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overwhelmed the family on their return by cruises with her husband Kenny. “Not only
presenting them with proceeds from the gro- was the food great, but the ambience and staff
cery sales saved up during the years they were was far superior to the main dining room or
gone. buffet.” The specialty restaurants included
“They went to work and stayed in the gro- Italian, Brazilian, and Japanese cuisine—as
cery business until a big landslide accom- well as French in Le Bistro, which Carl and I
plished what the war could not,” Karen loved and where we dined twice. I felt as if I
continued. “We were impressed by the warm were in Paris!
hearts of the people of Ketchikan who truly As Kenzo summed up, “I discovered that a
loved their neighbors at a difficult and danger- cruise ship is a special, joyful world where
ous time.” good people gather and behave well. . .On the
We were surprised to see a line of passen- ship we were supported by crew members from
gers most evenings outside Chin Chin, one of many different countries who cooperated to
the Jewel's restaurants. We finally got a run the ship smoothly and beautifully. As a
chance to dine there early one evening and en- traveler from Japan, it reminded me of the ne-
joyed the Asian food and service. cessity of cooperation among various nations
on the ship called Earth.”
“And the specialty restaurants were excel-
lent,” observed my high school friend Sonia And I'll toast to that!
Fox-Ohlbaum, who has taken about a dozen
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