John Rey

On our Viking inaugural world cruise we met John Rey. He was working in the world Café as an assistant café attendant. He impressed us then with his kindness, his gentle spirit and work ethic. On that cruise, he noticed that I had ordered iced tea for lunch, but had not drunk it. He asked if there was anything wrong  and I said no, not really, but it just didn’t taste like fresh iced tea. Five minutes later, this young assistant Café attendant appeared at our table with a glass of freshly brewed iced tea. Every time I walked into the world Café, John Rey would bring over a glass of fresh iced tea. We had not seen John Rey until our cruise last fall from Alaska to Japan. We walked into the World Café and John Rey was now functioning as a head waiter so he had one stripe. He had gone from assistant Café attendant to waiter and then to head waiter. He immediately recognized me, gave us a big hug and then had freshly brewed iced tea at my table within five minutes. He has an extraordinary memory and an attention to detail that is unsurpassed. We have come to think of John Rey as our son and always hope that we will see him on another cruise. When we walked on board the Saturn for this cruise, one of the first people we saw was John Rey. He is now an assistant restaurant manager, a two striper. We are so proud of him and how he has earned those two stripes by his extraordinary service to all of the passengers on the ship. He is equally willing as an assistant restaurant manager to clear a table, fix a coffee, or assist a passenger all while he is serving as the supervisor of the restaurant. He is the perfect example of a servant leader, one who leads by example not by command. Chuck and I say that he is the best of Viking in every way. How blessed we are to have him in our lives. We can’t wait to see three stripes on that sleeve soon. Leer más