The Queen Mary

This review is for the wedding/​event planners Michelle and Ashley. These two ladies were the real star of the show. Michelle was so friendly and so welcoming. She treated me and my now wife like family. After we booked the venue, Ashley took over our planning. Ashley was so friendly and upbeat. She made the planning exciting. At times she seemed more excited about our planning than me which was fantastic! These two ladies made the wedding process so much easier as they accommodated our needs without hesitation! Needless to say my wedding was the greatest day of my life thanks to these two awesome ladies! QUEEN MARY give these two hardworking ladies a raise!

Super cool hotel! I’ve done the tours but this was first time I’d stayed as a guest. The room was huge. It came with a king bed and then in a separate room they had a twin and they provided us with a roll away cot. We had a blast wandering around and just feeling like old school passengers. He tickets can be pricey but it is such an awesome experience that I really recommend you check it out. Begin surrounded by so much history is amazing.

Perhaps the reviewers who stated these negative reviews are from «fools» are just not used to staying at nice hotels?
This was our second time at the Queen Mary but first time staying on the ship. I’ll start with the positive:
*very professional and curteous staff. Everyone we had contact with have been great, pleasant, clean, etc. Lots of smiles and good mornings.
*beautiful décor. The Observation Bar is art deco cool.
*beautiful view from the rooms if you stay on the harbor side of the ship
*free shuttle to other events around Long Beach
The NEGATIVE:
*walls in room are very thin. You can hear every drunken bride stumble down the hallway. No, I’m not joking. The bride wearing her bridal dress was totally sloshed while dragging her daughter (dressed as flowergirl) down the hall. Keep it classy.
*some of the windows in the different rooms don’t open. Or maybe we had a freak room that had working windows? We had to switch rooms because the AC in the first room did not work. The first rooms windows were unable to open.
*both rooms had moldy bathrooms. The first room not only had black mold in the bathroom shower, but a dirty toilet. I get it, it’s old. It’s historic. However, just because something is old doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be clean. I don’t think the carpet in our room has ever been cleaned other than a once over vacuum.
*the bed was horrible. How can something so lumpy still be so hard? I felt like I slept on a bad of potatoes.
*it’s feel like it has to be said twice: the walls are thin. The family next door brought a pack of howler monkeys with them.
*since the bar is one of the most attractive things on the ship, you are going to run into lots of drunks.
I would come back to the QM for the day, but I wouldn’t stay the night there again

We LOVE The Queen Mary for it’s history, contribution to the world, and now it’s attractions, service, and total relaxation. Granted, the museum and hotel may not be everyone’s cup o’ tea, but that’s okay. To maintain as much historical accuracy as possible, the ship has been maintained, not restored. For me, this lends to it charm and elegance. Indulge yourself in one of the most famous luxury liners engineered and built, sink back and relax into history, and for a brief moment, forget about our modern, hustle/​bustle lives.

DO NOT LISTEN TO THE NEGATIVE FOOLS! GREAT GETAWAY
booked a room last minute for the Memorial day weekend then started reading the reviews, I was concerned by all the negativity, maybe I made a mistake? should I cancel?
True it is not a 5 star resort, its an 80 yr old ship. We went for the novelty of the stay and had a great time.
The staff, AWESOME! Our room was not ready by the 4pm check in and Austin at the check in desk did everything he could to make it happen. He offered me a $ 50 credit toward the room which I turned down. We weren’t there to sit in the room anyways.
The ship, AWESOME! what a great piece of history and the original Art Deco, AMAZING!
The room, once again not 5 stars, a little cramped, a little noisy and not the most clean. The décor was beautiful, the bed comfy and the view of Long Beach, KILLER! If you enter the room looking for bad you will find it but we saw more good than bad. The only suggestion I would make to the staff is to upgrade the tubs, they were not designed as showers and could be unsafe,
The self guided tour, quite entertaining, very confusing and exhausting, LOVED IT! We probably walked 10 miles and 10,000 steps, what a great way to stay in shape! It is self guided so you can go at your own pace and wander off course to check out things that are not on the tour, we did it in 2 different sessions. We had to back track a couple times to get back on course but found our way to the end successfully.
Had dinner at the Chowder House, Expensive but good with great service.
My wife is already asking when can we go back.
Remember when reading reviews for every 1000 happy campers you never hear about, there’s that 1 clown who will never be happy and will let it be known.

Stayed on the boat for 3 days, did the ghost tour they have during weekdays. Ghost tour is a must solely to see parts of the ship that are off limits to the public. You can find them on groupon for $ 35 vs the $ 75 on board. The ship was fantastic and creepy, get a deluxe room if you can, cheaper rooms are in the third class area of the boat, you want to experience a room from the 30’s that first class people experienced. Room has many original components visible throughout that have a weird yet intriguing charm. We had an ocean port side room with great views, hotel staff was friendly and explained the bill when we had a question.
Only complaints: Starbucks was one of the few things on board that wasn’t sit down, pretty pricey with little selection. The boat is also located in the middle of nowhere, but Long Beach has a free bus shuttle to get to dining and fun. Overall great experience, ghost tour really added to the historical and interesting part of the trip. the engine room and swimming pool areas will send shivers down your spine. worth every penny.
Book your tours in advance, if you groupon ghost tour you have to call with your voucher number after to get an actual ticket and reserve your spot on a certain day, didn’t know that at first.
Also most of rooms have 2 twin beds, hard to get a king… but again back in the day that was how it was setup, so they try to keep it original, may be a down point for some.

The history. it’s like walking back in time! We love going to all the events there and being able to teach my daughter the history of the boat is great. The staff are always helpful, friendly and go out of the way to help in any way they can.

My husband and I went to a wedding at the Queen Mary this weekend and we had a wonderful time. The audio tour was very helpful in getting familiar with the ship and getting to see things you wouldn’t normally find just by walking around. But I must say, I’m so thankful for the special event room rate. There aren’t too many restaurants and the ones that are available are quite expensive. $ 16 for a burger is a bit much. Their Café was unavailable and water was $ 3 in the vending machine. A croissant at Starbucks was $ 3.50! Also their souvenir prices were also pretty outrageous.
The hotel:
Pros– Friendly Staff, clean room, very comfortable bed, everything was in working order, unique and historic.
Cons — Prices were out of this world. We paid $ 20/​night extra for an upgrade to our room for a window and I’m so glad we did, but this room supposedly was $ 500/​night normally. I’m sorry but no way is it ever worth that amount. The internet does NOT work, very few channels to watch and few in room amenities. Their daily amenities fee is a bit silly when the prices are already a decent amount just for staying there and you need to pay parking separately.
Other things you might want to know. The hotel/​ship is old. But that is part of the fun! There are many parts that are falling apart, but overall the ship and hotel is in very good shape. They keep things in working order. The staff is nice and helpful and the stay is a unique experience. I’d highly recommend a wedding here. The food was amazing, the location was beautiful, we had an overall wonderful time.

SHAME on all of you that leave bad reviews! SHAME!
This is our history, pure history. It’s mesmerizing and stirring. She saved troops and Jewish refugees.
As far as some comments on any fraying or peeling, etc. How many things do you know of from 1936 that are still in good shape? And I, honestly, felt none of these things to be apparent enough to be noticeable, let alone disagreeable.
The service has been overwhelmingly kind, helpful and gracious.
The food was delicious.
The drinks were classic and correct.
I’m truly embarrassed by the negative comments. It just goes to show how little today’s Americans appreciate history.
You may have slept in the same room as Clark Gable or a Jewish man trying to save his family from genocide.
To me, it’s truly overwhelming.

This would have been a 4-​star review had it not been for my most recent encounter (see below). As a fan of the classic ocean liners and unique experiences, the Queen Mary was one of my favorite downtown destinations. I would often bring friends here who were interested in learning a little about a bygone era. I’ve taken the guided tours before and any history or ship buff would appreciate the learning experience.
So why did I give it a 2-​star review? Quite frankly, I don’t like their new admission policy. Originally, the ship was accessible in a few different ways. You could have bought a tour ticket, booked a hotel room or been involved with some special event. However, if you just wanted to visit the Observation Bar in the later hours of the night, it was easy just to walk right in, take the elevator up and enjoy a trip back in time in one of the most well-​preserved part of the ship.
Some time ago, they attempted to start charging for this access by way of a dining voucher in the amount of $ 15 per person. When I first had to pay this, I was told the reasoning behind it was to thwart people from just going on board for free and hanging out. Their other concern seemed to be with the younger crowd who apparently were causing various sorts of vandalism.
As lame as the dining voucher idea was, it was cool in that the $ 15 was a credit that could be used at the bar. Since the drink prices were on par with a typical upscale bar, it didn’t take long for each person to spend the $ 15. Plus, you could ask the bar tender to put your drink in a plastic cup and take a free stroll around the accessible decks of the ship!
However, the last time we went, we were told that we could no longer access the ship without purchasing their new annual pass for $ 25 a person. This fee would cover admission to the ship for one year and include 3 hours of free parking.
Granted, this is a good deal if you come here more than a few times, but it wasn’t worth it to me and it’s really sad that they have effectively cut off access to such a nice bar in Long Beach. One thing of note is that the SoCal Pass is only available to residents of Southern California, so if you have family from out of town that you’d like to take to the Observation Bar, they’ll have to buy a daily admission ticket which basically equals a $ 27 cover charge. Of course, with that ticket, you get access to a self-​guided tour and exhibits, but all that is defeated if you were just wanting to go to the bar at night because the ship is effectively asleep after hours (no tours, no open shops, etc.) Also, if you wanted to make the Observation Bar your cool new hangout, good luck getting all your close friends to spring for the SoCal pass.
Thanks Queen Mary for making access to your awesome Observation Bar very limited and damn-​near impossible to non-​SoCal guests. It was a nice run while it lasted and I hope that the potential loss of drink revenue will make you think twice about this decision. Maybe one day, you’ll understand that not everyone who visits the ship wants to take tours or see the exhibits. We just wanted to have a nice quiet place to drink with a great view of the city.

Im not so sure if your $ is worth coming here.
I felt depressed to think that all the people that actually enjoyed sailing off on this ship has all passed away. Feeling of gloomy and a little haunting experience for me.
The 4D movie was very short — Heard alot of people say «thats it?!» at the end and to pay for every exhibit its kind of a little waste.
(buy the combo if you can — better that way)

I came here on a Sunday around 11am and actually bought a ticket for the First Class Passport which had a lot included like the self-​guided audio, 4D theater, Alcatraz exhibit, Glory Days tour, and the Haunted Encounters tour. That was the best valued ticket so you get your bang for your buck. There was a lot to see on this ship and you could easily spend the entire day here.
The self-​guided audio tour can last a very long time if you’re looking at every square inch of the ship which would be about two hours. The Alcatraz exhibit was just okay and the 4D theater was cool. The Glory Days tour was about 45 minutes and same with the Haunted Encounters tour. Both tours were informative and the tour guides had a sense of humor. I would recommend either one of those tours. My camera ran out of batteries so I had to switch to my cell phone for pictures.
Overall, there was a lot to see here and good to check out a historic ship.

CAN USE MAJOR REPAIRS!!!
For the price they charge at least fix up the old gal
Food wise… no comments

Touristing like a champ! Cloudy, sprinkly day in the OC, what to do? The creepy ship!
First. the line for tickets was really long (and sloooow) because there was a magic show event AND apparently the haunted tours sell out. So, plan ahead and buy tickets online.
We ended up getting basic entry tickets and spent a couple of hours wandering around the ship. The engine room was the coolest part. Don’t miss the area with the giant prop that you can see underwater. Really neat. Warning though, for elderly or those who get easily disoriented, the engine room might not be the best idea. It’s snug and there are rows and rows of grates, piping, cables, etc. which really messes with your vision. I am neither elderly nor easily disoriented and it got to a point where I had to stop for a few minutes and stare at a wall because I got dizzy.
I can see how staying overnight — especially with kids — could be a lot of fun. Like running around in your PJs throughout the dimly lit spaces and throwback rooms. During the day though, without kids, it’s ok. Audio tour is interesting but not especially so.
2 hours tops with audio tour only.

If you are in the Long Beach area you should definitely go the see the past at the Queen Mary. Once you step onto the ship you will be stepping back in time and the whole place makes you feel like you’re in the 1920’s. I would highly recommend you get the self guided audio tour because it really covers the entire ship, from the captain’s quarters to the engine room. The wifey wanted to see the Princess Diana exhibit and I really had no interest but after reviewing their family tree at the beginning, I was instantly hooked on the entire story. But I will caution you, the exhibit can take up to 4 hours if you actually read the family history, which I kind of regret doing because I didn’t have 4 hours and ended up running out of time. We had to really glance through all her dresses and new family memorabilia. So definitely go with enough time if you want to see the entire exhibit.
I really liked the ship tour because it gives you time to really just roam around on your own and listen to audio stops when you want. I particularly liked walking down the promenade deck because it really made me feel like I was out in the middle of the Atlantic! Plus the ship has tons to do and you can even stay overnight in one of their rooms that are still in the style of the ship when it sailed.
Overall, I plan on coming back to the Queen Mary when I’m back in Long Beach to finish the tour and see all the exhibits!

This is a pretty amazing ship with lots of places to explore and rich history. Buy a royal passport to get you in to all the attractions and plan on spending all afternoon wondering around. Just a tip: Eat before you go because food can be really expensive on-​board the ship. If you need to grab a bite to eat consider leaving the ship and grabbing something near the dome. You can buy separate tickets to get you into the attractions but in the end there is pretty good value buying the Royal passport.
When wondering mid ship near the rooms there is a very eerie feeling and you can feel cold drafts as you walk down the corridors past the rooms. If you look at the doors to the rooms some of them have small holes that you can peak through to see creepy dark rooms. I’m not sure if I believe in ghost but this place definitely feels haunted.
If you have kids, you may want to take them to the Polar Express in 4-​D half way through the tour just to beak things up.
The layout of the ship is confusing and the staff are not very knowledgeable about where to go or what to see. It is really up to you to figure things out.
Honestly I expected to see more places on the ship but most places were blocked off for private events.
If you go aboard the Scorpion submarine keep in mind it is a tight space and you must be slightly nimble to navigate through the ship. Be sure to check out the working para scope.
Plan on spending 3 to 4 hours here to see all the attractions properly. This is definitely a tourist trap but it is a very interesting tourist trap.

If someone were to ask me to tour the Queen Mary when I was a teenager, I probably would have passed on the opportunity as I didn’t really care much about anything except myself at that point. However, as I’ve gotten into my late 30’s, I’m so fascinated by history and the culture of times that have passed. Boarding the Queen Mary for a tour with the wife this past summer made me wish we still had some of that old culture around today.
The Queen Mary has certainly seen better days. The age of the ship shows mostly from the outside when walking up considering this was a luxury liner in it’s time. However, stepping aboard and touring the boat was really worth the trip to Long Beach, the wait in line, and waiting till the tour began. We did the self guided tour which is great! I highly recommend it. It’s pretty interesting to hear the various adventures and high profile people this ship came to undertake and house. Also its important role during WWII. I’m also impressed with how quickly this ship traveled. I wish they still would take trips with it overseas. It’d be so interesting to travel on it for an extended period of time.
When we had the guided tour, I really wanted to ask our tour guide if he had taken a trip on the boat as he was pretty old and knew some pretty intimate details about the ship and the time period. He also gave out free pens when we answered questions correctly. He was very funny and at first when I saw his age, I wondered if we had just wasted our money on some hokey tour, but by the end I felt like he was my Grandpa telling me about the ol’ days.
Can’t comment about the restaurants or any of the services the boat offers, but I had been on the ship in college for a banquet and the dining hall we were in was great and I remember the food being pretty good as well.
If you like history or are into the whole nautical thing, it’s really worth touring the Queen Mary. I don’t recommend the haunted tour. It just looked dumb.

This place is amazing. So much to do, so much history. It never gets boring.
My boyfriend and I stayed overnight here and we had such a fun time. The tours were very cool, haunted encounters is a tour I definitely recommend. We had a lot of fun on that one, our tour guide was great.
Good selection of restaurants, Sir Winston’s by far is the best. The gift shops are great too, lots of great things to buy.
The boat is very old and has so much history. It’s so fun to walk around at night and see everything. There’s some parts of the ship that are completely empty which makes it that much more exciting.
I definitely recommend coming here, even if it’s just for the day. It’s a very fun time, huge boat so lots to see.
P.s I would recommend not buying a shot glass as a souvenir unless you’re not going to use it. The glass I bought the color is coming off on the bottom, and the glass my boyfriend got the piece that was on the center of it fell off. We’ve only had them for 1 day.

The moment I realized that there’s a completely isolated parking lot just for the Queen Mary with no street parking within one mile of the lot, I knew I was in it for the tourist trap.
I originally purchased a special deal via Groupon (Historic First-​Class Passport for $ 16 per person, original price is $ 31) and the Historic First-​Class Passport includes two guided tours (the regular 1-​hour tour called the Glory Days Historical Tour and 35-​minutes tour called the Ghost and Legends); however, I was able to request and successfully exchange the Ghost and Legends tour to the Princess Diana exhibit at the box office.
Parking: $ 18 for entire day. $ 8 for 3-​hours parking with restaurant validation.
Where’s the Glory Days Tour: Take the elevator to the 4^th floor and check-​in at the tour center & passenger photos office first. After that, go around the corner and wait at the designated tour area where the tour guide will begin the tour.
*** The Glory Days Historical Tour (1-​hour guided tour) ***
A very knowledgeable tour guide and he mentioned some interesting facts:
*If you want to enjoy 4~5 days Queen Mary voyage back in 1930’s, then a ticket for two passengers would be $ 17,000 for first class, $ 9,000 for the second class, and $ 5,000 for the lowest class (converted from 1930’s value to 2015’s value).
* Queen Mary mostly sailed from England to New York.
* The City of Long Beach won the bid by offering $ 3,450,000 (scrap metal price).
* The last Queen Mary voyage was a 39-​day journey from Southampton, England to Long Beach (to save fuel, only the ship only ran two out of four engines).
* If you want to rent a room at the Queen Mary now, one night would cost on average $ 120 per night (but could get as low as $ 55 per night).
*** Princess Diana Exhibit (self-​guided tour) ***
Absolutely no photography. The exhibit mostly focuses on the English royal family in the last 100 years, so the exhibit isn’t exclusively about Princess Diana. Expect to read lots of fancy letters personally written by various loyal family members.
50% of the exhibit showcases Princess Diana’s dresses, her wedding, and her charity works.
40% of the exhibit goes over miscellaneous information about the English royal family in the last 100 years such as Prince Charles & his lover Camilla Parker Bowles, Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen Mother (mother of Queen Elizabeth II), and King George VI (father of Queen Elizabeth II).
10% about Prince Charles, Prince Harry, and Princess Kate.
***
Don’t forget to check out the Promenade Deck, gift shops, and the Ships Model Galley. If you have additional time, do the self-​guided audio tour and you’ll get to explore the Engine Room and other areas of the ship not cover by the 1-​hour guided tour.
4-​star with Groupon discount deal and honestly I would probably give 3-​star if I had to pay the full price.

3.5 stars rounding up to 4 stars.
When we visited we went on a very hot day so we probably could have had a better time but the heat got to us. I purchased the $ 15 meal vouchers and no tour. This allowed us access to the 4^th floor of the ship and use the $ 15 towards meals so it wasn’t a bad deal. I made reservations for the tea room prior to our visit. We checked in easily and went to the 4^th floor.
It was difficult to flag down an employee as we couldn’t find signs directing us to the tea room. My little four year old was freaking out that we were on this huge ship so it took some calming him down while we were on the ship.
We finally found the tea room after finding an employee who directed us where to go. The tea room is adorable but my little boy kept crying and didn’t want to be in there so we left. The employees were great and very understanding. We walked around until we found the Chowder house and my son was calm by the time we were seated. We loved the Chowder house and they had great service.
After lunch, we walked around a bit and checked out the ship. It’s definitely worth a visit and nice to check out this piece of history. I’ve read some reviews stating the ship is haunted and I definitely think so too. There are some eerie parts on the ship. Definitely a nice place to visit if you’re in the area. Also, check out their tiny gift shop where they have tiny trinkets and souvenirs you can take home.

Wir hatten bereits im Aquarium die Eintrittskaren für die Queen Marry mit gekauft und waren dann vor Ort zielsicher direkt zum Eingang geeilt. Dort wurden wir aber wieder zum Kartenverkauf verwiesen, da wir nur die Berechtigung zur Ausstellung einer Eintrittskarte im Aquarium erworben hatten. Wäre kein Problem gewesen wenn die Schlange vor dem Ticket Gebäude nicht solange gewesen wäre, es nicht 40 Grad im Schatten, es aber keinen Schatten, keine Toiletten, und auch nichts zu trinken gab. Bis wir dann nach einer halben Stunde unsre Karten hatten durften wir auf das Schiff. es gab allerdings keinerlei Hilfestellung wo man am besten Anfängt. Dann Kam die ganz große Katastrophe. an dem Tag fand eine Megahochzeit auf dem Schiff statt irgendwo im Bauch des Schiffes spielte eine Band. So laut, dass man im ganzen Schiff sich kaum unterhalten konnte. so ging es immer weiter. als wir dann gingen waren alle Parkautomaten außer Betrieb und eine riesen Schlange vor der Ausfahrt. für uns war dieser Besuch ein disaster so schlecht organisiert war in ganz Kalifornien keine änder Attracktion

Die Queen Mary in Long Beach ist das alte und stillgelegte Kreuzfahrtschiff, welches jetzt zu einem Hotel umgebaut worden ist. Für Touristen ist es möglich, das Schiff zu besichtigen. Das Hotel selber, ist nur für Gäste mit einer Hotel– oder Tischreservierung vorbehalten. Die Besichtigung kostet pro Person $ 25, — Dollar, was ich für absolut überteuert halte. Somit haben wir uns das Schiff von aussen angesehen. Runderhum gibt es nur einen grossen Parkplatz und das Passagier Terminal für Kreuzfahrtschiffe. Ist nicht wirklich weiter sehenswert und spannend.

Ich habe auf dem stillgelegten Hotelschiff die Bar besucht. Wunderschöné Art-​Déco-​Einrichtung und schöné Terrasse, wenn es denn nicht zu windig ist.
Drinks sind ok — Preise eher hoch.