Found the superstition coin on the Destiny

[MSRussell]

I went as high as I could go on the ship, and the box is welded behind a piped off area in back of the basketball court.

The players were kind enough to pause their game for a moment while I walked to the back of the court to take a couple pictures.

The box holds a two dollar bill, one coin, and the inscription Destiny, and the date.

Pretty neat.

Melanie

[Unknotted]

Awesome! But where is a picture for us?? :D

[navybaby1113]

Could someone explain exactly what this is?

[CrusinCyndi]

Do they have one of those on the Pride ?

[MSRussell]

Awesome! But where is a picture for us?? :D

Hint taken. I'll see if i can bring it up.

Melanie

[MSRussell]

 

I hope it turned out, if not, I'll keep trying

[MSRussell]

I'll try again!

[MSRussell]

 

I can't seem to bring it in, so here is the link.

Melanie

[misguidedangel]

For those of you who do not know, everyship built has a coin minted with the ship name and this coin is placed ON the ship, but never in the same place. It is a tradition that goes back a long time and it is for good luck. ALL Carnival ships have one, but where, they do not tell you or point it out, only those who check out all the nooks and crannies find it. It is usually covered with a clear box over it.

[2wallace]

Cool!!!!!!:)

[Unknotted]

Actually the coin doesn't have to have the ship's name on it, nor is the coin minted for that ship. It can be an ordinary coin, but the coin is supposed to be integrated into the ship's structure. That is the key point of it. So a coin just hidden behind a vase somewhere on the ship wouldn't work. But if it is secured into a welded box, then it is integrated into the ship's structure. Older ships had them sometimes wedged between floorboards, etc.

 

Hmmm, I wonder if they forgot to put a coin on the Splendor??

 

EDIT: Thanks so much for the photo of it. I didn't mean to be hinting at anything other than I sure wanted to see what Destiny's coin looked like, lol.

Edited November 13, 2010 by Unknotted

[bonniemari]

Darn it-now I'll have to spend next week on the Elation looking for "the coin".

[CrusinCyndi]

I'll have to try to find it on the Pride next October

[ShakyBeef]

Thanks, Melanie! (BTW, my dad was born in Elkhart:))

 

And thanks to the others that included the info on the background of this interesting custom. I had no idea.:)

 

I, too, will be looking for it on the Pride in January and would appreciate any more clues anyone might have for finding it. Sounds like fun.:)

[jimbri]

That's cool. I had never heard of it.

[happylady]

Gosh, this sounds as bad as trying to find the hidden Mickey's on the Disney ships!! Now I'll have to look all over the Spirit next May! :eek:

[sjcruiser]

Never hear of it, and probably would need to look for it on a B2B, with the first week looking for the coin, and the second week actually enjoying the cruise.

[spencercoop]

Does anyone know where the Dream's is??

[navybaby1113]

That's really cool. We're going to have to go looking for it on the Inspiration.

[PorkChopKid]

Actually the coin doesn't have to have the ship's name on it, nor is the coin minted for that ship. It can be an ordinary coin, but the coin is supposed to be integrated into the ship's structure. That is the key point of it. So a coin just hidden behind a vase somewhere on the ship wouldn't work. But if it is secured into a welded box, then it is integrated into the ship's structure. Older ships had them sometimes wedged between floorboards, etc.

I seem to recall reading that the sailing ships of old used to have a coin placed under the main mast where it sits on the keel.

[lady_cruiser]

I wonder if I can get CD John H to show me where it is when we sail on The Magic the first week she sails out of Galveston.

[IflyWithDi]

Does anyone know where the Dream's is??

 

I asked the CD on the Dream last week and he sent his Asst. to find out for me as neither knew what I was talking about at first this was at the past cruisers party and the Captain was also there don't know if he asked the Captain or who but he found us later and told us that it was under the water line welded to the keel.

[MSRussell]

I'm going on the Dream in March, and am going on the coin hunt also,. I wish I had known about it last April when I was on the Sensation.

I just climb as high as I can go, then snoop around. It's usually by the basketball court.

I think there are public coins, and the ones they actually weld in the ship.

Melanie

[Xokeman]

The Holiday had one under the lacquer in the aft bar.

[nothomeonacruise]

Oh let's not talk about hidden Mickeys. My family has spent a lot of time looking for them at WDW. I'll look for the coin on the Glory. :)