Queen Mary

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So we have made it aboard the Queen Mary and it is indeed like stepping back into the 1930's, not that I remember those days, the ship is definitely a star. Once we got ourselves sorted we had a wander round, up to the sun deck and the bridge, then down to the promenade deck and a walk round the deck, it was a beautiful day, warm and sunshining. Looking up the three huge orange and black smoke stacks. Lots of Art Deco ornamentation, although you could see the move  to functionality in the fittings, a 1936 response to the Depression. We found our room, it is one of the rooms that still has the Art Deco decor of the 30's, with wood paneling and lots of geometric angles and curves built into the dressing table, wardrobes and ceiling. It was a very luxurious and interesting eexperience, preparing us for our cruise tomorrow.