Originally Posted by
SanDiego1K
I was told I could purchase my own dessert for them to present to him but they did not offer any service. The flight attendants on the DOH-LAX flight kindly put together a small plate of desserts from the galley and wished him happy birthday.
I expect that the rule is if you call, you get the official policy. Once onboard, however, cabin crew is usually very accommodating; and I cannot imagine a situation where you would tell them discreetly at the beginning of the flight and the response would be that there's nothing they can do.