Hiding ducks on the cruise?

[Grankm21]

We’ve seen them on RCL as well. I appreciate whoever takes the time to leave them. My kids get excited when they find one, plus it gives them something to play with in the bath.

 

[revdon64]

It's definitely migrated over to DCL
I've seen a post from someone in my cruise group sailing next week with their box of ducks ready to go.

 

[pjacobi]

"This is your Captain speaking: The ship is sinking. Unfortunately, we cannot lower the lifeboats because there is a plastic duck jamming the mechanism. "

Isn't there something else people could do without jeopardizing the safety of others?


-Paul

 

[tvguy]

Well by that logic you could just stuff some money in a fish extender insread of making/buying small gifts but that would miss the point.

Fish extenders and door decorating we not a thing yet on our cruise on the Magic in December 2003. Maybe Duck Hiding will catch on like Fish Extenders and Door Decorating did.

 

[HappySailor3758]

Please stop bringing this onboard. The majority of the ducks end up in the waste stream onboard. Due to the blend of materials waste management company can't recycle. Each ship ends up burning this in the incinerator or they are dumped in a landfill.

 

[kiford]

I only recently heard about this when watching one of our favourite vloggers who regularly cruise (I think they were on Princess when it was mentioned but it could also have been Carnival). I've never seen them on DCL before so if it is happening, it must be a recent phenomenon being copied from other cruise lines.

 

[insureman]

Sorry, I don't see the point. They do it with Jeeps too which I also don't get.

 

[randumb0]

Sorry, I don't see the point. They do it with Jeeps too which I also don't get.

Jeeps? I would love to find a Jeep with the keys inside that I can keep

 

[sadiecatie]

I guess my perspective is that if you don’t like/get it, just don’t participate. If you think it’s fun, do it. Let people like what they like

 

[insureman]

My perspective is we pay a premium for a Disney cruise so I will defer to them for the entertainment.

 

[jujubiee4]

I actually saw a couple of them in the trash on our Wish cruise. Now I'm wondering if they were
dumped or that was a "hiding" place. lol

 

[Dug720]

I actually saw a couple of them in the trash on our Wish cruise. Now I'm wondering if they were
dumped or that was a "hiding" place. lol

I wasn't on the Wish, but if I find any, the trash is EXACTLY where they are going.

 

[Alicatt]

Why would you throw them away and ruin other people's fun? I'm not understanding the anger here. Hidden surprises, pixie dust and extras touches like fish extenders and door decorations are the types of things a lot of cruisers love. Maybe others find that stuff gawdy and think they take away from the elegance of the ship, but I can't imagine wanting to ruin someone's fun when they put time and money into what they think is plusing the experience.

 

[sadiecatie]

Why would you throw them away and ruin other people's fun? I'm not understanding the anger here. Hidden surprises, pixie dust and extras touches like fish extenders and door decorations are the types of things a lot of cruisers love. Maybe others find that stuff gawdy and think they take away from the elegance of the ship, but I can't imagine wanting to ruin someone's fun when they put time and money into what they think is plusing the experience.

I also don’t get this. It strikes me as “I don’t like it, so nobody gets to enjoy it!” Just leave it and move on. Let someone else find it who will think it’s whimsical and fun.

 

[gotomu212]

Why would you throw them away and ruin other people's fun? I'm not understanding the anger here. Hidden surprises, pixie dust and extras touches like fish extenders and door decorations are the types of things a lot of cruisers love. Maybe others find that stuff gawdy and think they take away from the elegance of the ship, but I can't imagine wanting to ruin someone's fun when they put time and money into what they think is plusing the experience.

We saw the cleaning crew sweeping a few up in The Tube and throwing them away. I’m not sure if that’s the official guidance to the crew or just what these three were doing.

 

[Dug720]

Why would you throw them away and ruin other people's fun? I'm not understanding the anger here. Hidden surprises, pixie dust and extras touches like fish extenders and door decorations are the types of things a lot of cruisers love. Maybe others find that stuff gawdy and think they take away from the elegance of the ship, but I can't imagine wanting to ruin someone's fun when they put time and money into what they think is plusing the experience.

There are lines where hiding things is the culture of the ship. Disney has not been one of those lines. If you want do do such, stick to the lines where that IS the culture.

 

[DisneyBill]

On a Disney cruise shouldn't it be a mouse that's hidden anyway?

 

[Alicatt]

Look i was told it was thing in this site. I have never cruised on another line. I was just trying to make the cruise a little more fun for a few kids. If another cruise line has something fun, why would you rurn your back on it for that reason? I suspect many good ideas have been gained by learning from competition. Again if you don't like it, don't do it. I don't know who started the door magnet thing but even if if it was another cruise line, I'm still doing it. I can't imagine why it would matter.

 

[kateandy08096]

On our last Disney cruise we participated in the fish extender and also a group was formed that exchanged pencils from the state they were from which was fun!

 

[TXDCLfan]

I guess my perspective is that if you don’t like/get it, just don’t participate. If you think it’s fun, do it. Let people like what they like

Exactly