The Onboard cruise ship medical department usually consists of two doctors and anywhere from two to six nurses, depending on vessel size, number of passengers and crew and medical facilities board.
Ship Doctors and nurses are employed directly by the cruise line or through of recruiting companies.
 All of the medical staff are certified. All the doctors and nurses enjoy the individual accommodation privilege not shared cabin with someone else, and can bring a spouse, another family member or a bride aboard the cruise ship.

Cruise Ship Doctor
Chief Medical is the highest ranking medical officer and head of the Department of Medicine, on the ship. It acts, oversees and supervises the activities of cases on board, both passenger and passengers. Is 24 hours available for any emergency.

Cruise Ship Nurse
The paramedic is part of the medical team on board a cruise ship and works closely with nurses and experienced doctors. The paramedic is the first line of medical care on board, immediately responds to emergencies, treats the sick and injured and then the service continues at the medical center as part of the cruise ship's medical staff.

The nurse provides medical care to passengers and crew members, as well as perform administrative tasks at the medical center of the ship. The nurse tells the chief doctor of the ship, Medical and Nursing Director for the fleet of the Company. It has valet service and does not divide cabin with someone else.
Nurse / Chief
Ship nurse is an experienced registered nurse (RN) the responsibility to provide health care in the appropriate day-to-day for the passengers and crew members aboard the cruise ship. It is always (a) first to be called in case is the first to be called when an emergency event occurs.
The head nurse spends his reports to the Medical and exchange information with the responsible physician Fleet in line headquarters cruise.

Nurse / Paramedic

Job Requirements:. Paramedics recorded with a minimum of 2 years of professional paramedic or nursing experience Ship nurse is an experienced registered nurse (RN) the responsibility to provide health care in the appropriate day-to-day for passengers and members crew aboard the cruise ship. Nursing reports and works under the direction of Chief Nurse Board, ship's doctor and chief medical officer of the ship. She (e) is the first to be called in case of onboard medical emergency performing the care first aid until the arrival of the ship's doctor in order, professional, efficient, quiet. 

During the shift work routine, and during a crisis, increased workload or emergency situations. Starts nursing intervention for non-urgent patients such as applying ice, bandages, splints and bandages, calculates the correct dosage and administering medication as the doctor's prescription. Also assist the physician with procedures, treatments, document nursing interventions, observations and configures treatment rooms, ensure that emergency equipment is working properly.
They act together with other crew members when required ask to get wheel chair, takes it to the passenger cabin and bring him to the medical center.

Here are some useful information and the heads of medical departments for some of the major cruise lines.

Royal Caribbean International
1080 Caribbean Way Miami, FL 33132 to 2096 Steve Williams, RN, CEN, CfRN Director of Medical Operations Karen Adair, RN Manager, Medical Recruitment & Accreditation kadair@rccl.com

Carnival Cruise Line
Patrick J. Fullerton, DO Emergency Medicine Fleet Medical Director Carnival Cruise Lines 3655 NW 87th Avenue Miami, FL 33178 Phone: (305) 599-2600 ext. 65847 Fax: (305) 406.5632 Email: Pfullerton@carnival.com interested Physicians can contact CCL medrecruiting@carnival.com Carnival Cruise Lines offers emergency medical and primary care physicians with at least three years of experience emergency medicine opportunities to staff medical centers on board more than 20 Carnival cruise ships. Only accepting ER-trained doctors or Family Practice / Internal Medicine with 3 years of current ER experience. All doctors are required to have BLS, ACLS, PALS and certification. Assignments to full-time physicians are typically 4-6 months. A list of medical locum tenens is held to fill short-term occasional assignments. Benefits typically include official status, transportation to and back from his home to the ship, uniforms, meals, private furnished cabin including refrigerator, telephone, computer with Internet access and daily maid service. Compensation and health care (with restrictions) are also provided. For additional information on Carnival cruise ship medical opportunities, including salary, contact Dr. Fullerton in medrecruiting@carnival.com.

Celebrity Cruises

Arthur Diskin, MD, FACEP Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Global Royal Caribbean International 1080 Caribbean Way Miami, FL 33132-2096 Steve Williams, RN, CEN, CfRN Director of Medical Operations Karen Adair, RN Manager, Medical Recruitment & Accreditation kadair@rccl.com
Clipper Cruise Line Pierre Guibor, MD, PA Cruise Medicine & Surgery Consultant Office: 201-392-3438 www.intrav.com E-mail: Pguibor@aol.com

Costa Crociere

Prof. Alberto Origone Head Surgeon Emeritus President of the National Association Ship Medical Director of the Medical Department for Costa Crociere Email: alberto.origone@costa.it Crystal Cruises Sol Edelstein, MD, FACEP medical consultant, vanter Cruise Health Services Patricia McAllister vanter Cruise Health Services 703-236-2690 703-548-0220 fax Email: pmcallister@vanterventures.com
Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity - each has 940-1080 passenger capacity, and 545 and 655 crew members offering luxury cruises worldwide. Each ship has a doctor and three nurses. Members of preferred medical staff: English speaking licensed physicians and nurses with a wide general, emergency and experience on board. Contract length: 2-4 months for doctors and three to four months for nurses.