▁to ▁ensure ▁dign ified ▁treatment ▁for ▁his ▁passengers . ▁Food ▁served ▁included ▁items ▁subject ▁to ▁r ation ing ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁child care ▁was ▁available ▁while ▁parents ▁d ined . ▁D ances ▁and ▁concert s ▁were ▁put ▁on , ▁and ▁on ▁Friday ▁even ings , ▁religious ▁services ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁d ining ▁room . ▁A ▁b ust ▁of ▁Hitler ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁table cl oth . ▁Sw imming ▁less ons ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁pool . ▁L oth ar ▁Mol ton , ▁a ▁boy ▁travel ing ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁passengers ▁thought ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁vac ation ▁cru ise ▁to ▁freedom ". ▁ ▁B ound ▁for ▁Cuba , ▁the ▁ship ▁dropped ▁anchor ▁at ▁ 0 4 : 0 0 ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 ▁at ▁the ▁far ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Hav ana ▁Har bor ▁but ▁was ▁denied ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁usual ▁dock ing ▁areas . ▁The ▁Cub an ▁government , ▁head ed ▁by ▁President ▁Feder ico ▁L are do ▁Br ú , ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁foreign ▁refuge es , ▁although ▁holding ▁legal ▁tour ist ▁vis as ▁to ▁Cuba , ▁as ▁laws ▁related ▁to ▁these ▁was ▁recently ▁changed . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁four ▁months ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁began , ▁Hav ana ▁abandoned ▁its ▁p rag m atic ▁imm igration ▁policy , ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁Dec ree ▁ 9 3 7 , ▁which ▁" rest rict ed ▁entry ▁of ▁all ▁foreign ers ▁except ▁U . S