My Vintage Room on The Queen Mary

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@MobileInstinct2 Жыл бұрын

The Queen Mary midnight tour video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJTaeJ5netucfM0

@moparedtn Жыл бұрын

Chris is a rare thing these days - a younger person who actually "gets" the fascination with history. As such, I've always enjoyed his presentations, even though I'm probably twice his age. Good on you, Chris. Appreciate the effort as always! - Ed on the Ridge

@henryhallfan Жыл бұрын

Hey there Chris! The pipes on the lower portion of your Cabin's bulkhead were actually fed hot water, essentially acting as a radiator. The bathroom originally had these in there too, and were generally used to heat up towels that were strung across them. However you were close with your guess in regaurds to luggage. On the wardrobe doors you opened earlier in the video, if you look to the very bottom of those doors you can see two small metal circles. Those little holes were actually a tie down for you luggage so that in rough weather, your luggage doesn't bang up the inside of the wardrobe and cause a heap of noise. A fun little fact - If you check the underside of the drawers in most cabins, they usually still have pencil markings and inscriptions from the servicemen during the Second World War! Glad you enjoyed your stay aboard the Mary, she truly is the last of her kind!

@Thom-ev7kx Жыл бұрын

I stayed once in one of the "full suites" for a long weekend. I spent 3 days just expolring the ship. There was so much to be seen and experience! It was like stepping back in time. It still is one of my best travel experiences. Thank you so much for this and the other tour video!!! This ship is an absolute and invaluable historic treasure. Your showcasing her will help preserve her historical significance.

@JohnShinn1960 Жыл бұрын

0:54 4:08 9:11 11:10 Much like a budget motel room except it floats! 😉👍

@kellymcgrane2690 Жыл бұрын

❤it, thank you Chris👍love this kind of history

@djmossssomjd8496 Жыл бұрын

The Shanks sink. Made by Armitage Shanks in Stoke on Trent UK. Cool video.

@Pantheragem Жыл бұрын

My late Grandpa gave me his 1930's dresser, which had cigarette burns from when he'd forgotten them on the top, it's a beautiful art deco style. He also gave me his 1936 RCA (still fires up). He was a member of the greatest generation, and a WWII veteran. I also have a 1938 English walnut armoire, that was made in England. I have a 1926 Robbins Meyers fan as well. That think is built like a tank and will blow your hair back. Things were built to last back then.

@lorrie8176 Жыл бұрын

The woodwork on big ships is so beautiful, I went on the ship Elise docked in Galveston years ago, I was so over whelmed by the wood on that ship, like ebony or something.

@cplcabs Жыл бұрын

Yes. I feel that at some point in the future the owners will use all that wood in the ship as a spark for an insurance claim when they decide its not viable to keep the ship and they have lost money.

@pbz086208 Жыл бұрын

Love this room... So truly from that era.....love the quirks in the design..all done for a purpose both design and practicality.... I agree with you. I wouldn't want to break anything ...care must be taken..many of those details would need custom made replacements..like the bakelight cabinet handles.....I'm sure many of those details like the attached soap dish to keep things from moving around during rough seas....

@stepps511 Жыл бұрын

A fascinating room tour, Chris. What a time you are having! I saw the ship tour first, then this one. And both are mind-blowing. Thank, as always, for taking us with you. I can't wait to see more of the Queen Mary!

@LMays-cu2hp Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your stay there at that beautiful ocean liner there in Long Beach, CA. There were some great ships back then before and the survivers after the World War Two. Now a days, the Cunard Cruise Line is the only one that is left from the old days.😊 Then in the 1950s over ino the 1960s, we crossed over from piston aircraft to the jet age! But I still love seeing ocean liners come into New York.😊

@JohnShinn1960 Жыл бұрын

Please Chris, much more of these! 🤠👍

@Liz-cmc313 Жыл бұрын

I love history. Love that you shared all the details of your room. I just think of all that energy in that boat. Its been through so much. No doubt its haunted. Thanks Chris.

@TheShornak Жыл бұрын

That fan is real cool. Obviously could never be built now since you can stick your fingers in. I remember having a fan like that when I was in my early teens. The fan I had is not that old, probably from the mid 60s. But you know what people just knew not to put their fingers in them. You didn't need protection lick nowadays.

@eily_b Жыл бұрын

We had a smaller fan for the table from my parents from the 60s that had no protective cage around it. The propeller was plastic though but it still hurt when you accidentally touched the moving and nearly invisible propeller and it happened a lot to us. 😃

@Fred_Burger Жыл бұрын

If you’re still there, go to the porthole in your room and look at the bottom. There’s actually a wood panel you can pull up that was used to darken the room from daylight instead of those little curtains.

@HobbyWithRea Жыл бұрын

That's so cool. Let us know if you hear any weird noises during the night. Thank you, Chris, for the cruise adventure.😊

@chrisblack8390 Жыл бұрын

So glad you had a separate video for the room. An you showed everything! Thank you. I wondered what it looked like since Johnny Carson asked his guest if they ever stayed there an Johnny must have had a ghostly experience by the face he made. It was funny. Loved everything about the room!

@bgroovin1343 Жыл бұрын

My mother had her 4th birthday on that ship in 1951.

@MobileInstinct2 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@fionam8284 Жыл бұрын

Love these vlogs, super interesting ❤😊

@ernestj3081 11 ай бұрын

What a magnificent leap back into time. Thanks Chris! Happy New Year 🙏🏻🕊💙🕊

@beccamay8768 Жыл бұрын

Who else tried to smell the closet with him? Just me? Okay. Lol 😅

@donnaj.1634 Жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

@kellymcgrane2690 Жыл бұрын

me 3🤣😂@@donnaj.1634

@OriginalAcefanatic Жыл бұрын

😂

@chrisomalley7502 Жыл бұрын

Was definitely expecting him to say it had a closet smell to it or something lol.

@davidhookway514 Жыл бұрын

Worked on the Queen Mary briefly in 1962. Remember the life boat drill,when lowered to the water.

@karens.5515 Жыл бұрын

Cool! Bakelite handles on the closets and cabinets!

@zacharytaylor6032 Жыл бұрын

I got a fast tour back in 1978, i wish I could have toured the engine room., and stayed over night.Very cool , thank you.

@RoyJenkins777 Жыл бұрын

Love it brother, Thanks . God Bless

@rick49721 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

@nikkigardiner9426 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris! ❤

@Slim_Vervenet Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us all the little details, its trully amazing ship so much history! 😀

@cosmos7492 Жыл бұрын

Great video Chris thanks for showing us all your room some cool stuff in there enjoyed it as always ...HEY YOU GUYS .lol

@apocyldoomer Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Chris, who needs Amusement parks when you have this, all that woodwork is amazing, hate to have to clean all of it though, tell us if you had paranormal experiences that night! Such a cool old ship!

@onsomebits7486 Жыл бұрын

I live in armitage where armitage shanks were made, now ideal standard. Still Crazy to think of my little village is around the world hundreds of years ago.

@RobsNeighbor Жыл бұрын

I was on the Queen Mary when I was 13. Very cool. Thank you

@paulaharrisbaca4851 6 ай бұрын

I visited there when the Spruce Goose was still in the big round building nearby. Then, 15 years or so later, my husband took me to say there when our daughter was about 54 years old. Interesting ship, I loved it, but after having been on cruise ships to Mexico it wasn't nearly so interesting. I was spoiled.

@kimnolte237 Жыл бұрын

Yes, the way you described waking up in the 1930’s reminds me of the movie Somewhere in Time!!

@ronitefft3423 Жыл бұрын

Really fun! Maybe give more history? Who stayed/traveled etc.? Thank you!!

@gooberman71 Жыл бұрын

Super cool vintage room. Thanks for sharing!!

@live2skide1 Жыл бұрын

Those air vents are dirty and grimy - how sad. I booked my brother and sister in law on QM in Long Beach for one night, and they seemed to enjoy their stay. I love that the bathroom had hot salt water in the bath! Must have been cool when it worked. I'll be sailing on a transatlantic crossing on the Queen Mary 2 next year. I will be looking at all the unique features on the newer version!

@rpkett Жыл бұрын

So glad you appreciate the history. It's refreshing in this day and age

@theathjr Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. I used to rent an apartment that was similar in decor from the same era and they kept alot of the 30’s-40’s fixtures and style but not the amazing woodwork like in that room. Cool stuff.

@Godsfavorite1919 Жыл бұрын

I love the way you show stuff

@paulapirpignani4802 Жыл бұрын

Love that you did this! Enjoyed just as much as I did when I visited Long Beach! Thx

@kevincozby Жыл бұрын

Awesome! That's so cool! I would love to stay on her someday!

@bigwoz78 Жыл бұрын

Great shirt

@MobileInstinct2 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies

@jessofthewest9476 5 ай бұрын

I'll admit I thought this was a satire film when I saw the title but I totally got into it. It got creepy for me though during the bathroom shots lol, I started to imagine ghosts in there with you! I appreciate your appreciation for all the small things, reminds me of my dad. Might have to make a trek down here myself.

@LivFed Жыл бұрын

You are my favorite!! 😍

@valariebedard2164 Жыл бұрын

Glad your having a great time! 😊 enjoy your adventures!

@flickr4jazz Жыл бұрын

The hardware on the sinks is all modern. There would have been a hot tap on the left, a cold tap on the right and no attached soap dish where the hot tap would have been.

@Bbbuddy 11 ай бұрын

It’s the only earthquake-proof hotel in SoCal. That room was originally a second or third class cabin (or a servant’s cabin) thats been reconfigured with modern wall covering and to fit modern hotel beds. It would originally have had several bunks. First class passengers didn’t need ironing boards. The deep tub and attached soap dish are because the ship would have been pitching and rolling on the North Atlantic. That’s also why all the cabinets latch. Actually, the first class rooms on A and B decks are much more opulent and fully lined with vintage wood. They are nearer to the center of the ship’s length to reduce the motion felt by the occupants.

@Gamble661 Жыл бұрын

Have always wanted to see the Queen Mary! My sister and her husband stayed on her years ago. Supposedly it's haunted to the nth degree but they didn't see or hear anything the night they were there.

@OriginalAcefanatic Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@ROOSTERNEWTONJOHN Жыл бұрын

The open spaces in the wall is so air can get everywhere.

@eily_b Жыл бұрын

Looks like the material the desk is made of or at least the dark green inlay is 1930s formica. 3:35

@BBQNBLUES Жыл бұрын

I too 'assumed' the Queen Mary would be decked-out in a more Lavish decor . but.. it was built at the _end of the Art Deco era. Try to find some photos of the *Original* cabins.🚢

@Bottlemanbob Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Thanks

@cplcabs Жыл бұрын

All that wood is awesome, but probably a temptation for the owners to get an insurance claim going at some point in the future when it comes to expensive for them to maintain.

@chrisropherhughes1052 Жыл бұрын

Great Videos Chris! Enjoy watching your channel’s. How long will you be in town for? Will you be coming to Riverside by chance?

@Raydawg Жыл бұрын

That is cool, I would enjoy a night stay there.

@Pawel33007 Жыл бұрын

That's really something Chris that you could stay in this room, it's almost like titanic I love this stuff.. lucky you

@The_Dudester Жыл бұрын

There's a certain YT channel that has many videos on the QM. I've had several disagreements with the owner of the channel who feels that the QM is a star attraction. As I pointed out, the QM has to compete with six theme parks, a plethora of tourist draws, a world class museum district, dozens of 5 star hotels and hundreds of 4 star hotels. The city, who owns the QM, hasn't made money on the ship and I fear it may be turned into a reef within the next 30 years, unless it is towed to somewhere on the Gulf Coast where it can be a star attraction.

@michelemiller1700 Жыл бұрын

Love it

@themarco-fr 11 ай бұрын

So cool

@janetmaurer2888 Жыл бұрын

awesome

@Thecorgially Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour. Agree if one could go to sleep and wake up in 1937, that would be awesome.

@ROOSTERNEWTONJOHN Жыл бұрын

The handles on the wall is to latch your dog to.

@yamsi12 Жыл бұрын

Having worked in the Queen Mary from 99-04 that room is an embarrassment. I’m glad the ship is getting fixed but the former operators really did a number on her.

@markwatson3135 Жыл бұрын

I’m just glad the old girl is still afloat and hasn’t been scrapped. I want to stay aboard one night soon!

@gridley Жыл бұрын

I kind of get what you mean, & Chris did mention some guests wanting a modern Ritz-type hotel room. But preserving the 1930's originality of the ship is a tough task. Some of the features, to make them pristine, would have to be re-created with brand-new parts, which for accuracy might be almost impossible to do. Reviving blue prints & assembly-line techniques from over 80 years ago would be a nightmare. The toilet, for example, by modern standards, looks funky, even dingy. But how would a replacement be done & what would it look like? The QM's namesake, the QM2, built in 2002, looks shinier & way fancier in a 21st-century way. It's slicker than the QM1. But so would a new glass-box mansion built in Bel-Air compared with Hearst Castle in central Calif. However, I can easily see the QM2 of 2002 eventually becoming a stationary structure like the QM of 1934 is. The QM2 probably will work better than the Queen Elizabeth 2 does from the late 1960s (around the time the QM was retired) & now a hotel in Dubai.

@Ganiscol Жыл бұрын

@@gridley Make no mistake, by far not everything is original as she was built. There was war service as well as 20 years of cruise ship service after the war. Its hard to tell what is as built and what was modified later. But basically anything that was done during active service can be considered 'original', with everything done after is considered preservation or renovation.

@yamsi12 Жыл бұрын

Not sure if it’s still there but if I recall on B deck there is a section of corridors that is wallpapered white, covering up the wood veneer. I think it was dont in the late 70s early 80s when Hyatt ran the hotel. Was such a shame. Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to do that.

@cplcabs Жыл бұрын

Yeah, its looking shabby. Watching the other video he showed the paintwork peeling (even on the funnels), the lifeboat looked in a bad state, a lot of places look grimy. I also understand the main pool is basically a no go area now. They really are not looking after the ship, which is a shame.

@fatimaali8645 Жыл бұрын

I would have loved to have seen the engine room ❤

@PeggyMurray-z2x 7 ай бұрын

I think that would be neat to stay for a weekend 😊r u gonna be around Chris 😅

@chucky6299 Жыл бұрын

Soooooo any ghostly 👻 sightings, 👀 encounters or noises 👂 !?

@eily_b Жыл бұрын

I bet the ship makes a lot of strange noises

@cplcabs Жыл бұрын

Probably a lot of noises, being a ship and being so old. As for ghostly sightings/encounters, thats just in peoples heads.

@taslimchoudhary1253 Жыл бұрын

Nice room 🌳🌴🇮🇳🌴🌳

@zipshed Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Its not a lowly room and not the fancy so is that considered 2nd class back in her day?

@anthonycalbillo9376 Жыл бұрын

Chris, you Goonie!!!

@MobileInstinct2 Жыл бұрын

😂

@RTStx1 Жыл бұрын

Bet it smells musky, but yeah neat old stuff.

@mikecooper5604 Жыл бұрын

i stayed on that ship in the 90s

@chrisjohnson6765 Жыл бұрын

The cost to maintain the ship in a floating condition is prohibitive by itself…the cost to “restore” is impossible to fathom. Enjoy and absorb history and stop wasting the effort on nagging about fantasy. I have stayed on board as well as have been to a number of events on the QM, and IMO was well worth the time and money to visit another time in a ship that likely won’t survive for much longer in its present state. The Ritz is a nice hotel, but you’ll pay 4-5 times the rate for a full suite on the QM and IMO get less for the experience.