this scenario, you will always have a medical team on board, usually there'll be a doctor.

And the doctors, if you're a doctor on a cruise ship,

You mightn't be the highest quality doctor because you're not maybe earning the money you should be earning when you're sure.

So there's questions over qualifications.

But most cruise companies, and this is a Dutch flag, will have good quality.

My own wife actually is a medical auditor and she will go to Florida and

certify the cruise ships that are leaving from Florida.

So this ship, Dutch ship, will be well prepared for something like this.