Live-Aboard Program
$85-$120 per person
Pricing varies upon group and day
(Ages 7 & Up)
Scout Youth Restoration Overnight
Leave your mark on a World War II aircraft carrier! Ever wanted to get hands-on with ship restoration? Be able to point at something and say, “I did that!”? Now is your chance! Participate in ship service such as brass polishing, compartment refurbishment, painting, wood restoration, and other fun group activities. Enjoy privileged access to the ship including touring specialty areas with ship’s crew and relive life aboard a carrier. Includes meals in the crew’s mess and sleeping in fully restored berthing areas. This event is specially geared to both Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts who are looking to fulfill their community service hours or Duty to Country requirements.
Enjoying Dinner and Breakfast in the original Enlisted Crew’s Mess
Learning about this famous aircraft carrier’s daring exploits
Touring key areas of the ship and the historic naval aircraft on display
Access to special aviation themed spaces
Learn the Four Forces of Flight from a naval aviator
Sit in a jet cockpit
Learning about NASA’s Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 missions that put the first men on the moon
Earning an overnight crew Patch & Certificate and Wings
Ample Free Parking
All Overnight Guests must be at least 7 years old
Come aboard and spend the night living with history with the ultimate overnight adventure! The Museum’s Live-Aboard Overnight Program was one of the first of its kind and a model for overnight Museum adventures.
Explore the decks of this famous World War II ship from the Captain’s Bridge to our Sickbay as you walk in the footsteps of astronauts and heroes aboard the ship that proudly recovered the first men to walk on the Moon, the Apollo 11 and 12 lunar mission astronauts.
The Live-Aboard program includes an evening tour, breakfast and dinner in the original Enlisted Mess, late-night ghost stories, and more! The program is suitable for all age ranges and its standard single-night stays are divided into:
Family/Small Group Live-Aboard: For individual families who wish to stay aboard.
Youth Group Live-Aboard: For organized youth groups such as scouts and schools.
Adult Group Live-Aboard: For organized adult clubs, work groups, or groups of friends.
