Thread: would you pay $150 to take the Ultimate Ship Tour?

Princess Cruises to open off-limit crew areas to tours

Have you always wondered what happens behind the scenes on a cruise ship?
You'll soon be able to find out -- assuming you sail on a Princess ship. The Love Boat line says it will launch what's billed as the industry's first comprehensive "back of the house" tour in November.
Dubbed The Ultimate Ship Tour, the guided explorations will debut on the soon-to-launch Ruby Princess (pictured above) and eventually spread fleet-wide. The tours will take passengers to the engine control room, medical center, print shop, laundry, photo lab and even the bridge.
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All good things come with a price, of course, and cruise junkies will have to fork over $150 per person for the three-hour tours, which can be reserved on board vessels at the Passenger Service Desk. The tours will be offered once or twice per cruise, and space will be limited.
The tours include a chance to meet quite a few crew members. One stop, for instance, will be the back stage area of the ship's theater, where passengers will meet cast and production staff who will show them what goes into putting on a show. In the galley area, passengers will meet the executive chef, who will explain the process of preparing meals for thousands of people at a time.
In one of the most unusual stops, the ship's staff captain will accompany passengers to the top deck of the ship to peek inside the ship’s funnel area. At the last stop, on the ship's bridge, tour-goers will meet the captain and learn about the navigational equipment and safety systems on board.
The 3,070-passenger Ruby Princess, as we will be christened Nov. 6 by The Bachelorette's Trista and Ryan Sutter. The 113,000-ton vessel will spend its inaugural season sailing to the Western Caribbean out of Fort Lauderdale before heading to Europe next summer.
Tell us, Cruise Loggers, would you pay $150 to take the Ultimate Ship Tour?
Photo courtesy Princess Cruises


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I think that's a bit too steep for us for an onboard tour. If it was broken down into smaller tours by area, at a lesser price, maybe.

Nope, already toured the bridge a few times, the rest I might check out if they were free But I won't pay the ship more to see it

Well, I hate to admit it but I would. I've always peeked down the hallway ,when tendering from a ship, to see how much of the crew area I might see. I'd love to see those 'unauthorized' places. For those who know me well, you know I cruise for the ship, not the ports. So, this would be like you paying $150 to ride horses on a beach. I can do that here in MA, I can't go poking around the 'guts' of a cruise ship. So....I'd gladly pay. My only regret is they won't have this tour next month on the Crown. I'd do it in a heartbeat!!!

Originally Posted by Pungo3

Well, I hate to admit it but I would. I've always peeked down the hallway ,when tendering from a ship, to see how much of the crew area I might see. I'd love to see those 'unauthorized' places. For those who know me well, you know I cruise for the ship, not the ports. So, this would be like you paying $150 to ride horses on a beach. I can do that here in MA, I can't go poking around the 'guts' of a cruise ship. So....I'd gladly pay. My only regret is they won't have this tour next month on the Crown. I'd do it in a heartbeat!!!

Maybe if you asked nicely?.....

Originally Posted by Char

Maybe if you asked nicely?.....

Maybe I'll do just that. I'm sure I'll be laughed at and shooed away but I'll give it a try. What can I lose?

Originally Posted by Pungo3

Maybe I'll do just that. I'm sure I'll be laughed at and shooed away but I'll give it a try. What can I lose?

Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Maybe they will use this as a "training" exercise.

Originally Posted by Char

Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Maybe they will use this as a "training" exercise.

Great idea. I'll use that tactic!

My DH would love to see the engine room, but we've tour the stage and behind the scenes for the dancers and the kitchens and that was free. Is it worth it for me? No, but maybe for my DH.

Like I said the the thread in the Princess section about it. Yes I would. Look at want all you get besides the tour.

http://www.cruiselinefans.com/prince...-princess.html (New "Ultimate Ship Tour" with Launch of Ruby Princess)