Irene who just turned 103 years old, was on a carnival cruise to commemorate her birthday.The birthday girl and her family embarked on a 7-night cruise to King’s Wharf, Bermuda, onboard Carnival Venezia on August 31, 2024, which sailed round trip out of New York City.
But while the family knew they were in for a week of fun, they likely weren’t expecting how excited the approximately 1,424 crew members onboard the Vista-class vessel would be to celebrate with Irene – who quickly became “cruise ship famous.”
Perhaps the most wholesome special memory created by the crew members was when Lee Mason, the current cruise director, and several of the senior officers surprised Irene with an elaborate chocolate cake while she was enjoying dinner with her family at Marco Polo restaurant.
Mason posted a video of the surprise to his Facebook page, showing Irene’s joy as she received the two-layer cake and the crew sang her happy birthday. There was even a ‘103’ on top that looked like it was carved out of chocolate. Irene and her loved ones then posed for a rare photo opportunity with the senior officers and cruise director – with smiles all around.
Heald asked his followers to send Irene their birthday wishes, and he received over 4,000 responses.
