Vikand selected for medical management services by Marella Cruises

Vikand Solutions, LLC—a global maritime medical operations and public health solutions provider—has been appointed by Marella Cruises—a brand of the TUI Group—to manage its medical operations onboard its fleet of cruise ships.

Peter Hult, Vikand CEO, says:

“Vikand will manage all aspects of onboard medical care and support Marella’s regulatory compliance to ensure the safe resumption of cruising. In addition to ensuring a best-in-class medical operation onboard, Vikand is working with all regulatory organizations, governmental agencies and CLIA to ensure that Marella is in total compliance when the UK is opening cruising again.”

Vikand’s services encompass all aspects of healthcare at sea including medical staff, 24/7 dedicated shoreside medical support, policies and procedure, regulatory compliance, case and claims management, medical escorts, formulary and supplies, biomedical equipment management, public health consulting and proven strategies for proactive health management, including mental health support.

Hult comments:

“Together with our approach to COVID-19 identification, mitigation, and prevention—which is fast moving, fluid and profoundly serious—we provide the breadth of healthcare solutions that need to become available at increasing speeds. It is our goal to offer Marella operational peace of mind.”