The Queen Mary

"For visitors who fear California's tectonic tantrums (earthquakes) there is no better hotel than The Queen Mary. With that said, this floating flagship is in many ways more of an attraction." Full review

"Now moored and anchored to a dock at Long Beach Harbor since its last voyage in 1967, the ship is one of L.A.'s biggest tourist attractions and its most unique hotel."

"Guests booking aboard this restored historic cruise liner are afforded ship tours and treated to a bit of ocean-going history."

"This dame shuttled soldiers and ferried the uber-rich."

"Part museum, part hotel, it offers history and faded, old-world glamour with a side-line in ghost tours." Full review

"A unique trip back to the golden age of transatlantic travel aboard an elegant ship steeped in history." Full review

"Known as the Grey Ghost during World War II, the Queen Mary is floating history." Full review

"Unsurprisingly, given the boat's age (it was built in 1936), the guest cabins aren't huge. Still, that's hardly the point: they're handsome, historic and nicely maintained." Full review

"Permanently docked in Long Beach, California, the cruise liner has retained much of the original style, such as Art Deco decor and furnishings and wooden decks. There are 347 rooms and suites." Full review

"There’s an irresistible romance to ocean liners, and this nostalgic retreat time warps you to a long-gone, slower-paced era...rooms are small, but hallways are lined with bird's-eye maple veneer" Full review