Engine Room Tours

[LnM2015]

We will be on Harmony in March and my husband would like to do an engine room tour. I knkw Carnival does it but I wasn't sure about RCL. Does anyone know if they do? And if they do how much is it and how do you book it?

Thanks!

 

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[Clarea]

We will be on Harmony in March and my husband would like to do an engine room tour. I knkw Carnival does it but I wasn't sure about RCL. Does anyone know if they do? And if they do how much is it and how do you book it?

Thanks!

RC does not give tours of the actual engine room. However, you can go on the All Access tour (price seems to be fluid now, check your Cruise Planner) which will cover the bridge, engine control room, galley, etc.

[A2Mich]

I don't believe that they will allow an engine room tour due to security reasons.

Edited February 13, 2017 by A2Mich
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[BourkeBlogs]

You can't specifically do an engine room tour but the engine control room is included in the 2 hour all access tour.

[CruisinCrow]

Been on Carnival's tour twice and they don't go to the engine room either, just the engine control room. It is for security and safety reasons. They also told us is it about 100 degrees in the engine room. :eek: The engine control room was my husband's favorite part of the tour.

[chengkp75]

Been on Carnival's tour twice and they don't go to the engine room either, just the engine control room. It is for security and safety reasons. They also told us is it about 100 degrees in the engine room. :eek: The engine control room was my husband's favorite part of the tour.

 

100*F would be the engine spaces without the engines. The engine rooms, with engines running, in summer time will be about 130*F, and you would not hear anything.

[grand isle joe]

A number of years ago there was a fund raiser for Make A Wish and the raffle was an all access tour of the lower working of the Freedom of the Seas. I "won" one spot ( great monetary donation) and a few of us did get to see the control room, engine room(s) (two of them, electrical room, water production area as well as a quick look into the waste management area, (P.U.) led by the chief Engineer aboard the Freedom. It took a couple hours because the Chief really went into details about the workings and integration of the "hotel" with the ship. I even got to video most except for the electrical room. Yes it was very hot in the engine room and loud but very clean. It gives you a great respect for the complexity of the ship and the "hotel". With the new regulations for terrorists I suspect they have re thought the practice. But look for an auction. Maybe you will get lucky.

[bobmacliberty]

I even got to video most except for the electrical room.

 

Did you happen to post that video anywhere? Would be very interesting to watch.

[grand isle joe]

Did you happen to post that video anywhere? Would be very interesting to watch.

 

No but I will look into that and talk to my kids. I would have no idea how to do that but I am sure anyone under 20 years old knows. Stay tuned.:)

[sddsddean]

We were very lucky to do an engine room tour on the Indy in 2009. Here's a few photos.

 

Engine control room

 

Lots of reading for the engineers!

 

One of 2 desalination units producing 45,000litres of water per hour

 

 

One of 6 15000hp engines (185 tonnes each!)

 

 

which each drive a 14,500kW generator

 

 

2nd engineer has just spotted an oil leak!

 

contd. in next post

[sddsddean]

You can eat your dinner off the floor!

 

One of the 2 compressors for the ice rink

 

 

Spare con rod

 

Spare cylinder head

 

The forward engine room (3 engines in each engine room...normally only 4 engines running at a time).

 

 

Simon