The RMS Queen Mary Is Closed
Has our anniversary tradition ended? Can it be true?
For years we would make reservations for a stateroom and dinner at Winston’s onboard the RMS Queen Mary. It had become an annual tradition to celebrate our wedding anniversary at this historic location in Long Beach, California.
The city bought the Queen Mary to serve as a tourist attraction featuring restaurants, shopping, a museum, and a hotel, while permanently moored.
I didn’t even call to book reservations for the last two anniversaries because of COVID. This past summer, I visited the website to see if we could return to our annual tradition. But the website was taken down. I called the phone number and got a message, “your call can not be completed as dialed.” With no follow-up information.
A friend told me they were going to tour the ship recently and followed all the city-installed signs, which are still up. But arrived at an empty parking lot and a rude security guard who told them to leave NOW. It appears she has been closed since May 2020. While the initial closure was due to COVID, whispers on review websites indicated there was a bankruptcy filing…
