The open portholes actually contributed to the sinking of the Britannic, Titanic's sister ship. The Royal Navy conscripted her for use as a hospital ship and many of the portholes were open to provide the patients with fresh air. When the ship started sinking, the open portholes actually allowed water to bypass the bulkheads of the watertight compartments.
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I stayed on the Queen Mary a few years back. Beautiful ship and a great experience. If you ever stay on her, when you're in your cabin, take the drawers out of the bureau and turn them over! You'll see historical signatures and messages written by Guests and the members of the Military that sailed on her! The oldest we saw in our room was from members of the military that sailed from New York to Southampton in July of 1940. Most were between 1940 and 1960. It was very cool.
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I stayed on the Queen Mary for a couple of nights while attending a meeting in Long Beach. I thought, "Why stay in a modern hotel when I can stay on a classic ship?" I absolutely loved it!! The history of it was wonderful. I could imagine all the movie stars of the 30's walking on the decks!
I worked on the Queen Mary both prior to and during the Disney take over. First off, Disney DID own her for awhile and renovated her spectacularly. She’s never been in better condition since Disney. That said.. the whole “haunted” thing is utter and total BS. Not one of us ever heard word one about any haunted rooms or areas … with the possible exception of maybe two or three people saying they “felt” or saw “something” at the escalator from the engine room where the dock worker was killed in the 1960s. That is until Disney oil over. They asked if we ever saw anything. Did we see this or that. What about in this area or that. Generally the answer was ‘No’ we hadn’t. Why? Because before Disney tried to get interest up in the “hauntings” it didn’t exist. This was a fabrication at worst, or a huge gargantuan exaggeration at best on Disney’s part to increase interest. A few months after we were Disney-fied, suddenly there was advertising of ghosts and hauntings and suddenly everyone “felt” or “say” things. Of course. If one looks for conspiracy they will find them wherever they look, real or not. Same thing. My wife and I stay aboard the ship every year partially because I still love the Queen and also my family immigrated aboard in 1962. Even the tour guides we speak with now admit that they know it’s all BS but they’re supposed to push that. The ship has an AMAZING history and absolutely incredible record with many first and wins in her career and is a shining example of a bygone era that saw us through the worst and best of times and in a style we will never see again. She doesn’t need all the BS hype about faked up “hauntings”.
Yeah! I was really into haunted stuff as a kid, but now- just knowing the history of locations and using my imagination to travel back in time is much more engaging. The ghosts of memories, different times in humanity's life have a greater impact than scrambling for a spectral, superstitious explanation of existence after death.
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wasn't the "haunted" theme part of the tour that Disney created with the special effects by the pool etc? and it just built up over time that the place was "haunted"? I went on the haunted tour with the sound effects and stuff, it was goofy but fun.
My late father in law was a baker on the Queen Mary. He worked with an older baker who survived the Titanic, a swig of brandy before jumping in the sea. I believe that was depicted in the Leonardo Decaprio/Kate Winslet version of the Titanic movie 🎥
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I live about 15 miles from LB and have visited the Queen Mary many times. My Dad sailed on her when she was a troop transport. He was a telegraph operator, 720th Railway Operating Batallion during WWII.
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I ate dinner on the Queen Mary in about 2006 while in LA for business. What an incredibly beautiful and historic ship she is. I was overwhelmed by her stately, grand interiors and yes, the varieties of rare wood are gorgeous. Sincerely hope LB can bring the grand lady back to her youthful appearance once more. She’s earned it. Thanks for featuring this amazing ship on your channel. Well done!
The city of Long Beach recently began repairs! I believe they have started with the lifeboats which now have been removed for repair (or possible replication and replacement).
Great video, Emma! Very well done! The RMS Queen Mary is both a national and international treasure, and a iconic liner from a bygone era. I have loved this majestic liner since I was a child. In fact, if you watch old news reels and videos of her arrival in Long Beach in 1967, you will note the very large number of small boats and pleasure crafts "escorting" her into the port. I was on one of those small boats! We joined the flotilla or boat parade in Newport Beach, and escorted the QM on the very final hours of her seafaring days. It remains a very special memory for me. I ask all your subscribers and fans to support the efforts to save and restore the Queen Mary! She is the last of her kind and the last real link to the "golden age" of ocean liner travel. The RMS Queen Mary MUST be saved! Thanks for your great video profile and your advocacy for the "grand lady" of the Atlantic, Emma. It is appreciated.
I suspect Big Business has no stomach for Historic Preservation of these fading artifacts. Not much profit, or stock payoff. $3 million, easily raised if that many people worldwide pitched in 1$ each. Worth it to me and so easy. I wish they'd run a good PR campaign, like they did with the March of Dimes for Polio and raked in tons of money simply by people donating & mailing dimes to the White House.
Our family's story of the Queen Mary. My father-in-law served in the Italian Theater during WWII. He was a survivor of the Battle of Monte Cassino. He developed pneumonia as a result of the battle and was bought home on the "Gray Ghost". It was one of the very few stories he told of his time serving with the American forces in WWII. He also brought home a "souvenir" from his time on the "Gray Ghost". I have been to see the ship twice, once in the late 1980s and once in the late 1990s. I never had the opportunity to stay over night on her.
The ship is not haunted. Those stories didn't start until the 80's I believe and it was a way to get people to go to the ship. I love this ship. My grandmother came over from England on this ship as a war bride after WWII. It was still painting grey. She did not enjoy the trip. She said the seas were very rough and a lot of people were sick. I'm sure it was also difficult to leave her country and family for the unknown.
Lots of places do this. People will travel far and wide to visit something that is 'haunted'. The Banff Springs Hotel has a plaque up for the 'ghost bride'. Canada post even made a stamp for the ghost bride. Talk about free publicity. As an atheist I do not believe in ghosts. That said if there is an afterlife I hope there is an option for becoming a ghost. haunting randos would never get old.
Wife and I were driving around LA in my van (of course) on New Years Eve 1980 with no itinerary or reservations and ended up at the Queen Mary in the PM. Toured the ship on our own and had a few drinks in Art Deco Observation Bar, then had the idea we may as well stay on the ship for New Years. Actually had a room available for $80 and we could party in that bar that had no dress code. Drank way too much but had an incredible time.
I visited the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose (in the dome next door) in 1987, many years before I ever took my first cruise. The Spruce Goose has since been moved to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, where I visited it again in 2013. Both were fascinating. I loved the craftsmanship and history of the Queen Mary. I sincerely hope she can be preserved.
I stayed on the Queen May 2 years ago, and loved the history you could feel on the ship. I love how they've kept a lot of the original fixtures and wood siding in the rooms. The art deco decor in all the lounges is just beautiful. Staying there was like stepping back in time a little.
Stayed there once in 2011/2012. After just checking in me and the person I was with layed down for about 10 minutes. We then heard several bangs from the closet. I opened it up to find the iron had come off of its hook and fell. But the sound was very loud and it wasn't just one thump from landing on the ground. It was about 3 or 4 loud bangs as if someone was slamming it from side to side before it fell. I knew that was a ghost instantly after seeing that it was impossible for the iron to come off of the hook , let alone bang around that violently. After that about 15 minutes later we heard a quick series of knocks on our door. We were expecting another couple to join us and we thought they were here. About 3/4 seconds after the knocks , I opened the door and no one was there. I looked down the hall and no one was there, at all. I'm convinced it's haunted.
My goodness Emma. I am a brand new subscriber, have watched 3 or 4 of your vlogs just now. You are so well composed, have a great twinkle of humor and share so much great information!! I look forward to following you!! Very nice to meet you!
I stayed on the ship in the early eighties and didn't have a run in with a ghost, but it was spookie and seemed very old, especially the grand room, which was very dark. An interesting thing about the cabin was the ability to select fresh or salt water for your shower! I t was actually non-functional, but a supposed health feature during an ocean cruise. I am sure it played fits with the plumbing for corrosion, but still cool!
The Queen Mary is a glorious ship. I visited her in the mid-70’s. My paternal grandparents crossed the Atlantic several times on both the QM & the QEI. The wood, & the marvelous deco style make it a never to be repeated vessel. I had always wanted to stay onboard overnight, but with things as they are, that is looking highly unlikely. At least I got to stand inside her & think, “This is what my grandparents also saw!” 🥂
Tbh the ship made me a little sad when I visited it in 2019. For years I had read all about her and saw all the glamorous pictures, and when I got there it was peeling paint, damaged paneling, closed public rooms, a vast lack of historic furniture or installations on the ship, and the carpet was rather poor in many places. I still had fun exploring the ship in the few hours I was there, but it was rather sad for me. Also I was actually in the forward rope locked and cargo area as part of one of the tours and didn’t actually hear or see anything. The most odd parts for me were actually some of the stairwells and reception areas. They were a bit poorly lit and empty, and it was completely the opposite of what I thought it would be like, so it felt very weird. Also as another note, the reason the pool isn’t open isn’t because of it being haunted. It is just actually structurally unsound because they basically messed up the ship’s structure when they gutted the engines, but didn’t shore it back up
@ 1:06 is the dining hall where my high school had its prom night in 1973. In 2016, while back in LA to visit family, I had the pleasure to have dinner on the Queen Mary with the same lovely lady I took to that prom. We were able to visit that room again that night, even though it was being renovated. It looked like it hadn't lost any of its glamorous elegance during the decades.
I've spent a lot of time on the Queen, and can offer some opinions. First, the color corrections on the pool photos are off. the pool is green and blue, not tan. $300 mil for refurbishment is a low ball number. The ship could eat up twice that, and be hungry for more. Not to mention the cute village next to the ship is in ruins, and who thought it a good idea to park a leaky submarine next to her? The Queen has also been in continuous litigation since 1969. Lots of downsides to this On the bright side, Long Beach can figure out something. They have oodles of money, and do not want the U.S.S.United States in the harbor. Finally, Yes, I have felt tingles on my back when on the ship at 3.a.m. But, it isn't haunted any more then any other given piece of England. The ghost stuff is one of the few profitable aspects of the ship. The Hotel has never been a real moneymaker, and any possible way to flog attendance will be used. The management usually starts Halloween festivities in September, and only shut down in time for Christmas. Stories of dead people bring in more live people then any other aspect of the ship.
Hey Nick! I colour corrrected the photos myself as best I could, it’ll never be the right colours (I don’t have those skills!) 😀❤️ I really hope they figure it out!’
The Sub didn't used to leak! It was an eye-opener though - Even next to a WW2 UK submarine I'd seen before it was tiny! It's a shame no-one seems to be able to make a go of the attractions there...
As a lifelong resident of Long Beach, I can tell you this city doesn't have oodles of money. Even worse,the city wants to punt the responsibility for the Queen to the Harbor Commission, which is in charge of the Port of Long Beach. They didn't do such a good job running the ship when she was under her care years ago. The city fired long time inspector Ed Pribonic because, well he told them how bad the ship had deteriorated. You can find his last report from 2019 and it is pretty sad. Great Video Emma, and hopefully you can come back after the ship is reopened!
Great video! My wife and I met on the Queen Mary in 2010. She helped put on a Paranormal Conference and I was a speaker at it. We had drinks at the bar and have been together ever since. It's even more magical because her parents came to America on the Queen in the late 1940's. It holds a very special place in our hearts and we hope it is restored so we can visit again on our next anniversary.
I grew up in Long Beach, always wanted to stay at the Queen Mary, and my husband finally paid for a room there and we had so many crazy experiences there that we left the same day lol the staff was wonderful, I don't know if I'd say the ship is haunted but it was definitely creepy as hell. I worked there during Halloween as a monster and we kept seeing/hearing weird things.
Hi, Emma - I was very fortunate to have sailed on three different Cunard vessels, the Mauritania, from NY to Le Havre in 1961 whilst a student (musician) at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio, USA. From Le Havre, we traveled by bus for our years stay as students at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. My return was on the Queen Elisabeth, 1962 from Southhampton to NY, returning from our year in Austria. I graduated from Oberlin in 1963 and traveled NY, back to Le Havre to teach music theory in the final season of the "Oberlin in Salzburg" program. My return trip was, again, from Southhampton to NY on the Queen Mary (the original one), in 1964. All the trips were "Tourist Class", meaning economy class, no windows, etc. I remember how excited I was to wake up and see a sheet of paper listing the activities for that day. There were about 100 of us students making these trips, and, being a musical group, we were always invited to sing for the first class passengers, a special treat. Oddly, my 2nd favorite travel experience was on the BAC Concorde in 1971, returning from conducting Liberace in London. Wish I could have traveled first class on the Queen Mary or the Elizabeth on that trip, though traveling across the Atlantic in about 4 hours surely beat the 6-7 days at sea, but not by much...Cheers...Bo Ayars
1984, my new husband and I spent 2 nights on her. The haunted rumors were just taking hold and the tours beginning. Well,, my husband I were prowling around and found the pool down in the bowels of the ship. He started singing a sea song in his baritone voice. All of a sudden we heard tour pass by an adjacent area. A woman screamed, I HEARD THE GHOST SINGING!!!"😂😂😂 We beat feet outta there and just cracked up! Lady, if you ever see this....sorry, not sorry!!!😂 PS. We had a porthole too! I have a photo with my head and arm through it, waving!
I spent a couple of nights there around 8 years ago. It was a great experience, especially in the evening when the day visitors had gone and you had the ship, if not quite to yourself, very quiet. I sat for a couple of hours looking over to Long Beach watching the light fade. Magical!
My husband and I once stayed 2 nights on the Queen Mary. Very interesting indeed. Went exploring the ship and somehow ended up in a corridor that looked very odd. It was very cold in that corridor and I got the willies. We looked for an elevator and quickly got in. To our surprise, the elevator was in a great state of disrepair. When we exited from the elevator we were in an area of construction and renovation! We somehow had gotten into an area closed of from passengers/customers. We also felt areas of cold and heavy air throughout the ship. I enjoyed it immensely and would LOVE to do it again!
Wow, the memories with the QM is a big part of my life. It's filled with love and hate. I remember when I first saw the ship back in the late 1960s. It was amazing to see this large mysterious vessel. I visited the Queen as a tourist many times but I also worked on the ship when I was a photographer. I would be hired by couples to photograph their wedding. The wedding chapel is small but beautiful. There are many great pace on he QM to photograph a wedding party. I also worked for a photography studio who photographed many formal high school dances and social events. The bad part about moving equipment on the ship is that the elevators are too small and not all of them go to the right places. It would take many trips on elevators and some times taking the stairs. Overall I love the Queen Mary and feel for those who lost their lives there. I was able to visit the remaining pool; I knew the right people to get me in. The pool is very strange with a cold feeling. The person who took me said that he has seen the lady ghost there by the dressing area. Nice of you to make a video on the QM.
Great video. I have seen her, but never stayed on her. You spoke that we no longer have 1st and 2nd class, which is good, but I do fear that we are flirting with a return to that style with some of the private access areas that some of the newer ships are developing. I always love that when you are talking to someone you meet on the ship, that you do not know if they are the richest or poorest person on the ship. We are all there to enjoy ourselves.
I would encourage a visit. The cabin especially depending on class may have changed. Originally only first class had their own bathroom. Since this is a new era and the ship is now a floating hotel… some rooms that did not originally have their own bath have been retrofitted for the modern guest. Much of the styling is still the same so you could still get a feel for what they saw. She is a beautiful ship.
My great uncle's great aunt (I've no idea what that makes her to me!) lived in an appartment that you could see the Queen Mary from. I remember sitting on her balcony when we were over visiting and watching the ship moored up there. It was an amazing sight.
My grandfather was on the Queen Mary during WWII when he was in the Army. I have never slept on the boat but I have attended various social functions there when I lived in Orange County. Its a fun place to go and I hope they do some much needed repairs. Someday I would love to actually stay the night there.
I sailed on The Queen Mary I when I was 8 years old from USA to Europe, then back on the Queen Elizabeth. Our father tried to sneak us into first class...but even "cabin class" was wonderful. I'll always cherish those memories!
Fascinating! When i visited QM i had not heard the ghost stories, but the atmosphere is definitely eerie. There is no way i would ever stay overnight! I did not stay onboard very long. it is interesting to visit her but it"s kind of creepy. She is a true historical icon but really deserves $$$TLC.
about the Titanic passengers opening portholes, this fact is false. Although this is true for Titanic's sister ship the HMHS Britannic, as she needed air inside for the injured soldiers she would take onboard.
Thanks for this Emma you've made me want to stay there and explore. I use the term "Spirits" and twice in my life did have experiences with them so know they exist. The most powerful was when I was 20 after a close friend committed suicide by jumping off a local Dam. His body wasn't found for two months but as soon as it was and we had a gathering of friends, upon leaving that he was in my car for two months. I know this wasn't in my head because as soon as I exited the intense feeling was gone and I didn't experience it anywhere else. We used to cruise around and had fun in that car and I guess his spirit was simply not ready to move on. One day I entered the car and immediately realized his presence was gone. So yes a spirit can inhabit a location where they did not die.
Another great review! Staying on the Queen Mary is a fantastic experience - the ship certainly has a great deal more character than any modern liners. However, when I was there she was clearly underused and very quiet - even the ghosts stayed away. I think she would have been better patronised and visited if she had been berthed in London, Southampton, Liverpool or Glasgow.
Towards the end you mentioned the amount needed to repair the ship and that sounds about right. I had read this was the reason that most people's plans to turn the ship into something else, had failed. And I'm sure this cost greatly exceeded her original construction cost (about $17.5m back in the 1930's, which I think is about $330m today).
Staying on the Queen Mary is top of my list when I eventually go to LA. I don't believe in ghosts, but apart from that, I am sure that a lot of the ghosts are really just the normal noises which happen on a ninety year old ship! People (like me) who are not used to sea travel, can be freaked out by normal noises. Imagination is powerful. Thank you for the video!
My great grandad sailed on her in 1945 to be trained for the raf in America the war ended the month he arrived and was never fully trained but he got to sail back on queen elizabeth
Loved your video on the Queen Mary! We have also stayed on her....twice! Really hoping she gets the attention she deserves. Both stays were very special. We could not stop thinking about who stayed in our rooms when she was actively sailing!
Interesting story Emma. Back in 1966 after High School graduation my girlfriend at the time went to England to visit relatives. She traveled from New York to Southampton on the Queen Mary. When she got back she gave me a souvenir pen from the ship. I still have the pen in the original box.
Great Video Emma! I Had My High School Prom On Board Her! That Night Was Haunting! Ha😅 My One And Only Prom! A Nightmare! Anyway She Is A Lovely Ship! Wish They Would Find A Way To Restore Her!💖😉 Stay Safe My Friend!
I really enjoyed the history/WW2 tours aboard. The guides were fantastic! No idea why they keep pushing the "haunted" theme. There is so much more to this wonderful ship than the odd ghost story! 👻
@@EmmaCruises But surely that considerably cuts down their target audience? Maybe people have no interest in this - but most people visiting the Queen Mary like a bit of history...
My brother and I did the Dining with the Spirits tour back in 2004-2007 (don't remember). During that time, you'd get a 3 or 4 course meal at Sir Winston's, the QM's fancy restaurant located aft. After, you'd go on a tour of the ship's "haunted" spaces which at that time included the engine room, boiler rooms, the cargo holds, the bow compartment that was damaged when she collided with the destroyer, the first class pool and changing rooms, and room B340 (which is a total lie created by Disney during their tenure). It was really cool, even if you don't believe in ghosts because you got to see a lot of spaces that are not accessible to the public, especially the cargo holds where lots of the Queen's furnishings lay gathering dust and the amazing naval architecture of such an amazing ship.
This ship isn't haunted, that is just ridiculous. The Queen Mary was and is still one of the most iconic ocean liners of all time, loved by the people that sailed on her, and she deserves to be respected. I'm not angry at you Emma, but at what people have done with her reputation; she's a beautiful ship that needs to be preserved so that future generations can learn about her true story, and not about ridiculous ghost stories. There is no other ship like her these days, and I really hope that some day I will be able to visit her ❤
@@EmmaCruises Yes, that's true. I just think that it's sad that it needs to be like that; I'm a ocean liner fan, so to see Queen Mary being known as "one of the most haunted places on the world" makes me frustrated. By the way I love your videos, and I'm from Brazil ❤️🇧🇷
The banging you hear in the engine room at times is steam pipes. The ship being a steam ship still has features functioning on steam pressure. The steam plant is now on shore and piped on to the ship. Strange things do happen throughout the ship but most can have a logical explanation. Other sightings and experiences may have a logical explanation but to the person experiencing it can just be creepy. I’ve worked on the ship and likely one of the few including crew that has seen nearly every space on the ship. I love her and it’s in my opinion a great way to step back in time. Growing up not far from this ship is what started my love for these large passenger vessels.
That is so awesome you stayed aboard the Queen Mary Emma! I hope they can save the ship! Now for another haunted cruise ship you might not know about. The Carnival Victory (currently in dry dock transforming into the Carnival Radiance) is very haunted. A crew member was found in the morning hanging dead from the outside railings above lifeboat number 8 back in 2009. The rumor was he was murdered although it was ruled a suicide. I didn’t capture any pictures or videos of an apparition in that area of this ship when I cruised onboard. I did capture 2 ghostly images not on a ship but at the Biltmore mansion back a couple of years ago when I visited there. You can see the pictures of the ghostly figures at the end my Biltmore Video on my TH-cam channel. I wasn’t looking for ghosts (nor did I see them when I took the pictures), they just showed up!
The only time I’ve been to the Queen Mary was at the end of September. Took a walk through the ship and took the haunted tour, but it didn’t include the engine room which they told us to go see separately. What they did not warn us about was they were setting up for Halloween and there were a bunch of random mannequins set up all over it! Super creepy, but it was really awesome!
Great overview of the Queen Mary museum and hotel. Over the past years we have stayed on the Queen Mary many times before boarding a Carnival or Princess cruise.
My mum and Aunt stayed on the Queen Mary in a round the world tour. I asked Mum if she had any ghostly experiences, she replied " certainly not,I made it quite clear that it would not be acceptable" . My mum was an school teacher who expected obedience. Didn't stop her from knowing who was calling on the phone before answering though.
The Queen mary needs to be docked in New York. Not only dose her art deco design match New York but she will make more money to secure her life. She look amazing connected to a modern deco hotel
I am a recent listener, so I just listened to this. You say at one point, you don't believe in ghosts, but then then said you were to afraid, to take two of the scarier tours ??? 😂😂 As usual a very interesting post, thank you.
apparently when i turned three in 1973, i celebrated that birthday with mum and dad on this ship as i have a very old photo of me with a cake with gum drops on top taken in the dinning hall but now, sadly with my parents gone now all i have of that moment in time is the photo...
I stayed on her for a week back in the summer of 2013. Knowing beforehand she’s supposedly haunted and being I’m Catholic I took my grandmother’s crucifix with me and put it over my bed.I,of course, didn’t take any ghost tours or do any seances. All I heard was some knocking in my closet one night which I dismissed as the people in the room next door. Nothing else happened.
During the late 1960's I was working for a government three letter agency and was posted to Europe. One option of travel was aboard the Queen Mary. I very much wanted to do that, but management said it would take too long and I was urgently needed and would have to fly. However, I was promised that when my five year overseas tour was completed, I could travel home on the Queen Mary. Long story short, by the time my assignment was over the ship had been decommissioned. I did spend several nights on her as a hotel guest during the 1980's, toured the ship, ate on board, and socialized in the bar. So, while not experiencing the full Queen Mary experience of an ocean crossing, I did get a taste of what it would have been like.
@Emma Cruises - A girlfriend and I stayed on the Queen in the mid-'80's, including dining in the onboard restaurant. It was a delightful experience, and we took the self-guided tour during our stay. One unique thing I definitely remember was the bathtub/shower - the bottom of the tub was slanted in such a way that your feet were at about a 25º angle, creating a "knock-kneed" stance! Also the faucets in the shower labeled "hot sea water" and "cold sea water" was something different to this land lubber! All in all, I was thrilled to have the experience, since my father returned from England after WWII on the Queen Mary, one of the few war experiences he shared. Glad you enjoyed your visit.
The Queen Mary wasnt the fastest ship ever. When the SS United Sates was launched in the early fiftys she was quicky beaten. The United States was 8 knots faster even though she never traveled at max speed due to her quick speed
I went to a wedding on the Queen Mary and we all stayed on board and YES I have a picture of me hanging out the porthole! The fun thing we did one night was to watch the old film THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE in our cabin. The Queen Mary was used for the film and when the ship turns over in the movie and you see people walking down the upside down hallway in the film you can look out your door and imagine being there...maybe it was the pot we smoked. Did you run around the ship at night looking at all the closed off rooms? we went on an adventure and went into so many rooms that they use as storage now, it really is the ultimate big-kid adventure to run around a huge ship peeking in rooms and running down long hallways down on the lower decks. I wish they would take it out of the water somehow and get it out of the salt water so it stops rotting, it's so cool inside AND that First Class Lounge in the front is my favorite bar ANYWHERE, it's just so beautiful and the painting above the bar is so unique. Plus the first class lounge rooms on top of the ship with the fireplaces?! stunning and so classy. If they have to scrap her I hope someone saves all that wood and recreates those rooms on land in a hotel somewhere, it's too amazing to lose.
A lot of people passed away from accidents of her construction, her collision with a battle cruiser that claimed 340+ lives, and troops dying inside her due to heat stroke. lots of deaths are associated with this ship, so im not surprised its haunted.
The Queen Mary held the transatlantic speed record from 1938 to 1952, when it was over taken by the S.S United States. Though retired, the United States holds the record (for an ocean liner) to this day.
The Queen Mary wasn’t the fastest ship to ever cross the Atlantic, the United States was. At some point the French SS Normandie was faster than QM as well.
The Queen Mary actually almost capsized when in 1942, while carrying more than 10,000 American Troops. She was hit broadside by a rogue wave which was about 92 feet high. She listed over to a terrifying 52 degrees before righting herself. It is said that had she rolled just a few more degrees, she would've capsized and would've been the worse maritime disaster in history, 11,339 servicemen would have been lost but fortunately that didn't happen.
Emma, there's an unofficial rule in naval circles called "The Law of Gross Tonnage" that means if a ship is much bigger than you, she has the right of way due to limited maneuverability. Having your cruiser sliced in two by Queen Mary is a perfect example why there is such a rule.
@@benwilson6145 And there's another wonderful thing called, "She eighteen times the size of you and she's not stopping. Get out of the way or you're sunk."
I visited way back around 1980 during a business trip but had to stay elsewhere with my boss... but I don't remember much other than walking up onto the deck and a hallway. I hope it is preserved...would be tragic to erase this historic ship. I would love to stay on it.
The open portholes actually contributed to the sinking of the Britannic, Titanic's sister ship. The Royal Navy conscripted her for use as a hospital ship and many of the portholes were open to provide the patients with fresh air. When the ship started sinking, the open portholes actually allowed water to bypass the bulkheads of the watertight compartments.
Ooo very interesting, thanks for sharing 😀❤️
It contrubute must of the sinking the mine damage was not really that bad, britannic could handle it and she could stay afloat but if it was not for port holes they inded made the water another entrance into inside the ship the forward motion helped the ship sink by maybe 20% contribution to the sinking
We don't care
Interesting facts about the Britannic!
@@oceanlinerfan6847 who's we? I care.
I stayed on the Queen Mary a few years back. Beautiful ship and a great experience. If you ever stay on her, when you're in your cabin, take the drawers out of the bureau and turn them over! You'll see historical signatures and messages written by Guests and the members of the Military that sailed on her! The oldest we saw in our room was from members of the military that sailed from New York to Southampton in July of 1940. Most were between 1940 and 1960. It was very cool.
Really?! What a cool tip. Who knew! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
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I stayed on the Queen Mary for a couple of nights while attending a meeting in Long Beach. I thought, "Why stay in a modern hotel when I can stay on a classic ship?" I absolutely loved it!! The history of it was wonderful. I could imagine all the movie stars of the 30's walking on the decks!
That sounds amazing! Good decision 😀❤️
Exactly my thoughts when I went - I'd visited it as a museum and swore I'd stay onboard if I was ever in LA again - When I was, I did! :)
I worked on the Queen Mary both prior to and during the Disney take over. First off, Disney DID own her for awhile and renovated her spectacularly. She’s never been in better condition since Disney.
That said.. the whole “haunted” thing is utter and total BS. Not one of us ever heard word one about any haunted rooms or areas … with the possible exception of maybe two or three people saying they “felt” or saw “something” at the escalator from the engine room where the dock worker was killed in the 1960s. That is until Disney oil over. They asked if we ever saw anything. Did we see this or that. What about in this area or that. Generally the answer was ‘No’ we hadn’t. Why? Because before Disney tried to get interest up in the “hauntings” it didn’t exist. This was a fabrication at worst, or a huge gargantuan exaggeration at best on Disney’s part to increase interest. A few months after we were Disney-fied, suddenly there was advertising of ghosts and hauntings and suddenly everyone “felt” or “say” things. Of course. If one looks for conspiracy they will find them wherever they look, real or not. Same thing. My wife and I stay aboard the ship every year partially because I still love the Queen and also my family immigrated aboard in 1962.
Even the tour guides we speak with now admit that they know it’s all BS but they’re supposed to push that.
The ship has an AMAZING history and absolutely incredible record with many first and wins in her career and is a shining example of a bygone era that saw us through the worst and best of times and in a style we will never see again. She doesn’t need all the BS hype about faked up “hauntings”.
VERY well said!
Yeah! I was really into haunted stuff as a kid, but now- just knowing the history of locations and using my imagination to travel back in time is much more engaging. The ghosts of memories, different times in humanity's life have a greater impact than scrambling for a spectral, superstitious explanation of existence after death.
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wasn't the "haunted" theme part of the tour that Disney created with the special effects by the pool etc? and it just built up over time that the place was "haunted"? I went on the haunted tour with the sound effects and stuff, it was goofy but fun.
My late father in law was a baker on the Queen Mary. He worked with an older baker who survived the Titanic, a swig of brandy before jumping in the sea.
I believe that was depicted in the Leonardo Decaprio/Kate Winslet version of the Titanic movie 🎥
Oh my!! I’ve heard about that man before. Amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
He was better depicted in "A Night To Remember"
Tasting History with Max ,mention him much in one the last months Titanic special's episodes now.
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I live about 15 miles from LB and have visited the Queen Mary many times. My Dad sailed on her when she was a troop transport. He was a telegraph operator, 720th Railway Operating Batallion during WWII.
Oh my! Amazing. 😀❤️
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I ate dinner on the Queen Mary in about 2006 while in LA for business. What an incredibly beautiful and historic ship she is. I was overwhelmed by her stately, grand interiors and yes, the varieties of rare wood are gorgeous. Sincerely hope LB can bring the grand lady back to her youthful appearance once more. She’s earned it. Thanks for featuring this amazing ship on your channel. Well done!
Yes! Hope so. Thanks for watching 😀❤️
The city of Long Beach recently began repairs! I believe they have started with the lifeboats which now have been removed for repair (or possible replication and replacement).
Great video, Emma! Very well done! The RMS Queen Mary is both a national and international treasure, and a iconic liner from a bygone era. I have loved this majestic liner since I was a child. In fact, if you watch old news reels and videos of her arrival in Long Beach in 1967, you will note the very large number of small boats and pleasure crafts "escorting" her into the port. I was on one of those small boats! We joined the flotilla or boat parade in Newport Beach, and escorted the QM on the very final hours of her seafaring days. It remains a very special memory for me. I ask all your subscribers and fans to support the efforts to save and restore the Queen Mary! She is the last of her kind and the last real link to the "golden age" of ocean liner travel. The RMS Queen Mary MUST be saved! Thanks for your great video profile and your advocacy for the "grand lady" of the Atlantic, Emma. It is appreciated.
I suspect Big Business has no stomach for Historic Preservation of these fading artifacts. Not much profit, or stock payoff.
$3 million, easily raised if that many people worldwide pitched in 1$ each.
Worth it to me and so easy.
I wish they'd run a good PR campaign, like they did with the March of Dimes for Polio and raked in tons of money simply by people donating & mailing dimes to the White House.
Our family's story of the Queen Mary. My father-in-law served in the Italian Theater during WWII. He was a survivor of the Battle of Monte Cassino. He developed pneumonia as a result of the battle and was bought home on the "Gray Ghost". It was one of the very few stories he told of his time serving with the American forces in WWII. He also brought home a "souvenir" from his time on the "Gray Ghost". I have been to see the ship twice, once in the late 1980s and once in the late 1990s. I never had the opportunity to stay over night on her.
The ship is not haunted. Those stories didn't start until the 80's I believe and it was a way to get people to go to the ship. I love this ship. My grandmother came over from England on this ship as a war bride after WWII. It was still painting grey. She did not enjoy the trip. She said the seas were very rough and a lot of people were sick. I'm sure it was also difficult to leave her country and family for the unknown.
Best part of the Queen are the immigration stories aboard her.
Lots of places do this. People will travel far and wide to visit something that is 'haunted'. The Banff Springs Hotel has a plaque up for the 'ghost bride'. Canada post even made a stamp for the ghost bride. Talk about free publicity.
As an atheist I do not believe in ghosts. That said if there is an afterlife I hope there is an option for becoming a ghost. haunting randos would never get old.
The ship may not be haunted but I went there in the early '70's and I heard the ghost stories.
It is haunted.
Who asked you?
Wife and I were driving around LA in my van (of course) on New Years Eve 1980 with no itinerary or reservations and ended up at the Queen Mary in the PM. Toured the ship on our own and had a few drinks in Art Deco Observation Bar, then had the idea we may as well stay on the ship for New Years. Actually had a room available for $80 and we could party in that bar that had no dress code. Drank way too much but had an incredible time.
I visited the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose (in the dome next door) in 1987, many years before I ever took my first cruise. The Spruce Goose has since been moved to the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, where I visited it again in 2013. Both were fascinating. I loved the craftsmanship and history of the Queen Mary. I sincerely hope she can be preserved.
I stayed on the Queen May 2 years ago, and loved the history you could feel on the ship. I love how they've kept a lot of the original fixtures and wood siding in the rooms. The art deco decor in all the lounges is just beautiful. Staying there was like stepping back in time a little.
Yes! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I can not believe I hadn't watched this video until now! Wonderful video as always!
Haha. Thank you! 😁❤️
Stayed there once in 2011/2012. After just checking in me and the person I was with layed down for about 10 minutes. We then heard several bangs from the closet. I opened it up to find the iron had come off of its hook and fell. But the sound was very loud and it wasn't just one thump from landing on the ground. It was about 3 or 4 loud bangs as if someone was slamming it from side to side before it fell. I knew that was a ghost instantly after seeing that it was impossible for the iron to come off of the hook , let alone bang around that violently.
After that about 15 minutes later we heard a quick series of knocks on our door. We were expecting another couple to join us and we thought they were here. About 3/4 seconds after the knocks , I opened the door and no one was there. I looked down the hall and no one was there, at all. I'm convinced it's haunted.
My goodness Emma.
I am a brand new subscriber, have watched 3 or 4 of your vlogs just now.
You are so well composed, have a great twinkle of humor and share so much great information!!
I look forward to following you!!
Very nice to meet you!
I stayed on the ship in the early eighties and didn't have a run in with a ghost, but it was spookie and seemed very old, especially the grand room, which was very dark. An interesting thing about the cabin was the ability to select fresh or salt water for your shower! I t was actually non-functional, but a supposed health feature during an ocean cruise. I am sure it played fits with the plumbing for corrosion, but still cool!
The Queen Mary is a glorious ship. I visited her in the mid-70’s. My paternal grandparents crossed the Atlantic several times on both the QM & the QEI. The wood, & the marvelous deco style make it a never to be repeated vessel.
I had always wanted to stay onboard overnight, but with things as they are, that is looking highly unlikely. At least I got to stand inside her & think, “This is what my grandparents also saw!” 🥂
That’s so cool, I love it. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Tbh the ship made me a little sad when I visited it in 2019. For years I had read all about her and saw all the glamorous pictures, and when I got there it was peeling paint, damaged paneling, closed public rooms, a vast lack of historic furniture or installations on the ship, and the carpet was rather poor in many places. I still had fun exploring the ship in the few hours I was there, but it was rather sad for me. Also I was actually in the forward rope locked and cargo area as part of one of the tours and didn’t actually hear or see anything. The most odd parts for me were actually some of the stairwells and reception areas. They were a bit poorly lit and empty, and it was completely the opposite of what I thought it would be like, so it felt very weird. Also as another note, the reason the pool isn’t open isn’t because of it being haunted. It is just actually structurally unsound because they basically messed up the ship’s structure when they gutted the engines, but didn’t shore it back up
@ 1:06 is the dining hall where my high school had its prom night in 1973. In 2016, while back in LA to visit family, I had the pleasure to have dinner on the Queen Mary with the same lovely lady I took to that prom. We were able to visit that room again that night, even though it was being renovated. It looked like it hadn't lost any of its glamorous elegance during the decades.
I've spent a lot of time on the Queen, and can offer some opinions. First, the color corrections on the pool photos are off. the pool is green and blue, not tan. $300 mil for refurbishment is a low ball number. The ship could eat up twice that, and be hungry for more. Not to mention the cute village next to the ship is in ruins, and who thought it a good idea to park a leaky submarine next to her? The Queen has also been in continuous litigation since 1969. Lots of downsides to this On the bright side, Long Beach can figure out something. They have oodles of money, and do not want the U.S.S.United States in the harbor. Finally, Yes, I have felt tingles on my back when on the ship at 3.a.m. But, it isn't haunted any more then any other given piece of England. The ghost stuff is one of the few profitable aspects of the ship. The Hotel has never been a real moneymaker, and any possible way to flog attendance will be used. The management usually starts Halloween festivities in September, and only shut down in time for Christmas. Stories of dead people bring in more live people then any other aspect of the ship.
Hey Nick! I colour corrrected the photos myself as best I could, it’ll never be the right colours (I don’t have those skills!) 😀❤️ I really hope they figure it out!’
So so true. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
The Sub didn't used to leak! It was an eye-opener though - Even next to a WW2 UK submarine I'd seen before it was tiny! It's a shame no-one seems to be able to make a go of the attractions there...
As a lifelong resident of Long Beach, I can tell you this city doesn't have oodles of money. Even worse,the city wants to punt the responsibility for the Queen to the Harbor Commission, which is in charge of the Port of Long Beach. They didn't do such a good job running the ship when she was under her care years ago. The city fired long time inspector Ed Pribonic because, well he told them how bad the ship had deteriorated. You can find his last report from 2019 and it is pretty sad. Great Video Emma, and hopefully you can come back after the ship is reopened!
Great video! My wife and I met on the Queen Mary in 2010. She helped put on a Paranormal Conference and I was a speaker at it. We had drinks at the bar and have been together ever since. It's even more magical because her parents came to America on the Queen in the late 1940's. It holds a very special place in our hearts and we hope it is restored so we can visit again on our next anniversary.
My grandfather who was originally from Poland came over to the United States on the Queen Mary
I grew up in Long Beach, always wanted to stay at the Queen Mary, and my husband finally paid for a room there and we had so many crazy experiences there that we left the same day lol the staff was wonderful, I don't know if I'd say the ship is haunted but it was definitely creepy as hell. I worked there during Halloween as a monster and we kept seeing/hearing weird things.
Glad it reopened. Cant wait to book a suite there.
Hi, Emma - I was very fortunate to have sailed on three different Cunard vessels, the Mauritania, from NY to Le Havre in 1961 whilst a student (musician) at Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio, USA. From Le Havre, we traveled by bus for our years stay as students at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. My return was on the Queen Elisabeth, 1962 from Southhampton to NY, returning from our year in Austria. I graduated from Oberlin in 1963 and traveled NY, back to Le Havre to teach music theory in the final season of the "Oberlin in Salzburg" program. My return trip was, again, from Southhampton to NY on the Queen Mary (the original one), in 1964. All the trips were "Tourist Class", meaning economy class, no windows, etc. I remember how excited I was to wake up and see a sheet of paper listing the activities for that day. There were about 100 of us students making these trips, and, being a musical group, we were always invited to sing for the first class passengers, a special treat. Oddly, my 2nd favorite travel experience was on the BAC Concorde in 1971, returning from conducting Liberace in London. Wish I could have traveled first class on the Queen Mary or the Elizabeth on that trip, though traveling across the Atlantic in about 4 hours surely beat the 6-7 days at sea, but not by much...Cheers...Bo Ayars
I attended a large Christmas party on the Queen Mary a few years ago. Lots of dark old wood. Back then needed quite a bit of maintenance already.
Oh yep, for decades she has I think. That sounds like fun! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
1984, my new husband and I spent 2 nights on her. The haunted rumors were just taking hold and the tours beginning. Well,, my husband I were prowling around and found the pool down in the bowels of the ship. He started singing a sea song in his baritone voice. All of a sudden we heard tour pass by an adjacent area. A woman screamed, I HEARD THE GHOST SINGING!!!"😂😂😂 We beat feet outta there and just cracked up! Lady, if you ever see this....sorry, not sorry!!!😂
PS. We had a porthole too! I have a photo with my head and arm through it, waving!
I spent a couple of nights there around 8 years ago.
It was a great experience, especially in the evening when the day visitors had gone and you had the ship, if not quite to yourself, very quiet. I sat for a couple of hours looking over to Long Beach watching the light fade. Magical!
Oh my that sounds amazing! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
My husband and I once stayed 2 nights on the Queen Mary. Very interesting indeed. Went exploring the ship and somehow ended up in a corridor that looked very odd. It was very cold in that corridor and I got the willies. We looked for an elevator and quickly got in. To our surprise, the elevator was in a great state of disrepair. When we exited from the elevator we were in an area of construction and renovation! We somehow had gotten into an area closed of from passengers/customers. We also felt areas of cold and heavy air throughout the ship. I enjoyed it immensely and would LOVE to do it again!
Excellent presentation, thank you.
Wow, the memories with the QM is a big part of my life. It's filled with love and hate. I remember when I first saw the ship back in the late 1960s. It was amazing to see this large mysterious vessel. I visited the Queen as a tourist many times but I also worked on the ship when I was a photographer. I would be hired by couples to photograph their wedding. The wedding chapel is small but beautiful. There are many great pace on he QM to photograph a wedding party. I also worked for a photography studio who photographed many formal high school dances and social events. The bad part about moving equipment on the ship is that the elevators are too small and not all of them go to the right places. It would take many trips on elevators and some times taking the stairs. Overall I love the Queen Mary and feel for those who lost their lives there. I was able to visit the remaining pool; I knew the right people to get me in. The pool is very strange with a cold feeling. The person who took me said that he has seen the lady ghost there by the dressing area. Nice of you to make a video on the QM.
Great video. I have seen her, but never stayed on her. You spoke that we no longer have 1st and 2nd class, which is good, but I do fear that we are flirting with a return to that style with some of the private access areas that some of the newer ships are developing. I always love that when you are talking to someone you meet on the ship, that you do not know if they are the richest or poorest person on the ship. We are all there to enjoy ourselves.
That’s very true! I suppose it’s kind of the same in a small way, but yeah, not quite like before haha. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Interesting video Emma. Had no idea there was so much to the Queen Mary. She was just a really big ship to me when I visited her as a kid.
She’s a really big ship always ha ha! Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
My parents emigrated to Canada aboard the Queen Mary in the 50's. I'd love to visit it and see their cabin.
I would encourage a visit. The cabin especially depending on class may have changed. Originally only first class had their own bathroom. Since this is a new era and the ship is now a floating hotel… some rooms that did not originally have their own bath have been retrofitted for the modern guest. Much of the styling is still the same so you could still get a feel for what they saw. She is a beautiful ship.
I stayed on the Queen Mary in December 2019. So glad I had a chance to finally do it before it closed (maybe forever)!
My great uncle's great aunt (I've no idea what that makes her to me!) lived in an appartment that you could see the Queen Mary from. I remember sitting on her balcony when we were over visiting and watching the ship moored up there. It was an amazing sight.
Woah! That must have been awesome 😀❤️
My grandfather was on the Queen Mary during WWII when he was in the Army. I have never slept on the boat but I have attended various social functions there when I lived in Orange County. Its a fun place to go and I hope they do some much needed repairs. Someday I would love to actually stay the night there.
Donkey’s years is one I’ve never heard before!
Haha!! I didn’t really realise until I said it then I thought hmm.. 😂😂
I sailed on the Queen in 1965 as a 7 year old boy. I swam in the pool in what was called at the "Tourist class"
Oh wow! That sounds amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
I sailed on The Queen Mary I when I was 8 years old from USA to Europe, then back on the Queen Elizabeth. Our father tried to sneak us into first class...but even "cabin class" was wonderful. I'll always cherish those memories!
Haha! That sounds amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Fascinating! When i visited QM i had not heard the ghost stories, but the atmosphere is definitely eerie. There is no way i would ever stay overnight! I did not stay onboard very long. it is interesting to visit her but it"s kind of creepy. She is a true historical icon but really deserves $$$TLC.
She really does ❤️
about the Titanic passengers opening portholes, this fact is false. Although this is true for Titanic's sister ship the HMHS Britannic, as she needed air inside for the injured soldiers she would take onboard.
Lots of people say this too, so that’s why I said ‘some people say’. Some people say yes, some people say no. 😂❤️
I would think that by the time the water reached the portholes, the ship was already doomed.
@@michaelsommers2356 Titanic's portholes were closes, Britannic's were open. Maybe if Britannic's had been closed then she could have made it to Kea.
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Thanks for this Emma you've made me want to stay there and explore. I use the term "Spirits" and twice in my life did have experiences with them so know they exist. The most powerful was when I was 20 after a close friend committed suicide by jumping off a local Dam. His body wasn't found for two months but as soon as it was and we had a gathering of friends, upon leaving that he was in my car for two months. I know this wasn't in my head because as soon as I exited the intense feeling was gone and I didn't experience it anywhere else. We used to cruise around and had fun in that car and I guess his spirit was simply not ready to move on. One day I entered the car and immediately realized his presence was gone. So yes a spirit can inhabit a location where they did not die.
Another great review! Staying on the Queen Mary is a fantastic experience - the ship certainly has a great deal more character than any modern liners. However, when I was there she was clearly underused and very quiet - even the ghosts stayed away. I think she would have been better patronised and visited if she had been berthed in London, Southampton, Liverpool or Glasgow.
Thank you for not buying into the "ghost" stories. Great video.
I live near the Queen Mary, but I haven't visited it in Donkey's.
I LOVE THIS ^^
Towards the end you mentioned the amount needed to repair the ship and that sounds about right. I had read this was the reason that most people's plans to turn the ship into something else, had failed. And I'm sure this cost greatly exceeded her original construction cost (about $17.5m back in the 1930's, which I think is about $330m today).
Staying on the Queen Mary is top of my list when I eventually go to LA. I don't believe in ghosts, but apart from that, I am sure that a lot of the ghosts are really just the normal noises which happen on a ninety year old ship! People (like me) who are not used to sea travel, can be freaked out by normal noises. Imagination is powerful.
Thank you for the video!
Yep! I think the same too. It makes sense that there would be noises 😂❤️
My great grandad sailed on her in 1945 to be trained for the raf in America the war ended the month he arrived and was never fully trained but he got to sail back on queen elizabeth
Oh wow! Amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Loved your video on the Queen Mary! We have also stayed on her....twice! Really hoping she gets the attention she deserves. Both stays were very special. We could not stop thinking about who stayed in our rooms when she was actively sailing!
Thanks so much. Yes!! How amazing it would be to see who those people were 😀❤️
Such an interesting video. Thanks, and regards from Brazil.
Thanks Chico! 😀❤️
Thanks Emma great video as normal your a natural presenter
I really wish I would have known a lot of this stuff when I visited it a decade ago. Really great stuff
Interesting story Emma. Back in 1966 after High School graduation my girlfriend at the time went to England to visit relatives. She traveled from New York to Southampton on the Queen Mary. When she got back she gave me a souvenir pen from the ship. I still have the pen in the original box.
Oh my wow! Amazing. Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Just a pen??
@@Jay-vr9ir Yes, sad but true. ☹️
My late Dad worked on the Queen Mary,never mentioned seeing ghosts,love your videos ❤️
Thanks Cooper 😀👍🏼
I FINALLY got to see this--I love history! Nicely done!
Also, i didn't have it like TH-cam says. Maybe all of your subscribers were just busy for a week?!
Yeah! That’s it 🤣❤️
Very Good overview Emma. I had no idea of the extinct woodwork on board. Very interesting and unique factoid.
Yeah! Cool right? Thanks for watching 😀👏🏼
Great Video Emma! I Had My High School Prom On Board Her! That Night Was Haunting! Ha😅 My One And Only Prom! A Nightmare! Anyway She Is A Lovely Ship! Wish They Would Find A Way To Restore Her!💖😉 Stay Safe My Friend!
You did?! That sounds amazing! 😂❤️
I really enjoyed the history/WW2 tours aboard. The guides were fantastic! No idea why they keep pushing the "haunted" theme. There is so much more to this wonderful ship than the odd ghost story! 👻
$$$ 😂😂😂
@@EmmaCruises But surely that considerably cuts down their target audience? Maybe people have no interest in this - but most people visiting the Queen Mary like a bit of history...
So there is a bar in downtown Denver called the Cruise Room. It opened the day after prohibition ended and is modeled after a bar on the Queen Mary.
My brother and I did the Dining with the Spirits tour back in 2004-2007 (don't remember). During that time, you'd get a 3 or 4 course meal at Sir Winston's, the QM's fancy restaurant located aft. After, you'd go on a tour of the ship's "haunted" spaces which at that time included the engine room, boiler rooms, the cargo holds, the bow compartment that was damaged when she collided with the destroyer, the first class pool and changing rooms, and room B340 (which is a total lie created by Disney during their tenure). It was really cool, even if you don't believe in ghosts because you got to see a lot of spaces that are not accessible to the public, especially the cargo holds where lots of the Queen's furnishings lay gathering dust and the amazing naval architecture of such an amazing ship.
This ship isn't haunted, that is just ridiculous. The Queen Mary was and is still one of the most iconic ocean liners of all time, loved by the people that sailed on her, and she deserves to be respected.
I'm not angry at you Emma, but at what people have done with her reputation; she's a beautiful ship that needs to be preserved so that future generations can learn about her true story, and not about ridiculous ghost stories. There is no other ship like her these days, and I really hope that some day I will be able to visit her ❤
If the ghost stories mean she survives, well worth it in my opinion! :)
@@EmmaCruises Yes, that's true. I just think that it's sad that it needs to be like that; I'm a ocean liner fan, so to see Queen Mary being known as "one of the most haunted places on the world" makes me frustrated. By the way I love your videos, and I'm from Brazil ❤️🇧🇷
@@Gabriel_Strelow I can understand that, Thank you! 😁❤
Thank you so much for this report. Extremely informative and entertaining. Enjoyed it very much.
Thanks for your informative video
Thank you! 😁❤️
The banging you hear in the engine room at times is steam pipes. The ship being a steam ship still has features functioning on steam pressure. The steam plant is now on shore and piped on to the ship. Strange things do happen throughout the ship but most can have a logical explanation. Other sightings and experiences may have a logical explanation but to the person experiencing it can just be creepy. I’ve worked on the ship and likely one of the few including crew that has seen nearly every space on the ship. I love her and it’s in my opinion a great way to step back in time. Growing up not far from this ship is what started my love for these large passenger vessels.
That is so awesome you stayed aboard the Queen Mary Emma! I hope they can save the ship! Now for another haunted cruise ship you might not know about. The Carnival Victory (currently in dry dock transforming into the Carnival Radiance) is very haunted. A crew member was found in the morning hanging dead from the outside railings above lifeboat number 8 back in 2009. The rumor was he was murdered although it was ruled a suicide. I didn’t capture any pictures or videos of an apparition in that area of this ship when I cruised onboard. I did capture 2 ghostly images not on a ship but at the Biltmore mansion back a couple of years ago when I visited there. You can see the pictures of the ghostly figures at the end my Biltmore Video on my TH-cam channel. I wasn’t looking for ghosts (nor did I see them when I took the pictures), they just showed up!
Noooo!!!! I booked on that ship before (was cancelled). Very interesting, thanks for sharing 😀❤️
Very informative 👏👏
The only time I’ve been to the Queen Mary was at the end of September. Took a walk through the ship and took the haunted tour, but it didn’t include the engine room which they told us to go see separately. What they did not warn us about was they were setting up for Halloween and there were a bunch of random mannequins set up all over it! Super creepy, but it was really awesome!
Had a friend worked there. The bow cavity's truly haunting. HUGE HUGE HUGE.
We didn't see or hear any ghosts the night that we stayed on her but I must say that the Beef Wellington in the restaurant was to die for!
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Actually cruised on Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in 1955 as a youth. Mom was a war bride and we went for a visit. Had my 8th birthday in England.
Great overview of the Queen Mary museum and hotel. Over the past years we have stayed on the Queen Mary many times before boarding a Carnival or Princess cruise.
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Very interesting... thank you for the insight!
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Great information, thanks Emma.
Regards, Chris. 👍👍👍
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My mum and Aunt stayed on the Queen Mary in a round the world tour. I asked Mum if she had any ghostly experiences, she replied " certainly not,I made it quite clear that it would not be acceptable" . My mum was an school teacher who expected obedience. Didn't stop her from knowing who was calling on the phone before answering though.
The Queen mary needs to be docked in New York. Not only dose her art deco design match New York but she will make more money to secure her life. She look amazing connected to a modern deco hotel
Nice drone shots, what are you flying?
I am a recent listener, so I just listened to this. You say at one point, you don't believe in ghosts, but then then said you were to afraid, to take two of the scarier tours ??? 😂😂 As usual a very interesting post, thank you.
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Very interesting. Thanks. I remember sailing on it NY to Southampton around 1968 or so. I should dig out the passenger list.
apparently when i turned three in 1973, i celebrated that birthday with mum and dad on this ship as i have a very old photo of me with a cake with gum drops on top taken in the dinning hall but now, sadly with my parents gone now all i have of that moment in time is the photo...
My father in law sailed on the Queen Mary when it had been converted to a troop ship.
9:05 that curved corridor view is one that reminds me of my stay on the QM back in the 90's
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I stayed on her for a week back in the summer of 2013. Knowing beforehand she’s supposedly haunted and being I’m Catholic I took my grandmother’s crucifix with me and put it over my bed.I,of course, didn’t take any ghost tours or do any seances. All I heard was some knocking in my closet one night which I dismissed as the people in the room next door. Nothing else happened.
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During the late 1960's I was working for a government three letter agency and was posted to Europe. One option of travel was aboard the Queen Mary. I very much wanted to do that, but management said it would take too long and I was urgently needed and would have to fly. However, I was promised that when my five year overseas tour was completed, I could travel home on the Queen Mary. Long story short, by the time my assignment was over the ship had been decommissioned. I did spend several nights on her as a hotel guest during the 1980's, toured the ship, ate on board, and socialized in the bar. So, while not experiencing the full Queen Mary experience of an ocean crossing, I did get a taste of what it would have been like.
I’ve never been on the queen Mary but my friend is soon, she’s going to America just to see it!
@Emma Cruises - A girlfriend and I stayed on the Queen in the mid-'80's, including dining in the onboard restaurant. It was a delightful experience, and we took the self-guided tour during our stay. One unique thing I definitely remember was the bathtub/shower - the bottom of the tub was slanted in such a way that your feet were at about a 25º angle, creating a "knock-kneed" stance! Also the faucets in the shower labeled "hot sea water" and "cold sea water" was something different to this land lubber! All in all, I was thrilled to have the experience, since my father returned from England after WWII on the Queen Mary, one of the few war experiences he shared. Glad you enjoyed your visit.
The Queen Mary wasnt the fastest ship ever. When the SS United Sates was launched in the early fiftys she was quicky beaten. The United States was 8 knots faster even though she never traveled at max speed due to her quick speed
I went to a wedding on the Queen Mary and we all stayed on board and YES I have a picture of me hanging out the porthole! The fun thing we did one night was to watch the old film THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE in our cabin. The Queen Mary was used for the film and when the ship turns over in the movie and you see people walking down the upside down hallway in the film you can look out your door and imagine being there...maybe it was the pot we smoked. Did you run around the ship at night looking at all the closed off rooms? we went on an adventure and went into so many rooms that they use as storage now, it really is the ultimate big-kid adventure to run around a huge ship peeking in rooms and running down long hallways down on the lower decks. I wish they would take it out of the water somehow and get it out of the salt water so it stops rotting, it's so cool inside AND that First Class Lounge in the front is my favorite bar ANYWHERE, it's just so beautiful and the painting above the bar is so unique. Plus the first class lounge rooms on top of the ship with the fireplaces?! stunning and so classy. If they have to scrap her I hope someone saves all that wood and recreates those rooms on land in a hotel somewhere, it's too amazing to lose.
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You should collaborate with your friend Chris for these history videos.
A lot of people passed away from accidents of her construction, her collision with a battle cruiser that claimed 340+ lives, and troops dying inside her due to heat stroke. lots of deaths are associated with this ship, so im not surprised its haunted.
The Queen Mary held the transatlantic speed record from 1938 to 1952, when it was over taken by the S.S United States. Though retired, the United States holds the record (for an ocean liner) to this day.
The Queen Mary wasn’t the fastest ship to ever cross the Atlantic, the United States was.
At some point the French SS Normandie was faster than QM as well.
Loved this
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Very enjoyable video
The Queen Mary actually almost capsized when in 1942, while carrying more than 10,000 American Troops. She was hit broadside by a rogue wave which was about 92 feet high. She listed over to a terrifying 52 degrees before righting herself. It is said that had she rolled just a few more degrees, she would've capsized and would've been the worse maritime disaster in history, 11,339 servicemen would have been lost but fortunately that didn't happen.
You are so brave. I would be so afraid I couldn’t sleep
Haha, I really didn’t know about everything when I stayed there 😂😂
Emma, there's an unofficial rule in naval circles called "The Law of Gross Tonnage" that means if a ship is much bigger than you, she has the right of way due to limited maneuverability. Having your cruiser sliced in two by Queen Mary is a perfect example why there is such a rule.
Absolute total rubbish
@@benwilson6145 no.
@@MysticianLuna_VG No what? The answer was drivel! There is a a wonderful thing called International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
@@benwilson6145 And there's another wonderful thing called, "She eighteen times the size of you and she's not stopping. Get out of the way or you're sunk."
I visited way back around 1980 during a business trip but had to stay elsewhere with my boss...
but I don't remember much other than walking up onto the deck and a hallway. I hope it is preserved...would be tragic to erase this historic ship. I would love to stay on it.