TAKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME WITH A STAY ON QUEEN MARY.(U)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: July 18, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Dereck Andrade Staff Writer

Since becoming part of Southern California's landscape in 1967, the RMS Queen Mary is a stellar survivor among a bevy of local tourist attractions and five-star hotels.

``What the Eiffel Tower is to Paris and the Golden Gate Bridge is to San Francisco, the Queen Mary is to Long Beach,'' said Joseph F. Prevatil, the president of the Queen's Seaport Development Inc. and RMS Foundation Inc., operators of the Queen Mary.

The Queen Mary, which was launched in 1934 and took its maiden voyage two years later, was nicknamed the ``Gray ...

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