Ducks 101Cruise Ship Duck Hunt

A viral onboard scavenger hunt game that tracks where passengers hide and find small ducks in public areas. Spread smiles and create memories all while sailing the seas!

How to Play Search Registered Duck

What Are Cruise Ducks?

It’s a real-world, global treasure hunt… but with adorable cruise duck floating across the world’s oceans.

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Passenger-Powered Fun

No cruise line organizes this. Travelers bring cruise duck onboard and hide them for strangers to discover.

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A Real Scavenger Hunt

Ducks are tucked into railings, planters, elevators, and lounges. Finding one is pure joy, especially for kids.

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Global Community

Hundreds of thousands of quackers share finds, decorating tips, and stories in online groups every day.

How It Works

Simple, wholesome, and ridiculously fun. Five easy steps.

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Bring the Ducks

Pack 10–100 cruise duck. Classic yellow or themed: pirates, sailors, holidays.

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Register your Duck

Register each duck on Ducks101. You get a unique number so everyone can track its trip.

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Tag Them

Add your name, hometown, ship, sailing date, registration number, and “Oh what luck, you found a duck! Keep or hide, you decide.”

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Hide Them

Public areas only: elevators, atriums, stairwells, deck chairs, planters.

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Find & Share

Photograph the duck, post the registration number, then keep it or re-hide it.

How It All Began

In 2018, a 10-year-old girl named Abby was heading out on a Carnival cruise from Galveston with her family. She wanted to hide cruise duck around the ship so other passengers would smile.

They boarded with about 50 ducks and hid a handful every day. People of all ages lit up when they found one.

Her parents started a Facebook group called “Cruising Ducks.” That community and its spin-offs now count hundreds of thousands of members worldwide.

💛 It started with one girl’s kindness. Now it’s a global phenomenon.

The Golden Rules

Keep the fun going, and the cruise lines happy.

Public areas only. Elevators, atriums, lounges, outdoor decks, stairwells.
Never hide in pools, hot tubs, stores, buffets, restrooms, crew areas, or staterooms.
Kid-friendly spots. Don’t place ducks too high or out of reach.
Share the joy. Post your find so the original hider can see the adventure.
Check cruise line policy. Disney, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, and Marella have restricted duck hiding. Follow your ship.
Be kind. Positive messages only.

Ready to Become a Quacker?

Grab some cruise duck, pack your bags, and make someone’s day.

Register A Duck Find the Community

Keep or hide… you decide. Just keep the smiles sailing.