Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner relaunched as hotel and tourist destination in Dubai dock

The city of Dubai was honored to welcome two iconic liners from the Cunard fleet simultaneously. In In fact, the arrival of the Queen Mary 2 coincided with the opening event of the Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel, formerly part of the fleet and now a hotel.

Passengers of the Queen Mary 2 in Dubai had the opportunity to interact with VIP guests and local media to participate in the opening of the floating Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotel on April 18.
Exchange of good practices since the future guests of the hotel who will also be able to visit the Queen Mary 2 during her next stopovers in Dubai in January and April 2019.

Inaugurated in 1967 in the United Kingdom, the Queen Elizabeth 2 measures 293.5 meters long and 32 meters long. wide. This 70.300 GT liner, has insured 25 cruises around the world, crossing Atlantic over 800 times and carrying over 2.5 million passengers.

This mythical ship is now owned by PCFC Hotels – which is part of the Ports, Customs and Excise Corporation. Free Zones of the Government of Dubai and which will remain permanently in Mina Rashid, Dubai.

Simon Palethorpe, Vice President of Cunard, said: « We are very honoured that the Queen Mary 2 to join these celebrations and that our passengers have had the opportunity to visit the Queen Hotel Elizabeth 2. We hope that it will be appreciated by many visitors in the coming years and are delighted that this mythical ship continues to live for future generations. »

For more information:
http://www.cunard.co.uk/destinations/middle-east-cruises/united-arab-emirates/dubai/