I wasn’t sure if I’d participate, but now I hide Cruise Ducks Everywhere!
Cruise Ducks are everywhere. What a great way to put a smile on a fellow passenger OR crew members face. I’m not sure where they came from but I’m hooked. Kinda like door decorations, but that is another topic.
It's fun to see people find your ducks, last trip we had folks posting their ducks and tidbits about their journey.
Oh What Luck you've found a Duck!
Ducks typically come fun little tags. The tags say who the duck is from, what journey they are/were on and often instructions on how to post your duck on social media.
I've found ducks that were hiddent 2-3 cruises before my trip. The bartender on our last ship shared her duck collection and was really excited to find more.
Ducks are available at hobby stores, or online. They often come with tags to make it easy to share. They come in all themes. For Alaska we hid ducks with wool caps, for our holiday cruises we look for Christmas themes. I've seen tropical ducks, graduation ducks....there is a duck for every journey!
Typically smaller ducks than a traditional bathtub duck are used, but everyone has their own way.
My husband likes to put magnets on his, and hides them on the ceiling, the walls, the stairs, we often stop off on a deck to see if someone's found them.
I tend to put mine in plants, or on handrails in elevators.
Duck Rules
Cruise lines seem to be accepting of the duck phenomenon. I would suggest making sure you have the rules of duckdom included in your duck cruise tags. These are:
Place in public places only (don't put them in shops, fellow cruisers may think they are for sale, or confuse shop staff)
Do NOT put your ducks in a swimming pool or spa. This might tempt children to retrieve them and fall in.
Are you ready to join in Duck Mania?
Try to find a duck on your next cruise. Or be a duck hider and see if you can get a few folks to share their duck experience with you.
Just have fun with ducks! Post your ducks findings on our private Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/storytellertravel/
Let's add ducks to your Travel Story!
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