Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Is the Queen Mary Haunted?<br> <br> <br> <br> Is the Queen Mary Haunted? The RMS Queen Mary is often called one of the most haunted places in the world. Let’s explore this luxury ocean liner’s amazing history and then dive into it’s most famous ghost stories. Then you decide – do ghosts haunt this ship?<br> <br> <br> <br> Questions Explored in this Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> When was this luxury liner built? How long did it take to built and how much did it cost? How did it get its name? What was it’s job during World War II? Why did it go out of service? How did it end up moored off of Long Beach, California? Who are its most famous ghosts? Why do people say it’s haunted? What paranormal activity have people experienced while staying at this floating hotel? Is it haunted?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://By%20Cunard%20White%20Star%20Line%20(Marked%20%22Printed%20in%20U.S.A.%22%20on%20reverse;%20no%20%22%C2%A9%22%20mark)%20-%20%22The%20Cooper%20Collections%22%20(uploader's%20private%20collection)Scanned%20by%20the%20uploader,%20Centpacrr.,%20Public%20Domain,%20https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34365729">Cunard White Star To Europe Baggage Tag</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Vote on the Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Done listening to the episode? Go vote on what you think at <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/polls">ghostlypodcast.com/polls.</a> #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener Mail and Questions<br> <br> <br> <br> This week’s listener mail is about another Shadow Person. Have a spooky story or question of your own (or someone you know)? Send your story or question to <a href="mailto:info@ghostlypodcast.com">info@ghostlypodcast.com</a> and we might read it on the podcast. You could be on a future episode of Ghostly!<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary#/media/File:RMS_Queen_Mary_20Jun1945_NewYork.jpeg">Arriving in New York Harbor, 20 June 1945, with thousands of US soldiers – there is a prominent degaussing coil running around the outer hull.</a><br> <br> <br> <br> History of the Queen Mary<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat explores the history of the this famous ship. The British government funded the ship with a loan and it first sailed in 1934. During WWII, the ship operated as a troopship carrying Allied soldiers, nicknamed the Grey Ghost. After its retirement, this luxury liner was moored off Long Beach, California and has been made into a hotel and tourist attraction. For a short time, Disney considered buying the ship to use as a version of the Haunted Mansion attraction.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://hauntedearthghostvideos.blogspot.com/2012/10/white-lady-ghost-caught-on-queen-mary.html">Photo of Lady in White by Dane Valentina</a><br> <br> <br> <br> The Debate<br> <br> <br> <br> Rebecca and Pat debate if it is haunted. One of the most haunted hotel rooms in the world is Stateroom B340. Another popular ghost is John Pedder, a shipmate killed by Hatch 13 in the boiler room. Lastly, the ghost of a little girl named Jackie haunts several places on the ship, but her favorite place is the first class pool.<br> <br> <br> <br> Poll Results<br> <br> <br> <br> Did listeners think Drury Lane is haunted? Still need to listen to our previous episodes? Check them out <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/">here</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ghostly Book Club<br> <br> <br> <br> Interested in joining our Ghostly Book Club? If you want to read spooky books and talk about them with fellow Ghostly listeners, sign up at <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/book-club/">ghostlypodcast.com/book-club</a>. Our next meeting will be in July.<br> <br> <br> <br> Ghostly Gear<br> <br> <br> <br> New merchandise store right on our website at <a href="http://ghostlypodcast.com/store">ghostlypodcast.</a>
