The City of Long Beach just announced that they have regain control of the Queen Mary for the first time in 40 years. Additionally, "In addition to gaining control of the Queen Mary itself, the city also regained control of the surrounding property, which includes 40 acres of parks, cruise terminals and parking lots."

@johnwatson6082

3 жыл бұрын

So there is hope...at least hope the Queen Mary has a chance...maybe they can find some developers, offer tax incentives or something, to raise the funds to save the ship and refurbish the surrounding area they now control.

@fireshorts5789

3 жыл бұрын

Somehow I doubt the residents of the city will be so excited about it when their taxes have to rise considerably to cover the hundreds of millions of dollars for repairs and investment needed to keep the ship in existence, especially coming out of a pandemic.

@edwilliams127

3 жыл бұрын

Oh geez, like California is being run well. Lots of budgetary issues there, the future for the Queen Mary can't possibly be what we'd all like for it to be.

@yomammasboo713

2 жыл бұрын

@@fireshorts5789 better than sending millions of our dollars overseas to educate other nations on gender theory!

@fireshorts5789

2 жыл бұрын

@@yomammasboo713 yeah, I'm sure Long Beach residents will be all over this project when you frame it like that. This is about more than just a ship, its about owning the libs!

My Dad was on the Queen Mary in WWII and I took him out to see the ship as a surprise in 1989 when we were in California for a football game and weekend. His jaw dropped when he saw the ship once again! We walked around the decks of the ship for some time and his narration of conditions aboard the ship during the war were in stark contrast to the tourists and beautiful fall afternoon. The Queen Mary represents a great deal of history and we must save it for future generations to see!

@nabirasch5169

3 жыл бұрын

Lead the way, we'll be right behind.

@radogoji6863

3 жыл бұрын

LETS SAVE THIS SHIP!

@sorsorsor11

3 жыл бұрын

Okay....who is going to pay for it? You? Just chip in $200 every month from taxes?

@twystedhumour

3 жыл бұрын

@@sorsorsor11 and that's the crux: too much emotion, with no commensurate money. and when the funding wanes, we're back to this. throwing good money after the bad.

@toonsis

3 жыл бұрын

the problem is nobody wants to see it

My Grandmother took the Queen Mary to move to the USA and my family and I ironically grew up in Long Beach. Not only is this ship a Long Beach icon, but it is also an integral part of my childhood and memories. Really wishing the best for this ship

@clarkadler6967

2 жыл бұрын

@Noone Cares Lmfao

@thelazycrafter4u

2 жыл бұрын

Not from Long Beach CA, but I think the ship is a So Cal icon. My high school used to have formal dances at the Queen Mary in the early 2000s.

@ScooterinAB

2 жыл бұрын

My grandma was a warbride as well. I don't remember much of it, but I've been to the ship (as a child), so 3 generations of my family have stepped foot on it.

@frankbattlejr981

Жыл бұрын

Ttyy

I got married at a roof top restaurant next to the Queen Mary, she blew her horn during our vows 😂💓. Hoping something can be done to save it.

@SlimMichaelSpaghetti

2 ай бұрын

She did what? Is she pretty? If she is you're lucky!

My grandmother came to the States as a war bride from England after WWII. The transport ship that brought she and my uncle home to live in the US was the Queen Mary, when she was still painted as the Grey Ghost. I exist as a direct result of this ship. I truly hope they save her.

@SergGirl

3 жыл бұрын

My great grandparents met on the Grey Ghost, him a supply officer and her an army nurse. I exist because of the Queen Mary too!

@MrSvenovitch

3 жыл бұрын

You honestly think granny couldn't have come over on a different ship?

@chinesemonk7424

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSvenovitch Their grandmother and uncle are likely human. Most humans use a communication system called language. It is possible that Kristin is not guessing which ship they came back on, but instead learned which ship via an exchange of words with other humans.

@jaminova_1969

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great story! My Grandfather sailed on the QM from NY to London as a Private in WW2! I was able to visit her in Long Beach! He came back on a Liberty ship and told the story of how they hit bad weather and everyone became sea sick!

@idontknow93960

3 жыл бұрын

nope. they have plans to nuke it in august

I’d love to see an Abandoned of the Salton Sea, an entire resort town close to Palm Springs that’s lost to the desert.

@bluemoro973

3 жыл бұрын

YES!!!

@at0mly

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and Slab City/Salvation Mountain as well.

@mrlowkey

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Explores LA did a fantastic video on it a while back!

@eozmansz8216

3 жыл бұрын

That area of the desert like the Coachella valley Indio Palm springs Salton Sea would be pretty cool

@BakedAloha

3 жыл бұрын

I live down here (Coachella valley) , it looks beautiful, but it's a mess, and in my 43 years they keep talking about saving it and then doing nothing. I don't know if there is an easy solution to the salton sea. It's sad but one of human kines big failures

This is so sad 😭. My mother and I left Southampton England on March 13, 1945 (I was 11 months old) to come to America. My mother was a British War Bride and we were moving to America to be with my father. The Queen Mary is part of my family history as well as being so iconic. I 🙏🏼 that a miracle will happen to save her.

I did an overnight haunted tour on the Queen Mary in 2015, and yeah it was definitely in rough shape. There was so much water inside the engine room that we had to walk on boards to go over it

@sebwilkins

2 жыл бұрын

@Noone Cares they're just sharing their experience with the current state of the ship

Staying at the Queen Mary 3 years ago was one of the most memorable nights of my life. I am so sad to see this.

@clubmike2910

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see any ghosts?

@nicholasdougherty1274

3 жыл бұрын

I used to go there a kid in the early 2000's and have gone to every dark harbor event they had. Sad to see this video.

@offplanetevent

3 жыл бұрын

@ Carla F Me too and your husband still doesn't know.

@mscarlarn

3 жыл бұрын

@David Wang we were there for a cruise and a week afterwards to San Diego. The Queen Mary was the high light of the trip.

@neilvann2670

3 жыл бұрын

We stayed on the ship in 2000. Quite a highlight of the trip.

Imagine going to a car meet and seeing a giant boat in the background

@XInfamouSXi

3 жыл бұрын

thatd be pretty sweet for pics honestly lol

@TheMrPeteChannel

3 жыл бұрын

She's a ship!

@starcraftflyer17

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMrPeteChannel ^^ She sure is! I seriously think a car show would be an amazing idea!

@blakeadams3608

3 жыл бұрын

They used to host JCCS (Japanese classic car show) there a couple years ago

@ryanj116

3 жыл бұрын

she'll fit in just fine with the hellcat section

I went on the Disney-era ghost tour, circa 1990, on a family vacation. My brother and I were about 9 & 7. It was GENUINELY terrifying. My entire family talks about it to this day. I remember nearly every moment viscerally.

As a native to Long Beach, I can ABSOLUTLY say that the Queen Mary is very beloved. And this is evidenced by how many companies and organizations are so desperate to save it. It simply is on it's own, out of the way of any sort of other tourist hot spot, or other recreational activities. You have to dedicate a day to go there, especially if you have moved to another part of Southern California. So, as a tourist destination, it is very neat, but on its own, witch makes it hard for people to visit when there are so many other things to do and see in LA or OC. For a for a tourist trip of only a few days to a week, it's very low on the list. To give you an idea just how on it's own it is: you can spot it from the air immediately, not just because of it's distinctive size and shape, but also because there isn't anything around to crowd or obstruct it.

@armandoortiz9114

Жыл бұрын

They're only saving it because of the name, it's not worth it. Look at the United States ship its been bought and sold so many times. 200 million dollars is just an estimate. Guarantee you that price will shoot up once restoration begins.

@Chrono_topher

Жыл бұрын

@@armandoortiz9114 Kinda sad that she is just left (SS United States) there just hanging waiting for a restoration. I’ve always wondered why didn’t they just scrap her instead of waiting for renovations that takes years to come

@armandoortiz9114

Жыл бұрын

because of the name.

@kendallevans4079

Жыл бұрын

The USS Iowa is nearby and the cruise ship terminals....Nothing in S. CA is "alone with nothing around"

I saw this and had to come see. The ships come so far, I hope she survives. I actually stayed aboard her a couple years back, it really put into perspective the grandeur of ocean liners back then.

@luk1416

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss, I agree. I went on the ship when I was around 6 and I had a blast. Even now, I still have a spot for her in my heart. I might cry if she gets scrapped or sinks.

@areyoujelton

3 жыл бұрын

She should start an only fans. She old, but still pretty.

@loganmosher5935

3 жыл бұрын

GOD SAVE THE RMS QUEEN MARY!

@Kaidhicksii

3 жыл бұрын

@@areyoujelton Shut up. Not funny. 🤣 -_-

@donatasjurevicius8238

2 жыл бұрын

I hope it gets fucking scrapped rust bucket

I love the Queen. As a resident of Long Beach, I have spent both Halloween and New Years Eve on her. I’ve dined at Sir Winston’s several times and had drinks at the gorgeous Art Deco bar. It’s a beautiful ship, despite the needed repairs. And so full of history-Churchill and FDR met on her decks during WW2. She must be saved.

@everythingautomotiveeta5839

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Long Beach too. Would love to stay a night Nd have some drinks on the Queen if she opens up!

@Danzo1212

Жыл бұрын

that ship haunted too

My great Aunt Aggie took a cruise from New York to Europe on the Queen Mary somewhere back in the 40's/50's. My mom and I visited the Queen Mary in 1988 while visiting my Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary in California, and my jaw dropped open at first sight of the massive ship! We walked around the decks of the ship for some time, my mom and Uncle Bill reminiscing on seeing my great aunt off. The Queen Mary is a symbol of maritime history and we must save her for all future generations to see. To see her sunk or scrapped would be unthinkable!

@SlimMichaelSpaghetti

2 ай бұрын

It's too hot the rooms no a/c don't pay $350 to $600 per night

I remember visiting Southampton with my father as a small boy. Walking past bombed-out buildings, we arrived at the docks just as Queen Mary was leaving. One of those memories you don’t forget.

As a Brit who spent part of my honeymoon on there in 2013, I hope she's saved.

@brad5426

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Even in her decline she still looks spectacular, and not many ships can do that.

@jgal1231

3 жыл бұрын

saved for what ... ? are you serious ... ?

@brad5426

3 жыл бұрын

@@jgal1231 bruh what?

@sharronneedles6721

3 жыл бұрын

@@jgal1231 she's the last ship of that era around. She is the symbol of an era, of a history, of a generation, of War, of power, of time.

@hate8766654321

3 жыл бұрын

as someone born and raised in longbeach, I hope they get rid of it. It's an eye sore and in almost 30 years of living here, I've only been there once, for school, because I didn't want to go again. Although congrats on finding someone who loves you enough to be talked into going here for a honeymoon. Hold on to her for as long as you can, because that woman HAS to love you.

What? Visiting the Queen Mary has been on my bucket list for years 😭

@ensignmjs7058

3 жыл бұрын

Hurry before it sinks.

@Wesley-rn7oc

3 жыл бұрын

Don't get your hopes up too high bruv.

@brad5426

3 жыл бұрын

It surprises me to see so many people know this ship

@hevendor958

3 жыл бұрын

@Wesley do you always have to be that one Guy over there

@Wesley-rn7oc

3 жыл бұрын

@@hevendor958 it is my main purpose in life

My great grandfather watched her be built and then worked on the repairs team when she came back in to be refitted after the war. I’ve always wanted to go see her more so after his death so this honestly breaks my heart that she’s in this state

So grateful I got to see her when I did, during the travelling Titanic expedition. I spent nearly fourteen hours on her, soaking up every last bit of her that I could, and pouring over the artifacts on display from the Titanic. What a magnificent example of an almost dream like era of true style and craftsmanship. Unfortunately, those are things so little seen and experienced these days. It's heartbreaking to know what terrible neglect she has been through, it's a crime really. It's a shame that the nautical world doesn't step in and save her from an uncertain future and organizations wanting to use her name, once grand opulence and unique history just to turn a fast buck.

@yankees29

2 жыл бұрын

It really is a marvel of craftsmanship. These old ocean liners are so cool looking.

The QM has a special place in the hearts of my wife and I. We went there when we were still dating. They had apparantly missed a "do not enter" rope spot and we, first unknowingly, ended up in places of the ship that tourists weren't suppose to be ... raw, unlit, un-beautified parts of the old ship. This was before any special effects-laden haunted tour. Trust me. The fake effects weren't necessary. The real bowels of the ship are more f'ing terrifying au naturale. We eventually somehow found ourselves popping out a door into the main ball room. While other tourists watched from the outer roped off doors, I danced with my wife in the grand ballroom. We'd been back several times before moving out of state, but each time seemed to get more closed off, more expensive, more forced-touristry. I hope she can "stay afloat" financially. She's always a destination for us when were in town.

@MUSTARDDDMANN

3 жыл бұрын

GUESS WHO IS IN UR COMMENT

@SirWulfrick

3 жыл бұрын

@@MUSTARDDDMANN 😳 .. 😘♥🚢

@JP-hh3bz

3 жыл бұрын

@@MUSTARDDDMANN hi legend!!!!

@MUSTARDDDMANN

3 жыл бұрын

Ima pretty §Ù§

Me like an hour before this vid was posted: “I wish Jake would post another video on ships soon.” Jake: WHOMST HAS AWOKEN THE ANCIENT ONE?

@zeferinoresendiz1698

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good one

I lived in LB when they brought the QM to the port. One of my coworkers visited the ship during the early restoration process and obtained a sample of the paint many layers thick showing the gray strata during the ww2. More troubling though was the finding that many of the life boats had only layers of paint over football sized holes in the metal hulls. Evidently maintenance was insufficient long before the ship was retired.

As a San Pedro High School Grad we had our ten year reunion on that beautiful ship! It would be such a shame to see it scrapped!

As someone who lives very close to Long Beach (and someone who went to his girlfriend's school Winter Formal which was hosted on the Queen Mary), this was quite a sad watch. This truly is the crown jewel landmark of the seaside city of Long Beach and it would be a tragedy to see it wither away in obscurity.

@tabletkodus5513

3 жыл бұрын

True.

@jackseaa3911

3 жыл бұрын

Long beach had a jewel , it was that amusement park they ripped out. Instead of cleaning out the filth and crime they didn't just get rid of that park and all will be ok. LOLOLOL

Nooooo not the queen mary. I’m from LongBeach and it’s always nice to go to the pike and have a picnic by the light house and look over and see the queen 😍

@Wesley-rn7oc

3 жыл бұрын

yup, cool to look at, but i've never spent money to have anything to do with it. I believe that's the problem

@Periwinkle_Pinkk

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wesley-rn7oc definitely never paid to get in for sure I did get to go inside with my job as a vender and it was beautiful it’s a shame it’s not doing well tho. My husband’s grandmother came to this country on the queen so I thought that was pretty cool

@brad5426

3 жыл бұрын

@@Periwinkle_Pinkk That is really cool! Seeing this situation for the first time, I do wonder if returning the Queen Mary to a sailing Cruise Liner again would be the easiest solution. It would be expensive I imagine.

@Kaidhicksii

3 жыл бұрын

@@brad5426 Hehe: no. That'll never happen again unfortunately. Way too expensive and even if someone were somehow able to scrape the funds together to do so, Long Beach, when they bought her from Cunard, did so under the condition that she never sail under her own power again.

So sad - my husband and I went here for our first anniversary a couple years back and it was a phenomenal weekend. I am so, so glad we opted to go when we did. It's a beautiful, eerie time capsule. It's really like stepping right into another era.

my great grandparents actually got married in the queen mary! and they spent their 15th anniversary there too! I've never been there myself but I would ADORE going there and getting a ghost tour someday! If it ever gets torn down, or something of that nature, it would be a very sad day. so much rich history has involved and been on that boat, and a piece of this nations history would be gone forever

I’d love to see a “Cancelled” video about Miapolis, it was going to be the tallest building in the world but was never built because of the Great Recession.

@DefinitelySpirit

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the abandoned series

@shona5512

3 жыл бұрын

@@DefinitelySpirit No, that's the cancelled series. As it was never started in the first place in order to be abandoned

@shona5512

3 жыл бұрын

The Miapolis skyscraper looks horrendous and out of place. Good thing it was never built.

@jimcrawford5039

3 жыл бұрын

that was the great DEPRESSION, much worse than recession.

@shona5512

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimcrawford5039 No it wasn't. Do you research.. The tower was proposed and designed in the early 2000s. You seriously think that in the 1930s, when the tallest building was the Empire State Building at 380m, someone was going to build a skyscraper that was 600m taller than that? Lol. Engineering wasn't advanced enough for that yet.

I really hope she could be saved. Queen Mary represent the golden age of ocean travels, her design is marvelous. It will be a tragedy if she ends in a scrapyard

@hevendor958

3 жыл бұрын

she most likely won't be moving soon well.. considering the fact that shes blocked by a rock wall

@u-2012

3 жыл бұрын

More likely to suffer the same fate as the S.S. United States

@alexhousakos

3 жыл бұрын

The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's gonna be saved anyway.

@gabrielarambula4465

3 жыл бұрын

@@u-2012 Or the RMS Queen Elizabeth, the sister of the Queen Mary

@gerardbooth40

3 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielarambula4465 Crikey, I really hope not.

When I lived in Long Beach, I'd go to the Queen Mary for lunch, visit the sub, and the Halloween tours. This was 1999-2000, when the Halloween tours were more historical than shock value style stuff. Loved that ship. So stunning. She's also why I think that Disney has the best looking cruise ships now. They look like the old school ships, like the Queen Mary. This all is so heartbreaking.

@ihoc5857

2 жыл бұрын

Definetly agree about how nice dinsey's ships look. The forward funnel is actually a fake just to make them look more like classic liners.

My Grandmother bought me a model of the Queen Mary in 1943 - all my friends were so jealous!

As a local who has been here once, this is quite horrific. Such a beautiful piece of history being harmed like this is just awful.

@imcarlosjr4898

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@billl1127

3 жыл бұрын

There in lies the problem. You've only been there once. It's really not that engaging beyond a single visit. Not enough tourists put it on their list.

@gbalph4

3 жыл бұрын

@@billl1127 yeah if only the plans weren't ruined. Even so, this ship will probably still stand since so many locals might call for strange preservation ideas like a museum or something. The hotel may have to be gutted for this ship to survive.

@michaeldoesarts

3 жыл бұрын

This whole situation is a little misleading to people who just hear about. The city of Long Beach owns the ship. The people who filed for bankruptcy was only the company that maintains the ship, correct me if I'm wrong.

@gbalph4

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaeldoesarts well hopefully LB does something...

What a shame. I was born in Long Beach and went several times as a young kid in the 80’s. My dad was a waiter when he was in high school in the the early 70’s. It was always a part of the lives of people in Long Beach. It would be like loosing a family member. It was heart breaking to see the Spruce goose go can’t let it happen to this beautiful ship

@robertbihn3005

3 жыл бұрын

and half a billion dollars to repair ?

@Syncopator

3 жыл бұрын

Long Beach has a habit of doing that, they bulldozed the Pike which I remember being about the last classic vintage Coney-Island like place on the West Coast. I got to go there a few times as a kid. And I remember one time seeing an unusual two man prog rock group called, "Grandma" that consisted of a drummer with a huge set with a double-bass kit and tympanies and multi-tiered cymbals, and a bass player who had the four strings on his bass split up between two amps, one for the bass parts and the upper strings for melodies-- they were really great. The Pike even had a hall of mirrors, as well as the Cyclone Racer wooden coaster, and a classic Laff-in-the-Dark style dark ride, with a pair of truly creepy laughing automatons up above the entrance. The place was getting kind of run down though, and ultimately what probably killed it off was the discovery when in the Laff-in-the-Dark ride, one of the dummies arms fell off and a human skeleton was found to be inside. I think the area now is the parking lot for the convention center.

@JimBo-ho8qw

3 жыл бұрын

It really is a shame. My cousin was married on the Queen Mary in 1979 and my family were regular visitors in the 1960s and 1970s. I loved seeing the propeller shaft through that window they added. It was great -- brass and polished hardwood, Art Deco furnishings, large spaces, etc. I always loved visiting it. It was a fair drive from our home in the San Gabriel Valley, but it was always worth it.

@scotttait2197

3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBo-ho8qw must've been very late 60s then as they where still doing the conversion in 1969

I grew up going to the Queen Mary with my parents, went on dates there, and had sorority dances there in college. The ship was christened 4 days before my dad was born and came to Long Beach the year I was born. I hate to see it in disrepair. It was always such a beautiful and iconic place to visit. I hope it can be saved.

I spent a night on the Queen Mary in 2015. Being a Long Beach native I certainly hope to see the ship again restored to honor it's great history.

I got married there in 2008. You could tell it was falling apart then. The night before the wedding my groomsmen and I snuck into many areas on a drunken rampage. We got inside the center smokestack and climbed scaffolding set up in there to the top. Had a great time.

@PrezVeto

3 жыл бұрын

"drunken rampage" just how many of its holes are you responsible for? 😛

@MrSvenovitch

3 жыл бұрын

How was your divorce though?

@drooskeedoo3388

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrSvenovitch she still likes me for some reason. We made two more people.

@dalandser562

3 жыл бұрын

I dj'd my friend's wedding around 2014 and yeah it was run down - trying to find enough power outlets was a chore for it being modern day. I got to go in the employee entrance and it was definitely not as polished as you would think even by judging the guest areas which were still a bit shoddy by then.

@Ira88881

3 жыл бұрын

The best!!!

I lived by the queen Mary in Long Beach for a long time. The repairs they did to fix queen Mary was poorly done, as well as they had a movie theater for a spongebob ride, and I was the only one in it when I went. It’s sad to see it’s disarray

@VioletPetalberry

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I went in 2018-19, a lot of the windows and some doors were boarded up with wood. It’s sad to see what happened to it, but I’m not too surprised with its bankruptcy

@ericp1139

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine most of the repairs were cosmetic. Pretty sure that ship will never be in sailing condition ever again.

@acenosce3334

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericp1139 are you at all worried of her getting sold for scrap, because i'm rolling with the notion that this will sadly be her fate. I mean aquitania was scrapped due to how poor her condition was due to being do old. A freaking piano fell through the cieling of one of her dining rooms

@ericp1139

3 жыл бұрын

@@acenosce3334 at this point, I don’t see any other route besides getting scrapped. Nobody is pitching half a billion dollars to fix that ship up. Ships were never meant to be permanent fixtures; the ocean eventually takes everything away.

@acenosce3334

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericp1139 Goes to show that nobody cares about her anymore. no longer relevant. She's going to be lost forever at this point and that will be the reality we'll be forced to accept. It's all driven by profit. her value as scrap iron is far greater than her historical value. I hope you can cope with it if that is announced.

My (then) partner and I had the amazing opportunity to spend our first weekend away together on the QM as a surprise for him over Thanksgiving weekend 2019. It was amazing. What a lovely ship and our suite was fantastic (except for our drunk neighbors who ruined it for us in the wee hours of the morning). It will be a wonderful shared memory for the rest of our lives. What needs to happen is the land mass known as 'parking' needs to be developed into a multi-family housing and entertainment center. This will generate the funds needed to revitalize the QM and place her in her rightful place as the centerpiece of a live/work/stay destination. Long Beach real-estate values are out of control and a modern and well thought out live/work/entertainment development would do wonders for the area. The addition of a monorail or similar 'people-mover' system from off-site parking to the destination would make it the pinnacle of nightlife in the area.

A sad state of affairs for such a grand lady. I've visited her from time to time through the years, and I hope to someday take my son to see her. A vestige of a time when people weren't in such a hurry, and elegance and comfort was part of the experience.

My father returned from WW2 to America on the Queen Mary in 1946.

RMS Queen Mary: **future status in doubt** SS United States: “First time?”

@Torsee

3 жыл бұрын

Very true! SS United States is Aluminum hulled. I can only imagine the steal hull of this boat.

@randalltaylor3700

3 жыл бұрын

@@Torsee a large portion of the Big U's superstructure is aluminum to save weight but her hull is steel

@hawkdsl

3 жыл бұрын

There are vids on the tube having a look inside (United States).. it's literally pristine inside (minus the fittings of course). A striking contrast to the outside.

@LaBruxinha

3 жыл бұрын

No kidding. I learned about the SSUS' plight while visiting the Queen Mary as a ten-year-old, and now not only is the SS United States not saved, but now the Queen Mary's in a bad way too.

@Torsee

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaBruxinha Sad isn’t it. Guess we keep the photographs and videos.

I had my high school homecoming on that ship last year, and countless brunches as well. Glad to see the City if Long Beach is in control of the ship now, and will be using $500,000 to restore and preserve her.

@Playstationnationalist

2 жыл бұрын

@Noone Cares no

@Playstationnationalist

2 жыл бұрын

@Noone Cares based

@johnfranklin5277

2 жыл бұрын

500.000?? More like 4.500.000. But I'm all for saving her.

@johnfranklin5277

2 жыл бұрын

@@Playstationnationalist no one cares what you think.

@Playstationnationalist

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnfranklin5277 boo hoo

I was there in July 2000 with my grandmother. We took the tours They were informative. We even went inside the Russian submarine. "Scorpion" I still have my shot glasses from there

This is the one time that Disney SHOULD have been allowed to develop a park. The city seriously shot themselves in the foot when they rejected the park proposal.

@qpol

3 жыл бұрын

lol

@larrygall5831

3 жыл бұрын

I just said this myself. More dumb decisions in California.

@mariablackwell3249

3 жыл бұрын

All environmental bs from City of Long Beach they loss millions because of their 5 ft of sea removal,... I worked at Imagineering when they were doing this project And Disney wasn’t going to play their games . Long Beach thought they had Disney over a barrel guess not who’s in trouble now. Sad the truth of Long Beach politics are told just what they want released.

@Tempusverum

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariablackwell3249 So true. California is a mess.

@terencejay8845

3 жыл бұрын

This could be a case for Government intervention; A full refurb and repair program would create hundreds of local jobs for the construction and engineering industries, as long as contracts were awarded on that basis. The trickle-down from that would be significant, right down to the hot-dog stand on the corner.. A mini Roosevelt's New Deal.

As a former Wrather Hotel Security Officer, I am really shocked at the Queens health. I have been on almost every inch of that ship. Places no tour could take you. It is amazing. The ghosts were fun to deal with too. I worked there in 1983 I believe. A great place for a young man to work and walk for 8 hours a day. Lots of girls and good food. My ex wife worked in the village at the fudge store before I worked on the ship. Great memories. Lots of stories to be told. Of course the best was taking every new hire up to the bridge for inspection just as the ships horn would sound. Bring a change of underwear for that event.

@jayvee9629

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I'd love to hear some of your stories. I myself have snuck into certain "forbidden" areas as a guest in years past and was struck by the enormous size and how easily I could get lost down there.

@mrcolz9373

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry...ghosts?

@cop4hie

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrcolz9373 We called the events "Ghosts" but of course I have no proof other than personal experiences. Ghost is as good a label as "Unexplained activities".

@mrcolz9373

3 жыл бұрын

@@cop4hie oh, haha. It's been my dream to visit the Queen Mary, and the ghost thing was sorta at the back of my mind. However this whole situation kinda threw a rock at that.

@cop4hie

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrcolz9373 If you have any interest in the Queen, I would plan a visit very soon. It doesn't look good for her right now. I worked there in the 80's and it was a rust bucket below decks then. I don't know what keeps her afloat. BTW If she sinks she is not going to sink more than a few feet. She is floating because if they sat her on the bottom it would break her back.

My dad sailed "The Ghost" to Europe to fight. I first toured her in the late 80's or early 90's. Im a big fan of art deco so i fell in love. The "haunted tour" was simple walk around with story telling, especially the pool. Maybe a decade or so later, we went back with two kids in tow and spent a night aboard. The First Class cabins ARE small. The fancy restaurant, Churchill's (?) was great except for the dress code. Now they added a wild multi-media ghost tour, it was cool! I remember they still has the AA guns up on the deck. The Goose was gone when we went there with the kids but I remember it being very cool!! Oh yeah, took the kids on the sub tour, too! It was pretty brand new when we were there. Sad story.

Thank god Long Beach took back control and now the ship is getting much needed repairs.

This makes me so sad. I worked there from 1983 to 1985 and it is still my favorite job experience. It was a great place to work in those years. We had such fun. The village was vibrant with local shops and bars. There were fireworks every night. It was crowded all summer. I hated working in the dome, but I luckily mostly worked in a kiosk on the ship that overlooked Long Beach. I hadn’t been on board for almost 30 years when I visited a few years ago. I never saw a ghost when I worked there, but walking around the empty decks and remembering how full of life it was felt spookier to me than any ghost.

I'm praying that this magnificent ship will be spared/saved. I was actually thinking about visiting this ship in the near future. I am a huge ship fanatic, and this would be perfect for me.

@ErintheLiLBucK

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Ever since I found out about the Queen, I have it on my list to see when I make it to California. What a beautiful piece of history, I hope you will be able to visit/tour Her some day ☮️

@Lufthansa631

3 жыл бұрын

​@@ErintheLiLBucK I'm the same way. I'm from Louisiana, and the USS KIDD (Battleship) is docked in the harbor righ under the Mississippi River Bridge. I wen there when I was in Cub Scouts when I was kId, and loved it. I was planning on going on a cruise in May of 2022. However, I recently lost my job back in April, so I've had to really rethink finances, all while looking for a new job. So, I am post poing my cruise, but would like to stay onboard the Queen Mary for about four days. I think that little trip will be much cheaper than what I would spend on a cruise.

@thesciguy4823

3 жыл бұрын

@Rich H That's because prayer doesn't work. Prayer is the most useless thing a person can do. Hard work and determination does.

@cliff9685

3 жыл бұрын

It is fine. The City of Long Beach owns it. It is also a registered landmark. It just needs to be better maintained and kept up

@cliff9685

3 жыл бұрын

@Rich H it will never be scrapped. It’s a national historic landmark

Wouldn’t it be so incredible for there to be a absolutely giant museum space with historic boats and ships like the Queen Mary

She did it boys! She’s back in action again!

Growing up in this area all my life, I have always seen the Queen Mary as a magnificent piece of not only Long Beach history but of World history. It breaks my heart to hear the actual condition she’s in today :((

Shortly after marrying the apple of my eye, we moved across the US and landed in Long Beach in the mid 80s. We often visited the QM as tourists as well as the Spruce Goose. My fondest memory is of the New Year's Eve celebration we attended about the QM. There were 4 different ball rooms for dancing all playing differently themed music and champagne flowed like water, a number of banquet rooms serving unbelievable amounts of delicious foods, followed by fireworks off the fantail at midnight and our cost of admission also included a hotel room aboard the vessel in which to sleep and arise to an unbelievable champagne brunch buffet. We had the time of our life and got to spend a night on the Queen Mary but never went out to sea..

@m2heavyindustries378

3 жыл бұрын

...okay and? The point being?

@VickyRBenson

3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful memory! Very interesting.

I used to live in Long Beach and always have admired the Queen Mary and also had a chance to board her and just be amazed at everything I looked at. This is truly sad for the ship

I spent the night on the Queen Mary about 6 years ago. It was a wonderful experience for my wife, son and myself. Late at night, my son and I wandered all around the ship. We had a great time exploring all on our own. I remember it very fondly. Thanks for this video.

Wonderful video! This beautiful ship is one of a kind and an important piece of history, not just for Britain, but for the world. Let's save the Queen Mary!

@BrightSunFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex! Keep the fight going to raise awareness!

@spuuoky

3 жыл бұрын

I just want to say f in the chat for the queen mary

@imcarlosjr4898

3 жыл бұрын

And the city of Long Beach

@Kaidhicksii

3 жыл бұрын

Speak of the devil. Look who's here. :)

@maxwellharris507

3 жыл бұрын

Save the SS United States

Perplexed as to why thoughts of a dry dock for the ship to get it out of the water was not considered as early as possible. As it would clear almost all routine hull maintenance.

@calderhall1794

3 жыл бұрын

dry docks are expensive and the wait times for docks that take something of her size are pretty long

@musliboy2430

3 жыл бұрын

yeah i mean it makes sense that sitting in water for 90 years isn't sustainable

@x91w

3 жыл бұрын

@@calderhall1794 Build the dry dock around her at Long Beach? I bet they don't cost as much has been wasted on this over the years.

@AlexConnor_

2 жыл бұрын

Ships aren't designed to live out of water... by which I mean they are best supported by water and if dry docked for long periods the hull will start to settle and become deformed. Especially once structural corrosion sets in. At which point there is no way back and ship will just end up scrapped sooner or later. Best way to preserve a ship is afloat with regular maintenance including dry dock visits. Which is very expensive so instead ships tend to get minimal maintenance and just start rotting away.

@ABQRT

2 жыл бұрын

@@x91w It's called a "dry birth" not a dry dock, has been done with other ships (mostly warships) of historical value. Cut's down on maintenance costs for sure, maybe they'll consider it.

I’ve lived in LA for 10 years (just moving in Dec. 2021) the special events hosted yearly on the ship and surrounding dock area were magnificent. Dark Harbor at Halloween 🎃, Queen Mary Chill during the Christmas/winter season with ice skating and ice sculptures, to their NYE event where each event room is a different Themed party and fireworks off the stern are all unmatched events. The city of Long Beach just took over control of the ship in 2021 I believe so there is hope that the glory will live on.

There’s a lot that can be tied in here with the history of Long Beach and the reasons why in many ways, the non-industrial economic prosperity of adjacent coastal enclaves like Rancho Palos Verdes and Huntington Beach has been denied to Long Beach due to systemic and structural injustices.

@OfficialRemBeat

3 жыл бұрын

Yoooooooo why is nobody flippin' out that u commented lmaoo

@dr.coomer789

3 жыл бұрын

@@OfficialRemBeat hes only at 20 something likes, give it some time

@dr.coomer789

3 жыл бұрын

@Dj Wolf any time now...

@Lightdasher360

3 жыл бұрын

I could swear I've started seeing Tay comment on lots of channels I watch. D. Demuro for sure.

@sharppyy4937

3 жыл бұрын

Chocolate raaiinnn

I had no idea it was in such bad shape. I didn't even think about how the pandemic effected it. Hopefully she survives somehow, I'd love to visit one day.

@yeetandskeet

3 жыл бұрын

Shell be fine, shes gone through multiple bankruptcies

@LakeNipissing

3 жыл бұрын

It's not as bad as rumors make it out to be. Yes it needs lots of attention, especially to stop water intrusion from the upper decks. But it's not like the Russian sub, which is totaled.

@Revkor

3 жыл бұрын

I think they need to do what they are doign with Texas. MOVE her elsewhere. Both ironically have the same problem. poor location

@stacefacemarie

3 жыл бұрын

She's been in horrible shape, through all the Dark Harbors (we just never got to see with the lights off). She's survived bankruptcies a plenty too.

@ISayMusicYouSayYes

3 жыл бұрын

@@LakeNipissing She is pretty bad. There is A LOT of work that needs to be done.

As a resident of Long Beach, I feel this.

@Rfk1966

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. It might have made it if they built the aquarium and other stuff out there.

@smilewidestudios8589

3 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@theminipetabyte4610

3 жыл бұрын

Long Beach must ensure this ship's future whether the city it'self or the community.

@brimstonefondue

3 жыл бұрын

@@theminipetabyte4610 Long Beach has a long history of poor decisions and mis-managed funds, so don't count on it.

@takao5618

3 жыл бұрын

Irvine here, I feel the agony too.

The city of Long Beach is actually stepping in to restore it. It was in our local news here in Los Angeles last month, I wana say.

That’s crazy! I have gone to the queen Mary many times, and my friends attended prom there a while back. Hopefully something is done that saves the iconic ocean liner I used to visit

If this ship is scrapped then imma rip my hair out

@Psychol-Snooper

3 жыл бұрын

That will solve it! Brilliant!

@alexhousakos

3 жыл бұрын

The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There's zero way it gets scrapped. Maybe a museum will take over at some point.

@Psychol-Snooper

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexhousakos The ship is listed... lol... nautical humor

@alexhousakos

3 жыл бұрын

In retrospect I should have seen it coming. And I work in the shipping industry so it kinda comes out naturally

@The.Fake.Adam.Lulich

3 жыл бұрын

Are you Bald ?

The Queen Mary was one of the highlights of my 2012 trip to the US. I'd love to set foot aboard her again. It will be truly depressing if she isn't saved. There's nothing else like her left.

Just saw an article in the SFGate that a recent inspection report shows that it is now in danger of capsizing. Yikes! I did stay there once back in the early 90s. On our first night, we stayed in one of their historic rooms but ended up switching to one of their updated rooms due to leaky faucets and lots of creaking keeping us up all night long. Also, the funniest moment was being up on the top deck and watching my mom hit the ground when they blew the horns.

I visited the ship in 2003 when my dad (83) and I made a United States round trip from the Netherlands. He stayed outside but I took him inside for a couple of minutes so he also had been on board! It means a lot to me nowadays, since he passed away in 2010. I hope the ship can be restored forever and ever!

I went to Dark Harbor in 2019, and it was an awesome event. The haunted mazes that they set up inside the ship felt creepy in a way that mazes created from scratch rarely do, and the attractions they set up outside the ship were great as well. Really hope that the new owners (whoever they end up being) can find a way to continue this!

@joeottsoulbikes415

3 жыл бұрын

It seems that pushing haunted ship tours would not encourage people to stay the night in a room.

@stacefacemarie

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeottsoulbikes415 that's not true. People travel here FOR the ghost tours.

@joeottsoulbikes415

3 жыл бұрын

@@stacefacemarie interesting. I think I would be adverse to sleeping in a ship someone had just told me ghost stories about. But I can see people feeling it was exciting, thrilling, fun or what ever. Thanks for making me think of the up sides.

@stacefacemarie

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeottsoulbikes415 You're welcome. There's a LOT of history of the Queen Mary, and documented stories, so Ghost Adventures, Lore, etc add to her mystery. Here in Long Beach, we have odd stories too from the war, so she fits in.

I toured the Queen Mary at its mooring in Long Beach. As an engineer, I was very impressed with the engine room. The horn was sounded at noon- plenty loud. A shame if it winds up being scrapped.

It would be a shame that such a gorgeous ship were lost, we must join forces to save this beloved maritime jewel PLEASE!!!

@donatasjurevicius8238

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck this ship

I've been to the Queen Mary many times, for tattoo conventions, concerts, the old Ink N Iron festival, the Halloween events, and also for ghost tours. They host weddings, proms, all kinds of events there. Everytime I have been there, it was packed with people, and even though it looked old and worn, it didn't seem direly in disrepair. Everyone knows its old as hell, so I'm not sure what people expect to see? It is a fascinating piece of history, and it is woven into Long Beach's culture.

Thank you so much for this attention. She really needs it right now and seeing more and more people make videos on her warms my heart

My dad was on the Queen Mary when she collided with the Curacao in '42.. He went flying off his rack and landed on top of a pile of other GI's. They thought the Germans torpedoed them. They didn't find out what happened until they disembarked and saw the big bite out of the bow. I'm glad he got to see her again just before he died in 2001. He proudly bought a red shirt with her logo.

@ihoc5857

3 жыл бұрын

That is an amazing story, best wishes.

@billbeeby8764

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly my uncle (that of course I never knew) was on the Curaçao and didn’t survive that fateful impact. I’m glad to have stayed on the Queen three years ago as part of a Californian trip

@audie2574

3 жыл бұрын

@@billbeeby8764 It is painful to think of those hundreds of men who died. So sorry for your family's loss. When my dad saw her in the 90s, he told the staff they had the wrong date of the collision in the little museum below decks and when my brother and I visited a few years later, it had been corrected. My dad thought those men should at least be acknowledged with the correct date.

In 2017 we took a cruise out of Long Beach. When we returned, we spent the night on the Queen Mary. The evening started quiet and as expected and then I went out to do some night photography of the ship and whatever I found. As I wandered through the decks I heard music - 1940's swing music, so I followed it. In the lounge, I thought that I'd gone back in time. Everybody in the lounge appeared to be in the 1940s. There were men in military uniforms of the day. there were women that seemed to be form that time as well. I went back to the cabin and woke my partner. We dressed in our formal wear from our cruise and headed back to the lounge. We danced and had cocktails and for just one night, we went back in time. It was enchanting.

I spent a weekend at the Queen Mary, and I thought it was fun. However, over time, the historical aspects of the ship have been forgotten, as expected. I don't see how young people from outside the local area could be attracted to it.

@donatasjurevicius8238

2 жыл бұрын

Blow it up n ppl will be interested

@prettytoxicbliss

2 жыл бұрын

You couldn't be more wrong...

A necessary story to understanding how pivotal The Pond was. My grandfather arrived in England via the Queen Mary and the thought of her being scrapped is bewildering.

@MrSvenovitch

3 жыл бұрын

Nearly all grandfathers of that time (including mine) are already scrapped ....so...you know...

I need some eccentric billionaire who's obsessed with art deco restoration to buy this ship and bring it back to its former glory.

@Kaidhicksii

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what this ship needs.

@neildecker3061

3 жыл бұрын

See, this is why it'd be fun to be a billionaire. Buy it cheap, partner with the city, give it an endowment, and just make it a proper museum ship, as it should be. No more of the tacky commericialism. Some things should exist for the public good & remind us of our history.

@averagejoe9040

3 жыл бұрын

@@neildecker3061 if you tried to save this ship, you wouldnt be a billionaire very long.

@felixvelez2354

3 жыл бұрын

Not going to happen with all the federal and state tax increases to billionaires

@RogueReplicant

3 жыл бұрын

@@averagejoe9040 Bloomberg could spare 500 million and not even know he spent it.

I think it’s insane how throughout all of this time I had been visiting the vessel 2006-2016 I never was aware of any of this going on

If ever there was proof of the statement, "a boat is a hole in the water in which you must pore money," this is it.

@drybiscuit

3 жыл бұрын

Poor, pour and pore all have different meanings. You mean pour.

@thomasmusso1147

3 жыл бұрын

@@drybiscuit A certain relevance in that it leaks.

@curtis209

3 жыл бұрын

B.O.A.T = B- reak O-ut A-nother T-housand 😜😛😋🤣

@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj

3 жыл бұрын

@@drybiscuit I apologize for the misspelling.

@EggBastion

3 жыл бұрын

@@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj Good on ya sport!

Damn I did not know Queen Mary was in that bad of shape

@jgal1231

3 жыл бұрын

Metal surrounded by salt water ... only gets better with age ...... something like fine wine ...

@cwg9238

3 жыл бұрын

when i went as a kid in the 90s it was already a bit rough looking, but theres such a charm about it thats hard to describe, like you can feel the history. sadly though i dont think it has a future at this point. eventually someone will decide to just take out whatever valuable materials are left and the hull of the ship itself will probably be turned into a reef, along with the soviet submarine.

@AuntieSocialNetwork

3 жыл бұрын

LOL have you ever been on the Queen Mary? It's decrepit

@cwg9238

3 жыл бұрын

@@AuntieSocialNetwork yeah its about time for her to be gutted and put to rest. many people have tried to make it profitable again, but it just isnt. the only way left to make any sort of money out of it is salvage, selling the valuable metals and auctioning off the furnishings.

@jackseaa3911

3 жыл бұрын

@@cwg9238 yup, the first thing they did was auctioned off most of the old expensive items, Chandeliers, and so on and put in cheap replicas. yea its the scrap heap for her. she can join our military carrier fleets. Brownsville tx.

What an interesting and wonderful piece! Thank you!! I too am hoping that things will get worked out, so we don't loose this wonderful historical and iconic ship, so closely associated with Long Beach!!

I used to stay there when in LA on business in the late 1980s. It was inexpensive (with free parking), elegant and was the only earthquake-proof hotel in SoCal. I spent a lot of time exploring the ship and appreciated the great art deco decor.

I walk over the slipway where she was built most days, 10 minute walk from my house. My grandfather worked in the yard, which is long gone, but Clydebank is still proud of the great ships built here. Hopefully she can be saved and returned to her former glory.

@99fruitbat

3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather helped build her , he was a caulker . My grandparents lived in Yoker ( think that's how it's spelt ) in Clydebank .

@TheSchtevieBoy

3 жыл бұрын

Proud to be a Bankie! 🚢

@gunnarhansen1034

3 жыл бұрын

Who knows? Maybe if America cannot save her , then maybe the British can summon the will , and money of course. But someone would need to rally the nation to it.

@visartist

3 жыл бұрын

my grandfather helped build her; he was a riveter. my great uncle was an engineer on her for 3-4 years (both renfrew boys). i stay on her whenever i'm down in socal. when i first told the staff of my connection to the ship i was given vip treatment. even saw ship's mainfesto's with my great uncles name and signature. for myself it's always a great event when i stay on her but ... and perhaps it's inevitable; but the ship is absolutely in disrepair. the location is also terrible. it is not easy to get to and isolated from everything. if they had put her right downtown in long beach (entirely plausible) it definitely would have been a success. sadly with this location it will not IMO ever operate as a successful hotel. most of my family are still in and around renfrew. my father worked as an engineer on the bank for years, used to take the renfrew ferry every day. i used to ride my bike along the bank whenever i visited. never a dull moment in clydebank.

We stayed in the Queen Mary one night. We did the tours. Just a beautiful ship adorned with types of wood that has been long exintinct. An Iconic vehicle, I hope its saved!

@phoenix0477

3 жыл бұрын

Me to. Stayed there overnight and loved walking along the deck at stupid o'clock in the morning. Long Beach shrouded in fog. Ive done the tours and actually visited it many times when I visited LA. But think long beach isn't the best area for her. I hope this ship gets saved. Shes a stunner. Hopefully one day I can fly over and see her again.

I stayed on the queen mary a few times and loved it. Yeah the room is super basic and the boat doesnt rock so that kills the main feature of staying on a boat. But it still was a fun novelty. I even got to go in the submarine and loved walking through it. Didn't realize its been closed for so long. Felt like just a few years ago. I highly recommend visiting the queen mary to see the lower decks and engine room. Its surprising how much access is given, most parts aren't roped off and you can go through doors you wouldn't think would be operable by the public. I think the main problem with accessing the queen mary is that you have to go to long beach and that is a long drive for anyone in LA or OC. Its almost just one way in, the 710 south. Miss the exit and you need to do some serious backtracking. I doubt a revitalization of the surrounding area would provide the crowds. They did that with the aquarium. While the aquarium gets good crowds, the surrounding restaurants and shops have been having trouble the last 10 years.

I have been to the Queen Mary a few times and the last time I was there was in 1993. It is a beautiful ship with an awesome history. Hopefully someone can rescue the decaying ship and make it nice again. I hope it isn't scrapped.

My rock band use to play on Queen Mary LB. We had the run of the ship and went below decks where people didn't go. It was kind of spooky. You could feel the vibes and spirits of long ago. Then later on, I gave a presentation to the city of Long Beach for a large entertainment project at the QM site. Lots of time and energy went into helping revitalize the area conceptually when QM was in trouble in late 80's & 90's. I have a feeling that eventually everything will be sold off the ship and it will once again become a great hotel... for the fish off Cabrillo beach.

My father played in the band on the Queen Mary's last voyage from Southampton to Long Beach. He took lots of pictures and the first time I went on the ship I recognized virtually everything. The ship is too big to go through the Panama Canal so it had to go around Cape Horn.

@rongendron8705

2 жыл бұрын

At 80,000 tons, I doubt if the Queen Mary could not go through the Panama Canal. My father was stationed in the Canal for 30 months (41 to 44') & I've been through it on a larger ship, over 100,000 tons in 2013!

@Ekkie101

2 жыл бұрын

Ron Gendron OK. That's what they told my father.

All of that history. I hope she makes it!

OMG this is so sad to hear ☹ She was such beautiful historical ship. It's devastating to see her falling apart. Fingers crossed she is somehow saved 🙏🚢

@ihoc5857

3 жыл бұрын

She will be, we all just gotta keep a little hope

This is incredibly sad. I have so many memories from my childhood from being there :c it's been sad watching it slowly become abandoned.

@EmiliaArden

3 жыл бұрын

I remember being there and on the submarine and not fully realizing their historical importance. Now it might be too late 💔

Queen Mary is a special ship. I visited her in 2011. The Art Deco design is just awesome. It would be a shame to see her go.

I was 11 when Dad chartered a fishing boat to take us out for her final miles into port 12/9/67. Biggest spectacle of my life still. The skipper served the best dang burger I've ever had as well. God Save the Queen! The Grey Ghost, her memories & Those Who Will Always Remain deserve nothing less.Thanks City of Long Beach!

When the Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach in 1967, I was a teenager.. My buddy and I went to it soon after it was opened (don't remember exactly when this was). As we were roming around the ship, for the heck of it tried to open a door that was suppose to be locked, and it opened. We ended up after a while of roaming around where we were not suppose to be, in an area of the ship that had cabins that looked like they had not been occupied for a long time even before she arrived in Long Beach. Most of the cabin doors were closed, and It did not look like a bomb went off, but close. I can only speculate that parts of the ship may have never been restored after the arrival in Long Beach. I will never forget that adventrue.

I live in a town called San Pedro just across the water from Long Beach and I worked on harbor cruise ships in the port for many years. Whenever we would pass by the ship it was like being in a story or being next to such a beautiful piece of history. When I was very young I went on the Queen Mary during Halloween and can swear to you that when I exited the ship I had scratch marks all over my body and to this day me and my parents believe it was a ghost encounter. I really hope the ship is saved it was a huge part of my childhood and old family memories.

We live right next to this iconic ship and it’s beautiful whenever we go on a cruise out of there. So glad you did an episode on it! Keep up the great work!

The Queen Mary Island concept looks so beautiful. Whoever worked on the concept art did a great job.

My great grandfather was the Captain on Queen Mary and he is still alive today in the age of 130! It's quite amazing really.

@ahhhhhahhaaa5053

11 ай бұрын

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@yesyes3010

10 ай бұрын

@@ahhhhhahhaaa5053 okay, Sherlock.

@ahhhhhahhaaa5053

10 ай бұрын

130?

@mariannehoutzager9093

7 ай бұрын

A very good restauration! Like to see his doctor.