Overnight Stay

Booking for Summer and Fall 2025!

 

Our Overnight Adventures are quite an adventure!  Step back in history as you explore the decks of the USS ALABAMA and learn about the men who served aboard this mighty battleship.  Sleep in the bunks that real sailors slept in during WWII.  Experience what one calm night aboard the ship would have felt like for these sailors during your overnight stay with us.

This program is open to Scout Troops, church youth groups and JROTC units. 

*The Overnight Adventure Program is for participants ages 6-18 and their chaperones. Additional family members and/or friends are not considered Overnight Adventure participants, and anyone under the age of 6 years is NOT PERMITTED to stay overnight on the ship.

information about Overnight stays

$35.00 per person with a minimum charge of $300.00 for each group reservation.  There will be two adults admitted free for every group of 25 paid participants. 

A $100.00 non-refundable deposit and a signed Confirmation are required to complete a reservation.  A close-to-headcount for your group is required with your reservation as bunk space is in high demand. We will need to know a separate total number for males and females. 

The balance is due 45 days prior to your stay date. 

The Overnight Adventure includes a self-guided touring of the USS ALABAMA along with your berthing area for the night. Next day touring is also included while wearing overnight wristband. The USS DRUM and Aircraft Pavilion are available to tour from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. while the park is open to the public. Early departure access to the USS DRUM and Aircraft Pavilion is available upon request.

Check in is from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Checkout is at 8:00 a.m. 

Groups should plan to arrive between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to allow plenty of time to store gear and familiarize yourselves with the area. When the full group has arrived, the group leader must check in at the ship’s security gate guard house. Check-In staff will assist. 

The group leader will hand in all Hold Harmless forms and a completed Roster (coed groups need a separate roster for male/female). Overnight wristbands will be distributed, and safety rules reviewed. The Check-in staff will escort the group aboard. Please have a chaperone ready to walk next to the staff person and have a chaperone at the rear. 

Security: The Check-In staff remain available until 8:00 p.m. A security guard and a fire watch duty chief will be on hand from late afternoon through morning. Security#251-404-4719.

Everyone must be inside of the gate by 8:00 p.m.

Check-In

Check in at security guard house between 4:00 p.m. – 6:00p.m.

CHECK-OUT

Check out is at 8:00 a.m. All items and trash must be off the ship

Overnight groups are welcome to stay after check out; next day touring is included while wearing overnight wristbands!

 

Each group’s berthing area assignment will depend on your reservation size and time of arrival.  Berth areas are below deck via ladder. Bunks are four high. Showers are available.  All berthing areas are climate controlled for your comfort. Multiple groups are booked for the same nights and share berthing areas. Youth, chaperones, and group leaders share berth areas. 

Co-ed Berthing Policy
As of January 2020, males and females may stay aboard the same night.  Males and females will berth in separate compartments in accordance with rules set by Scouts America and the USS ALABAMA Battleship Commission.  Single sex berthing ship wide remains an option based on availability.

Checklist of supplies to bring:
  • Towels & washcloths
  • Soap & Toiletries
  • Twin sheets & blankets or sleeping bag
  • Flashlight 
  • Closed Toe Shoes

Each group is responsible for providing their own food and beverages. There is a shared microwave and refrigerator available aboard the ship.  Pizza or other food may be delivered. The Wardroom in the main deck is a large, shared eating space with tables and chairs. Coolers may be brough aboard; we recommend smaller ones if they are to be hauled down to the berth area. Groups are allowed to use the picnic tables and grills in the recreational area next to the fishing pier in front of the bow. 

Everyone must be inside the security gate by 8:00 p.m.

Delivery Address: 2703 Battleship Pkwy. 36602

Stevie’s Kitchen                                                                                           The Kitchen is located inside the Gift Shop building.              The Gift Shop Hours:  8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.                                Stevie’s Kitchen Hours: 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park offers Scout patches and dog tags for our Scout groups at an additional charge.  If your group would like to have one of these mementoes to celebrate your stay aboard ship, ordering is easy. One order form per group, one pre-payment per group. You may pick up the entire order inside the Gift Shop before check-in, before 4:00 p.m. or in the morning. 

Gift Shop Hours: 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

All youth must be accompanied by an adult in the Gift Shop.

 

When your overnight youth group books an overnight stay aboard USS ALABAMA, other youth groups may also be staying.  However, no other Battleship Park function or event is permitted to be scheduled aboard the USS ALABAMA during that time.

USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park reserves the right to refuse entry to or remove from the premises, without refund, any group who has not prepaid their entire account upon arrival; does not have all Hold Harmless agreements properly completed; or displays disorderly, discourteous or unlawful behavior at any time.

Battleship Memorial Park serves as our state’s veteran memorial, a museum, and home to two National Historic Landmarks. We ask that everyone please be respectful of the Park and our collections during their visit with us.