How duck cruising traceability works
Duck cruising is the game where cruisers hide rubber ducks on the ship for other passengers to find. DuckCruising adds the part that was missing: a number, a QR code, and a public trail so you can see everywhere your duck has been — just like tracking a banknote.
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Register your duck
Add a photo, the ship and the date you're hiding it. We give you a unique code and a QR code to write or stick on your duck.
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Hide it on the ship
Tuck it away somewhere fun for the next passenger to discover during their cruise.
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A stranger finds it
The finder scans the QR code or enters the code on DuckCruising and logs where and when they found it.
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The journey keeps going
They can keep the duck, leave it for the next person, or hide a brand-new duck of their own — and the trail keeps growing.
What is duck cruising?
Duck cruising (also known as a cruise duck hunt or "ducking") is a tradition among cruise passengers on lines like Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line and MSC: travelers hide small decorated rubber ducks around the ship for other guests to discover, then re-hide for the next person. DuckCruising turns that tradition into a game with memory — register a duck, print its code and QR, and watch its journey unfold across ships, itineraries and oceans.