We are so excited about our first
disney cruise. We are wanting to join in on the fun of fish ending. Would love some help on how to participate.
The Fish Extender Group is a fun way to greet your fellow travelers and share some fun during the cruise. As
papertraveller explained, you join a group and bring something for everyone. They in turn bring something for you. At some point during the cruise, you deliver your items to the staterooms in your group and they will deliver to your room. A final list of participants is usually provided shortly before the cruise. It's simple, fun, and brings a smile to everyone's faces. Last year, we brought a bunch of green items and distributed them the morning of St. Patrick's Day. Green buttons, magnets, stickers, etc., so everyone could avoid being pinched. Please pay attention to the ages of your fellow FE Group participants, you don't want to give a 2-year-old the same thing as a teenager!
This is a photo of our Fish Extender hanging outside our stateroom during our cruise last year. We opted for 1 pocket for each person, everyone got to pick their icon.
We had our Fish Extender made by someone who is far more creative (and talented) than the DW or I are. You can search the web for people who will make you extenders. We got ours on Etsy from a WONDERFUL seller who went out of her way to get ours made in time for the cruise. If you PM me, I will gladly share the name of the person we used - she was amazing. I do not recommend waiting until the last minute - SHOP NOW if you're having someone else make yours. However, it can be a simple as a totebag. Last year, one family in our FE Group simply hung a plastic shopping back from their Fish with some Frozen stickers on it. It didn't matter to anyone, everyone loved that their kids made it themselves.
It is always a fun surprise to get back to your room and discover that one of your fellow FE Group members left you a special item or treat. The creativity that goes into the FE items is unbelievable. We are always blown away by what our fellow passengers come up with. One of our favorite items to give (and receive) are decorations for the stateroom doors. By the end of our cruise last year, our door looked like this:
Many of those magnets came from people in our FE Group. We ended up hanging a piece of thin sheet metal up in our laundry room to display all of the wonderful magnets we've received on our cruises.
Participating in a FE Group makes every day a surprise. Plus, the kids love hunting for each room when we're out making our deliveries.
At home we keep our fish extender hanging up in the laundry room. We pass it every day on our way to and from the garage. Plus, you never know when a Disney gift card might appear in one of the pockets!!!
