The Queen Mary’s maiden voyage was on May 27th, 1936, when she departed from Southampton, England. For three years she was known as one of the grandest ocean liner’s in the world. From celebrities like Bob Hope and Clark Gable, to royalty like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, to dignitaries like Winston Churchill, quite a few notable individuals found there way aboard.
Then in WWII, Queen Mary was recruited into duty, transporting as many as 16,000 troops. During this time she became known as the “Grey Ghost” because of her stealth and stark color. After the war, she returned as a cruise ship, operating from 1947 – 1967.
The Queen Mary ultimately saw 1,001 transatlantic crossings and 57 recorded deaths. You can learn more about the ship’s history on the venue’s official website.
Rumors of hauntings have been whispered since I was a little girl. Even on my first trip in the 90’s a tour guide was happy to recount sightings of a little girl in the pool area and odd occurrences in room B340. The Queen Mary has since leaned heavily into paranormal tourism with their Haunted Encounters, Paranormal Ship Walk, The Grey Ghost Project, and now this new 57 Ghosts Séance.