We were on the Bliss last week and signed up for the Behind the Scenes tour at the Shore Excursion desk as soon as we boarded. We're not Platinum and paid $129 for the tour which had just 16 people on it. The tour was never advertised so you had to know to ask for it. Despite the cost, it was a fantastic experience as we had access to the heads of multiple areas to ask questions. We made many stops including the MDR galley, butchery, bakery, food storage, engineering room, laundry, I95, backstage of the theatre, and the bridge.
I'd also recommend the "How to Run a Cruise Ship" Q&A on the first sea day. They didn't promote it as such, but it was Q&A with the Captain, Chief Engineer, and the ship's General Manager and the attendance was light so we had tons of time to ask questions and get to know them. The Captain confirmed the change back to eMuster starting next month based on guest feedback, and told some amazing stories about their time spent on the ship during the Covid lockdown.
Regarding the dinner with officers, we saw this in action one night while we were dining at Le Bistro.
Yup it was $129 each. Definitely seemed expensive. We did each get a galley photo taken and they gave it to us at the end of the tour as well. The entire tour was about 3 hours long. Not sure if they increased the tour price to keep numbers down or what the story is. Either way, it was really good despite the price.
