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With
Reuben Goossens
Maritime Historian
R.M.S.
Queen Mary
A Tribute to the Grandest Queen of all!
Page Four
Photo
Album - Long Beach
California
The Great Queen departs Southampton for the
very last time on October
31, 1967. This final voyage had been marketed by “Furgazy Travel” as “The Last Great
Cruise” being a 39 night cruise. SS Queen Mary (no longer being a Royal Mail
Ship) departed with 1,093 passengers
on board. This voyage made a hansome profit of around
US$125,000. She arrived at Long Beach FL., USA on December 9.
Above &
below: A postcard was produced of her final departure from Southampton
Author’s
private collection
Above & below:
Queen Mary’s final call to New York
before arriving at Long Beach on
9 December 1967
Author’s
private collection
Queen Mary seen with one of the
exhibits, the Russian submarine Scorpion
Provided by “The Queen Mary”
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Welcome to
“Hotel
Queen Mary”
Guests staying at the
Hotel Queen Mary receive a complimentary Self-Guided walking tour of the ship.
For
Hotel, Tour rates and other details click “The
Queen Mary” logo below …
Queen Mary offers something for everyone, from
accommodation to ships tours, cafés, informal to 5 star restaurants and a
variety of entertaining exhibits for all ages, including the famed Ghost &
Legends Tour – For details visit - www.ghostsandlegends.com/
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A Photographic tour of the Queen Mary
At Long Beach
Queen Mary berthed at Long Beach is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places. She remains one of the most famous ships in history.
She is a floating city awash in elegance.
At
night the great Queen Mary is awash in light and magic!
Provided by “The Queen
Mary”
By day she is just a
mighty and a historic liner awaiting to be explored,
better still, there is a stateroom ready for the night!
Provided by “The Queen
Mary”
Queen Mary is an Imposing Sight - Come Aboard
Images below have been provided by Robin Wachner
of “The Queen Mary” and others. However I have not marked them
individually and I thank all contributors!
The floodlit Hotel
Queen Mary
Enjoy drinks in the
magnificent Observation Lounge Bar, which is unchanged from the days she was
sailing
Piccadilly Shopping Center
The magnificent wide
Promenade Deck – If ships only still had these!
Enjoy an evening
stroll along Sun Deck
Functions, Buffets and
Meals are held in what was once the Cabin Class Main Restaurant
Both the aft and
forward walls have magnificent murals
Each
Sunday there is a Buffet in the Main Restaurant
Suites & Staterooms
(More on the “Hotel Queen
Mary” page)
Above & Below:
Elegant original Staterooms are available at the Hotel Queen Mary
Live like it was in
the days of the great Ocean Liner!
Explore the Queen
The
Forecastle looking towards the Bridge
The Bridge retains her
beauty with her spotless brass fittings
Radio Room
Left: Chart Room
Above & Below: The
Engine Room
The Boiler Room
Looking
toward the Verandah Grill
The Hull revealing thousands of rivets
Many
have contacted us over the last years and all agree that a stay at the Hotel Queen
Mary was an event never to be forgotten. Mr & Mrs. John
Stevenson of Sydney Australia told us,
“We always wanted to sail on the Queen Mary,
but it was not to be. Two years ago (2001), we took a vacation to California and made it a point to visit the Queen Mary in
Long Beach. At
the last minute, we decided to book two nights on her, which was the high point of our
holiday. The ship was in far better condition than we had heard about back
home. When in our Room (cabin) on the starboard side, it felt you were on the
high seas. Lounges, especially our favourite, the Observation Lounge, were
magnificent. We wined and dined in superb surroundings. A walking tour of the
ships has us looking in the nooks and crannies, from the bridge to the engine
room. The only thing wrong was having to leave. If we
had more time, we would have stayed on her longer. Nothing can match going back
into a little bit of maritime history!”
Queen Mary has found
an excellent home in California
Come and visit this
great ship for yourself!
Provided by “The Queen
Mary”
For Hotel, Tour rates and other details click
“The Queen Mary” logo below …
Go
to Page Five … “Hotel
Queen Mary” - Long Beach – 2nd Page
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Hotel Queen Mary is
a Great Holiday Destination
In
Beautiful Long Beach
California!
INDEX.
Page
One … History page – From Birth to Berth
Page Two … Photo
album – The Trans-Atlantic Liner
Page
Three … Photo album - The Grey Ghost (trooper)
Page Four
… Photo
album 3 – Queen Mary at Long
Beach – Page One
Page Five … Hotel
Queen Mary - Long Beach
– Page Two
– View New Film
Page
Six … Specifications page
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seen a multitude of my own photographs on other sites, yet these individuals
either refuse to provide credit or remove them when asked, knowing full well
that there is no legal comeback when it comes to the net. However, let us show these
charlatans up and do the right thing at all times and give credit where credit
is due!
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