Monday, October 25, 2021

"QE2 is Now Dubai’s Hottest New Nightclub. Yes, That QE2"

Good to see the old gal has found a happy home.*

From gCaptain:

The historic ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 has embarked on a new life as home to Dubai’s hottest, and literally largest, nightclub. Yes, that Queen Elizabeth 2.

The new nightclub, called Float Dubai, opened over the weekend onboard the retired British liner-turned-floating hotel located at Dubai’s Port Rashid.

The club is touted as the world’s largest floating nightclub, capable of hosting 1,000 club-goers on the ship’s famous upper deck with the iconic Dubai skyline as its backdrop.

The British ocean liner QE2 was operated by Cunard Line from 1969 to 2008, the majority of which as spent as the company’s flagship liner. Four years after Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 entered service, Cunard sold QE2 to Dubai World, which had plans to turn the ship into a floating hotel. The 2008 financial crisis derailed those plans and, for short time, the liner even appeared destined for a scrapyard....

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*Meanwhile the QE2 in London said "One does not feel old...."