Bmaintz Posted October 26, 2010 #1 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room... How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted October 26, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room...How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob I want to win a million dollars in the lottery tonight. Both of our chances are zero. Mine because I do not buy lottery tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadci Posted October 26, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I did the Behind the Fun tour on the Legend. You can go as far as the control room but you're not able to go any further than that. They do have cameras that show the engine room. Too dangerous and too hot in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flynlo Posted October 26, 2010 #4 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room...How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob You don't, but for $95 bucks you can see control room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted October 26, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 26, 2010 You don't, but for $95 bucks you can see control room. In the control room, you can see the engine room on video. On our tour, a worker walked out of a door that lead into the engine area, and we could glance inside... not much to see though. That is as close as you can get to the engine room on a cruise ship. Take a freighter cruise and you can tour the engine room there, no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willjoe75 Posted October 26, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room...How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob You will not be allowed into the "Engine Room", you can however, for a price, see the control room and possibly even the bridge. (We did on Triumph a while back) A little pricey, but worth it to me. I enjoyed the environmental briefing from the Officer in charge of that section the best. Amazing how all that works. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted October 26, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Not even a plea to John Heald on his blog will get you this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Cat Posted November 12, 2010 #8 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room...How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob I just thought this post/thread was a little ironic:) Hope you weren't on board last week and that your future cruise leaves as scheduled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavis2222 Posted November 12, 2010 #9 Share Posted November 12, 2010 After being on 3 Navy ships where I operated engine rooms without a seperate control room. Its so noisy you cant hear yourself think and its very hot..well over 100 deg in some places. Thank god they enforced the hearing protection rules, otherwise I would be deaf right now. Back then things were steam powered with boilers which Im familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Cat Posted November 12, 2010 #10 Share Posted November 12, 2010 After being on 3 Navy ships where I operated engine rooms without a seperate control room. Its so noisy you cant hear yourself think and its very hot..well over 100 deg in some places. Thank god they enforced the hearing protection rules, otherwise I would be deaf right now. Back then things were steam powered with boilers which Im familiar with. Even when our Diesels at work start up, it is very loud in there. Of course we have a horn that goes off first, so you don't want to be near the panels when that goes off. Not allowed to enter the rooms unless you have hearing protection on your person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Dutchman Posted November 12, 2010 #11 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Your chance is nada, Your really lucky you can get to the bridge these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserbryce Posted November 13, 2010 #12 Share Posted November 13, 2010 cant imagine they will be doing any tours of the engine room...especially on Splendor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted November 13, 2010 #13 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Engine room tours will never be allowed, is just to dangerous...... Beside that after u come out you have to head for the shower.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motion To Dismiss Posted November 13, 2010 #14 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room...How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob You joking right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Cat Posted November 13, 2010 #15 Share Posted November 13, 2010 You joking right? He wrote this a couple of weeks ago before the incident. I just noted how ironic it was that a few weeks ago, he was looking to tour the Splendor Engine Room. I'll bet it has has a lot of visitors since it docked!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motion To Dismiss Posted November 13, 2010 #16 Share Posted November 13, 2010 he wrote this a couple of weeks ago before the incident. I just noted how ironic it was that a few weeks ago, he was looking to tour the splendor engine room. I'll bet it has has a lot of visitors since it docked!:d lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavis2222 Posted November 13, 2010 #17 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Engine room tours will never be allowed, is just to dangerous...... Beside that after u come out you have to head for the shower.... Its not dirty down there. they keep the enginerooms clean. I can understand people sweating in the heat..Then they may need a shower afterwards..Not from dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo5121 Posted November 13, 2010 #18 Share Posted November 13, 2010 I am the Chief Engineer on a Mississippi River Boat, I would really like to tour the Splendor since the fire, Only to see what happened. I look everyday on this vessel for fire potential, Fire anywhere is bad , on a vessel its life and death. The link below is of the Vessel I am on, I am taking the video, I am the only person responsible for the engine room upkeep, while on my tour of duty. It is loud and it gets very hot but far from dirty... This video is S/B at St. Louis , One of our most dangerous places to navigate thru..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolv712 Posted November 13, 2010 #19 Share Posted November 13, 2010 There were 5 of us on a tour of the engine room of the the Royal Carribbean Rhapsody of the Seas. That was after 2001 I believe it was 2003. The Chief Engineer gave us the tour. The rooms were spotless. The preheater for the diesel was very warm and of course even after being warned one guy had to touch it. We saw 2 of the electic generator and I believe 4 engines. We stood about 4 feet from the turning shaft. No guards around it, bery dangerous for the uninformed. We saw one of the engine apart in the machine shop. Per showed us the gray and black tanks and the stablizers. We later went to the control room. We only saw one guy working in the bowels of the ship, they monitor everything from the offices and have computer screen and cameras for everything. So even though everyone says no tours, the Chief Engineer can give tours at his discretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapdad Posted November 13, 2010 #20 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Will be on the Splendor soon & I want to take a tour of the engine room...How do you go about this..??? Also may want to go up & steer the ship...:rolleyes: Bob HEY! No smoking in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfdoug Posted November 13, 2010 #21 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Your chance is nada, Your really lucky you can get to the bridge these days. Made me think of this video. Got to tour the bridge on a ship a couple weeks back. Very cool stuff up there.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Yes Posted November 13, 2010 #22 Share Posted November 13, 2010 Its not dirty down there. they keep the enginerooms clean. I can understand people sweating in the heat..Then they may need a shower afterwards..Not from dirt. Never say is dirty in the engine room, I was referring to heat make you sweating :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shallgrimson Posted November 13, 2010 #23 Share Posted November 13, 2010 How does someone go about getting a tour for $95.00? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoooBooKitEFk Posted November 14, 2010 #24 Share Posted November 14, 2010 after being on 3 navy ships where i operated engine rooms without a seperate control room. Its so noisy you cant hear yourself think and its very hot..well over 100 deg in some places. Thank god they enforced the hearing protection rules, otherwise i would be deaf right now. Back then things were steam powered with boilers which im familiar with. what???????? Huh??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetElf Posted November 15, 2010 #25 Share Posted November 15, 2010 How does someone go about getting a tour for $95.00?Go to the shore excursion desk once onboard. I would suggest you do it right away, as the tour is limited and fills quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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