20-year-old woman boarded a Caribbean cruise ship , to celebrate her friend’s birthday.

Within two days of the cruise, Alicia Keir said she gave birth by herself in her stateroom.

She told U.S. District Judge Rudy Lozano Wednesday that she stayed with the newborn for a minute. She did not move,” Keir said. “She did not make a sound.”

As the DeMotte woman pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, she acknowledged during Wednesday’s hearing that the child was born alive.

Keir’s voice trembled as she told Lozano she delivered a girl. She wrapped the full-term newborn in a towel and hid her under a bed, according to court records.“I should have gotten help,” Keir said.

The next day, a cleaning crew found the girl dead after the ship arrived at the port of St. Maarten. Assistant U.S. Attorney Randall Stewart said a doctor there determined the infant died from exposure and lack of care.

According to court records, the child was born without any diseases or defects.