The tour guide was very informative and showed amazing passion, I recommend this tour for all ages you get to really see the ship in great depth.
The ship was interesting with a nice tour guide, but it's a work in progress. Worth a looksee though.
We went on a very cold February rainy day. We were the only ones there, the owner himself gave us the tour. The only problem is that only a portion of the ship is heated (or cooled for the summer) so it wasn't very comfortable. It is interesting, but the ship is in disrepair to some degree. It is also musty.The individual attention and knowledge of the owner is very nice though.
Great place for adults and children. For adults it is the tour across the ship, and the children it's the nighttime laser tag. Very kind tour guide, we saw most of the ship, and it is a must for Lake Charles.
We arrived at 10:00 AM. It was us and one other couple who signed up for the guided tour. At first glance, the ship itself looks pretty self explanatory. After taking the guided tour, I was thoroughly impressed with the colorful history of the ship during war time. A visit is well worth the time and fee. Definitely a must see when in Lake Charles.
Our tour guide Sam was funny, knowledgeable & interesting! Its sad the ship has fallen into such a state but its inspiring to see the dedicated veterans working to restore it. I highly recommend you take 2 hours out of your day to visit this ship & please donate to keep it around for future generations!
Please take the time out to visit this old warrior because you will enjoy it. It's not easy to find the entance to the grand old lady as it is not the best signposted attraction you will ever visit, but do persist as the experience is well worth it. We had an extremely knowledgeable guide called Steve who showed us all over the vessel and gave us all the information necessary to keep us enthralled . Our only sorrow was that we never had the chance to say goodbye and thank him when we left as he certainly helped to make our day really memorable. As our tour around the ship progressed we became more and more enthralled by the exploits of this war vet who has served in so many different campaigns and has so many different stories to tell. Half way round the ship we came across a guy called Glen who was taking a self guided tour of Orleck, which I wouldn't recommend unless, like him, you had served on this beautiful old lady of the sea. Meeting Glen and seeing someone so moved by his visit back to this grand old lady was really quite humbling and he regailed us of many stories of his time aboard whch made our day even more amazing.If, like us you have never been aboard this wonderful ship before, then do take the guided tour as all money raised from this goes to the upkeep of the ship and this really is money well spent.You may be wondering why I entitled this review as 'Star Trek'...............well it is based on Enterprise Boulevard and it is a little bit of a trek to find her but more importantly the ship and everyone who served on her and continues to maintain her is a star.
We were visiting Lake Charles for a few days and wanted to do more than give money to the casino. I looke dup things to do on Trip Advisor and found the USS Orleck museum. The ship is docked in a temporary location so don't be put off by first impressions of the location. Our son recently joined the Navy so we were interested in seeing what life on a ship was like. Steve was our tour guide and we had a great tour from tip to tail! Dedicated volunteers are working to have the ship restored and placed in a permanant location.
PROs:1. Had a personal tour guide.2. Low traffic - you nearly have the whole ship to yourself, hence the personalized tour guides.3. The tour guides work to help restore the ship when they are not touring people/groups, which means they know the ship VERY well!CONs:1. The ship is under a constant state of repair and upgrade, so it's not all spit and polish like most people are used to in museums.2. Pay attention in trying to find the museum. The sign is small and discreet in comparison to most museums.All those things stated, the personal tour guide and intimate knowledge that he shared during our tour made this one of the best naval ship museums I've been to.