Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson has actually called Captain Wendy Williams as Master of Virgin Voyages’ very first vessel, Scarlet Lady, readied to debut in springtime 2020.

Once Captain Williams takes the helm, she will certainly end up being the very first Canadian female to hold the placement of Master of a big cruise liner for a significant cruise ship brand name.

Originally from the seaside city of Sept- Îles in Quebec, Canada, Captain Williams has greater than 28 years of experience dealing with ships mixed-up. Her history consists of greater than a years as a deckhand in industrial angling off the western shore of Canada, along with functioning as a ferry captain. Although she has actually invested greater than 15 years dealing with the bridge of cruise liner, her function with Virgin Voyages will certainly be her very first promo to Master of a cruise liner. She currently lives on her ranch on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

“Captain Wendy’s extensive maritime background makes her an excellent choice to lead the Scarlet Lady, but it is her spirit and drive to approach life at sea differently that make her the perfect fit to join the Virgin Voyages family,” claimed Tom McAlpin, head of state and also president for Virgin Voyages.

“I have salt water in my veins and nothing brings me more joy than being at sea,” claimedCaptain Wendy Williams “It’s a dream come true to be working with Virgin Voyages, a company that is focused on creating an incredible experience not only for our Sailors but for our Crew as well; while also taking action to minimize our footprint on our oceans.”

To aid shut the sex space in management functions throughout the maritime sector, Virgin Voyages introduced in 2014 its Scarlet Squad program which intends to hire, assistance and also advisor women shipboard skill, and also to expand chances for management functions in aquatic, technological and also resort monitoring settings.

In enhancement to Captain Williams, Virgin Voyages states it has actually currently hired almost a loads various other women policemans, consisting of Christin Wenge as security police officer, Lindsay Kerber as ecological police officer and also Jill Anderson as resort supervisor and also various other women designers and also 2nd and also 3rd policemans.

Scarlet Lady is just one of 4 ships Virgin Voyages presently carries order with Italian shipbuilding team Fincantieri.