When these pictures were taken she was the fastest cruise ship in the world (07/2008).
She's normally an ocean liner, but we give her a place in our cruise section
QE2 retired from active Cunard service on 27 November 2008, where it was planned for her to begin conversion to a floating hotel which would have seen her eventually moored at the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai. However, since 4 June 2009, she remains moored at Port Rashid awaiting an uncertain future
In March 2017, a Dubai-based construction company announced it had been contracted to refurbish the ship. The grand opening is set for October 2018.
on 18 April 2018, following an extensive refurbishment, Queen Elizabeth 2 reopened as a floating hotel.
Over 2.7 million man-hours were committed to the work to upgrade and rebuild the ship to meet hotel standards.
The ship was sold in May 2022 to Accor, a French hotel group.
Accor has announced plans to further renovate the vessel, following completion there will be 447 hotel rooms for public booking |
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