Summer on the Historic Ships
Spend Your Summer Visiting Our Historic Ships!
Enjoy even more opportunities to explore Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna at Independence Seaport Museum this summer. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, visitors will have a bigger selection of tour times during the day, the option to stay late on Friday and Saturday evenings, and, for those 21 years of age or older, join us for a pop-up Speakeasy experience on Olympia.
Extra Guided Daily Tours
For those visiting the Museum during the day, our daily guided tours offer the ability to dive deeper into nearly two hundred years of naval ingenuity located right here along the Delaware River. Led by our dedicated shipboard interpreters, these tours offer guests the ability to learn about what life was like aboard by walking through all the compartments of Submarine Becuna, or learn about the inner workings of Cruiser Olympia’s engines, which, during the time she was in service in the late 19th and early 20th century were considered engineering marvels.
Guided tours of Cruiser Olympia’s Engine Room are included in the Admiral Dewey and Climb Aboard packages. Guided tours of Submarine Becuna are included in the Admiral Dewey, Explorer, and Climb Aboard packages.
From Friday, May 26, until Sunday, September 3, the guided daily tours schedule will be as follows:
Extended Evening Hours Aboard Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna
This summer, guests have the option once again to visit ISM’s historic ships after hours on Friday and Saturday nights. Both Cruiser Olympia and Submarine Becuna will be staying open late, a special opportunity only available during the summer.
Specifics:
- Dates: Every Friday and Saturday evening, starting Friday, May 26, through Saturday, September 2.*
- Time: 5 – 8 PM (last boarding of Cruiser Olympia is at 7:30 PM).
- Cost: Standard Ticketing Fees Apply I Free for ISM Members.
*Extended Evening Hours will not be available on the nights when the Cruiser Olympia Speakeasy is operating (June 9, July 14, and August 11).
Cruiser Olympia’s Pop-Up Speakeasy
While the officers are away, the enlisted will play…and now, it’s your turn! Climb aboard Cruiser Olympia and step into a 1920s speakeasy, but be sneaky and don’t get caught by Admiral Dewey! Once safely inside, enjoy a night full of music, drinks, and games, and learn all about what serving in the United States Navy during prohibition looked like while standing on the oldest floating steel warship in the world. Offered on select Friday evenings from June – October, this event is exclusively at Independence Seaport Museum.
Specifics:
- Dates (all Fridays): June 9, July 14, August 11, October 13.
- Time: 6 – 9 PM · Cost: $30 in advance, $35 at the door I ISM Members receive a 20% discount.
- 1 free drink is included with your ticket!
*Must be 21 or older to attend.
visit the seaport museum
Immerse yourself in award-winning and interactive exhibits and climb aboard the oldest floating steel warship in the world on Cruiser Olympia and submerge yourself aboard the World War II-era Submarine Becuna.
