I have been on this ship many times since I work down at Marinette Marine. Yes there is a joystick in the bridge that the crew can use to steer the ship. There are also a bunch of stations all over (including one that you can pick up and move) that are circlular in a way. picture a bowling ball cut in half and that's what they look like with a power lever on the top. To turn the azipods all you do is rotate it and use the lever for forward and reverse thrust. The control for the bow thruster is the same but it doesn't rotate like the others.