Queen Mary's COLLAPSING Pool Room 

PLEASE READ THESE NOTES: 1) The pool room has reopened to select tours. Soon after my video published, it went viral, surpassing 1 million views. All the attention sparked Queen Mary management to reopen a section of the lower level of the pool room for tours to see. Management had also expressed that the room will undergo refurbishment once more pressing projects on the ship are completed. 2) At 0:18 I said the Queen Mary held her maiden voyage in March of 1936. I misread my own script, her maiden voyage was in MAY of 1936. I discovered this mistake soon after uploading the video to RU-vid and considered correcting and re-uploading the video, but ultimately decided just to put a notation here in the comments section. 3). The Second Class Pool was destroyed in the early 1970s to make room for the Engine Room Tour lobby, today a 4D theater sits where the second class pool used to be. 4). 2:00 -Both classes had the exact same pool experience: They walked into a clean and freshly scrubbed pool room, all the furniture was arranged where it was supposed to be. The towels were clean, fluffy and warm. The water was freshly filtered just for them. You shouldn't be offended by the fact that the pool room was cleaned between uses. This is what luxury is. Luxury is getting good value for what you pay for (or at least it should be, but that's a whole other conversation). Third class's experience in the pool room was no different than that of first class. 5). Yes, I know, the Queen Mary is a BRITISH ship that served the UK, transporting people to and from the US and Europe. You don't make as many videos, and do as much research about the Queen Mary as I have and not know that much. I have Schizophrenia and each year it gets harder to structure sentences properly. I should have explained the Queen Mary's passenger service better so as not to confuse everyone, but hindsight is 20/20. 6). The reason why the boilers and generators were removed: The Queen Mary was purchased specifically for turning her mechanical spaces into a massive Jaques Custeau Museum of the Sea. Budgets ran short and the museum was only built into 1/3 of the spaces. This was between 1967-1971, nobody was sure an ocean liner would be popular as a museum, because ocean liners were still around and weren't romanticized like they are in this post-James-Cameron-Titanic era. It was assumed none of the visitors would want to climb down into the dirty machinery spaces. They learned they were wrong, but it was too late.

Meanwhile the pool on the Titanic has stayed full of water with no maintenance for over a century.

People want outdoor pools on ships but I think indoor pools are nicer, more luxurious and definitely don't let themselves be at the mercy of the weather.

It truly makes me sad just how neglected thus beautiful ship was. Rooms that so easily could have been preserved were destroyed due to negligence, and the pool room is probably the saddest example.

While on vacation in the 90s my grandparents took my uncle and aunt to visit the Queen Mary, however they “broke in” and without a ticket they walked through the ship and accessed areas that aren’t open to the public. In 2015 my uncle took me to visit the ship and we did the same thing, without a ticket we explored the depths of the ship. I will never forget that day. Later in 2020 just before the pandemic he took my sister and I and again without paying for a ticket we explored places we hadn’t before. My uncle passed away in 2022 from Cancer. He was an amazing person and those memories will always have a special place in my heart.

It’s so good to see Long Beach putting so much effort into restoring the Queen Mary. It’s not like it’s previous owners (after retirement) that just let it deteriorate because it was cheap and they wanted it to be a ghost attraction. Thank goodness it is back in the hands of Long Beach!

My grandfather was a master joiner/cabinetmaker from Southampton, England. He worked on the Queen Mary in the 1930s, installing fixtures and fittings and removing them when she became a troop carrier during WW2. I have a bone door handle and a large soap dish from the ship. The soap dish was used in my grandparents' laundry room for as long as I can remember. My grandfather had so many stories about the Southampton docks and all the great ocean liners of the period that he saw and worked aboard. I miss him.

Former tour guide (early 1980s) - so glad to hear that the old girl is getting the TLC she needs! And yes, I have spent a LOT of time in the pool area.

So sad! If they just had taken proper care when the first problems emerged, it might just be as beautiful as it was originally to this day. I really hope they are able to restore this stunningly beautiful pool. Thanks for another interesting and fascinating video Alex.

I wish Disney didn't feel the need to add the special effects to the pool that necessitated drilling through the glazed brick. When various operators "Violate" the original integrity of the Queen Mary, it feels to me like they're ruining a piece of art. Excellent video, Alex!

Are you kidding me? To leave a swimming pool filled with water for TWENTY YEARS? Are you serious?

This video is why I watch RU-vid and not TikTok. Very well made video. Thank you.

Indoor pools, especially when installed on above ground floors are always a constant source of problems and need a lot of maintenance. Given the nearly 100 year old structure of the QM, and the fact that it was a seagoing vessel for much of its life, it’s understandable that the pool area has severely deteriorated. A thorough rebuilding is needed just to restore its cosmetic appearance. Hopefully at some point, funds and craftsmen can be found to do just that.

I own an 1890 worker’s cottage in the Chicago area. It’s simple, by Victorian standards, but complex by modern day standards, and contractors frequently run out of here in terror & frustration after not being able to figure out how to fix items like a non-working hallway light or refinish my 133-yr old oak floors. (You can’t refinish them, but you can buff them & restain) What I’m trying to say is: Good luck, Queen Mary Stewards. May you find skilled artisans who don’t run away in tears. I gave up & no one but me is allowed to work on my house because no one loves it like I do. Gimme a call if you need help with that pool. Neither ghosts nor historic places scare me, so that’s a plus.

The pool just needs 4 things done to have it open to the public again and even used for it's intended purpose as an actual swimming pool - 1) a proper and complete major refurbishment and repair followed by 2) proper ongoing maintenance, 3) proper ongoing maintenance, 4) and more proper ongoing maintenance! It's a bloody shame bordering on a crime that it's been allowed to deteriorate to the abysmal and completely unusable condition that it's in now!😠😠😠

In '85 my friend and I visited the Queen Mary. She is a special ship not only for her beauty but for her historic career as one of the premier ocean liners. I am very happy to hear that she is enjoying a renewed interest in her. Her WW2 service is fascinating as well, able to transport 15,000 soldiers and their equipment per crossing. Incredible!

We rented the back half of the QM for my wife's 50th birthday, the Art Deco is fantastic !

I had my senior prom on this great lady ship in 1972! Very classy👍

The internal design has such a amazing vibe & aesthetic. When empty it gives off this liminal space aura, even if it wasn't fully empty, it just has that perfect design and feel to it. I could imagine being there with only a few people and still having that interesting liminal space type feel to it all.

Back in the 1990s I did volunteer work in the ham radio room on the upper deck and, on several occasions, took walks around the ship and even back then you could tell there was a bit of a problem with the pool area. Down in the engineering section, there is still at least one tubro generator that is still in operation. When all the renovations are done I hope they leave the ham radio room in place. The W6RO station is very well known world wide, it would be a shame to remove that.

Really sad that Disney contributed to the decay of this amazing ship. I visited when the Spruce Goose was also there and its sad to see its condition now 😢 Hopefully they will find the money and get this repaired and looking beautiful again.

I really hope they can open up the swimming pool again in the near future. I’ve always wanted to go inside of there but thought it was too dangerous to do so. I’m pretty sure they could repair all of the stuff but maybe instead of using water they could use lights to illuminate the blue water effect. I personally think it looks so much better.

Thanks for the interesting video. Brought back many memories of swimming in it when we crossed the Atlantic in 1964. It was such a beautiful pool and a pleasure to swim in as an 11 year old.

I worked on the Queen Mary '88-'91. I took a short cut through the pool to get to the Accounting Dept ONE time. I remember thinking to myself, 'wow I am all alone walking through the beautiful pool on the Queen Mary, how blessed am I?' Then out of nowhere I had an overwhelming feeling that I was not alone. The fear that came over me got stuck in my throat and my stomach felt like the bottom had dropped out. My heart was pounding my whole became clammy as the hair stood up on my arms in the back of my neck. I suddenly started walking faster and faster until I was running through the pool. Working on the Queen Mary I often felt spirits, walking along the gangway I could feel someone or something behind me. I never went to the pool by myself again. It's truly a beautiful magical place. I still live near the Queen Mary I see it everyday. Nice video ⚓♥️

I think they should definitely repair and restore the pool room. There doesn't even need to be water in the pool once it's finished. As long as it's kept clean and maintained it will make visitors happy, especially since they won't let anyone swim in it anyway. I can't help but to feel a bit nostalgic after seeing the pictures of the ship's guests so many decades ago. What a blast that must've been to zoom down the little slide into the water.

I worked in John Brown’s Shipyard when the QE2 was being built. I visited The Queen Mary around 1990 and took the tour which was spectacular. In the photos taken during construction I looked for faces that had started their career at that time and were finishing their career designing/building The QE2 As a Draughtsman I know they would have designed it properly. I have a tabletop book on the QM complete with technical drawings. I enjoyed this insight. Thanks for posting

So it was removed steel that caused the warping!? And no structural integrity has been compromised? Well. THAT’S a relief. And actually strengthens the ship’s credibility as a stable…you know, masterpiece. I haven’t heard ANY naysayers in a good long while. But I do have friends who are afraid to go aboard because they are claustrophobic. All the more credibility to the clean, beautiful, bright, happy, STRUCTURALLY SOUND, spacious Mary. This video is gold.

Great to see a definitive report and breakdown of the pool situation… especially after this great deal of silence on the room. Again as others have stated, despite the fact the pool tiles are slowly shattering and sagging, the room structure itself is still in immaculate condition for what it’s been through and it’s age. This just proves that they don’t make things the way they used to! This should be the go-to video for anyone with questions regarding the pool. Though it’ll take a while for the tank to be replaced and usable, they should at least brighten the place up!

My great uncle was a welder on the Queen back in Clydebank. I also had two great aunts who where stewardesses on the Maiden Voyage. I have toured the Queen many times & have a few unexplained experiences at the First Class pool. I highly recommend the Ghost Tour of the Queen, if still offered. Thank you for this informative/historical info!

I've actually been in the pool on a tour that went into the bowels of the ship but they told us to hug the wall essentially due to the problems.

I had the privilege of being able to take a tour in the Queen Mary's first class swimming pool 13 years ago the first time I visited the ship, it was amazing

Hi Alex, I'm so happy I found your channel - I love learning about the old ocean liners. My aunt worked on the QE2 for many years. Also wanted to say well done for being ao upfront regarding your schizophrenia, it takes a lot of courage. For what it's worth there's nothing wrong with your sentence structure, you are very relaxing to listen to. I have Asperger's along with other MH issues and it's rare I find a channel that I can listen to a lot as I'm super sensitive to certain noises and also the tone of a narrator's voice, but I already know I could listen to your vids all day (just subscribed 😊). You also provide such detailed and interesting information. Thanks for all your hard work!

Quick note: things like bulkheads are generally structural on steel ships. Ships aren’t built like buildings, because they have to deal with lots of loading conditions that buildings never do. That said, vertical loads from weight generally aren’t even close to the governing load condition for a ship, so given that QM is in a calm harbor and isn’t subject to seaway loads, if I had to make a SWAG, I’d guess that you are correct that the hole in the bulkhead is unlikely to be causing the issue.

I appreciate how hard it must have been to make this video with all the clips and photos and things. It’s appreciated!! ❤

In late 2000 a friend of mine was staying on the ship for a business conference and invited me to go ghost hunting with him. There were a bunch of areas that were left open because they were preparing for Halloween, so we snuck into some restricted areas that were usually closed to the public. I remember seeing a ghostly head in a red bathing cap swim across the top of this empty pool as we walked through.

It really was a beautiful room, and I'm glad the damage to it is just cosmetic, severe as it may be. I have a fun chemistry fact about pool water. Freshly chlorinated fresh water has no smell at all. The 'chlorine smell' is actually the result of the reaction of chlorine and urea. If a pool has a smell I'm not swimming in it lol!

I have visited the Queen Mary before, back in June of 1991, when I was 20 years old. It was splendid. I sat down inside one of the lounges for an afternoon drink.💖 It would be wonderful if the First-Class swimming pool was restored to its original condition.🏊 I wish I could say the same thing about the Second-Class swimming pool.😔

If you are ever near Long Beach…definitely worth visiting or better, staying overnight in the Queen Mary. It is a bit past its glory, but still amazing and parts are super creepy…you can walk through the huge winding engine rooms, and when we did…it was just us there and spooked the kids to the point they asked to leave the engine area.

Love your videos on The Queen. Your passion for the ship shines through in each video! From one ship guy to another thanks for all of the info and effort you put into your work, it’s really appreciated! I hope to visit The Queen someday, sooner than later!

Alex, this video is a good synopsis of the various problems with the pool. I have been in the cofferdam under the pool on a few occasions in the 1990s and walked around the perimeter of the tank on D deck and the exterior framing looked to still be in excellent condition as well as the framing and gussets supporting the bottom of the cofferdam where it sits on top of FR 212 and FR 222. I have walked on the pool tank floor (deep and shallow areas) and the floor did not give an impression of flexing or collapsing... of course that was 20 years ago, but there hasn't been water in the pool since shortly after Unsolved Mysteries was filmed aboard. The filled pool is visible behind host Robert Stack. Agree, this will mostly be cosmetic work to deal with distorted metal plates and mortar / tile damage, but this will still be an expensive task. I am also of the belief the pool should be available for the hotel guests ASAP, even though this will require raising the shallow end floor, and bring the water level closer to the deck. Funny thing I can remember as a kid wandering around the QM in 1983 (and getting lost many times) was reaching the closed entrance door to the pool on R deck and smelling chlorine of a swimming pool, but never seeing it / figuring out how to get to it. First time I got into the pool area (and did a walk through of the changing area when it was still in decent shape) was in 1995. Fortunately I recorded a video of this, since the doors were removed and the entire changing area was pretty wrecked the most recent times I got into there, late at night in 2015 and 2017.

Very interesting! I toured the pool room the first time I visited the Queen Mary, back in 1982. I remember that it was looking a bit shabby and in need of repair, but the tiles were beautiful. It's a great example of that Art Deco design which is all over the ship. It would be great to see it open again, at least the top balcony.

From now on, whenever someone asks me about QM's swimming pool, I am just going to refer them to this video! Your video gets right to the REAL "NO BS" truth about the condition of the pool and the reasons why it is in the condition it is in today! This is very refreshing to have, because up until this, the internet/social media circles have been giving countless stories full of (fill in the blank) on pool. The only correction to the information you gave was the matter of the condition being stabilized... the pool tank corrosion continues on, although it has significantly slowed down over the years. However, what has been added to the equation is the constant (and improper) changing of the ship's trim and ballast. Currently, the ship is hogging, meaning that the bow and stern have more trim than the midships section (where the pool is located). This improper trimming is causing some stress to the deck plates and bulkheads in/around the pool location, which has caused buckling and additional ceramic tiles to come loose. Until the ship is properly trimmed and ballasted, there will continue to be further damage to the pool area (tiles mainly). If/when the City of Long Beach and Evolution Hospitality (operators of the ship) decide to rebuild/restore the pool and surrounding area, a major decision will have to be made... Functional pool for hotel guests? OR Cosmetic recreation ONLY? The hotel REALLY REALLY REALLY needs a pool to offer guests to use! This has been understood since the hotel opened in 1973. However, the pool's current tank design and depth made it legally unusable for guests and the public. It would be possible to build a new tank, making it conform to current regulations. BUT this will change the visual appearance of the pool and the water's surface, which would be quite different from how it originally appeared. Personally, I would be fine with the modifications and would make the pool available to hotel guests!

My parents lived in Long Beach and would frequent the queen Mary. When they made me and brother they took us on a ghost tour of the ship and we saw the pool and engine room. Thank you for bringing back some memories!

That was wonderful! Thanks so much for explaining the situation with the pool. I look forward to the day we can visit the ship and take a tour of a beautifully restored 1st class pool room!

Half assed repair on top of half assed repair. Not surprising. Nothing lasts forever and eventually this will be gone too. But if some are willing to support the project and it brings enjoyment, then that’s pretty cool. I had no idea this ship still existed. Thank You for sharing your research. 👍😎

I've seen the pool room twice and the 2nd time I got the tour guide to take us through the changing rooms, because I heard they were haunted. The whole tour group got involved and we all walked though the dressing rooms looking for cold spots. It was a fun tour... The pool was empty of water both times and the lighting was not that great, so this made the changing rooms real spooky. Glad I got to see the pool area up close. Its a memory I'll never forget. Its a wonderful ship to visit and explore!

I visited the Queen Mary a couple of times in the 70's and 80's. Glad to see they are doing what's necessary to keep her together and restoring what needs fixing. I fondly remember trying to make the posted guards laugh (we did, and felt bad when he got in trouble), the tour guides dressed in period costumes, and the singers doing songs. My other favorite floating museum is the USS HORNET docked in Alameda, CA.

*...The dirt bike thing though...*

My Father went to England on the Queen Mary. He had said that he had a bunk in the first class pool. He was on the queen when it hit the British ship and split it in half. Great video, Thanks

Really appreciate your efforts and content. I love that this old lady survives and people want her to thrive!

What a beautiful grand old lady - the way the light glitters on the ceiling of that pool room is astonishing. I'm glad they saving the pool room is on the docket, I just hope that the funds can be procured to restore it faithfully to it's original beauty.

Ah, I stayed on Queen Mary last week, and found it odd that the pool was closed - thanks for posting this!

No one loves her as much as you do Alex. Thank you for the clear explanation.

Alex, your videos are great. Don’t let any haters drag you down. I’ve learned so much about this ship that all just started as a passing interest but took off once I started watching your videos.

Imagine being in that room during the 52° list 😱

I remember doing the tour that lead through the pool room and they had the haunted effects in there. It was pretty cool. It'd be great if they can get a lot of these things on the ship restored.

MY G D I HEARD ABOUT THIS COLLAPSING BEFORE AND THE TILES COMING OFF BUT SEEING IT IN THIS VIDEO ITS A DISGRACE AND ABUSE... NOT TAKING CARE OF LONG BEACH PROPERTY AND WE THE PEOPLE WHO DO OWN THE QUEEN MARY THAT WAS BOUGHT FOR US IN 1967 AS A GIFT.. VERY HAPPY THE REST OF THE QUEEN MARY IS COMING ALIVE ,,MY FAMILY AND I HAVE SEEN IT, IT IS AWSOME ,,GREAT WORK TO ALL !!! WE CANT WAIT TO STAY ABOARD AGAIN,,.. CHEERS,,ALEX..

back in the early 2000's my family and I were on a cruise heading up to Alaska and along the trip we hit rough seas and so many of the passengers including me were sick AF to the point we actually had to sleep on chairs among various decks along the middle of the ship. The pools throughout the ship were literally sloshing back and fourth so violently that in between waves the pool looked nearly empty it was so crazy! Made for some pretty cool pictures but not fun to experience the more extreme conditions especially when you can't leave the ship.

The effects of the light on the tiles are so cool. Hopefully this can be saved. Really a cool pool

My dad slept in the pool /pool room on the way back from Europe after wwii , they would rotate between there and other areas including outside on the deck as the ship was filled way over normal capacity while being a troop transport.

My mom was in the pool room on a tour when she was a kid. She has So many awesome photos from that trip

Thanks for the update Alex! I always appreciate the accurate information you have on the Queen Mary. Maybe one day the pool can be restored, hopefully!

First time I was on Queen Mary was in the 70s. I’ve always been fascinated by the pool room. It was kind of eerie to me. Pool of water in an empty room. Sad that it has been off limits in recent years. Hoping that the city will take care of her now.

Nobody is going to mention, that this pool and I am not sure if the rooms had a appearance in Quantum Leap? Did nobody watch it except for me? I remember watching that episode, and being amazed at the beauty of the pool, it looked small, but the finishings and art deco design was amazing. I agree with the others, that if the repairs were done properly, when they were found. This piece of history would still be shining as the day it was opened for people to swim. A comment was made about people wanting outdoor pools. But I agree with them, that indoor pools have a image, a presence, a elegant way that makes, at least me feel. To dig a hole in the ground, no matter how fancy and decorative it is made. (Yes, a grotto along with rocks, plants and other things to accompany the pool, makes a grand appearance. Butt, after all that, you have not installed a pool. You have redesigned your backyard. But, when these abandoned homes are documented. Then when they crest a corner, and a indoor pool appears frame by frame. I think, coffer dam, especially if the pool isn’t filled with living organisms, or destroyed. There are several one that I can’t imagine walking through someone’s home and then seeing something that beautiful and amazing, glistening in the artificial lights, begging for me to jump in. There is a few, that I could only imagine that whispered in the owner’s and to their visitor’s ears. Slide on in, bring a drink, and relax. These weren’t small indoor pools either. They were huge, but they had a presence. A presents that was relaxing, and calming. This pool was one of those pools where I could imagine going for a late night swim, and sliding into the pool, and taking several slow laps and laying back and enjoying the peaceful atmosphere. Modern day, I could imagine if a mono stereo, with good enough components was placed in the right spot, and maybe several places, to produce different effects. That the music would bounce around filling the pool with low bass. Giving a vibe that there could be someone who would walk in on somebody’s vibe session, and if noticed, say hi, and they would be back. Maybe, a couple could go for a swim, and be refreshed for eternity. The mids and high’s would be need also. Because they would not be the vibe base. The mids and highs would be the thing that would transport me to places where only I could go. It is the language that is only what certain people have, inside of them. It’s their happy place. Slide

Thanks Alex for your Video on the Queen Mary's 1st Class pool room they will need more volunteers to help renovate & restore the pool I bet it will look amazing when it's restored to how it was when it was new God Bless everyone who are working with the historians to renovate this historic Ship.

Thanks for this video! I'm fairly certain I got to tour the pool room when I was a kid - sometime around 96-98. It's sad to see what it has become, and I hope they'll be able to restore it someday.

We snuck into the pool area about 15 years ago- what a cool experience. We got some great pictures 😊

Great research Alex! Thank you for clearing that up. I always wondered what the full story was. The short version never sufficed. One of the pillars, on the left hand side facing the slide is actually a service passage with a terrifying ladder inside that employees would use to move between decks. As much as I wanted to climb it just to say that I had, I never did. And I can't imagine what it must have been like when the ship was rolling away at sea. Nope. No thanks.

My wife and I were married in the chapel on the QM in 95 and the reception in the grand salon - it was in wonderful shape and our 30's themed wedding was great. See the ship, have dinner in the Winston if it's still available, and take the tours - it keeps the old girl vital.

Well done Alex, another interesting update on this grand old lady! I recently returned from a Cruise on the QM2 in June, I hope some time soon you will be invited to do talks and presentations to the passengers, this I’m sure will be an overwhelming success. Keep up the good work. Thanks Trevor🇺🇸🇬🇧

As a historian and a swimmer, that pool - she's a real beauty! She needs repaired in the right way, what an absolute treasure she is to this ship. I hope the repairs are made correctly and she's enjoyed again in her full glory.

Thanks for bringing us the real story Alex! - I've spent alot of time on the ship myself and most employees didn't even know this info!

I stayed on the Queen Mary about 10 years ago. Glad I had the opportunity.

This is an extremely informative and useful video. I have crawled through that cofferdam myself, and thought I knew quite a bit of this story, but you really added quite a lot, and the diagrams were very helpful. Many thanks, and my compliments on your very good work here!

What a shame. I saw the pool as a kid in the early '70's and it looked pretty darn good.

Regarding the boiler rooms and mechanical spaces, will those be restored as well, since only 1/3 of the ship is museum?

I remember watching the queen leave southampton, England on her last voyage as a five year old....

The Queen Mary was the subject of the most terrifying episode of Unsolved Mysteries when I was a child. The pool scene gave me nightmares.

I’ve taken a tour of the ship in the 90s and saw the second class pool, the ballroom and a stateroom. Very beautiful for her day with a spooky sort of stuck in time feeling ❤❤❤

I remember the unsolved mysteries episode about the queen Mary being haunted. Most of the hauntings occurred around that same pool.

This was an excellent video Alex!!!

I am fascinated that YOU are able to get so much information, when most people who work for big companies aren't very forthcoming on the behind the scenes stuff. I visited the QM in the late 80's-early 90's 90's when it was still accompanied by the Spruce Goose. I stayed there as a guest in the early 2000's. I thought it was neat. I love classic ships.

Thank you for a comprehensive report. You deserve a window on Queen Mary's Main Street for your work championing her cause.

Its an awesome ship, having looking around is number times back in 1990s (first time I visited it, it was operating with tourist tours along with the Spruce Goose). Its a pity they hacked out a lot of the engineering spaces (for an exhibit that never happened!), as visiting those spaces (which don't normally see on these large ship) would have been really interesting.

THANK YOU ALEX FOR THIS GREAT INFO.. CHEERS!!

I personally find it sad that they let motorbikes in that room, I don’t even know who would let that happen.. I hope the person responsible got punished.

Finally some accurate and succinct information on this topic, bravo!

The First Class Pool has been off limits for decades. I had a private tour and got to see it, and I did cartwheels in the bottom of it, and then followed the footprints into the dressing room.

that was a vivid explanation, and nicely visualized, thanks. i was once again peeking through that pool door a few weeks ago, hope to make it inside someday

Your documentaries are always brilliant. I was in the pool room in the 1980s on a haunted ship tour. I think it was the first time it had been made public since docked at Long Beach. I have sailed on QM2 several times. A documentary on QM2 pools would be interesting?

No idea how I found you but I’m glad I did. So interesting and informative.

WOW!! Very cool video 😎👍

I live in the middle of rhe USA. Never been to the coast. Never seen a large ship in person. The end of rhe video, where people are shown inside the ship, do i finally get to understand its size and how beautiful and alive it is! Thanks for the video

Superb Alex, and rich in quality information, plus oodles of your key ingredient - integrity ! As always Alex, a pleasure to watch and indulge my passion for the liner. How I would love the pool to one day be restored to nearest-original standard. I remember the days of water in the pool (mid-late 80s). Even better would be reinstatement of this magnificent swimming pool to useable state - imagine being able to stay aboard and partake in a refreshing dip beneath the (faux) MOP ceilings 🙂 Pure heaven !!!!!

Thank you for the information about the pool, Alex. I hope Long Beach gets to work on it as soon as they are able. I think a replica would work

Well done video. I saw the pool a few years ago. It was closed, but had blue water reflecting effects you could see from the outside. I was there with my friend's young son, employees told him a ghost haunts the room.

If I fell into the Coffeedam I would cringe so hard. It looks creepy

Interesting to see the pool 👍. Visited in 2019. Such a wonderful ship that we could tell then needed some TLC. So glad she is receiving some. We did the engine room tour. As a Enginner and 🇬🇧 it was sacrilege to see some of the damage. Ok the boilers had to come out and there was a lot of asbestos but ripping out one of the engine rooms😢. Luckily one still exists and it’s a work of art.

I find it wholesome that they allowed 3rd class passengers to be able to use the 1st class pool. 2nd class passengers really be biting knockles

A very concise, well researched and easy to understand video for all. Thank you for some great content. I really hope you're right. Her and what's left of the SS United States need to be preserved at all costs.