[Paul Kotik]

While there is certainly no harm in acknowledging Bill's good work and dedication up to this point, and I for one certainly do, it seems to me that this unanimity with respect to the past shouldn't serve to take our attention away from the crisis that AIDA faces right now.

It's one thing to captain in calm seas, but quite another to steer the ship through the stormiest of waters. Leaders are measured, and remembered, for what they do in the most difficult of circumstances, not the routine ones. I hope Bill rises to the occasion, faces the issues squarely and transparently, acquits himself well and leads AIDA through to a better future. I believe he will!