This was a four-day Monday to Friday trip I took with my dad. There were only two minor problems on the ship.

We started the trip from Flagstaff Arizona. Took the Amtrak Southwest Chief and arrived at Union Station Monday morning 8am. From Union Station we took metro rail to Long Beach. The senior fare was fifty cents. We had one large suite case and a backpack between us. I would not want to try this method of transportation carrying more than one bag each. Not much of a problem with only one bag.

From downtown Long Beach we took the free shuttle to the Queen Mary stop. Walked over to the parking garage and checked our bags then went to a line in front of the parking garage to await the check in process to begin. Read more