So happy to hear the show went well. Again, sorry I could not make it but even today, I'm still not up to snuff. Sad about the MARY but she's been in need of some serious attention for the better part of a decade.

All the best,

Peter, I got your message. I was really sorry to hear you weren't feeling well and it would have been great to meet you and conduct an interview in-person. I hope you get well soon!

Malcolm, there was a renovation project that was ongoing, but there was recently another management company that has stepped-in to manage the facility, and I'm not sure what direction they want to take the Queen Mary. With a ship like the Queen Mary, funding the constant renovations and maintenance required for a static ship are HUGE.

It gives a good indication of her (near) present state.. plenty of work going on at the time, but like you correctly say, the outer areas definately need some tender care, but the internal areas are for the most part magnificent....

I stayed on board for 1 night prior to boarding zuiderdam to vancouver, It was a life ambition fulfilled to have finally stayed on Queen Mary,so happy i managed to fit it in...

She was leaning a few degrees to starboard when i was there as they were cleaning the hull, and i heard they were going to tip her the other way in the following week's.

Best

fraser

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Heres a few pics i took on the ol gal in may 2009, its part of an album in downloading over next few days i'll post a link to it when its ready,

It gives a good indication of her (near) present state.. plenty of work going on at the time, but like you correctly say, the outer areas definately need some tender care, but the internal areas are for the most part magnificent....

I stayed on board for 1 night prior to boarding zuiderdam to vancouver, It was a life ambition fulfilled to have finally stayed on Queen Mary,so happy i managed to fit it in...
She was leaning a few degrees to starboard when i was there as they were cleaning the hull, and i heard they were going to tip her the other way in the following week's.

Best

fraser

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Greetings Ben.

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This is all over the ship:

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http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/creativeapps/slideShow/Main.jsp?token=907968003803%3A1186478381

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Originally posted by LeBarryboat:
David, Great slide show of the Queen Mary!  Thanks for sharing!  Queen Mary has certainly aged since your visit.

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That line of rust in the second pic looks like it's eaten it's way through from the inside which is pretty serious.

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Bubble rust is never good. There's no sandblasting down to clean metal with this stuff; it's rusted through.

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The ship was leaking everywhere from the rain however.

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From where? Windows? Decking above? Not to be overly paranoid, but this makes me think of when a piano fell through rotted out deck plating onto a luncheon in progress aboard Aquitania near the end of her career.

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The Promenade deck and some of the lounges had buckets capturing dripping water from above. The Sun Deck was the culprit mostly.

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QM does indeed need a paint job. I wonder if her operators have to hire union paint crews which of course doubles or triples the cost to paint.

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Are the expansion joints the cause of the leaks? QE2 was a leaky ship as well towards the end of her career-even w/hundreds of millions of dollars spent on her over the years.

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That's a big possibility, if you check out my first Queen Mary Tour video, you see a glimpse from the Promenade looking up at the expansion joint and there was a lot of rust and corrosion.

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Are the expansion joints the cause of the leaks? QE2 was a leaky ship as well towards the end of her career-even w/hundreds of millions of dollars spent on her over the years.

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