Author Alexander Flint has taken over a dozen luxury cruises, and based on those experiences, particularly a 109-day around-the-world cruise, he has written a harrowing report called
Dark Ship
. During that long cruise, Flint's ship spent several days in Chinese ports. Months later, COVID-19 was a pandemic. Was the sickness that ran rampant through Flint's ship, and that he fell ill to three times, this coronavirus? Throughout
, Flint explores cruise lines' often substandard level of care; for example, the book's first chapter, "The Floating Petri Dish," details dangerous cleaning practices Flint witnessed directly. With
, Flint hopes to educate and warn future cruise passengers and encourage cruise management to improve their business practices.