Ducks!!!

[jeanlyon]

Does anybody else feel like I do about these flaming ducks.  What is the point of hiding yellow plastic ducks around the ship for others to find.  What do they do with them.  Why is it fun?  I just don't get it at all.

[Mark36]

I dont either, Maybe it is replacing the plastic PO are trying to save. 

 

 

 

 

[jeanlyon]

I can vaguely understand on the big ships with kids on board, but not on the adult only ships and I am reading on FB that people are hiding ducks on Arcadia.  I know what I will do if I find any!

[lincslady]

They will only block up the sewage system, sadly.

[Curious G.]

It's for amusement! 

[jeanlyon]

1 minute ago, Curious G. said:

It's for amusement! 

And people can't find amusement on a cruise without looking for plastic ducks?

 

[Curious G.]

They can, but there are a lot of ways to enjoy a cruise. 😀

[snaefell]

I thought this was a young/American thing,my Wife found 3 on a recent Transatlantic with RCI,she had no idea why they were there but thought it was fun finding 'cute' things!😙😙

[JWILSON2]

I would like to find one.  Looking for one on Arcadia soon. 🥸

[jeanlyon]

I give up.  Cannot believe grown people actually like looking for plastic ducks.

[yorkshirephil]

3 minutes ago, jeanlyon said:

Cannot believe grown people actually like looking for plastic ducks.

I don't think it is compulsory yet😁

[jeanlyon]

7 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said:

I don't think it is compulsory yet😁

That;s a relief!  🤣

[Snow Hill]

I am sure most ports have recycling bins for plastic. 😬

[Host Kat]

4 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

 

@jeanlyon

 

Here is a recent Cruise Critic article that may be helpful to all reading this thread:

 

Cruise Ducks: Cruising's Strange Obsession

 

[Presto2]

4 hours ago, jeanlyon said:

Does anybody else feel like I do about these flaming ducks.  What is the point of hiding yellow plastic ducks around the ship for others to find.  What do they do with them.  Why is it fun?  I just don't get it at all.

Sorry I think it's really good natured fun. We found one and left it for others to take home. Plenty worse things can happen on a ship and this isn't one of them surely. 

Edited June 28 by Presto2

[Presto2]

16 minutes ago, Host Kat said:

 

@jeanlyon

 

Here is a recent Cruise Critic article that may be helpful to all reading this thread:

 

Cruise Ducks: Cruising's Strange Obsession

 

We have stayed at Darwins Escape lodges a few times and we always brought home a plastic duck as a gift from the company.  This one is from Ilfracombe.  He now lives in Wales with his 3 friends from Cumbria !!!

[Presto2]

Ps they are great fun in a hot tub !!

[Host Sharon]

They are a bit of harmless fun, especially for children, although it would be nice if they were not made from plastic. No one forces you to search for them.

[Megabear2]

It's official... Carnival supports ducks!

 

https://www.thestreet.com/travel/carnival-cruise-line-makes-a-bold-ruling-on-cruise-ship-ducks

[yorkshirephil]

5 hours ago, Megabear2 said:

It's official... Carnival supports ducks!

 

 

Me too, they are great on pancakes with hoisin sauce and spring onion.

[LadyL1]

Same thing on adult only Virgin ships! I would not participate, and as for more plastic waste? I hope none end up in the ocean.
 

[Lady Meer]

They are not all plastic - we’ve seen some knitted and crocheted! One lady makes items relevant to the ports of the cruise - sharks, apples, lighthouses, penguins, etc!

[jeanlyon]

9 hours ago, Host Kat said:

 

@jeanlyon

 

Here is a recent Cruise Critic article that may be helpful to all reading this thread:

 

Cruise Ducks: Cruising's Strange Obsession

 

Just needs the cruise lines to say "no ducks to be brought onboard".  

[terrierjohn]

I am feeling upset and depressed because I have never, knowingly, seen one of these hidden ducks.

Mind you thats not surprising, my wife tells me I never see when anything is out of place!

[Host Sharon]

1 hour ago, jeanlyon said:

Just needs the cruise lines to say "no ducks to be brought onboard".  

Why? How does it impact on your cruise? Can I ask for no football to be shown in public rooms?