Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
A short walkthough of the Isolation Ward onboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The Isolation Ward was used to house passengers carrying communicable diseases away from other passengers and crew. Located at the aft end of B Deck, two rooms separated the men from the women, while each room could house a total of 5 people. The small room that you are able to walk into would have been for the female nurse attendants, while there would have been an identical room on the port side for male nurse attendants. After her conversion in the late 60's, these rooms were gutted and used for storage. In 1999, an attempt was made to expand the self guided "Ship Tour" of the Queen Mary, and the Isolation Wards made perfect sense to restore due to their relatively easy accessibility and potentially popular interest, i.e., sickness and death at sea as well as stowaways. My hope is the new owners look to this space as an example when planning for future exhibits.
A short walkthough of the Isolation Ward onboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The Isolation Ward was used to house passengers carrying communicable diseases away from other passengers and crew. Located at the aft end of B Deck, two rooms separated the men from the women, while each room could house a total of 5 people. The small room that you are able to walk into would have been for the female nurse attendants, while there would have been an identical room on the port side for male nurse attendants. After her conversion in the late 60's, these rooms were gutted and used for storage. In 1999, an attempt was made to expand the self guided "Ship Tour" of the Queen Mary, and the Isolation Wards made perfect sense to restore due to their relatively easy accessibility and potentially popular interest, i.e., sickness and death at sea as well as stowaways. My hope is the new owners look to this space as an example when planning for future exhibits.
