Couple Went on Cruise to Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary. They Were Shocked When They Saw Daughter Onboard (Exclusive)

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27-05-2025

To celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, Daniel and Melissa Figueroa booked an eight-day cruise to the Bahamas. They were "disappointed" when their daughter, Shailyn Torres, told them she couldn't join them because the cruise sold out
In reality, Shailyn and her husband had already booked the cruise and were planning on surprising them onboard
"It was honestly one of the most rewarding feelings I've ever had. Being able to give them that kind of joy, especially for such a milestone, meant everything," Shailyn tells PEOPLEOne couple celebrating their wedding anniversary were shocked when their daughter crashed the party.
In honor of their 25th wedding anniversary on May 19, Daniel and Melissa Figueroa booked an eight-day cruise to the Bahamas. Although Daniel, 47, and Melissa, 46, were excited to set sail for their Caribbean getaway, Melissa especially had hoped that their daughter, Shailyn Torres, would join them and was "disappointed" when she told them that the cruise had sold out.
"Little did she know, I had already booked the cruise a week before it actually sold out!" Shailyn tells PEOPLE.
Shailyn, 30, and her husband, Sergio Torres, 33, kept the surprise a secret from Daniel and Melissa for about two months.
"My husband and I cruise often, but we told my mom we weren't fans of Carnival [Cruise Line] just to throw her off," Shailyn explains. "We made up excuses so she wouldn't suspect a thing."
Even though Shailyn's mother and stepfather are "usually good at picking up on surprises," this time, "they had no idea."
The day before Daniel and Melissa's milestone anniversary, they were sitting at the bar of the cruise ship, waiting to sail away from the Baltimore Cruise Port. That's when Shailyn and Sergio quietly snuck up behind them before announcing themselves.
Once they realized who was behind them, Daniel and Melissa immediately began gasping and screaming in excitement before getting up from their barstools to hug Shailyn and Sergio.
"They were so surprised and incredibly happy," Shailyn remembers. "They couldn't stop smiling or talking about how I managed to pull it off."
The moment was just as meaningful to Shailyn.
"It was honestly one of the most rewarding feelings I've ever had," she says. "Being able to give them that kind of joy, especially for such a milestone, meant everything. I was so happy, emotional and proud that the surprise worked perfectly."
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She recorded the sweet surprise and posted it on TikTok that day, writing in the caption: "POV: You show up unannounced on your parents' cruise to surprise them for their 25th wedding anniversary. 💖🚢.Their faces = priceless 🥹. 25 years of love, and we couldn't let them celebrate without a family twist. Here's to love that lasts and surprises that hit just right! 🥂✨."
In the video, several onlookers at the bar looked just as moved by the surprise.
"People around us were super curious," Shailyn recalls. "My mom was screaming with joy and everyone was laughing and smiling."
All of the commotion even caught the DJ's attention. He stopped the music to ask what was going on and after learning about the heartwarming reunion, he announced the 25th wedding anniversary surprise.
"The whole room started clapping," Shailyn says. "Strangers were coming up to us saying how beautiful and heartwarming it was."
Shailyn and Sergio joined Daniel and Melissa for the entire trip. Even "more special" was that the group resided on the same floor, Deck 7.
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