75th Anniversary Celebration

In celebration of her maiden transatlantic voyage, the Queen Mary will host a weekend filled with pomp and ceremony including distinguished guests, Big Band music, war stories, historic tours, and culinary creations May 27, 2011 in Long Beach, California.

Maiden Voyage Package

This package includes an overnight stay in a historic Stateroom and includes:

• One-night stay in a historic Stateroom
• Commemorative Ceremony and General Manager’s Champagne Reception
• Captain’s Dinner and Dessert Buffet inspired by original 1936 menus
• Private fireworks viewing
• Choice of 2 lectures or tours which include our new 75th Anniversary Tour, Art Deco Tour, WW II Tour or Ghosts & Legends Show  
• A commemorative gift per room

 

5:00 pm – 6:30pm, Britannia Salon

Join the celebration as Long Beach City Officials, Historic Societies and special guests commemorate the May 27, 1936 Maiden Voyage of the Queen Mary with a Champagne toast and Hors d’oeuvres reception.

Complimentary Tickets - SOLD OUT
First Class Passage Tour - Includes access to the Celebration and Reception
Captain's Buffet - Includes access to the Celebration and Reception
75th Anniversary Hotel Package - Includes access to the Celebration and Reception

6:30pm – 9:30pm, Grand Salon, R Deck

Join our “Ship’s Captains” for this special celebratory dinner with food inspired by Menus from the 1936 Maiden Voyage. Learn about the stories and the history from this special time in Queen Mary’s sailing era. View original breakfast, lunch and dinner menus

 $39.95 plus tax and gratuity for the Dinner and Dessert Buffet. Includes access to the General Manager's Reception and Commemorative Celebration. 

Call (877) 342-0738 to make reservation, space is limited.

First Class Passage

Take the First Class Passage and explore the Queen Mary as it has evolved over the years. This package includes:

• General Admission
• Self-Guided Shipwalk Tour
• Choice of the new 75th Anniversary Tour, Art Deco Tour, or WWII Tour to explore the ship from a different perspective. 
• Add in a dose of mystery with the Ghosts & Legends Show and a self-guided tour aboard the Russian Submarine Scorpion.
• Includes lectures; learn about the ship’s history and artwork from subject matter experts. (Friday or Saturday).
• Includes access to the 75th Anniversary Celebration and  Reception (Friday).

Lecture topics and speakers include Bruce Vancil with "Art Deco and the Liners," Chris Butler and the Blue Riband speed record attempt during the  maiden voyage and Bill Keene with NORMANDIE, the French Rival. The lectures are from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Spirit Box Tour

Join Psychic Paranormal Investigator Erika Frost on a top side Seance adventure of the Wheel House. Using a P-SB7 "Spirit Box" make real time communication with known ghosts of the Queen Mary! Journey into the famous and newly discovered haunted "hot spots" and use real scientific gadgets to see what goes bump in the night, while Erika helps you tap into your own inner "psychic" self! Expect the Unexpected as each investigation is as unique as the evening.

*This tour is recommended 18 and older as the "Spirit Box" can not be regulated for the language that comes through.
* P-SB7 is a device that utilizes scanning AM and FM radio frequencies along with White Noise to hopefully open up a line of communication with the "other side".

Tickets for the First Class Passage or Spirit Box Tour can be purchased at the main ticket booth.

10:00 p.m., Sun Deck, Aft

The evening concludes with a spectacular fireworks show to commemorate the 75th Anniversary and commence another 75 great years.

Dance the night away in the Observation Bar featuring the sounds of  Jim Ziegler and the Swingsations on Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Jennifer Keith Quintet on Friday and Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

A themed piano bar will be in the Starboard Lounge on Thursday and Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,  and Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Commissioned by the Cunard Steamship Company and built on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland, the Queen Mary’s maiden transatlantic voyage took place May 27, 1936 from Southampton, England to New York City. Considered the grandest ship ever built, bigger even than the Titanic, she shuttled the elite of high society across the Atlantic for more than three decades. From celebrities like Fred Astaire to dignitaries such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Winston Churchill, she carried some of the world’s most renowned personalities and political leaders.

She was also drafted into service and outfitted as a troopship at the start of the World War II in 1939. Deemed the Grey Ghost due to her new camouflaged grey exterior, she joined the Allied Forces and played a crucial role in their success. She set war records by sailing a total of 569,429 miles and transporting 765,429 military personnel including wounded soldiers, war brides and children. When the war ended, she was restored to her former glory and continued passenger service until retiring to her current home in Long Beach in 1967.