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Cruise Ship SOS: The life-saving adventures of a doctor at sea

by Ben MacFarlane

Medical calls at sea

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Medical calls at sea

Ben MacFarlane’s account draws on his work as a ship’s doctor, caring for passengers and crew during a voyage around the world. The book presents true stories from cruise-ship life, where medical concerns unfold alongside the practical challenges of being at sea. Its territory includes the ship’s sick bay, rough-weather conditions and the everyday risks of life aboard, with the publisher describing the accounts as warm and humorous. The cruise setting gives the medical stories a distinctive frame: care takes place within a traveling community, far from the usual hospital environment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in doctors’ work and real-life medical stories
  • Cruise enthusiasts curious about life and health care aboard ship
  • Readers who enjoy accounts combining travel with humor

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Medical care at seaCruise-ship lifeTravelEveryday risks

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Book overview


What happens to patients when it all goes wrong at sea?

Say hello to Dr Ben MacFarlane. After spending a year as a repatriation doctor, he's now sailing off around the world as a ship's doctor - and with 3,000 passengers and crew to look after he's in for the most exciting trip of his life.

So join Ben and his colleagues and find out why ship's doctors think bar stools should carry health warnings, why the casino can be safer than the sick bay in a storm and why no amount of sharks, pirates or tidal waves will ever be as dangerous as the midnight buffet.

With all the drama and excitement of popular medical dramas like Holby City and Casualty, these incredible true stories are told with warmth and humour.

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