Queen Mary Launches Three New Haunted Staterooms

Would you spend the night aboard one of the world’s most famously haunted ships?

If so, then visitors to the historic Queen Mary can now take their fascination with the paranormal one step further after the ship launched three new immersive staterooms inspired by some of its best-known ghost stories.

Known collectively as Paranormal Passage, the three rooms, B326, B328 and B334, all allow guests to spend the night surrounded by stories and legends associated with the Queen Mary’s supernatural residents.

The rooms have arrived just in time for the Halloween season, but there’s good news if you can’t make it to Long Beach this autumn.

Paranormal Passage isn’t just for Halloween. The rooms are a permanent, year-round addition to the Queen Mary’s overnight accommodation.

The Queen Mary has a personal connection to me. My uncle worked aboard the ship for a time before she retired from service in 1967, so I’ve always had a little extra interest in her history, and of course, the many ghost stories that have since become attached to her.

What Is Paranormal Passage?

The Queen Mary’s new Paranormal Passage consists of three themed staterooms, each drawing inspiration from a different part of the ship’s paranormal folklore.

Historic architectural details, original windows and wood finishes have all been retained, while specially selected decor and interactive elements connect each room with the legend behind it.

The three rooms are:

B326 – Jackie’s Room

Jackie’s Room takes its inspiration from one of the Queen Mary’s best-known alleged spirits.

Stories surrounding a young girl named Jackie have become closely associated with the ship’s former First-Class Swimming Pool, where visitors and paranormal investigators have claimed to hear the voices and laughter of a child.

The legend has become such an established part of the Queen Mary’s paranormal identity that visitors will also find Jackie’s name elsewhere aboard the ship.

B328 – The Lady in White

The second room draws upon stories of the Queen Mary’s mysterious Lady in White, sometimes associated with the name Graceful Gale.

The room is presented as The Dressing Chamber and takes inspiration from reports of a female apparition dressed in white said to have been encountered aboard the ship.

Rather than just placing a few spooky decorations inside a standard hotel room, the Queen Mary says each Paranormal Passage stateroom has been designed with its own atmosphere and details connecting it to the story that inspired it.

B334 – The Officer’s Study

The third room explores another recurring part of the Queen Mary’s paranormal folklore. The reports of mysterious uniformed figures and former officers apparently still roaming the ship’s passageways.

Known as The Officer’s Study, B334 uses the ship’s maritime history as the backdrop for stories of the crew members who may never have entirely left the Queen Mary behind.

Guests staying in any of the three Paranormal Passage rooms also receive complimentary access to the Queen Mary’s self-guided tour, allowing them to explore the ship’s historic exhibits and preserved areas during their visit.

And Then There’s B340…

Of course, Paranormal Passage isn’t the Queen Mary’s first attempt at allowing guests to sleep alongside its ghost stories.

There’s also Stateroom B340.

The room has developed a formidable reputation over the years and is frequently described as the Queen Mary’s most haunted stateroom.

Stories associated with B340 include unexplained knocking, bathroom lights apparently switching on by themselves, taps turning on and off and doors opening and closing by themselves.

The Queen Mary itself acknowledges the room’s extensive paranormal folklore and currently offers B340 as a special overnight experience.

Paranormal Passage effectively expands upon that idea. Instead of one famously haunted room, visitors can now choose an overnight experience inspired by several different legends from around the ship.

The only question is which one you’d choose.

The Queen Mary’s paranormal passage leading to many of her haunted rooms.

Is the Queen Mary Really Haunted?

Whether the Queen Mary is genuinely haunted is something visitors will have to decide for themselves.

But the ship certainly has plenty of history behind its ghost stories.

RMS Queen Mary entered passenger service in 1936, carrying passengers across the Atlantic before being converted into a troopship during the Second World War.

Its wartime appearance and speed earned it the nickname The Grey Ghost.

After returning to passenger service following the war, the Queen Mary continued sailing until her retirement in 1967, when she arrived at her permanent home in Long Beach, California.

Over the decades, numerous paranormal stories have become attached to the ship.

Visitors, staff and paranormal investigators have reported unexplained footsteps, voices, apparitions and strange activity in locations including the swimming pool, corridors, engine areas and staterooms.

Some stories can be traced to documented events aboard the vessel, while others have grown through decades of folklore and retelling.

Today, the paranormal stories have become almost as much a part of the Queen Mary’s identity as her extraordinary maritime history.

Paranormal Tours and Dark Harbor Return

The new rooms arrive during a particularly busy paranormal season aboard the ship.

The Queen Mary currently offers haunted tours exploring locations connected with reported paranormal encounters and stories from its history.

And from September 18th until November 1st, 2026, the ship’s huge Dark Harbor Halloween event returns on selected nights.

This year’s wider Halloween programme also includes spooky movie screenings, murder mystery dinners, the Grey Ghost Galley and a Spookeasy experience combining cocktails with stories from the ship’s haunted history.

But unlike those seasonal Halloween attractions, the Paranormal Passage staterooms won’t disappear once November arrives.

The three rooms will remain available throughout the year.

Would You Spend the Night?

For paranormal enthusiasts, staying overnight aboard the Queen Mary was already something of a bucket list experience.

Now there are even more options.

Would you choose Jackie’s Room, spend the night alongside the legend of the Lady in White, or take your chances inside The Officer’s Study?

Or would you go straight for the infamous B340?

If you’re tempted to experience the Queen Mary for yourself, you can book an overnight stay aboard the Queen Mary and explore one of the world’s most famous allegedly haunted ships.

And the Queen Mary isn’t the only supposedly haunted location where you can spend the night.

Take a look at our guide to 15 Haunted Places to Stay Overnight, featuring haunted hotels, castles, inns and historic properties around the world.