If you wonder what happened to the cunard’s queen elizabeth 2 ship and where is the famous qe2 cruise ship now – read our qe2 ship latest news from dubai.. The story of the great ship queen elizabeth 2 (qe2) in dubai, from 2008 until april 2018.. Qe2's major 1986 - 1987 re-engining refit qe2's new, fatter funnel is fitted during the final stages of her conversion _ from october 1986 to may 1987, qe2 underwent a major refit at the lloyd werft yard at bremerhaven in germany transforming her from an ageing steamship to a state of the art diesel-electric motorship..
A little over a decade after it made it's final journey to dubai, the famed qe2 will finally be open to guests next week in its new avatar. on april 18, the qe2 will have a soft launch, which will be followed by a more formal opening once it's refurbishment is complete. rooms on board the ship will. Qe2, one of the world's most famous transatlantic liners, is "relaunched" as a hotel in dubai, 50 years after she was built in the shipyards of scotland. its age will be a selling point in a city. The queen has launched the new cunard cruise liner named after her, the queen elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the clydebank. tens of thousands of people crowded the river's banks as the queen appeared on a platform high against the bow of the 963 ft (293.5 metres) long liner, with prince philip and princess margaret by her side..