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Post by akstafford on Jan 18, 2012 12:45:42 GMT -9
Someone was discussing this in the Groundspeak forums... www.cruiseportinsider.com/juex70.htmlHere's the description: After boarding your chauffeur-driven Hummer at the Cruise Ship docks, you're off on a day's geocaching adventure in Juneau.
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.
Your driver is equipped with a hand-held GPS device, and you'll select from a list of moderately accessible cache sites in the Juneau area. Your chauffeur will add informative commentary as you track your progress on the GPS device while pursuing a cache site. You'll then stop and park, going after the site on foot. It's a fun way to explore Juneau!I wonder if this is being done by a local cacher?
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Post by SSO JOAT on Jan 18, 2012 19:13:49 GMT -9
The linked site seems to indicate it is being sponsored by Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises. But, they would be using local talent for all their shoreside activities. Given the size of a cruise ship, they'd have to have at least a handful of such "tours" available. It's a very interesting link up with the cruise ship industry. I could see this catching on in other ports, though for it to be a workable and satisfying recreational activity for the passengers, they would want to have some control over the caches available on the list. So, I'd half expect that if it hasn't started already, at some point the tour guide(s) would become cache hiders and be placing and maintaining certain easy access caches in picturesque spots primarily for the benefit of the passengers. If the passengers came back with a poor-to-middlin experience of finding a couple soggy logs in the bogs and a MHK under a LPS, the cruise ship would hear about it and sink the program with enough complaints. In the most extreme case, I could see the tour company placing unregistered, commercial caches at very specific tourist sites just for the benefit of the program. Though I'd expect that kind of activity to be limited as it would generate negative feedback from existing cachers who want to log their finds on GC. Interesting concept all the way around. I hope it spurs a lot of positive caching along the cruise routes. Now who's going to pick up the ball and run with this idea out of Seward?
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