The Queen Mary Hotel was an interesting experience. I have lived in Long Beach for 6 years and had a friend or two stay on board so I finally decided to take the plunge with my wife and I bought the romance package. We brought a board a few bottles of wine so we polished one of those off and then room service showed up with a bottle of Queen Mary champagne and chocolate covered strawberries so we dusted that one off before we headed up to dinner. Then it was off to Sir Winston’s for dinner and finally there was breakfast on board at the Promenade Cafe where we had a buffet style lunch with some awesome scrambled eggs and extra thick bacon.
So that was the food and drink portion of the romance package but the best part was exploring the Queen Mary itself. It is such a huge vessel that there is no way you can even explore all of it at a halfway relaxed pace in a day so we split it up into a two part exploration. We started in the front of the ship on the first way and made our way about halfway down then we had dinner and all that stuff and in the morning after breakfast we spent another 3 hour checking out the front of the ship which was amazing.
Some of the things that you learn about the Queen Mary are simply amazing. Its size for one, the fact that it was named the Grey Ghost and transformed into a troop carrier during world war two is another and then of course there are the celebrities that came on board. Queen Elizabeth was on board which is really amazing, and of course all the displays that have been set up around the vessel. Some are original and some of for show but they are all very cool and you should check them out. Below are some of the photos I shot.
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14 Reviews
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-Take me there!!!!!!
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-It’s a great shop with an impressive history. Wonderful article!
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-Jack, I’m flying
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-Looks as a very exciting experience. Thank you for sharing: Added it to “things I’d love to do” list.
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-Great trip!
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-What a beautiful grand old lady of the oceans. Brings back memories for me as I travelled by sea to the US in 68. Lovely post. Thanks Louie
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-Have twice missed the opportunity to spent time there. Thanks for reminding me to put it back on my list. Nicely done .
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-I never stayed on board the Queen Mary, but I have toured the ship and head dinner on board at it’s dock in Long Beach. Truly an impressive size and history to the ship.
Impressed with the size of the engines that ran the ship, to the elegance of the accommodations for the first class. Interesting how they down sized all the furniture to create an illusion of more spaciousness.
I could not tour all of the ship for their are sections where access is only to the guest staying at the Queen Mary Hotel.
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-I agree Larry the size of the ship and the history are both truly impressive. Now that I found a free way to get down to the boat and into the bar I will be going back at least once a month.
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-Man that would be fun!
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-I need to go back one of these days. Great stuff Louie!
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-It has been 25 years since I was last on the Queen Mary, need to go back and revisit it with my daughter. Thanks for this great review.
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-Thanks for sharing photos. Great place to be in.
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