Carnival Cruise Line followers had been saddened to listen to the information this morning that Fleet Cruise Director Chris Williams, AKA The Flying Scotsman, has determined to say goodbye.
The sudden departure got here as a shock to many as Williams introduced on social media that he shall be leaving the cruise line on August 10, 2024.
In a heartfelt video message, Williams shared the explanation for his determination, explaining that after 13 fulfilling years with the corporate, it was time to deal with private priorities.
He stated he was nervous to report the video that he posted on a number of of his social media profiles as a result of it was “the top of an period”.
“I wish to make it possible for I’m there to see her develop up,” he stated of his five-year-old daughter. “I flip 40 this 12 months and I had about 60-70 individuals prove to my birthday celebration and it was all family and friends,” he revealed.
This second made Williams notice how a lot he wished to be a extra integral a part of his household.
“I actually wish to be there for my household. I actually need see my little woman develop up. I wish to be in any respect that competitions that she does. I wish to be at our faculty days. I wish to see all our faculty even reviews. I wish to do all the things {that a} dad does,” Williams said within the video.
He additionally thanked Carnival by saying he owed the cruise line all the things.
“This firm introduced me and my spouse collectively as performers, the place we met, fell in love. We lived an excellent life. This firm additionally introduced us collectively to get married. This firm introduced us collectively to then carry a toddler into this world. This firm gave me a home to name my very own. I owe this firm all the things.”
Williams went on to say that he didn’t have a single unfavourable factor to say about Carnival.
Williams has been a outstanding and standard determine at Carnival Cruise Line for 13 years. He started his journey with the corporate as a singer earlier than ascending to the position of Fleet Cruise Director, a place he held for the previous 9 months.
This position concerned overseeing and mentoring cruise administrators throughout your complete Carnival fleet.
I personally wish to want ‘The Flying Scotsman’ all the perfect. I had an opportunity to final see him on a Carnival Celebration cruise and it was a beautiful expertise.
