i love this ship and fortunate to have traveled many miles from the point of africa to spend 5 days on board her back in the early 90"s - unlike the big u she was never a ship her sung her own praise - rather she sailed the oceans of the world with dignity grace and leaving a legacy that few ships ever had - thank you for the insight to her

The Queen Elizabeth was a great ocean liner too people forget that, it made its maiden voyage in the same year i think.

Long live the Queen! She has served her Country for over thirty years and nie she is the only witness of the excellent years, when multi-funnelled liners crossed the Ocean on a regular basis. I AM myself a sort of her biographer here in Poland, the country of another great liner, the BATORY. That ship that once sailed on song with a group of British children evacuated from fighting Island to more safe Australia. 'Mary' was LONG AS A STREET AND LOFTY AS A TOWER. Went through all the dangers of both the sea and the war, the last multi-stack liner in history. Multi-stacked express liners were 'everyday's bread' to workers of Vulcan at what was then the greatest harbour city od Prussia (Stettin/Szczecin). One of their multi-stacked liners did even survive a collision with an Atlantic iceberg in 1907. ♍🇵🇱🇬🇧👍😊

Scary mary from break in 2

What happened to him

The Poseidon Adventure brought me here.

The Queen Mary still holds the record. for transporting the most people over. 14,000 during World War Two.

I watched her come into port in California................The City of Long Beach destroyed her........she looks horrible today......The Mayor wanted her to be towed to China..........and sink her on the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I die, I want "The Last Great Cruise" to be played at my funeral In that video, the Captain of Queen Mary is heartbroken in letting her go I hope that maybe, as opposed to an end, it is a beginning And that like Queen Mary's arrival in California I will have a thousand tiny boats greet me Maybe my dad will be at the helm of one Maybe Jonghyun will be on another, holding my cat, Boo, in his arms Maybe my auntie, asking me if she can see her engagement ring once again Maybe my grandfather, asking how my mother is And maybe, when I see everyone again However or whenever I see you It will be on the bow of a ship And we will watch the waves crash And the dolphins play And the sunset become stars Or maybe, they're just fireworks

From what I understand, queen mary was the most elegant, well crafted, exotic liner to ever twist up the seas…. Not sure anyone could’ve predicted the undignified ending that awaited this classy old girl!!….

shame I wasn't alive back then because I just so happen to live in Southampton so its a shame the ship isnt in service anymore. if it was docked in Southampton that would have been awesome. but maybe ill go to long beach one day to pay Queen Mary a visit

Just a ship.

Required watching for any ship lover...or any lover of the civility and sense of history our world ONCE had!

People didn't "cruise" then; they traveled by ship, to reach a destination. Other than that, an interesting video.

RIP, Captain John Treasure Jones, a great Captain, diplomatic representative and truly a wonderful gentleman!

How sad it ended up in cheesy long beach rotting not looked after

My folks attended an event in Long Beach after the Mary was retired. Captain Treasure Jones was there and my mother had a dance with him. I’ll always remember that!

Brought me to tears.

Long live the queen Mary

She is Beautifull,never to be repeated and Thankyou Clyde and Longbeach for such a Great LINER of all time.

I am so happy she is still with us and in good shape…hopefully I can visit her to admire this magnificent work of art!!!!

titanic life

I will be visiting the QM next month and am so much more excited to stay in the hotel, take the Tours and enjoy Sunday brunch since watching this video. Cannot wait for my visit! Bucket list item for me.

What fuel was this steam powered ship powered by? Was this coal fired or oil fired??

The man who is crushed by the watertight door, was playing a game, known to sailors as chicken. This was a game in which a crewmember would jump in and out of the door to see how many times he could get through it before it closed. The man playing chicken was unfortunately crushed because he jumped into the door right as it came closed and was killed.

wonderful

Wonderful video ❤! Thank you for sharing. We would love to continue seeing more stories like this.

someone on here had really great color on board footage of 1967 can’t seem to find it now.

In 1976 we moved to Long Beach CA just down the coast line from where they parked Her. My Brother and me used to go on board for free at night. You could go down 2 decks. It was very impressive in the quality of its construction and giant size. We went onboard her about 8 times in the 9 months we lived there as kids. Don't know if they allow that anymore.

Can the engine still run

I wish this is what going on a cruise today was like because went on one and it was trashy disgusting and stupid it was all about getting drunk this video is what going a cruise 🚢 should be like

Fascinating, thank you!

My dad was drafted in 1944. He was in an Army infantry division. When he left the east coast for Europe, he was on the Queen Mary. The Queen May had been converted into a troop ship to transport American troops to Scotland. My dad spoke of how crowded the ship was. There were so many soldiers that they ate in shifts. My dad mentioned the seasickness that plagued the troops. He mentioned the vomiting in the lower decks and the smell. He said he tried to stay on the upper deck for fresh air as much as possible. My father died in 1980. My mother wanted to tour the Queen Mary as my father had told her so much about going overseas on it. She got her wish and toured the Queen Mary in the early 1990s when it was at Long Beach.

I was once told that the Queen Mary had David Brown gear boxes. I don't know if this is true

I love seeing the engine room on ships.

I had two tours of Queen Mary from James about seven years apart. He was just as animated and entertaining the second time as he was the first. I hope he is back now that tours are reopened.

This was very interesting about the Queen Mary....all way's a fan of steam the technology of it the power!

I am confused. Please explain how the tide level would make a difference to the sea suction. This is a ship, not a dock.

WOW!!! this ship won Hitler

Thank you very much, Captain. Kayne.

The war was won as fast as it did because of the USA, not just because of this ship

What a piece of work!

I suspect that this man is not a real “captain.” He knows too much about what moves his ship through the water.

This wonderful ship is still sailing?

Intro song name? Plzzzz?😢 it’s so nice

I have been always curious about where the hell is the button for for ship's horn located? Can anyone answer this question for me!!! Greetings from Canada!

what is sad is with all the money our government gives away (launders) It would be a drop in the bucket for them to foot the bill to totally restore this ship and keep this attraction alive for generations to come. What was it? 100 BILLION to the Ukraine? I'm thinking that would have covered some of the cost. (sarcasm)

What? “Didn’t work well at low tide “?? She would have to be grounded for state of the tide to make any difference at all.

I’ve heard this gentleman before. One of the best tour guides. ❤

Queen Mary is Beautiful to this day living in Long Beach California. Absolutely gorgeous site to see in modern day.