nrgMike Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hi. Has anyone been on the all access ship tour? I know all ships will differ but wonder if it is worth the price or save it for a shore excursion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThyriC Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 I think it really depends on you if its worth it or not. If you want to see the galley, where the luggage is stored, how they manage to get so much luggage to so many people in such a short amount of time, the laundry, where all of the food for thousands of people is kept, as well as the bridge, then I'd say its a good use of a sea day. However if your situation is between a shore excursion in a place you've never visited before, and the ship tour.... I'd personally go with the shore excursion. There are several ship tours (usually with the exception of the bridge) available to watch on youtube, but shore excursions are usually experience based and you may have more fun with a shore excursion. If you've booked well in advance, you may even find you can do both! I think for first timers, the ship tour is a must to better appreciate the grand scale of the ship and how so much gets done on these floating cities! But I'm just a fan of logistics so seeing how everything works like a fine tuned machine is really exciting. But also if I had to sacrifice a shore excursion to do that, I would have to take the shore excursion first. Mikeb1892 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 I think if you've never done a behind the scenes tour, it is worth the cost. It's a fun peek into how these ships work and if you have interest in such a tour in the first place, I think you will enjoy this sort of option. Mikeb1892 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoski Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 And watch for a sale on this under Activities in your cruise planner. The cost varies by ship even though they all say it is 2 hours. We are cruising a few times this year and opted to do the tour on the Empress for only $49. It is held on a sea day and we got to choose morning or afternoon. Mikeb1892 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 My son in law is an engineer. Last Year we all we on the Allure and for his birthday I gave him an All Access Tour and went with him. 3 Hours and well worth it in my opinion. He still talks about! Just be sure to wear long pants and shoes (no sandals or flip flops allowed). Totally amazing "behind the scene look" tour of the ship. Mikeb1892 and Hoski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 We did this tour on Ovation on one of the sea days and really enjoyed it. Luckily we did it early on in the cruise as there was a Norovirus outbreak so they cancelled the later tours. Our tour took in the Bridge, Galley, Food Stores, Laundry, Engine Control Room (but not the engine room itself), Recycling Plant and a walk down the i95. I would certainly recommend doing it at least once if you get the opportunity and you enjoy seeing the work going on behind the scenes. Hoski, Baked Alaska and Mikeb1892 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 I took my son on Harmony all access tour because he is mad about ships. It was expensive ($163 AUD each).. I wouldn't do it again but worth doing once. We were last out of the engine control room and they let him sit in the chairs to get photos even though it was a roped off section. The Bridge is also pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Oh and you get to keep the All Access Lanyard so you’re also going to save spending $7.99 in the gift shop if that helps to sway you. Mikeb1892, Hoski, KristiZ and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWaits Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 One watch out if you book the tour - don't plan on making it to anything else that is scheduled earlier than an hour after the tour supposedly ends. Mikeb1892 and Hoski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Did this on Oasis last year. Very well done and informative. i thought it was well worth it. Mikeb1892 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Since it's only $49 on Empress, planning on finally booking it! PRC, Hoski and Mikeb1892 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notlad Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 I did the all access tour on either Mariner or Independence, can't remember which right now, and it was very much worth it for me. I am fascinated by cruise ship operations and so to see I95, the food storage area, giant freezer and refrigerator rooms, engine control room and last but not least the brdige was fascinating. I wish I had done it years before. We spent probably 15-30 minutes on the bridge and got to ask the Captain any questions we wanted to. By the way the only two places we had serious security was the engine control room and the bridge. If anybody would have had intentions of doing something nefarious they would not have gotten very far! Mikeb1892 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThyriC Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 And just to reiterate the importance of booking something like this when you see a price you're comfortable with. On my Grandeur sailing in October, the price went UP! To $75! So now I'm watching and waiting for it to go back down and then definitely snagging it. I love the ship tours. Especially the bridge. And seeing the bridge on different ships is awesome too. Like seeing it on Allure is very different from seeing it on Grandeur, how everything is laid out. Mikeb1892 and Hoski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 I'm sure my wife and I will go on it on Liberty, got it in the plans. They list it at $97 apiece and I questioned that on another thread, response was definitely go for it. I'll be watching the price as time nears and be ready to make a move. Having served on a US Navy cruiser in main propulsion, I'm real curious to see what makes that thing go. And....want to see that roll machine I've heard about. The bridge tour will be interesting, hope I can take pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitsmom Posted March 6, 2019 Report Share Posted March 6, 2019 We did the tour on the Radiance last summer and it was so interesting to see all the stuff that goes on behind the scenes. People don't realize the full extent of what happens to make cruising the awesome thing that it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoski Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 We just saw the price go up on the Allure for our sailing and it was already expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hoski said: We just saw the price go up on the Allure for our sailing and it was already expensive. Strange....today I saw the price for our cruise go down from $97 to $85. Evidently the prices fluctuate daily? Mikeb1892 and Hoski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRMO12HD Posted March 8, 2019 Report Share Posted March 8, 2019 I'll be going on the tour on the Oasis in April -- really looking forward to it, especially after having viewed the "Megafoods" episode filmed on Oasis (from several years ago, but still . . .). I will be watching the price to see if it goes down, as it was $119. Mikeb1892 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinS Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 I've been on the All Access Tour on Oasis, and thoroughly enjoyed it! I've watched the price of this tour on my upcoming Harmony cruise, and the price has always been $119 since the first day it became available to book. It has been labeled "On sale", "Pre-cruise pricing", and other "discounted price" sales, but has ALWAYS been $119. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ1231 Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 21 hours ago, MarvinS said: I've been on the All Access Tour on Oasis, and thoroughly enjoyed it! I've watched the price of this tour on my upcoming Harmony cruise, and the price has always been $119 since the first day it became available to book. It has been labeled "On sale", "Pre-cruise pricing", and other "discounted price" sales, but has ALWAYS been $119. Same for Anthem in July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus378 Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hello. We are going on Mariner of the seas and are considering doing the tour. Do they have multiple tours throughout the day? If so, how does the time slot get assigned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 This is one of the first things I booked after I booked my May cruise on Grandeur. A lot of the Canada/New England ports, I'm planning on just doing "on my own" style, so I had a little extra OBC to play with. I've only done one other cruise (Carnival Fantasy in October 2018), and I really enjoyed the ship tour -- though thanks to Hurricane Michael, the captain closed the bridge, so I had to miss out on that part! So, I'm hoping to make up for it this time! Even without the bridge, I totally thought it was worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 3/15/2019 at 11:36 AM, KJ1231 said: Same for Anthem in July Oasis in August has also consistently been $119 except during the Black Friday sale where it dropped to $104. Did a lot of repricing that weekend! Mikeb1892 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2sail Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 We paid $119 on Liberty. I watched, but the price never went down. It was pretty expensive IMHO. The cruise planner said that you had to wear long pants. Of course, I forgot to bring a pair (we were cruising in June). So, I bought a pair of sweat pants for the tour. I was a little irritated because someone was allowed to wear shorts on the tour. It worked out because I had the pants for ice skating, too. We didn't see the laundry room. But we did see almost everything else others mentioned. We also spent a long time in one of the kitchens. Everyone we encountered on the tour was very kind and welcoming. In addition to the lanyard, we received a luggage tag and a rope with knot tying instructions. I am glad we did it once. I wanted to keep my teens busy during our two consecutive sea days. For us, it was worth the price. We visited three ports. We had a snorkeling excursion in Cozumel, a Stingray City/Turtle Farm excursion in Cayman, and a cheap Red Stripe beach excursion in Jamaica. Since the beach excursion was relatively inexpensive, I justified the cost of the tour. If you are visiting familiar ports, you may want to skip an excursion and do the ship tour instead. I am able to entertain myself just walking around most port areas. But if the ports are new, you may just want to save the ship tour for another time. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 My husband did it on Oasis and really enjoyed it. Lucky for him it was free as we knew the Director of Hotels and he got him on the tour. Nice knowing an officer! He took us to Coastal Kitchen for dinner too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy Posted February 23, 2020 Report Share Posted February 23, 2020 My wife and I did the tour on Vision and enjoyed it. My son did the tour on Adventure and enjoyed it as well. I think it's worthwhile to do once to see what happens behind the scenes. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimnKathy Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 My wife and I are doing the tour this fall on Symphony of the Seas...we are stoked! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoski Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Our whole family just did this on the Grandeur. Two of us had recently done it on the Empress as I stated in above posts. It was different but still good. One thing about Grandeur is that we did not get lanyards just a paper bracelet for the tour. We also were not allowed to carry anything but our phones with us where on Empress I had a small purse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadster Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 24 minutes ago, Hoski said: Our whole family just did this on the Grandeur. Two of us had recently done it on the Empress as I stated in above posts. It was different but still good. One thing about Grandeur is that we did not get lanyards just a paper bracelet for the tour. We also were not allowed to carry anything but our phones with us where on Empress I had a small purse. Thanks for this info -- I'm signed up to take it on Grandeur in May. Back when I cruised on Carnival and took a ship tour, we couldn't even bring our phones. Hoski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 We did the ship's tour on Liberty in December, thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it. To me the highlight was the Engineering Control Room and the bridge. When we were in the Engineering Control Room, the supervisor was explaining operations of the ship......the incident with the collision of the two Carnival ships in Cozumel had just happened, so I asked the supervisor what they knew about the cause of the collision. He told me to pose that question to the personnel on the bridge. I got a very interesting and informed reaction on the bridge, basically it was human error and would never happen on a RCL ship. The kitchens, storage and laundry were interesting, they took us into the booze storage room but didn't give out samples. Needless to say, the booze storage room had tight security. No pun intended. It was amazing to see how busy the personnel were and how well coordinated. They took a lot of pride in that. Well worth the money and time!! Hoski and KristiZ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 14 hours ago, rtread said: the booze storage room had tight security. I see what you did there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtread Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 8 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I see what you did there... Yeah, I thought it was kinda cute.... WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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