A good writer paints a clear picture for the reader, using words as a medium. CJ does a nice job here; I could picture the scenes she was painting, she achieved her goal.
Also, well edited and clean.
My favorite line..."she tattooed a vivid eternal memory in my mind." Nice. But before you get a big head, you should have used a comma after vivid!
This brought back memories of my trip to Oahu, visiting the same ship. You wrote this well and have my vote.
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