Chilly was born and raised in rawnoak, virginia. His real name is charles mason falls, junior. Chilly's parents weren't cruisers, but his mam did take chilly on vacations to the beach. Chili went on his first cruise in 19 78.
Charles Falls Jr., known as Chillie, loves to take cruises. But Covid, as it has done for so many, left him marooned at home in Virginia.
As he told Cristal Duhaime, a producer at the Times podcast First Person, as soon as restrictions eased, he eagerly planned a return to the waves. But for Chillie, who suffers from prostate cancer, resuming his beloved travels — particularly aboard the cramped quarters of a cruise ship, most people’s idea of a pandemic nightmare — was especially perilous.
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