{"id":157751,"date":"2026-01-31T06:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/157751\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:47:24","slug":"queen-mary-to-reunite-with-queen-mary-2-for-the-first-time-in-20-years-eat-see-do-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/157751\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Mary to reunite with Queen Mary 2 for the first time in 20 years \u2022 Eat. See. Do."},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday morning, Cunard cruise line\u2019s Queen Mary 2 will reunite with the Queen Mary for the first time in 20 years. The ships will share a special whistle salute at 7 a.m. before the Queen Mary 2 continues on to dock in the Port of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Named after the Queen Mary and boasting one of the Queen Mary\u2019s original whistles, Queen Mary 2 is the world\u2019s only ocean liner still sailing. It set off on its maiden voyage in January 2004 and is known for year-round transatlantic crossings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Queen Mary 2 is currently on a world voyage, a 108-night cruise visiting over 30 ports of call, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore and Cape Town. It has been 17 years since Queen Mary 2 last stopped in Southern California.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Queen Mary 2] rarely comes to the West Coast, and so obviously we saw this as an opportunity to build this into their itinerary and have them come by and do a salute to the past. That\u2019s what\u2019s neat about this event, is it\u2019s a blending of new and old,\u201d Dylan Matteson, director of experiences at the Queen Mary, said.<\/p>\n

The brief reunion between the Queen Mary and Queen Mary 2 is a celebration for both ships. For the Queen Mary, it kicks off a celebration of the ship\u2019s 90th anniversary since its maiden voyage in 1936. Queen Mary 2 is celebrating its first voyage through the Panama Canal.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Queen Mary in Long Beach, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/p>\n

The reunion \u201creflects our past, present and future, reminding us of Cunard\u2019s distinct connection to maritime history and the generations brought together by our timeless elegance, enriching experiences and one-of-a-kind journeys around the world,\u201d Cunard President Katie McAlister wrote in an email to the Long Beach Post.<\/p>\n

The public is invited to watch this \u201croyal rendezvous\u201d on an early-morning harbor cruise. With narration by a Queen Mary ship officer, guests will be able to learn more about the evolution of ocean liners from The Queen Mary to Queen Mary 2 while observing both ships from the water. Tickets are $53 and can be purchased on The Queen Mary\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Monday morning, Cunard cruise line\u2019s Queen Mary 2 will reunite with the Queen Mary for the first…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-157751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-long-beach","9":"tag-long-beach-headlines","10":"tag-long-beach-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}