by Noella Noelophile®
(Photograph courtesy of the Queen Mary, and used with permission.)
This Christmas season, the “Queen” requests your presence.
Her Majesty is waiting to welcome you with vintage Christmas attractions including a Gingerbread Village, light shows and an 80-foot Christmas tree.
All of the above will be a part of a new Christmastime adventure in Long Beach; a “Queen Mary Christmas”, starting tomorrow, Friday, November 23rd!
From tomorrow through Sunday, January 6th, you’ll be able to experience a magical “Christmas of yesteryear” on board the great ship. Strolling the tree-lined Promenade Deck, you’ll enter the Main Hall, with its art deco-inspired Christmas tree centerpiece.
(Photograph courtesy of the Queen Mary, and used with permission.)
At the ship’s bow, a nightly tree lighting ceremony will take place. More than 45,000 twinkling LED lights will bring the 80-foot tree to life, to the accompaniment of festive community entertainment.
Santa will be on hand in his Captain’s Quarters for a “Meet and Greet”. Mrs. Claus, meanwhile, will be reading stories in the Starboard Lounge, as you craft yourself a hot chocolate at the cocoa toppings bar.
In the stern of the ship, you’ll get to admire the Gingerbread Village–complete with a gingerbread replica of the Queen Mary! And small sailors on board will get to be creative with their own gingerbread house decorating activity.
From the Gingerbread Village, visitors can step into the ship’s 4D Theatre for a special screening of the holiday classic The Polar Express.
(Photograph courtesy of the Queen Mary, and used with permission.)
And of course, ice skating with the views from the Queen Mary is a “California Christmas” experience not to be missed! For Christmas, 2018, you can strap on a pair of skates and spin across the ice at the True North Ice Skating Rink, atop the ship’s Sports Deck.
(Past Christmases of ice skating with the “Queen” in the background have already been magical, but getting to glide beneath her smokestacks and look up at a Christmas-starry sky takes the experience to a whole new level!)
“Her Majesty” wishes you a Happy Christmas! See you in Long Beach.
“Queen Mary Christmas” happens Friday, November 23rd, through Sunday, January 6th, at the Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway in Long Beach. Tickets start at $22 for adults, and $16 for children. Here’s the link for more information.