Significance of Juno?

The Juno is the ship that rescues Squibb, Rutherford, Baleka, and a few other Allmuseri children after the Republic sinks. Also on board are Isadora, Philippe Zeringue, and Santos, all from Rutherford's past in New Orleans. Aboard this ship, Rutherford is presented with so many luxuries that he is not accustomed to that he goes into shock and depression for several weeks, unable to leave his cabin. In the end, it is here he stands up to Zeringue and finds himself happily back with Isadora.