Originally Posted by
Badenoch
Sure. I'm going to risk being dumped in a developing country left to a "private provider" should I acquire CV-19. The objective of a cruise line is to dump anyone who tests positive at the first available opportunity. Unless their "private provider" is fully equipped with an ICU-level facility their passenger or crew will be the responsibility of the local government if they require intensive care.
Perhaps they used the term "private provider" in order to explicitly differentiate from public or national health care systems???
In many countries, private providers are far superior to the facilities and physicians available to the general populous. (An example might be Mexico, perhaps).
You are correct that these providers would need to certify the ability to care for all levels of Covid infection. At the same time, the passengers would have to certify to having the means to pay for the care (insurance proof or surety bond).