Deck 13, Cabin 13402

A stranger's birthday cake arrived at our cabin

Day four of our cruise. A knock at the door. A crew member holding a beautiful chocolate cake with 'Happy 50th Birthday Maria!' written on it. We are not Maria. We told him this. He checked his paperwork and confirmed this was cabin 13402. We are in cabin 13402. We are not Maria. He was confused. We were confused. He left with the cake. Twenty minutes later, another knock. Same crew member. He said Maria was in 13042 — the numbers were transposed on the order. He also said Maria was not in her cabin yet and the cake was starting to tilt. He asked if we could hold it. We held Maria's birthday cake for forty-five minutes in our cabin. When he came to retrieve it, he brought us two slices as thanks. Happy birthday, Maria, wherever you are.