Duck hunt

[kibutzer]

So what is the deal with people hiding rubber duckies on ships. Supposedly this is being done by guests, saw on another board.  Hope this isn't a new CD activity, like trivia in bathrobes. I recognize they want a younger demographic but let's not create a mega ship game environment. Just my point of view.

[slw207693]

Just got off Riviera and someone was going around putting googlie eyes on the artwork

😳😵‍💫

[pinotlover]

I surely hope they don’t start playing that evil loud Rock and Roll music aboard ship. Can’t they just play Glen Miller and let us listen in peace to the string quartet? Why CCR and The Rolling Stones are just pornography to my delicate ears. Let those dastardly main line cruise ships play that junk!! 🙄

 

We had the rubber duckies appear on our recent Marina cruise, fwiw. 😂

[LHT28]

1 hour ago, slw207693 said:

Just got off Riviera and someone was going around putting googlie eyes on the artwork

😳😵‍💫

😲  How rude

Do they know  what that artwork costs  it is not Park West crap

 

If that is they type of pax  that are migrating to O  glad we are nearing the end of our cruising  time

Will stick to other modes of travel

[LHT28]

1 hour ago, kibutzer said:

So what is the deal with people hiding rubber duckies on ships. Supposedly this is being done by guests, saw on another board.  Hope this isn't a new CD activity, like trivia in bathrobes. I recognize they want a younger demographic but let's not create a mega ship game environment. Just my point of view.

Bonnie  I am with you 

 

what next  hair leg contests & beer pong 

That will appeal to those that want the younger demographics

[pinotlover]

18 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

😲  How rude

Do they know  what that artwork costs  it is not Park West crap

 

If that is they type of pax  that are migrating to O  glad we are nearing the end of our cruising  time

Will stick to other modes of travel

Didn’t see any of the emojis put on the artwork. Totally unacceptable.

 

fwiw, on our two recent O cruises we found almost all of the expensive oil paintings gone. It has been mostly replaced with art palette color prints mostly behind glass. Still a few of the old remains, but not many. People were questioning whether it had to be sold, to raise cash, during the shutdown. 
 

As has been posted many times, when you decide to return to cruising Oceania after these multiple years away, you’ll find many subtle changes.

Edited May 11, 2023 by pinotlover

[sofietucker]

The ducks have been around on cruise ships for a good 20 years...  We've encountered a few & now leave them hidden.

Earlier than that, there were "duck races" in some waterways in Europe, finally ended due to pollution concerns.

Before THAT (1992), a cargo ship lost thousands of ducks at sea that washed up all over the world. This started the craze/

A huge Dutch sculpture went on international tour. https://chrysler.org/exhibition/florentijn-hofmans-rubber-duck/

Now, find duck shops/displays in any European tourist area/airport boutique. Every imaginable theme.

https://amsterdamduckstore.com/rubber-duck/amsterdam-rubber-duck/

 We did pick up a commemorative one at the gift shop at North Cape (Norway), for the babies...

Edited May 14, 2023 by sofietucker

[LHT28]

4 hours ago, sofietucker said:

The ducks have been around on cruise ships for a good 20 years... 

 

Never  seen them on Oceania   

Hope  new cruisers  do not bring their  main stream mentality aboard  O

 YMMV

[sofietucker]

Hate to disappoint, but... Found this guy perched next to our suite on Riviera in 2021.