Midnight Venture on The Queen Mary

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  • @juliebraden6911
    @juliebraden6911 Рік тому +5

    I love you man and all these years you avoided the clickbait thumbnails. Don't go all youtube on us. We watch because you're better than that.

  • @chrisb9360
    @chrisb9360 Рік тому +22

    My grandfather was one of the hundreds of men who worked on the construction of this amazing ship. My mum still has brochures from ts launched. Would love to visit it one day.

    • @denisedarnell1641
      @denisedarnell1641 Рік тому

      That's an awesome history for him to share with his family. That is super cool.. amazing

  • @webspaghetti
    @webspaghetti Рік тому +14

    If walls could talk! Love the art deco elegance, you can just imagine the passengers dressed up in classy clothes, using the ballroom and restaurants. The journey was as important as the destination. Nowadays travelling involves throwing on a tracksuit and sitting like sardines on a budget flight and wishing it passes as quickly as possible.

  • @3UZFE
    @3UZFE Рік тому +1

    It's amazing a ship of this magnitude was saved, all the other great liners were lost either by sinking or being scraped.

  • @tzzz7
    @tzzz7 Рік тому +5

    5:14 was waiting for creepy twins to appear.
    Beautiful piece of art deco.

  • @susanblauss1530
    @susanblauss1530 Рік тому +32

    That was fun!! Thanks, Chris, for taking me to see places I otherwise wouldn't see!!

  • @SimonandJojo
    @SimonandJojo Рік тому +2

    I love the way you say "front" and "back" of the 'Queen Mary'.

  • @tycobb8974
    @tycobb8974 10 місяців тому +1

    Chris bro I love your work. No begging for money, no none of that. Just straight up good videos for people who wouldn't otherwise see these things in their lifetime. I wish you could do camp Claiborne in central LA. Keep up the great work.

  • @reneerollins4433
    @reneerollins4433 Рік тому +60

    I stayed on the Queen Mary. It was creepy as hell! Walking down those long hallways was wierd, but going down into the engine room was downright heart thumping scary.

    • @valariebedard2164
      @valariebedard2164 Рік тому +4

      You look like your having a great time! Thanks for sharing Chris!😊

    • @davidhusband5022
      @davidhusband5022 Рік тому +3

      lucky for you, theres no such thing as ghosts

    • @GymChess
      @GymChess Рік тому +3

      @@davidhusband5022Only that ”ghost” is a cute name for something much worse…

    • @mariannehoutzager9093
      @mariannehoutzager9093 Рік тому +2

      ​@@davidhusband5022O yes, there are ghosts for sure!

    • @davidhusband5022
      @davidhusband5022 Рік тому

      @@mariannehoutzager9093 evidence?

  • @cosmos7492
    @cosmos7492 Рік тому +12

    Thanks Chris for taking us around The Queen Mary enjoyed it as always

  • @rovvt1284
    @rovvt1284 Рік тому +3

    the overhead to keep that going must be HUGE.

  • @LoneWolf051
    @LoneWolf051 Рік тому +5

    Fun fact: Titanic's older twin sister, Olympic, was scrapped in 1934-35 after White Star was bought by Cunard, and the funds that the scrapping of Olympic was used to create Queen Mary in 1935-36. The City of Long Beach is renovating the ship completely, so a lot of places aren't accessible especially near the stern

  • @julievanderleest
    @julievanderleest Рік тому +5

    I’ve been on the Queen Mary a number of times. Never felt like it was haunted. Though I’ve never been there at night. I went to the engine room and different parts of the ship but yeah, it wasn’t scary to me. I love that ship and the history.

  • @bjoeljones
    @bjoeljones Рік тому +12

    Braw video, Chris. One thing about doing a walk-about explore at that hour is that you did not have to deal with a lot of other people, although, it meant you could not get in to certain areas. That Boutique you wondered about was a gift/clothing shoppe back in its day. My da+ sailed on the Queen Mary in early 1942 on his way to Northern Ireland to begin his National War Service. Really glad to see QM being restored from such a derelict state.

  • @apt221bbakerst
    @apt221bbakerst Рік тому +2

    I am staying on the Queen Mary in January and will probably prowl at night as well. I love the idea of having a lot of freedom on the ship without a crowd. Lets you get the feel of history.

  • @scottrider641
    @scottrider641 Рік тому +4

    So fascinating. Thanks for taking me aboard, Chris. Enjoy your stay

  • @mariannehoutzager9093
    @mariannehoutzager9093 Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful video..... I have been there in 2003 and walked the whole ship, from keel to bridge, and this is a beautiful remembrance of my tour.
    I was also on the Queen Elizabeth 2 in Dubai but she is more modern of course. The Queen Mary looks much more like the Titanic! Thank you for sharing it with us!

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 Рік тому +7

    After WWII, from Feb 18 to 25, 1940,
    I was not yet 5, and my parents and
    I sailed from Southampton UK, to NYC
    to settle in the US.
    My wife and I visited it in 2008, and
    we sailed from NYC on the Queen Mary
    2, in 2003. 😊

    • @xr6lad
      @xr6lad Рік тому

      WW2 was still on in 1940 and I very much doubt a family was sailing on a troopship to a new life. The war finished in August 1945.

    • @raymondmartin6737
      @raymondmartin6737 Рік тому

      @@xr6lad Sorry, that was a typo error. It
      should have been 1949.

  • @RoyJenkins777
    @RoyJenkins777 Рік тому +1

    Great job Chris, it's unfortunate people don't appreciate history like we should. Thanks brother . God Bless

  • @UnbelievableEricthegiraffe
    @UnbelievableEricthegiraffe Рік тому +1

    My Grandmothers cousin sailed on the RMS Queen. Mary, in 1942, from Liverpool to 🇺🇸 to do his RAF Navigator training in Canada , the day after he finished his training and was due to travel back to the UK, He broke both legs in a car crash he ended up being in Canada for a year While he was recovering, He survived the war He
    boarded the Queen Mary again on the way back to Canada, where he emigrated.

  • @aaronsvendsen1938
    @aaronsvendsen1938 Рік тому

    I visited the Queen Mary and the Spruce Goose back in the early 90s. Two very cool things to tour

  • @lgannawa
    @lgannawa Рік тому +5

    I’m so happy you explored AND SHARED your time on the QM with the rest of us pleebs. I’ve wanted to visit the QM for YEARS! It’s just as beautiful as I imagined. As a huge history buff, I have always felt the QM is as close as it get’s to time travel back to the 1930’s and WWII era as you can get in 2023. While your video was wonderful, and I loved it, unlike most of your other videos it’s just left me wanting more. It was the perfect tease for my wandering mind to WANT MORE of this beautiful magnificent ship. You are a blessing and a curse and I’m here for it!! Thank you Chris!!

  • @theathjr
    @theathjr Рік тому +1

    Chris I can remember taking the tour as a young kid and later as a young adult. I have always wanted to stay the night. That looked awesome. Safe Travels Amigo

  • @zipshed
    @zipshed Рік тому

    Very cool and interesting as well! Im looking forward to watching the other vid as well. My dad was on her as a soldier during WWII when she was converted to a troop carrier,

  • @keithdrummond1003
    @keithdrummond1003 11 місяців тому

    Amazing piece of history.

  • @Slim_Vervenet
    @Slim_Vervenet Рік тому

    So much history on this beautiful ship, hopefully it get preserved forever for future generations.

  • @Liz-cmc313
    @Liz-cmc313 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite ships. Thanks for sharing. The history alone is intriguing. Not including the ghost stories.

  • @brober
    @brober Рік тому

    Use to do those 2am explorations when many rooms were unlocked. Like a stage set. Thanks for the memories.

  • @kellysweet2704
    @kellysweet2704 Рік тому

    When I stayed on the Queen Mary. I could never find my way back to my room and I was not the only one this was happening to.

  • @DennisCaffey
    @DennisCaffey Рік тому +1

    I was curious and a quick check with Google brings this up: "John Brown's shipyard on Clydebank from 1930 Many Scottish artists and designers also contributed to the ship's luxurious yet homely interiors, which many say earned it its place as the nation's favourite ship." Incredible interiors and finish work. Thanks for taking the time to post this fascinating video tour!

  • @wulfsorenson8859
    @wulfsorenson8859 Рік тому +1

    I stayed here during the 90s. My room was next door to the most haunted room on the entire ship and was roped off…My mother woke up to find the covers completely ripped off the bed.

    • @virginia12671
      @virginia12671 Рік тому

      Ghost Hunters debunked the so called "haunted room". There's a door on the other side of the room. Someone walked into the room, stopped the camera, started it again while hiding and pulled the covers off the bed.

    • @wulfsorenson8859
      @wulfsorenson8859 Рік тому +1

      @@virginia12671 erm no. Nobody was hiding in the room dufus 🙄

  • @DesertNebula
    @DesertNebula Рік тому +1

    That looks relaxing 😌 I wanna spend the night on the Queen soon

  • @harmanbedi7876
    @harmanbedi7876 Рік тому

    My first time seeing the ship, which kind of reminds me, in a way of Whaley House in downtown San Diego, which is one of most haunted house, they do tours there but anyway, my first time seeing Queen Mary ship, it is a beautiful ship but definitely has an eerie vibe to it

  • @themarco-fr
    @themarco-fr Рік тому

    That was eerie, loved it, thank you

  • @ronitefft3423
    @ronitefft3423 Рік тому

    Thank you!! Fun, fun, fun!!

  • @JohnShinn6078
    @JohnShinn6078 Рік тому +3

    This was more entertaining to me than most of your's Chris,
    the history of it all.
    Thanks! 🤠👍

  • @Ember3221
    @Ember3221 Рік тому +1

    I loved this video, Chris! Thanks for taking us with you on your adventures! I hope the bed was comfortable and you got some rest. I’ve taken the tour of the Queen Mary, it was nice to see her again.

  • @donaldduncan7095
    @donaldduncan7095 Рік тому +4

    Thanks, I really appreciate the POV walking, the next best thing to being there. How cool that you practically had that whole ship to yourself (and us). The closest thing to being on the Titanic, I always thought they should add a fake forth funnel to really make it look like the famous ship.

  • @nikkigardiner9426
    @nikkigardiner9426 Рік тому +2

    Thank you, Chris! ❤

  • @chrisblack8390
    @chrisblack8390 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful ship. Excellent video. Thanks

  • @bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish

    Loved the tour, thank you.

  • @BBQNBLUES
    @BBQNBLUES Рік тому

    Fascinating ! So much History / Untold stories. Looking forward to a more in-depth upload. Thank You

  • @davidhookway514
    @davidhookway514 Рік тому +1

    I worked on the Queen Mary briefly in 1962 ,in the first class kitchen.

  • @tedcharter4804
    @tedcharter4804 Рік тому +12

    I was lucky enough to spend the night on the Mary pre COVID. I spent hours walking around the ship just exploring, something that was very creepy at night. The only strange thing that happened to me was in my room, which was 505. The first night I was sleeping on the ship something pulled my leg so hard I thought I was being pulled out of the bed. Needless to say it was a few hours before I was able to go back to sleep again. The Mary is definitely a special place.

  • @paulsmodels
    @paulsmodels Рік тому +1

    I took a tour on the QM with my Dad when I was young. We also went and saw the USS Iowa which is close by. Amazing to see, both of them!

  • @forestforthetrees1111
    @forestforthetrees1111 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful ship, love the art deco.

  • @briansullivan1927
    @briansullivan1927 Рік тому

    Very cool, very very cool. I absolutely love the old world style, the atmosphere....... The ambiance, the regency. She certainly is one beautiful ship. Glad to see she's still afloat.

  • @classrockin
    @classrockin Рік тому +2

    Loved this video, really looking forward to the next one if and when you take the tour. My Ex and I (attempted) to stay the night on the Queen Mary in 1997. I thought it was very cool in spite of the rumors of it being haunted. My Ex didn't share my enthusiasm. She got so wigged out about ghosts, her imagination was running wild, and it was so bad, I finally relented and we checked out in the middle of the night. We were supposed to take the tour the next day, but obviously, that didn't happen. I remember eating in a really great restaurant on board, and the bar overlooking the bow in the area below the bridge was very cool.

    • @Anton2046gfkn
      @Anton2046gfkn Рік тому +1

      That sucks. I would be immeasurably saddened annoyed and dissapointed. That's why I don't take people with me places. I travel solo like MI.

  • @DSisco-ov4zm
    @DSisco-ov4zm Рік тому

    Music is from Laurel & Hardy Movie.
    Very Beautiful

  • @garattyfisher
    @garattyfisher Рік тому +3

    I've stayed at the Queen Mary about three times and have partaken in their haunted tour which starts at midnight and runs 3 hours. I haven't witnessed anything spectacularly spooky, but the feel of the place is very dark. The engine room with its lone viewable propeller is the scariest thing to me. It being that quiet when you were walking around, that's pretty creepy too. I love the Queen and I wish Sir Winston's was still open... Best filet mignon I've ever had.

  • @martkbanjoboy8853
    @martkbanjoboy8853 Рік тому +1

    The Centreline Boutique is definitely a dreamlike element - beautiful and extremely rare to see something like that in today's world dictated by the ruthless pursuit of every last penny of profit. Imagine there were thousands of ships similarly appointed at huge expense, 99 percent of them were scrapped long ago, burned out, or torpedoed ages ago.

  • @deloradeabel8487
    @deloradeabel8487 Рік тому

    It sure is a beautiful ship,TY for the tour,love your channel!

  • @conorcuomo4283
    @conorcuomo4283 Рік тому

    I been on queen Mary once it gives you a heavy dark feeling

  • @dgonthehill
    @dgonthehill Рік тому

    ty great tour, yes very haunted, sad, ghosts stuck & need prayer to cross over, tysm, awesome video

  • @kellymcgrane2690
    @kellymcgrane2690 Рік тому

    Thank you Chris, fantastic as usual, great context!

  • @sandysue202
    @sandysue202 Рік тому +2

    Chris, you look super tired! I hope you slept well that night. I'm afraid I might have had flashbacks from the Titanic movie scenes, lol. I can't imagine the rather unsettling feelings that the QM's passengers had to have felt on her maiden voyage. Technology had definitely improved, and I'm betting there were more than enough lifeboats, but those cold nights out in the Atlantic would not have been where I would have wanted to be. And, probably more than one young man, headed toward the 2nd world war battlefields, would have felt cold fingers up and down his back, thinking about what had happened a few years earlier to those aboard the Titanic. I would have never seen this ship if you hadn't done this video! Thanks...it was impressive!!

  • @flatlineracer3207
    @flatlineracer3207 Рік тому +2

    Great video. Thanks for the tour. Loved it. Lets see more. Can you go to the boiler room? 🙂

  • @pamwarren7761
    @pamwarren7761 Рік тому

    Beautiful ship though thanks for the tour Chris

  • @michelemiller1700
    @michelemiller1700 Рік тому +1

    Nice and ty.

  • @raymondmartin6737
    @raymondmartin6737 Рік тому

    The amateur radio station, behind the
    glass, in W6RO. run by volunteers from
    the Long Beach amateur radio club,
    when it is staffed. Ray W2CH NH 😊

  • @kaymad143
    @kaymad143 Рік тому

    Thank you for taking us on the tour, even the way it looks now, seems regal to me. I hope to see it in person.

  • @alexmcrae8225
    @alexmcrae8225 Рік тому

    Thanks showing the venture! Must feel creepy being the touring. Gotta give you a big points for the Goonies shirt!

  • @Iabw72
    @Iabw72 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the tour! Absolutely amazing and beautiful!

  • @The_Dudester
    @The_Dudester Рік тому +4

    My family made it's first trek to the QM in 1972 and it became an annual pilgrimage for us throughout the 1970's. The reason why was because they had a candy shop that was beyond compare. My brother and I would save our money all year and my brother who was well known for sharing wouldn't share his rare candy with friends.

  • @SpknTC13
    @SpknTC13 Рік тому +1

    OMG! This is amazing! Thanks Chris for taking us along. Definitely on the bucket list. Cheers! ~M

  • @RCampbell-y4b
    @RCampbell-y4b Рік тому +1

    Great tour. Grand old ship.

  • @bradbucklin2692
    @bradbucklin2692 Рік тому +1

    Damn that was so awesome
    I would love to walk around that ship when nobody is around especially at night! I definitely need to go check it out sometime
    Thanks man!👍🏼👍🏼

  • @misskitty2133
    @misskitty2133 8 місяців тому

    VERY COOL! I love ocean liners, the REAL liners, not these multi decked atrocities they have now & have always wanted to board the QM. I saw her docked in NYC next to her older sister Elizabeth many moons ago when she was still making regular ocean crossings. I’ve crossed the Atlantic many times on ocean liners to visit Denmark where my mom is from. At that time, flying was way too expensive. My mom was actually on the SS Stockholm on the voyage to Europe before she turned ‘round & hit the Andrea Doris off Nantucket. Not the most comfortable ship, the Stockholm but she got the job done. So, you lucky lad you! Love your videos, I’ve seen them all & look forward to this one!! All aboard! XO Michelle in boston

  • @arandomtrip8082
    @arandomtrip8082 Рік тому

    I live and love long beach and been to this ship before I myself am looking forward to making a video there at the Queen Mary and upload it on UA-cam soon but work is crazy busy right now!

  • @thomassliders4770
    @thomassliders4770 Місяць тому

    I wish I could of been there hiding behind a corner LOL. Chris your awesome.

  • @shosmyth1454
    @shosmyth1454 Рік тому

    Thank you for tour of Queen Mary Ship!

  • @matthewriegel315
    @matthewriegel315 Рік тому +1

    wow Chris, thought it was a gonner after covid they were taliking about Axing it unfortunately. Great work and a classic ship.Looks like the movie Ghost Ship.

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Рік тому +8

    Love the RMS Queen Mary, we live about 20 minutes away. The ship isn't haunted, that rumor was started by the Disney Corp. when they owned it at one time years back it to help drum up business...... Great watch, thanks for your time, work and posting........

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 Рік тому

      Something spooky is going on. Joe Rogan had Sam & Colby on. They stayed in a murder room on the ship that hadn’t been opened in years. 👻

  • @Stevo_Drums
    @Stevo_Drums Рік тому +3

    I attended my high school prom on the QM in 1982 and years later went to a wedding on the ship. I’ve been on board about 5-6 times. I was also taken to an “off tour” area near the engine room where a scene from The Poseidon Adventure was supposedly shot.

  • @trekzone962
    @trekzone962 Рік тому

    Great video and tour.
    The ship was built in Glasgow
    Scotland.

  • @SD-unlimited
    @SD-unlimited Рік тому +1

    Reminds me of the hours and hours I spent in Rapture playing Bioshock 😂

  • @TheShornak
    @TheShornak Рік тому +3

    I took the Queen Mary Haunted tour back in the early 90's and I thought it was real cool. They said they take you into area's that the normal tour didn't go on. I remember they took us to the bow (Front) of the ship below the main deck. You could actually see where the left and right sides of the ship came together so we were all the way to the front. At that point they were talking about how the QM rammed another ship and I believe the other ship sank. Not intentional. You mentioned it's still afloat. Actually it's cemented in at the bottom so it's not floating anymore.

  • @jbmbryant
    @jbmbryant Рік тому +4

    Please keep in mind that, according to Alex the Historian (another UA-camr, and Disney employ for either 14 or 16 years), the whole ghost BS was started by Disney after they bought the Queen Mary in 1983(?).
    Love this channel!

  • @mancima
    @mancima Рік тому +1

    With the old time jazz playing in the background it definitely gave off a Shining vibe.

  • @ronaldmiller2740
    @ronaldmiller2740 Рік тому +1

    HI CHRIS I HOPE YOU WALK AROUND DOWN TO THE ENGINE ROOM,, THEY FILMED THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE ON THE Q.M. DID YA SEE ANY AREAS AND OTHER MOVIES .... THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO!!!!!

  • @SMA1mommy
    @SMA1mommy Рік тому +1

    Would love to stay there one day. Going to have to look into what room types they have. Thanks for sharing. Hope you got some sleep. I would have wanted to gind the secret ways around. 😉... the big red stacks are what give that creep factor I sware.

  • @travislee9396
    @travislee9396 Рік тому +1

    4:49 that poor ol gal is in need of some major maintenance. It’s a shame to see such a work of art in such poor repair.

  • @makeupwithmichelle9398
    @makeupwithmichelle9398 Рік тому

    Wow, that is a beautiful ship.

  • @justingillette4643
    @justingillette4643 Рік тому

    Very cool explore. Thank you for this.

  • @teribenoit87
    @teribenoit87 Рік тому

    Yep thank you ❤

  • @maryannanaya7126
    @maryannanaya7126 Рік тому

    This is to cool. Hello from Phoenix, Arizona. Great vlog.

  • @SHORTYVAL86
    @SHORTYVAL86 Рік тому +1

    Wow, last I stayed at the Queen Mary was in 2020 and it looks so different now, from when I was there. It went abandoned for sometime and it was being threatened to be sunk. When I went the pool had the shimmery blue lights, the carpets on the stairs were not ripped up like that neither was the paint peeling like that

  • @janetmaurer2888
    @janetmaurer2888 Рік тому

    definitely very cool

  • @Zachary3D
    @Zachary3D Рік тому

    What a cool experience!

  • @YourTubeVideoss
    @YourTubeVideoss Рік тому

    Is It Me ? - You Can See The Bend In Whole Ship - Being In Harbor Since 1967 - Slight Tilt Looks Like - Beautiful Ship - I First Heard Of The Queen Mary In The 1970's - When I Was a Kid

  • @MFBURNS7909
    @MFBURNS7909 Рік тому

    They have or had a Ghost Tour which my dad and I took but nothing happened that I noticed. They also do or did have a Halloween Haunt Attraction. The pool area is extremely creepy. It was really dark in there and it's 1 of the haunted areas

  • @acofran28
    @acofran28 5 днів тому

    I had the fortune of working on the Queen Mary during Halloween. Weird things would happen and other people who worked there had lots of interesting ghost stories to tell.

  • @rhondaward7155
    @rhondaward7155 Рік тому

    So cool! Thanks

  • @briancalifornia1
    @briancalifornia1 Рік тому

    I took a ghost tour of the ship about 9 years ago I was told by the tour guide they people fell down those stairs to their deaths lost their balance and grip because of the way the ship swayed when she was at sea they've been reports of shadows apparitions at the bottom of the stair case by guests.

  • @EGSBiographies-om1wb
    @EGSBiographies-om1wb Рік тому

    This is on my minor bucket list.

  • @cplcabs
    @cplcabs Рік тому

    Would love to go and see that ship. Shame they aren't really looking after it.

  • @theamerican7080
    @theamerican7080 Рік тому

    Very, very cool!

  • @cooldude815doesthings14
    @cooldude815doesthings14 Рік тому +2

    I'm gonna be honest. I stayed on the Queen Mary once, and really it wasn't a creepy thing to me. To me it was more or less a museum that you can book an overnight room for, and yes it has a lot of history, but nothing was off-putting about the ship, or our cabin.

  • @beatlehomer
    @beatlehomer Рік тому

    I believe the boutique store was one of Winston Churchills office some people say you can smell cigar smoke

  • @somelikeithot444
    @somelikeithot444 Рік тому +3

    Thank u for taking us along on this journey Chris.😊