Experts' Choice Award The Queen Mary
What the experts agree on
Experts love this permanently docked 1936 ocean liner for its Art Deco glamour and rich WWII history—guided tours (even ghost tours) shine, though cabins are notably small and dated.
“Permanently docked at Long Beach Harbor, this luxury liner boasts three decks of wood-paneled staterooms.”
– Michelin Guide
Star Service "For visitors who fear California's tectonic tantrums (earthquakes) there is no better hotel than The Queen Mary. With that said, this floating flagship is in many ways more of an attraction." Full review
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Note: No matter what you do, be sure to avoid the viewless and dark inner state rooms at all costs.
Gayot "Now moored and anchored to a dock at Long Beach Harbor since its last voyage in 1967, the ship is one of L.A.'s biggest tourist attractions and its most unique hotel."
DK Eyewitness "Guests booking aboard this restored historic cruise liner are afforded ship tours and treated to a bit of ocean-going history."
Not For Tourists "This dame shuttled soldiers and ferried the uber-rich."
The Telegraph8.0
"Part museum, part hotel, it offers history and faded, old-world glamour with a side-line in ghost tours." Full review
Afar Magazine "Known as the Grey Ghost during World War II, the Queen Mary is floating history." Full review
Time Out "Unsurprisingly, given the boat's age (it was built in 1936), the guest cabins aren't huge. Still, that's hardly the point: they're handsome, historic and nicely maintained." Full review
U.S. News & World Report "Permanently docked in Long Beach, California, the cruise liner has retained much of the original style, such as Art Deco decor and furnishings and wooden decks. There are 347 rooms and suites." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"There’s an irresistible romance to ocean liners, and this nostalgic retreat time warps you to a long-gone, slower-paced era...rooms are small, but hallways are lined with bird's-eye maple veneer" Full review
Fodor's "Though berthed, the Queen Mary is an impressive example of 20th-century cruise ship opulence...take one of several daily themed tours such as the informative Glory Days historical walk" Full review
