Is Celebrity still doing the Behind The Scenes tour?

[GRBlizz]

14 hours ago, Northern Aurora said:

 

 

 

 

We did the Behind the Scenes tour in 2017 and it was on a M-class ship.  My memory is that we took the escalator down from the MDR into the galley, but there is an elevator too.  We took an elevator down to the deck with the Engine  Control Room (which is where we had the bathroom break while we were waiting for security to screen us); the hallway down to the ECR is normal width but my memory is that the ECR itself was a little cramped with the 11 - 15 participants.  But I suspect a power chair could get into the entrance.  My memory, which may not be correct, is that we then proceeded to the Recycling Center passing down hallways of normal width (as we were passing down this hallway we stopped in to say "hi" to folks such as the comptroller).  The Recycling Center was again full with the tour participants but I believe a power chair could get into the room.  From there it was down the I-95 corridor, which is actually quite wide, to visit a crew bar (and sundry store) passing by the crew mess.  My memory is that we took a flight of stairs down to the laundry, but also took the flight back up.  The only stairs I remember are to and from the laundry, but again, we did it in 2017 so my memory may not be totally accurate, and our tour was also on a M-class ship.The last stop was the bridge, which is power chair accessible, and we took the elevator there.  

 

The recycling center is surprisingly interesting as the ship carries all the recyclable materials until they can be off loaded at a port with recycling facilities.  And it was an eyeopener when we realized how little of the ship is open to passengers.  Also, on our tour in response to a participant question, we had a long discussion regarding elevator management issues, and I will never whine about a slow elevator again.

 

Thank you so much!!! I think I will go ahead and book it, understanding he will miss the laundry and some other spaces if his presence would deny others the chance to fit in comfortably.

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This was a great  tour....for some areas I used the elevator.

 

The laundry area was so interesting..workers there showed so much pride in their work...They spend most of their day in a windowless  area but great team spirit!

 

Well worth the price of the tour. easy to use headphones, smaller groups and pvt visits.

[Northern Aurora]

7 hours ago, GRBlizz said:

Thank you so much!!! I think I will go ahead and book it, understanding he will miss the laundry and some other spaces if his presence would deny others the chance to fit in comfortably.

 

 

On our tour several years ago a shore excursions staff person was with us the entire tour escorting us from one stop to another.  Am I correct that  shore excursions can be canceled with no penalty 24 hours prior to the excursion?  Since these tours are held on sea days you could book it and then once on board stop by shore excursions and ask about the accessibility.  Since a shore excursions staff accompany passengers on this tour they should be able to determine what, if any, areas are an issue for a power chair.

 

And thinking about it, while it seems to me that we did have some stairs in the laundry area, given the size of those bags holding sheets, towels and so forth, there simply must be an elevator in that area.