It's The Year of the Rat For One Night On Board This Long Beach Tourist Attraction Although the Queen Mary is of English descent, she is a ship of the world and on January 25 will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a Shanghai Nights event. This is the Year of the Rat and the Queen Mary event will have Chinese cuisine and entertainment featuring Wushu Shaolin … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Royal Sunday Brunch Details, Pricing & Champagne
A #SundayFunday On Board The Famous Luxury Liner In Long Beach, CA Sunday brunches – especially ones with bottomless mimosas and champagne – are treasured parts of life in Southern California. One of the best is aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The Royal Sunday Brunch, which was actually named the “No. 1 Hotel Brunch in the World” by Conde Nast Traveler, … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Queen Mary Long Beach Champagne Brunch & Activities
Egg Hunt And A Brunch Buffet With Bottomless Mimosas & Champagne Easter Sunday aboard the Queen Mary, the historic ship permanently docked in Long Beach, CA, involves activities as well as a champagne brunch. Below are all the details and pricing of each. ACTIVITIES (11AM to 3PM): The Queen Mary’s Easter Egg Hunt: (1-2PM in the historic Queen Salon) Search for … [Read more...]
Queen Mary ScotsFestival & Highland Games 2018 Dates, Tickets & Information
25th Annual Event Takes Place February In Long Beach, CA The 25th annual Scottish Festival & Highland Games takes place Feb. 17-18 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA. Here's a rundown of the event, including its activities, food & drinks and ticket prices & information. What: A series of games, events, tastings and demonstrations in the Scottish … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Long Beach Attraction Hosts A Moving ’Titanic In Photographs’ Exhibit
Exhibit Features Photos, Artifacts & A White Star Lifeboat By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger The Queen Mary, the majestic Los Angeles tourist attraction in Long Beach, CA, has an attraction of her own. Now thru next July, she has an exhibit of Titanic pictures and displays called "Titanic In Photographs," featuring pictures from before the … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Fourth Of July 2018 Celebration, Tickets & Long Beach Fireworks Show
Los Angeles Historic Landmark Goes Red, White & Blue On Independence Day's Salute To The USA The Queen Mary is saluting her adopted home with a big Fourth of July celebration. Even tho she has English roots, the Queen Mary has been in Long Beach, CA, for more than half her life and on the 4th she going all red, white and blue American. Well, she's actually not … [Read more...]
LA Attraction Queen Mary Hosting WWII Salute With Free Admission
WARBIRD Fly-Over And Air Show At Legendary Ship On June 1 The Queen Mary, a luxurious cruise liner of her day which was converted to a troop-carrying ship to send Americans to Europe to fight Hitler in the 1940s, salutes her past just past Memorial Day with a special event on Thursday, June 1. The Los Angeles attraction now berth permanently in Long Beach is hosting an … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Salon Series In May Features Sweden’s Queen Of Swing
Show Includes Free Admission To Long Beach's Famous Tourist Attraction The Queen Mary is swinging on May 4 as it brings in Sweden’s Queen of Swing for its on-going Salon Series in May. Gunhild Carling, an internationally-celebrated, multi-instrumentalist Jazz musician, will be performing with an accompanying band in a show that brings to life a musical era that reigned … [Read more...]
On Board The Queen Mary, The Overlooked Los Angeles Attraction In Long Beach
A First-Person Experience Aboard This Historic Cruise Ship By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger You notice the Queen Mary - indeed, start to get a bit of excitement not unlike when you were a kid riding in the backseat of a car on vacation and knew you were getting close to your destination – long before you arrive at her. She stands tall and proud, … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Free Admission For Jungle Book Movie Showing
Salon Series Held In Art Deco Section Of Historic Ship Enjoy a free day aboard the Queen Mary and a free movie as kind of a bonus. The legendary luxury cruise liner, permanently berthed in Long Beach, is offering complimentary admission on Thursday, April 6, to view Walt Disney Pictures’ 2016 feature, The Jungle Book, which is also free. Advance reservations are … [Read more...]
West Coast BBQ Classic Returns To Queen Mary For 2017
6th Annual Long Beach Event Features Barbecue, Bacon, Beer & Music BBQ may be a Southern, Texas and Kansas City thing, but there's a rib-roaring time with it to be had in Southern California. The 6th annual West Coast BBQ Classic (WCBC) returns to Long Beach on May 13, in a park next to the legendary cruise ship Queen Mary. It takes place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and … [Read more...]
Aboard The Queen Mary For Her 80th Annivesary
Celebration Of Maiden Voyage Includes Winston Churchill's Great Grandson By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The decks no longer have royalty and celebrities – or soldiers on their way to war – walking on them. Although the great grandson of Winston Churchill strolled on them recently. Randolph Churchill was part of the celebration of the 80th … [Read more...]
Queen Mary 80th Anniversary Celebration Dinner & Brunch
Long Beach Landmark Recreates Inaugural First-Class Dining Experience To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first sailing of the Queen Mary, the historic ship moored in Long Beach, CA, is having a special dinner and brunch. And also offering free admission all day. The dinner is Thursday, May 26, and the brunch and free boarding day is Friday, May 27. The Queen … [Read more...]
Will The Queen Mary Become A Top Long Beach Destination?
Urban Commons Looks To Chart A New Course For The Historic Luxury Liner A Los Angeles real estate development company, Urban Commons, is spending $10-15 million to renovate the Queen Mary in Long Beach and $250 million overall to develop the surrounding land. Work on the ship is to begin immediately. While specific plans are still in the works, there's talk of a … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Queen Mary Party Is Shamrock ‘N Roll
Bands, Beer & More On Board This Cruise Ship In Long Beach Six bands featuring Celtic music – along with rockabilly and even punk – are part of the Queen Mary's 2016 Shamrock N Roll party, taking place Friday, March 18. This ticketed event features continual entertainment from 6 p.m.-midnight, Irish food and beer. There are two stages, three bars and drink … [Read more...]
Queen Mary New Year’s Eve 2015 Fireworks & Entertainment
Long Beach Landmark Features Themes Of Bourbon Street Red Square, Beijing, Tokyo & Hollywood Five themes from cities around the world on different levels are part of the 2015 New Year's Eve celebration on the Queen Mary, capped with the only fireworks show in Los Angeles. The decks of the Long Beach landmark become scenes from New Orleans, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo and … [Read more...]
Sipping Scotch Whiskey Sets The Mood For Queen Mary’s Scotsfest
Previewing The 25th Annual Scottish Festival In Long Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger I love media events where they serve you alcohol. Wine with a luncheon or dinner is fine, of course, but at the press preview for the upcoming Scotsfest, a full-on Scottish festival Feb. 17-18 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, we got … [Read more...]