Queen Elizabeth 2 News stories about the Queen Elizabeth 2 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/news.php Sat, 02 May 2026 06:30:13 +0000 Sat, 02 May 2026 06:30:13 +0000 Queen Elizabeth 2 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/ssi/rss-logo.png http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/ The QE2 Heritage Hotel website launches to consult on designs for the refurbishment of the QE2 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=287 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 9:41:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=287 QE2 Holdings announces the appointment of the Chinese shipyard Cosco to refit the QE2 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=286 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=286 More details of plans for the QE2 emerge as her scheduled sailing for a Chinese shipyard nears http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=280 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:10:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=280 A new Dubai-based company, QE2 Holding, is formed as the QE2 prepares to leave Dubai for Asia http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=279 Sun, 07 Jul 2013 10:54:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=279 Hong Kong or Singapore is likely to be the new home for the QE2 according to the Oceanic Group http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=278 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:13:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=278 The QE2's future appears secure with the announcement that she will move to Asia as a luxury hotel http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=269 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:53:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=269 A last chance opportunity to save the Queen Elizabeth 2 could see her brought back to Britain http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=247 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=247 Speculation mounts that the QE2 is heading for a new life in China, or to the scrapyard in 2013 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=246 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=246 Four years pass since the QE2 departed her final voyage from Southampton to Dubai in 2008 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=245 Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=245 Rumours circulating on the Internet suggest the QE2 may be heading to the scrapyard http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=243 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=243 45 years ago Cunard's new liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, was launched by HM Queen Elizabeth II http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=242 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=242 After forty years service Saga Ruby, formerly the Cunard liner Caronia, is to retire in 2014 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=241 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=241 Plans are announced to convert the QE2 into a 300-room luxury hotel at Port Rashid in Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=240 Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=240 Cunard celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a unique meeting in Southampton http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=239 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:37:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=239 The QE2's role in the Falklands War is remembered during 30th anniversary commemorations http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=238 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=238 Former master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 Captain Robin Woodall passes away, aged 78 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=236 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:24:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=236 A new life in Macau, in the People's Republic of China, beckons for the Queen Elizabeth 2 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=235 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:44:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=235 Learn about our planned updates for 2012 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the QE2's launch http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=234 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=234 The QE2 is set to become an exclusive Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions venue http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=233 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=233 For the first time in three years, guests aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 see in the New Year http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=232 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=232 The Queen Elizabeth 2 is to host an exclusive New Year's Eve party at Port Rashid in Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=231 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=231 Captain Ian McNaught is appointed Deputy Master and Executive Chairman for Trinity House http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=230 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=230 Three years passes since the QE2 sailed on her final voyage from Southampton to Dubai in 2008 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=229 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:31:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=229 Dubai begins preparatory work before the redevelopment of the QE2 as a tourist attraction http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=219 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=219 Proposals surface for the QE2 to return to Britain three years after she left these shores for Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=218 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:55:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=218 Dubai developer Nakheel announces plans for the QE2 to be berthed at Palm Jumeirah are shelved http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=217 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=217 Anchor from the Queen Elizabeth 2 officially unveiled in ceremony on Southampton's 'QE2 Mile' http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=199 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:37:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=199 A thousand days in retirement, a thousand days in obscurity: an unwelcome milestone for the QE2 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=198 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:35:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=198 One of the QE2's anchors, gifted by Cunard to the City of Southampton, is installed on the 'QE2 Mile' http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=197 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=197 Former master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 Captain Paul Wright retires after 45 years at sea http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=196 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:10:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=196 The QE2 Story Forum posts a series of videos from an exclusive visit aboard the QE2 in Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=195 Mon, 02 May 2011 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=195 Preparations are underway in Southampton for the permanent display of the QE2's anchor this summer http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=194 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=194 The Queen Elizabeth 2 is voted Britain's most famous cruise ship in a survey published today http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=193 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:19:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=193 Dramatic photographs show the moment the QE2 broke from her moorings in January http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=192 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:28:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=192 The QE2 breaks from her moorings at her berth at Port Rashid during a violent sandstorm http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=191 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:50:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=191 Ian McNaught, the QE2's final master, to join Trinity House in September 2011 as new Deputy Master http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=190 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:25:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=190 The QE2's bell rings in the new year aboard Cunard's newest ship, the Queen Elizabeth http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=189 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:18:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=189 Our QE2 Virtual Tour is updated with more panoramic photographs and new, detailed deck plans http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=188 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:35:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=188 Today marks the second anniversary of the QE2's final voyage from Southampton to Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=187 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=187 One of the QE2's anchors will go on display as part of the 'QE2 Mile' on Southampton's High Street http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=186 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:43:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=186 Original historic items from the QE2 are unveiled aboard Cunard's newest ship, the Queen Elizabeth http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=185 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=185 Tugs move the QE2 from her waterfront position at Port Rashid in Dubai to an inner berth http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=184 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:20:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=184 The QE2's final captain, Ian McNaught, talks about our QE2 Virtual Tour on the QE2 Story Forum http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=183 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=183 Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of former Glasgow shipyard union leader Jimmy Reid http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=182 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:32:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=182 Ian McNaught, the QE2's final captain, talks about the liner in a BBC Radio Scotland interview http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=181 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:59:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=181 Members of 'The QE2 Story' forum meet to celebrate the world's most famous ocean liner http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=180 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=180 The QE2's former running mate, Saga Rose (ex Sagafjord), heads to the breakers yard at Jiangyin http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=179 Sat, 29 May 2010 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=179 The QE2 was allegedly used to smuggle weapons from New York to Britain in the early 1970s http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=178 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:53:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=178 Photographs of an "abandoned and unchanged" QE2 in Dubai appear in a British newspaper http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=177 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=177 Istithmar confirms the QE2 will not be positioned in Cape Town for the 2010 Football World Cup http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=176 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:27:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=176 Captain Ian McNaught, the QE2's final captain, leaves Cunard for the Yachts of Seabourn cruise line http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=175 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=175 The on-going global recession forces Dubai World to delay debt payments for six months http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=174 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:54:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=174 One year ago today the QE2 departed from Southampton on her final voyage to retirement in Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=173 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=173 Nine hundred visitors to this QE2 Farewell Tribute website in the two months following our launch http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=171 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:52:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=171 Uncertainty surrounds plans for the QE2 to sail to Cape Town for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=170 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:57:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=170 Reports state that the QE2 has been registered by her owners in the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=169 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 9:47:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=169 Nahkeel have confirmed rumours that the QE2 may be temporarily moved to Cape Town in South Africa http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=168 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=168 The local press in Southampton reports that QE2 may make a dramatic return to Southampton http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=167 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:48:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=167 After six months in Dubai the QE2 remains largely untouched as rumours about her future continue http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=166 Tue, 26 May 2009 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=166 The QE2 marks the fortieth anniversary of her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=165 Sat, 02 May 2009 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=165 Former master of the Queen Elizabeth 2 Captain Peter Jackson passes away, aged 86 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=237 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=237 Ownership of the QE2 is transferred from the Cunard Line to Nakheel during a ceremony in Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=164 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:19:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=164 The QE2 arrives in Dubai to be greeted by a flotilla of boats and a fly-past by an Emirates Airbus A380 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=163 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:56:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=163 The QE2 makes her final departure from Southampton en-route to retirement in Dubai http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=162 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.cunardliners.co.uk/qe2/story.php?id=162