As someone who also worked their way up the ranks, your story hits home, and I know that young, scrappy, and hungry captains tend to find the best adventures. The Palace class of liner, while not my personal choice, are a fine class of vessel that are more than up to the standards we have. Just remember that although the vessel traditionally flies a Bretonian banner, we are an inter-house organization. We're establishing commercial routes with the Gallic Confederation. I know you will handle any questions about your paint scheme... diplomatically.
However I should note that corporate requires OS&C captains to comport themselves with a higher level of formality. My Pittsburgh accent was a roadblock for promotion until I started listening to diction tapes while hauling tea in freighters. Your Junker dialect is charming in a... rustic sort of way. The corporation doesn't hold a person's past against them, we all know that a Junker ship will go through the most dire of conditions and somehow end up functioning on the other side, even if it's only held together by the moxie and force of will of her crew. But if you're going to be doing luxury routes, we expect our captains to mingle with the passengers. Of course, if putting on a silly voice to please the powers that be does not interest you, you can always run the transportation routes instead of the luxury ones. Those passengers put their headphones one and read a book until they arrive at wherever they're going and couldn't care less about what their captain says or does.
In any even, welcome aboard, always glad to see the luxury fleet expand. Let me know if there's anything you need, and be sure to relay me any interesting stories you come across for our in-flight magazine, Wanderlust.
Regards,
Jonathan Seabourne
Captain, OS&C|Breezewood
Director, White Spa Lines Division