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the fish extender
A red stripe fish extender with 3 pockets for The RiverasPockets: Mom & Dad with Captain Mickey and Captain Minnie; Mia with Stitch; Leo with Grogu. It hangs on a stateroom door with small gifts tucked in the pockets.8034THE RIVERASTO 8034MOM & DADMIALEOHANDMADE

It hangs on your stateroom door.

A fish extender is a fabric organizer with pockets — one for each person in your cabin. Other families on your cruise slip small gifts into it during the week. Think of it like a stocking, but on a ship, and strangers fill it. It's a Disney cruise tradition. Thousands of families do it on every sailing.

Build yoursHow does the exchange work?

This is what it looks like on the ship.

  • A fish extender with navy-stripe, burlap and denim pockets showing Mickey and Minnie, hanging on a wall
  • A white four-pocket fish extender with pockets for Dad, Mom and two kids
  • A red-stripe fish extender with a Pixie Dust header and a ship wheel pocket
  • A navy-stripe fish extender reading Mom and Dad, with a burlap pocket and a denim pocket
  • A red-stripe fish extender reading Mom & Dad, with Mickey on the burlap and red pockets
  • A navy-stripe fish extender reading Mom & Dad, laid on a wooden floor
  • Two navy-stripe fish extenders for one family, Dad on the left and Mom on the right

  1. Design yours

    Pick your characters, type your names, see it on a door. Takes about a minute.

    Build your door

  2. Run your sailing's exchange

    Set up sign-ups for your group. One link, every cabin joins from their phone. No spreadsheet.

    Start a sign-up page

  3. Track your cruise

    See where your ship is right now and count down to your sailing.

    Find your ship

Questions people actually ask

More questions
Wait, what IS a fish extender?
A fabric organizer that hangs on your stateroom door. Each person in your cabin gets a pocket. Other families on your sailing drop small gifts into it during the week. It's a fan tradition, not a Disney thing.
Do I have to do this?
Nope. It's totally optional. But once you see one on somebody else's door, you'll want one.
How much am I going to spend?
Whatever your group agrees. Most people spend a few dollars per gift. Nobody expects anything fancy.
When do I need to sign up?
Usually 30 to 100 days before your sailing. Earlier is better because groups fill up.
What if I don't have my stateroom number yet?
Sign up anyway and add it later. Happens all the time.
Can we do kids only?
Yes. Your group decides. In a kids-only exchange the children get gifts and the parents' pockets stay empty.
Two fish extenders side by side, one in red stripes and one in navy stripes

We sew these by hand.

A small family team. Every fish extender is cut, sewn and pressed here, with your names and characters on it.

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