Travelers onboard cruise ships around the globe are taking a brand new strategy to souvenirs by bringing — and leaving — rubber ducks round boats.
The development has individuals buying rubber ducks and hiding them in spots round cruise ships. Over the final 12 months alone, TikTok movies garnering hundreds of views present customers hiding and discovering ducks prefer it’s a sport.
In one Facebook group, named “Cruising Ducks,” which has greater than 284,000 members, the development is described as a “cute and entertaining way to have a blast on cruises and to brighten others’ days.”
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Reports say {that a} younger lady named Abby Davis began the Easter-egg-like thought — and it has since taken off.
Cruise ship travelers are taking rubber ducks onboard and hiding them in an internet sport of disguise and go search. (iStock)
The Facebook group explains, “Our goal is to see how far our ducks will travel and where their journey might take them. Keep or hide, you decide, but please post your ducks’ travels here so everyone can enjoy.”
Members are then requested to submit a photograph of their rubber duck onboard a ship and to specify which cruise line they’re on.
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In the final month, roughly 3,500 posts have been featured on the Facebook page.
Players on-line have posted images and quantity counts of what number of ducks they’ve collected on the journey — some upwards of 100 ducks. (iStock)
One individual posted a photograph of their kids, writing, “Kids came back with 20ish ducks. They loved finding them! Carnival Dream, September 21-29.”
Another individual posted a photograph of their 113 ducks discovered on the Carnival Cruise Lines Jubilee in September, saying that they had 5 “active hunters” on the boat and introduced over 400 to cover themselves.
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The development has made its method to Reddit as properly, with one traveler posting on the “r/royalcaribbean” subreddit, saying they paid for a carry on simply for their rubber duckies.
While on board, cruisers can submit a photograph of their duck and the ship they’re on to a Facebook web page to play the sport. (iStock)
Reddit customers took to the feedback to weigh in on the offbeat development, with one individual writing, “I hate to be a killjoy, but there’s really no reason for it. Just go on the cruise and enjoy what’s already there.”
Another person defined that hiding and discovering ducks on the ship was a enjoyable exercise for their children on sea days when the boat didn’t cease at ports.
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“My daughter works on the Utopia of the Seas and loves finding these! When her contract finishes, she plans to hide all the ducks she has collected around the ship,” one other Reddit person commented.
A sport of hide-and-seek with ducks has taken over cruise ships, and passengers are sharing images of their squeaky finds on-line. (iStock)
Cruising Ducks additionally has its personal line of rubber ducks that may be bought to take onboard cruise ships.
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For anyplace from $14 to $26, prospects should buy several types of themed ducks — Dorothy, Glinda the Good Witch, “The Godfather” and even Donald Trump.
Several theories on-line declare that some cruise ships discourage company from hiding ducks on board.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Cruising Ducks, Carnival Cruise Lines, Disney Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean for remark.