Live-Aboard Program
$85-$120 per person
Pricing varies upon group and day
(Ages 7 & Up)
Full STEAM Ahead Overnight
Join us for a special “STEAM Overnight” as we explore the ship with numerous hands-on STEM stations during the evening. The Museum strives to empower youth to recognize their own capabilities of understanding, critical thinking, and undertaking STEM challenge
During the Full STEAM Ahead Overnight you will tour key areas of the ship to see various spaces and systems and discuss the history, science, and engineering behind them. As you move around the ship, you can participate in several hands-on science stations and demonstrations interspersed with seeing sailors’ living spaces! The experience includes:
Sleeping in restored, original sailor sleeping compartments
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.
