MV Isle of Islay is the first of four large new ferries ordered from a shipyard in Turkey.
The bath toy was among 150,000 ducks released into the River Liffey in 2006, with the intention of travelling one mile.
MV Isle of Islay has been placed on standby after MV Glen Sannox was taken out of service due to an engine fault.
MV Isle of Islay is currently making its way to Scotland after being built in a Turkish shipyard.
Some rural distilleries have closed visitor centres while others have cutr opening hours due to less footfall and difficulties finding staff.
MV Isle of Islay will soon make the two-week journey to Scotland and is expected to enter service in early spring.
Scottish ministers are including more Hebridean islands in the scheme after public feedback.
Margrat Duncan won some of Gaelic's biggest song prizes and was a key member of London Gaelic Choir.
MV Isle of Islay is one of four new ferries being built for Scotland's west coast routes by the Cemre shipyard at Yalova in Turkey.
