I STAYED on this WORLD FAMOUS Ocean Liner: The Queen Mary

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In this video, I'm staying onboard the legendary Queen Mary for a few nights. The Queen Mary is a floating Ocean Liner / Ship hotel permanently docked in Long Beach (California), close to the city of Los Angeles. This ship was initially launched as an Ocean Liner for Cunard White Star Line, but later retired after a lengthy period of service, at which point she was acquired by the city of Long Beach for tourism purposes.
In this video, I'm going to take you on a tour of my 'Deluxe Stateroom', and then take you on a tour of the ship. Not all areas of the ship were available to tour, due to the fact that the Queen Mary is an ongoing restoration project. Additionally, the ship operates as a tourist attraction where tickets are required to tour the ship, and so not all areas were accessible on my chosen tours.
Historically, the Queen Mary was built in Clydebank (Glasgow, Scotland - yes, close to where I grew up!) back in 1930, and her maiden voyage took place a few years later in 1936. In 1967, she retired as an Ocean Liner, and arrived in her new home of Southern California in December of that year, where she now operates as a floating hotel, attraction, and weddings & events venue.
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If you would like to see more from my time onboard the Queen Mary, you can check out my other room tour here:
I checked in to a DIRTY cabin on this luxurious Ocean Liner • I checked in to a DIRT...
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@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching my video from the Queen Mary. If you enjoyed, it would be amazing if you’d give the video a ‘like’, and also remember to subscribe for so much more! Thank you, and welcome onboard! ❤

@klazyy641 25 күн бұрын

It's the soul of the ship that pulls like minded folks (no matter where she may be berthed) to her. I never got to sail on her or other major namesakes from the days of serious cruising, but I did take a cruise ship from Beirut to Cyprus when I was in first grade. I've been hooked ever since. Liked your tour, but----and this is critical from an 80 year old perspective----where was the toilet? Ha! I saw the tub, shower, and sink-----but not the "necessary". Keep on touring, son.

@FraserAtSea 24 күн бұрын

Ha, this cracked me up! I’d really recommend making the trip to the Queen Mary - she was such an interesting experience. Thanks so much for following along!

@joanfreestone1707 3 ай бұрын

I'm so pleased that she is being restored and wasn't sent to the scrapyards like so many other old ships. Watching this, I could imagine people of the 1930s walking around and the soldiers during the war. So much history. Thanks Fraser.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! I also totally agree - I spent the whole time onboard wishing the walls could speak - can you imagine what’s gone on throughout that ship? Absolutely remarkable to think about!

@stephenm8818 3 ай бұрын

A Cunard Queen from Clydebank ! Those were the days ! 😊

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

I do wish the ships were still built down there - must’ve been amazing!

@stephenm8818 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea And now we can't build a ferry ! 🙄

@1981vrs 3 ай бұрын

Great video as always. I had a day visit to the Queen Mary back in 2012. It was quiet and not many people around. The hotel was closed at that time. But a lovely chap in the radio room told us some fantastic stories. Completely agree about some of the corridors. One did send a shiver down my spine. No explanation but was a bit spooky! Can't wait to visit her at some point again!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Hi Jess, thanks so much, and thanks for leaving such a great comment! There’s some fascinating stories onboard this ship - what a place! Thanks so much for watching!!

@JohnnyHereYT 3 ай бұрын

It's hard to believe this room is on the same ship as the previous room you showed. That makes the condition of the other even more inexcusable! Thanks for the tour.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Oh, isn’t it just? I was so impressed with this vs the last one… Thanks very much for watching!

@cherifurr3935 3 ай бұрын

Glad your new cabin was nicer! Lovely view! No peeling wallpaper or dings in the wall. Leaving the original fan is very cool. Interesting shower, but I hate shower curtains too!Great video and interesting to see your pride in Glasgow! Sorry so much is closed on the ship now!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Cheri! I’m also so glad this room was better - I’d have been so annoyed if it was as bad, ha! Hopefully more will open in the future, as I’d like to go back and see how it changes and evolves in time!

@AmandaB3923 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic to watch this! We did the tour last September as we were picking up an Oceania cruise out of Long Beach. It was magical to see this ship ... but agree with you that the long cabin corridoors really did feel creepy and unnerving - we felt the same way in the dimly lit engine rooms as well. Thanks for the vlog! :)

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Hey Amanda, thanks so much for taking the time to leave this comment! Sounds like you had a good experience at the Queen Mary, and also similar feelings to me - love that. The corridors - I felt SO weird walking down them! Thanks for watching!!

@billaccord717 2 күн бұрын

Thank you for the Queen Mary tour.

@FraserAtSea 2 күн бұрын

You’re so welcome - thanks a lot for watching!

@Miguel_Montalvo 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely magical! What a RELIEF your new cabin is to see. Honestly, glad you had the opportunity to upgrade!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, you’re telling me! It was a joy to see this one compared to the last - I hope they improve the lower grades big time!! Thanks for staying tuned in!

@Miguel_Montalvo 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea Where do your travels and adventures have you at the moment?

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

@@Miguel_Montalvo I’m actually in England right now - some land time to edit! :)

@gridley 3 ай бұрын

The QM's successor, the QM2 built in the early 2000s, shows how ocean liners in today's era are larger & fancier than ships of the past were. That definitely includes the QE2 built in the late 1960s, around the time the QM was retired. The ship in Dubai reflects the age of the Vietnam War, Woodstock & polyester, so to me it isn't as ideal as a stationary hotel as the QM2 will be (when it's retired) or a historic site as the QM (1934) is. But as your previous cabin in the QM was, a ship that's 90 yrs old certainly needs way more renovation work than a ship over 50 yrs old does.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Great comment, and really good insights too - thanks so much for watching!

@tammy_oh_nevermind 3 ай бұрын

This was amazing, thanks! I've never watched any videos of this tour. My fault for being a slacker, I guess.😂 What a gorgeous ship! Would've been amazing to sail on! Quite the adventure back in the day. I actually guessed correctly on the poles for stringing the ropes. Seems I read that somewhere. 😂 Much nicer room condition. Love the water taps and fan. Glad they moved you.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, can you imagine this back when it was sailing? I can just imagine how glamorous that gallery area would’ve been with everyone moving around after dinner - amazing! Thanks for watching - I’m really glad you enjoyed it!

@lexa_power 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video! This is on my bucket list and I’m here in Los Angeles so i need to stop procrastinating and book it! 🚢💕 Edit to add: this room is HUGE!!!!!!! Wow! 🤩

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Yes, you really should book - such an experience!

@shawnryan8345 3 ай бұрын

Interesting to be able to live a part of history. Haven’t visited even though I’m nearby🤔. Think I’ll put it on my radar now - Ty 4 sharing

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, you really should - worth a day out!

@wendingourway 3 ай бұрын

Great new room for sure!! Has such an amazing historical quality. Sure hope the restoration continues well...sure deserves to be preserved!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Hey! I totally agree with you - she’s such a gorgeous ship, isn’t she? I’ll be so intrigued to see what she looks like in another 10 years…!!

@evanscott3164 3 ай бұрын

Love the queen mary and the history

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Don’t we all?! Thanks for watching!

@wendychristie7950 3 ай бұрын

my dads ship escorted a convoy out of New York in 1943 to St Johns NFL and the Queen Mary sailed out of the harbour at 30 kns bowling by his ship like it was standing still the best ocean liner ever built

@zoegibson3514 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact: I’ve just been watching “Death & Other Details” on Disney+ set on a cruise ship - and many of the inside scenes were filmed on the Queen Mary! You’ll probably recognise some of the locations 😊

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Ooh, I’ll need to have a look for that - thanks for the heads up! I’m not sure I’ll find it as motivating a watch as other cruise shows if it includes death - watch this space, haha!

@zoegibson3514 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea Just focus on the ship, because there is quite a bit of death, haha!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

@@zoegibson3514 haha, oh dear - I’ll never cruise again 😂

@trainsandships Ай бұрын

Hey, It was good that you get another cabin. It looks nice and better than dirty cabin. I glad you had nice cabin there. No nightmare!

@FraserAtSea Ай бұрын

Oh, the new cabin was much better! Thanks a lot for watching - so appreciated!

@lizabrozdowski4410 3 ай бұрын

Wow so much better than the last one. What a difference.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Totally agree - a big, clean, luxurious room!

@TravellingLightLisa 3 ай бұрын

What a difference in the room! Thanks for showing us around. What a piece of history!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for coming with me! A MUCH better room - thank goodness!!

@richardc9758 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Bought back many happy memories of the trips from the UK to the Queen Mary in 2006 and 2015. The first cabin I stayed in was a twin version of this just a few cabins down the corridor. I have to admit I booked different rooms on different nights just to experience the different types of rooms. The suites were amazing!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Ah, what a fab idea to book different rooms each night - I wish I’d thought of that. I’d like to do that in regular hotels in the future too! Thanks for watching, and glad I could bring back some memories!

@fitz4adventures 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff Fraser. We were onboard Queen Mary around 7 years ago when the wood decks were getting redone, they have done an amazing job and it looks a lot better than it was back then. Always love the QUEEN -Tim :)

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Heeey! It’s so good to hear you can see a difference - I can’t wait to see her in another 7 years to see what’s changed! The project must be costing a fortune, but great to see! Thanks so much for watching - great to see your name pop up!!

@sistersontheseas 3 ай бұрын

What a massive difference from the last room, so much better!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Thank goodness - imagine it was worse….! 💀

@carnelianheart 3 ай бұрын

This is a great follow-up, Fraser! thanks for the informative tour. The observation bar, salons, model gallery, and engine room are all so charming! 😍 Plus the upgraded room certainly makes up for the haunted double you were staying in 😂 feels much more polished

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for coming back to watch this video - it’s so appreciated! Yeah, the room was MUCH better than the haunted one with the black walls, hahaha!

@tombrown8281 3 ай бұрын

Big difference from your last room Enjoy

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Isn’t it just? Thank goodness!

@awakeningalchemy5744 3 ай бұрын

An absolutely beautiful ship, with a style and quality that could rival anything today. Thank you so much for posting, a wonderful video. And to think it was built in my hometown by men who would have gone home to tenements with no inside toilet and no electricity. I know because my mum said they used gas for lights in the 1930s with chains hanging from the ceiling. Even in the 1960s a lot of the tenement flats in Glasgow still had no inside toilets. I remember we had one on the landing we shared with several neighbours. I just find it interesting the contrast between the beauty and craft of what the Clyde workers created and how they (we) lived.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have a sense of Glasgow pride with this belter that I also do! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video - thanks so much for watching, and for taking the time to leave a comment!

@awakeningalchemy5744 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea you're welcome, Fraser, really enjoyed the video and look forward to watching more. All the best.

@mitchellbarnow1709 2 ай бұрын

Fraser, thank you for this awesome Queen Mary tour today!

@FraserAtSea 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, Mitchell!

@mitchellbarnow1709 2 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea You bet Fraser!

@vickiesnyder4367 Ай бұрын

My husband and I were thinking of booking on the queen Mary before a scheduled cruise to Hawaii next April. Our friends who are traveling with us sent me your first video regarding the unclean room. I was truly disappointed, but pretty much decided that it was not for us. However, they then sent this video and it totally changed our minds and we will be booking later today for two nights before our cruise.we will be sure to book the bigger cabin as well. Thank you. 26:06

@vickiesnyder4367 Ай бұрын

CAN YOU POST THE TYPE OF CABIN YOU BOOKED IN VIDEO 2

@FraserAtSea Ай бұрын

Oh, this is exciting - glad to hear you’re looking to book now - thanks for watching my video! The second room is what’s called a ‘Deluxe Stateroom’ on the Queen Mary website! Happy booking, and enjoy Hawaii!

@vickiesnyder4367 Ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea thank you for this I am booking the QM tonite. Hey worse case scenario: if the room is not what we are hoping for we have 14 days in a Spa Suite on the ship. ❤️

@oenthusiast 28 күн бұрын

That post at the head of the stairs looks to me like a stanchion that might have been equipped originally with velvet ropes, maybe to keep the different passenger classes apart?

@FraserAtSea 28 күн бұрын

Funny you say this - I thought the same and then asked the question of what they were for on my tour of the ship. Such a fascinating place!

@FraserAtSea 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@cherifurr3935 3 ай бұрын

Interesting to see the walkways, museum artifacts and menus, crockery, and the engine room.

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! I was really impressed with the pieces of history this place has managed to get hold of!

@tamiw1903 3 ай бұрын

I imagine that all the original wood walls dampens noises from your neighbors... unlike modern cruise ships...

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Good point! The room actually was incredibly quiet - it was also nice to be positioned down a little corridor from the main corridor - that also made all of the rooms much quieter as little to no passing noise. Always good to see your name pop up - thanks for being here!

@tamiw1903 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea future cruiser here... The corridors with corridor's sounds like it might have been for the purpose of quiet in the rooms customer comfort... Versus cram as many rooms as you can - more rooms = more profit... One has no control whether your neighbors will be quiet on today's cruise ships...

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

@@tamiw1903 you’re probably right - the mini corridor walks you past the bathroom, so that’s the extra space - such a clever design!

@tamiw1903 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea Hehe... you did mention something about the QM was built & designed in your country... Customer ultimate comfort in mind...

@yesterdayseyes 3 ай бұрын

30 days until our stay there and then on the Carnival Panorama. Thanks for the reviews!

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Ohh, amazing! Thanks for watching - have the best trip!

@terrysilver8463 3 ай бұрын

All the Lifeboats r bein renovated

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Ooh, I didn’t know that - good to know!

@travelers5062 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. I will be there end of April for 2 nights. Being as I am a guest how much the tour or Ghost tour be? Is there a discount?

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Nice - have a blast! It is reduced yes, but I can’t remember how much by from memory. If you ask at the tours desk, they will get you booked (up on the Promenade Deck!) :)

@alk61695 19 күн бұрын

Was the bridge open to the public or is it closed off? Very interesting look at the ship. I've only been outside, never went on board.

@FraserAtSea 19 күн бұрын

Hello! Currently closed, but I believe it’s been open before, and the plan is to re-open it in the future.

@FraserAtSea 19 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@alk61695 19 күн бұрын

@@FraserAtSea thanks for the info

@jamiepeterson1981 Ай бұрын

Great video. I'm doing a transatlantic crossing on QM2 in February and would love to stay on the original QM while I'm in the US but I'm worried about the lack of good public trabsport in the US, is Long Beach easy to get to from LA without a car?

@FraserAtSea Ай бұрын

Hey, good question! I actually got to Long Beach from Los Angeles by taxi - Uber etc are really popular out there! If you’re planning to explore around there, I’d maybe recommend hiring a car, but depends on how far out you’re looking to go. I’d probably say if you don’t want a car, that taxi services are best - not sure about trains or buses etc!

@jamiepeterson1981 Ай бұрын

@FraserAtSea great, thanks! Will look into going by taxi. I wasn't sure if that was a viable option.

@FraserAtSea Ай бұрын

@@jamiepeterson1981 yeah, taxi probably best. Have the best trip!

@gporteous 3 ай бұрын

how many seconds did it take you to run round the deck?

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

I’d only be running round there if I was running away from someone 😂

@b5896kee 3 ай бұрын

Would your view be considered Portside?

@FraserAtSea 3 ай бұрын

Good question! The ship faces the bridge over to Long Beach, which means the city view is Starboard, and the Port side view is the car park - hope this helps!

@b5896kee 3 ай бұрын

@@FraserAtSea so much, thank you!