What Else Comes with Haunted Stateroom B340 (Besides Ghosts)?

I’m not even sure how it was that I came to look up the Queen Mary’s Stateroom B340 on their site. Maybe something I had read in one of the many articles about it that I’d included in a Haunted Headlines post prompted me to?

Who knows?

However the why I went there isn’t as important as what I found there. Which was this fascinating tidbit:

In addition to standard hotel room amenities, B340 will supply a chest with unique items available for guests to amplify their overnight haunt experience, including a Ouija board, tarot cards, and a crystal ball.

I’m not making it up. If you want to see for yourself, here’s the link: http://www.queenmary.com/stay-aboard/staterooms-suites/b340/.

So Many Questions

How do you feel about this? Do you think it’s disrespectful, stereotypical, cheesy or dangerous?

Would you request the chest?

I’m actually not sure if they just have it in the room or if they offer it during check in. I’m assuming it’s the latter so they can keep tabs on the items. Can you imagine that call to Room Service? “Yes, I need more tarot cards, please.” Or, “Can someone come polish the crystal ball? It’s a little fuzzy.”

Is staying in this room worth $499 a night to you?

The Room Itself

I found it interesting that it’s been remodeled and was previously three third class staterooms. Now it’s one large suite.

But here’s another question: when was it remodeled? While it was still sailing or after it had been retired? And how long was it not available to the public?

The site says it’s “since been remodeled,” but why merge the rooms into one at all?

I’m also a little confused, because if it had been third class staterooms, that conflicts with info we got during our ghost tour about the guest rooms these days. Which was they had all formerly been the first and second class staterooms.

Hmmm…

But if you want a chance to experience a restless night –er, I mean restless spirits— alleged activity in the room includes:

• Lights turning on by themselves
• The sink faucet turning on and off on its own
• Bathroom doors shutting
• Covers being pulled off the bed while guests are sleeping
• Waking to find a dark figure standing at the foot of the bed

The Best Part

Even for the potentially ominous overtone, the staff at the Queen Mary is confident you will survive the night. How do I know?

It’s right there in their policy:

Check-in is at 4 p.m. and check-out is at 11 a.m.

It’s not, “Check-out is ???”

See? So if you’re curious (and have the dough), go ahead and boo-k it!

The Queen Mary The Queen Mary, once an ocean liner and now a hotel permanently docked in Long Beach Harbor, features a calendar of events that includes car shows, music festivals, and Halloween haunts each year. High-speed Internet