Brand new cruise ship MSC Euribia has its own well-equipped hospital able to deal with acute illness or injury among the over 8,000 people on board. UFDS has been on an inspirational tour.
Earlier this year, the giant cruise ship MSC Euribia, named after the ancient goddess of wind and weather at sea, was officially named in Copenhagen. On that occasion, UFDS had the opportunity to visit the vessel's hospital, located on deck 4, the lowest passenger deck, not far from the disembarkation.
With a capacity for more than 6,300 passengers and around 1,700 crew members, it goes without saying that the risk of accidents or acute illnesses is something that must be taken seriously, which the on-board hospital very much underpins.
MSC Euribia's Medical Section thus extends over more than 500 square meters consisting of five wards with a total of 10 beds. The hospital is staffed 24/7 by its own resident doctors, physicians, and nurses.
The hospital unit has both heart and ultrasound scanners, X-ray facilities and equipment for basic, minor surgeries that cannot wait until the patient can be transferred to a hospital on land. A single room can also be used as an isolation ward in cases involving infectious diseases. In addition, a laboratory with equipment for analyzing various samples is in place.
For MSC, it is first and foremost a question of being prepared. The guests on board are largely either families with children or belonging to the slightly older segment, leading to the conclusion that, for example, births or heart attacks are something one should be able to handle at sea.
As far as the crew is concerned, classic tasks are of course carried out concerning the operation and navigation of the huge ship, which measures 331 meters long, 43 meters over the beam and 65 meters to the top of the chimney. In addition, the 10 restaurants and 21 bars on board sees round the clock chopping, slicing, frying, and cooking on a grand scale.
All these thousands of small and large tasks that are carried out daily in (more or less) all kinds of weather naturally mean that from time to time incidents will inevitably occur requiring medical treatment to a certain extent, but the MSC Euribia are ready.
