Spent all day on Californian cruise, touring other vessels, and in the museum itself. What a blast for an old sailor!
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Spent all day on Californian cruise, touring other vessels, and in the museum itself. What a blast for an old sailor!
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Great to see so many different ships and submarines in one visit. I wish there were some sort of audio tours or 20-minute guided tours. There are posters and signage but reading gets tiring after awhile.
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Really a neat place to see with all varieties with current and vintage pictures. My grandkids were excited because their uncle is serving on an aircraft carrier and they were able to be on his ship so the museum really played into the actuality of ship functions.
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We loved the tall sailing ships, especially the one that was used in "Master and Commander". The Star of India was a great example of an immigrant ship. Spent lots of time talking with the docents. Loved it!
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there are some good ships to see and play on for the kids and even be pirates on the master and commander boat (yeh, i know it's not a boat) and sub to crawl through. a little bit of history that you can actually interact with.
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Since this is SAn Diego you have to at least visit one of the boat selections in the Navy yard. This one has, amongst others, the ship from Master and Commander (a Russel Crowe flick), a Russian submarine, an American submarine. A must do for anyone who wants to get more out of their vacation as just hanging in the...
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The Star of India is fantastic and so are the other old ships, but the best part is the 2 submarines that you can go on. One is a Russian sub and the other is a US sub. Well worth it.
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May be boring for older kids but if you take time to point out somethings is catches the attention. We were impressed with the background information provided in every nook and cranny. The mannequins were a bit disturbing but good fun and worth the price!
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A bunch of old boats.Didn't learn much. Overpriced for what you get. Parking is metered and tough to find - get there early.
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We nearly passed this by but so glad we didn't. We found this excellent value for the money and spent 1/2 the day exploring the cllipper ship, pirate ship used in Pirates of the Caribean (kids loved the pirates on board), 2 submarines and the art display of Paul Gaugin and pictures taken by Jack London. It could also be...
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