Bridge, Galley and Backstage Tours

[susan bt]

We will be on the Crown Princess next month for 7 day California Coastal with some first time cruisers. Are the Bridge, Galley, and Backstage Tours offered? Also, does Princess still do the champagne waterfall fountain?

:D

[chrysalis]

Very rarely bridge tours, but yes for backstage and galley tours.

 

You can also pay for the Ultimate Ship's Tour...I think is $150pp. There are a number of threads here about it.

 

Yes for the champagne waterfall

[JF - retired RRT]

We will be on the Crown Princess next month for 7 day California Coastal with some first time cruisers. Are the Bridge - only available as part of the "ultimate ship tour" (UST)

Galley, included in UST and after the cooking demonstration

and Backstage Tours - if (I guess it's called) the theater lecture is offered, there is a small backstage tour. Also, part of the UST?

Also, does Princess still do the champagne waterfall fountain? Yes

:D

See above

[cruisequeen4ever]

The galley tour is free and offered directly following the cooking demo. That's offered on a sea day around 10:00 AM; look for it in the Patter.

The backstage tour is only offered on some cruises, based on whether the entertainment staff chooses to offer it. If it's offered, they'll do a Q&A first in the theater and then take you backstage. To view the bridge, you'd have to book the Ultimate Ship's Tour for $150 pp. Due to increased security, free bridge tours are no longer routinely offered. The exception to that is VIPs.

Have a great cruise! [emoji568]

 

 

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[AF-1]

who qualifies as VIP for bridge tour

[skynight]

who qualifies as VIP for bridge tour

There is no qualification standard.

[cruisequeen4ever]

who qualifies as VIP for bridge tour

 

 

It's a mystery to me, but I've just heard it referenced that VIPs will get perks like bridge tours. I would guess MTPs, celebrities, casino VIPs, officer's families, corporate guests?

 

On one of our cruises, we saw a couple escorted everywhere onboard. They had special reserved seats in the theater and dinners in the specialty restaurants throughout the cruise. I have no idea who they were, but someone knew!

 

 

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Edited March 17, 2016 by cruisequeen4ever

[easyboy]

who qualifies as VIP for bridge tour

On CB last Jan., we met a couple who related to us over dinner that they had a bridge tour,

together with another couple, as perk for their anniversary (wedding) package.

[jc7292]

I did the UST on the Island in Feb. It was well worth the $150.00. We visited the bridge, galley, theater, print shop, photo lab, medical center, where the anchors and lines are, and the ships engineers. In each department we where met by the officer and he explained how things work. We also went to the laundry. It was about a 3 hour tour. In the evening a gift bag was delivered to our room which included a robe, Chefs jacket, about 5 photos, nice picture frame, and personalized stationary. The tour is limited so you need to sign up as soon as you get on the ship.

 

 

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[AF-1]

Thanks all for trying to explain vip bridge tour.