玛丽皇后号邮轮的夜景, 长滩, 加利福尼亚州, 美国 Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California (© Kit Leong/Shutterstock)

玛丽皇后号邮轮的夜景, 长滩, 加利福尼亚州, 美国 Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California (© Kit Leong/Shutterstock)

从“灰色幽灵”到幽灵传说 From 'Grey Ghost' to ghost stories

玛丽皇后号邮轮的夜景, 长滩, 加利福尼亚州

她注定不会被遗忘。1936年，“玛丽女王号” 首次横渡大西洋时，便夺尽风采。这艘装饰艺术风格的巨轮打破了航速纪录，承载过无数名流、皇室成员与政要。二战期间，她的身份从“海上宫殿”骤然转变为“灰色幽灵”，奢华尽数褪去，取而代之的是装载盟军部队的使命。1967年，航行30年后，她退役停泊在加州长滩。如今，她的甲板化身为酒店走廊、导览展区，成为一座活生生的海事历史纪念碑。

但她的传说并未随锚链一同沉寂。多年来，游客与船员都声称曾在空荡的走廊里听到回声，在金属甲板上听见脚步回荡，甚至在荒废的泳池边传来孩童的笑声。如今的“鬼魂之旅”常常以这些诡异故事为卖点，但历史学家指出，船上所有死亡事件均因自然原因，从未有过谋杀记录。今天的“玛丽女王号”既是历史的地标，也是传说的舞台。那么，她真的闹鬼吗？没有任何档案能够证实，但那些低语般的传闻，依旧让她的故事历久弥新。

Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

She was never meant to fade away. When the RMS Queen Mary sailed in 1936, she stole the spotlight across the Atlantic—an Art Deco liner that broke speed records and carried celebrities, royalty, and dignitaries. War transformed her from a floating palace into the 'Grey Ghost,' stripped of luxury and loaded with Allied troops. In 1967, after 30 years at sea, she retired to Long Beach, where her decks now serve as hotel corridors, guided exhibits, and a living monument to maritime history.

But her legend did not dock with her anchors. Over the years, guests and crew have spoken of echoes in empty corridors, footsteps reverberating on metal floors, and the laughter of a child near the deserted pool. Ghost tours highlight these eerie stories, though historians note that deaths aboard were due to natural causes, with no murders ever recorded. Today, the Queen Mary stands as both a heritage landmark and a stage for folklore. So, is she haunted? There are no records confirming it, yet the whispers keep her stories very much alive.