That's hardly uncommon among Aggressor crew since they get free Aggressor trips as one of the (few) benefits of the job and it's not much of a benefit if you don't use it. Besides, no one decides to become part of the diving crew of a liveaboard if they don't like diving to begin with and it would be odd indeed if someone who dives the Caribbean day in and day out wouldn't yearn to see the wonders of the Galapagos or Palau for example.
Christopher is one of a small handful of crewmembers who stick it out and work their way up the ladder instead of burning out or otherwise moving on after a couple of years. I was curious to know where he ended up after his stint on the T&C Aggressor - I met him when he was relief captain while Piers was off the boat and he did an excellent job of maintaining a tight ship with only 4 other crew while also managing to get in a few dives as photo pro/DM and to work on his own portfolio. My chances of a future trip on the Star Dancer relative to all the other boats/resorts in the world I've yet to visit just increased a bit now that I know Christopher is at the helm. I had been down on PH since my first and only experience with them on the Sky Dancer, but now with both the Sky Dancer and PH himself gone from the Fleet, I would certainly give them another try, at least on the Star Dancer. There's no way the Christopher I knew would allow the problems I suffered on the Sky Dancer to occur on his watch.