Venezia, Behind the scene tour

[Bigeee67]

Does the Venezia have the Behind-the-Scenes tour. 

If so, can anyone comment / review said tour. 

[TravelBluebird]

52 minutes ago, Bigeee67 said:

Does the Venezia have the Behind-the-Scenes tour. 

If so, can anyone comment / review said tour. 

 

They definitely had it on the Venezia TransAtlantic.  It was expensive (I can’t remember the amount right now) but since we had done it twice before on Carnival ships and photos were not allowed, we decided not to go. 

[carol louise]

We took the “Behind the Fun” tour on our June 19 Caribbean cruise out of NY. There were enough takers that they conducted two separate tours of about 10 people each. The tour lasted 3 to 3 and a half hours; our escort was a manager from the Human Resources staff. During a short sit-down break, we asked him questions about hiring, training, and working on a cruise ship. I had taken two behind-the-scenes tours in the past—one on Carnival and one on Princess—but still learned new things on this one.
 

We visited the galley and food storage and preparation areas, the laundry room, the propulsion control center, the crew break room, the bridge (where we chatted and also had our photo taken with the captain), back stage in the theater, and lots of crew area passageways and stairways getting from one area to another, including passing by the medical center and the brig. Since it involved a lot of walking, we were warned about that before we signed up (it’s not suitable for a person with mobility issues). No cameras, phones, purses, or backpacks allowed (we were wanded before leaving the meet-up room, and they took one man’s phone until after the tour). It took place in the morning on the second to last sea day before returning to NY. The cost was $130 pp. Sign up at the shore excursion desk.

 

It was fascinating, and the crew and staff members who explained things and took questions were personable and generous with their time. The mechanical equipment and specialized computers and electronics were impressive to see.

[Haljo1935]

Hey @carol louisewhen were you able to sign up? Did you just go to Shore Exc as soon as you got on or did you have to wait until a certain time?

We've been wanting to do this for so long and thought post-Covid it wouldn't happen. We're on Venezia in Sept out of NY and I would love to be able to participate. 

Thanks so much!!

[vwrestler171]

2 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

Hey @carol louisewhen were you able to sign up? Did you just go to Shore Exc as soon as you got on or did you have to wait until a certain time?

We've been wanting to do this for so long and thought post-Covid it wouldn't happen. We're on Venezia in Sept out of NY and I would love to be able to participate. 

Thanks so much!!

Go to the shore excursion desk as soon as you board the ship.  Occasionally its been closed, but I went to guest services and still got signed up.  

[carol louise]

9 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

Hey @carol louisewhen were you able to sign up? Did you just go to Shore Exc as soon as you got on or did you have to wait until a certain time?

We've been wanting to do this for so long and thought post-Covid it wouldn't happen. We're on Venezia in Sept out of NY and I would love to be able to participate. 

Thanks so much!!

Hi, Haljo1935. As I have done in the past on recommendation of posters here on CC, we went to the shore excursion desk as soon as we were on board, which was around 1 pm. We were told there were still three places left, so that’s still good advice.

[carol louise]

Another thing: not this time but the previous times when we signed up for the tour, it was several days before the tickets were delivered to our cabin.

[Bigeee67]

On 7/21/2023 at 9:30 PM, carol louise said:

We took the “Behind the Fun” tour on our June 19 Caribbean cruise out of NY. There were enough takers that they conducted two separate tours of about 10 people each. The tour lasted 3 to 3 and a half hours; our escort was a manager from the Human Resources staff. During a short sit-down break, we asked him questions about hiring, training, and working on a cruise ship. I had taken two behind-the-scenes tours in the past—one on Carnival and one on Princess—but still learned new things on this one.
 

We visited the galley and food storage and preparation areas, the laundry room, the propulsion control center, the crew break room, the bridge (where we chatted and also had our photo taken with the captain), back stage in the theater, and lots of crew area passageways and stairways getting from one area to another, including passing by the medical center and the brig. Since it involved a lot of walking, we were warned about that before we signed up (it’s not suitable for a person with mobility issues). No cameras, phones, purses, or backpacks allowed (we were wanded before leaving the meet-up room, and they took one man’s phone until after the tour). It took place in the morning on the second to last sea day before returning to NY. The cost was $130 pp. Sign up at the shore excursion desk.

 

It was fascinating, and the crew and staff members who explained things and took questions were personable and generous with their time. The mechanical equipment and specialized computers and electronics were impressive to see.

Great information, It's been something that I have wondered if it was worth the time and effort.

I will definitely try to get a spot on my upcoming February Venezia cruise.

[Stick93]

On 7/21/2023 at 9:30 PM, carol louise said:

We took the “Behind the Fun” tour on our June 19 Caribbean cruise out of NY. There were enough takers that they conducted two separate tours of about 10 people each. The tour lasted 3 to 3 and a half hours; our escort was a manager from the Human Resources staff. During a short sit-down break, we asked him questions about hiring, training, and working on a cruise ship. I had taken two behind-the-scenes tours in the past—one on Carnival and one on Princess—but still learned new things on this one.
 

We visited the galley and food storage and preparation areas, the laundry room, the propulsion control center, the crew break room, the bridge (where we chatted and also had our photo taken with the captain), back stage in the theater, and lots of crew area passageways and stairways getting from one area to another, including passing by the medical center and the brig. Since it involved a lot of walking, we were warned about that before we signed up (it’s not suitable for a person with mobility issues). No cameras, phones, purses, or backpacks allowed (we were wanded before leaving the meet-up room, and they took one man’s phone until after the tour). It took place in the morning on the second to last sea day before returning to NY. The cost was $130 pp. Sign up at the shore excursion desk.

 

It was fascinating, and the crew and staff members who explained things and took questions were personable and generous with their time. The mechanical equipment and specialized computers and electronics were impressive to see.

Hear the brig was full when you got back on that sailing - 

[carol louise]

4 hours ago, Stick93 said:

Hear the brig was full when you got back on that sailing - 

Actually, I believe there was trouble on the June 27 cruise (I was on the June 19 cruise).

[Stick93]

Just now, carol louise said:

Actually, I believe there was trouble on the June 27 cruise (I was on the June 19 cruise).

Good to know there is a brig!