My wife & I went on the QE2 in 2003! It left NYC for a 31 day double transatlantic plus Mediterranean cruise! We only did the 15 day Med portion of the cruise because we weren't sure whether we could stand 7 days at sea & flew both ways! By then, we had been on some 30 cruises but this ocean liner, not cruiseship, exceeded every expectation! Even though it was some 34 years old then, the ship looked nearly "brand new"! The only problem for us was having to get 'dressed up' nearly every night, it gets boring after a week or so!
Back in the day of the great liners, people traveled with "Steamer Trunks" to hold all the clothes needed just to cross the ocean. In one book I've read about liners, a gentleman was required to changes clothes on a ship four times a day. I think that was in "The Sway of the Grand Saloon, A Social History of the North Atlantic." by John Malcolm Brinnin.
Now if only the original Queen Mary would receive the same amount of care: sad to hear that she's slowly falling apart in Cali. You Arabs really know how to keep anything and everything shining like gold. Love from America. Can't wait to visit this wondrous liner. :D
Cruised on her twice, about 12-14 years ago. She was beginning to show her age here and there, but she was still a beautiful liner. She plowed through the Atlantic with no effort at all.
Seen the QE2 many times. The first time was as a 15 year old lad, and I was in a Royal Navy coach on my way from Southwick (HMS Dryad) going towards Portsmouth. The ship was just rounding Bembridge on the Isle of Wight heading towards Nab tower and out to sea. Even from a good 5 miles or so off , she was really moving fast and was an impressive sight. Years later she was docked at Southampton as I went past her on the I.O.W. ferry, and she looked small against the cruise ships. But she was a liner, very capable of ploughing through the North Atlantic at speed which was what she was designed for. I saw her being launched on TV, and when she went as a troop transport to and from the Falklands war. A lovely ship.
Since May 1969, it had been my dream to watch QE2 once a day. (I was 9 years old in that time). In june or july 2004 (!), indeed i watched that ship in the harbour of stavanger (norway) unexpected. What a joy, what a surprise! Fullfillment of the dream did dure more than 35 years. I'm a german "aboriginal", son of a farmer. I never lived abroad.
I had the good Fortune to sail from NYC to Southampton and fly back on the British airways Concorde. Package deal in 1990s. Truly a once in my lifetime experience. May she sail for years to come. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
well she is now a floating Hotel atleast Dubai is taking care of QE2 better while California is screwing Queen mary over (this is why California isn't a great place for RMS Queen mary)
It's fantastic to see yet another one of Britain's oceans liners fitted out for use as a luxury hotel, rather then sent to the scrap yards. Sad they didn't keep Southampton on the stern .
@@ralphefernandes Technically yes but ever since carnival kept adding decks of balconies to her she has started to look like another floating apartment block unfortunately.
I would say that it would be nice to have her next to her predecessor, Queen Mary, but seeing how the city of Long Beach have (not) cared for her, a better choice may instead to dock her with QE2, or even better, keep her in her home, Southampton, just like Rotterdam has been preserved at her home
I had the privilage and the pleasure of sailing /working on her for a company that used to do it's furnishings on board. We sailed to New York and back, with a whole day in the Big Apple, working during the day but had the evenings to mingle with the paying passengers. At the time she was a magical ship in every sense and a little bit special. In my day it proudly promoted SOUTHAMPTON on the aft end.
QE2 was actually launched in 1967, completed in 1968 and did her maiden voyage in 1969. And ships, even big ships, are actually still launched from slipways, even sidewise. Not the largest cruise ships, of course.
@@sealover5861 I was taken on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth by my mother in 1969 in Southampton and a few weeks later on the QE2. Great experiences for a child to get the tour of these great liners.
@@trevordeane3940 Interesting. According to the information I have, RMS Queen Elizabeth departed Southampton for her last transatlantic crossing to New York on November 5, 1968. Once she arrived in New York she headed for Port Everglades, where she arrived on December 8, 1968. She never returned to England.
@@sealover5861 right she never returned to UK after she made it to Florida she will sat idle as a tourist attraction until a fire hazard warning happend then she was sold to Hong kong to become a university.
Least they are looking after her my parents went on a cruse. They were there when they were filming Keeping up appearances Christmas Special in the 1990's. They were filming for 5 days and they were on the dance floor as extras.
She was towed both to and from dry dock, her machinery being inoperable for several years now as her seagoing condition deteriorated through the warm layup after the Cape Town venture fell through and then in the cold layup when she was left to gather dust for 2 1/2 years. Dubai have had no reason to maintain her in seagoing, operational condition since the above mentioned Cape Town venture failed in 2009 and they haven't, the end goal being static use only.
Not to mention, all of QE2's lifeboats we're removed. It would illegal for her to sail under her own power with passengers. Queen Mary had the same thing happen to her (with the exception of two lifeboats).
So beautiful. I appreciate being in the know about how the transition of the liner happened. I'm guessing the new paint is different and more effective than the paint she had for sailing that they completely removed?
I don't think the new paint is more effective, but it will not be subjected to the same stress and wear as the old paint - but maybe the new paint is more suitable for the hot climate As an ocean liner buff I wish the same thing would be done to the Queen Mary in Long Beach. But she probably needs a lot more than just a new paint. QM hasn't even been dry docked once as long as QE2 has existed.
@@sealover5861 *very* late reply. QM was last drydocked in 1970, if im not mistaken, while QE2 was being fitted out. She does need major overhauls that would best be done in a drydock, however the issue is there are no civilian drydocks on the West Coast of the US big enough to accomodate her. (being 1018 feet long) The drydocks her "renovations" were done in was filled up at some point in the 80s, i believe? Nonetheless, Urban Commons has been going to great lengths to repair and renovate her. Shes in the best condition shes been in for a long time.
@@hdliggett It's never too late for good information. But QE2 actually did her maiden voyage already on May 2nd 1969 I believe they would have to bring the dry dock to QM instead by using a floating dry dock. They actually have one in Portland now, the "Vigorous", that is big enough for QM. This dock is indeed "only" 960 feet long, but a floating dry dock can usually carry significantly longer ships than itself. An other option would be to build the dock, a cofferdam, around QM.
see, they need to do this sortof thing with the SS United States, clean her up, make her look nice, give her some furnishings and decorate the interiors where she can make some money as a floating museum, hotel and space for holding parties, weddings or banquets. people would love it, lets hope the RxR deal goes through, it might be her best shot at re-vitalization of such an icon ship. long live the Big U.
@T&C Art Tutorials Sorry, I live in Philadelphia. The SS United States is a empty hulk. The interior is gone. A abanded building afloat. There are real historical ships that need the Attention only blocks up river.
If she had stayed in England she would probably ended up like the SS United States, (which is now a rusty hull in Philadelphia) or already been scrapped. To maintain a ship of this size take a lot of money. How much money do YOU want to put on this ship? I am not trying to be rude, I just explained the reality. QE2 is where the money is. It indeed didn't look so good a few years ago. We should just be happy that she is saved. A few old ships have been so "lucky" as the SS Rotterdam, which was properly restored with help from the Dutch government, and is now a floating hotel where she belongs, in the city of Rotterdam.
@@sealover5861 From what I recollect about the RMS Elizabeth II being decommissioned if it had ended up staying in England it would've ended up being a museum-ship in Portsmouth.
@@nicholasmaude6906 I would've liked if she had stayed in Portsmouth. I just wish they could have afforded to keep her properly maintained. They have some problems with RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach now. But she was owned by Cunard and they of course wanted money. The offer of $100 million from Dubai was something Cunard couldn't resist. This is indeed a shame. I'm indeed glad that the first plans for QE2 in Dubai failed, because they would have destroyed the ship's "personality" a lot more than this.
If any ship is in need of a desperate restoration, it’s the SS United States. But for some damn reason, nobody wants to do anything with her despite how much history and accomplishment she has behind her.
Have to hand it to the guys at Dubaii. The ship now looks to be back in perfect condition but why did Carnival let it fall into disrepair ? even the carpet around the famous dance floor was completely thread bare . Thats not the ship , thats poor maintainance . The hull is in perfect condition from the last survey and If it was my ship she would be back in service . Last time I went on QM2 the same thing , varnish peeling off , rust and general shabbiness all down to Carnival .
I agree with you that she should've been put back on the seas. But she isn't in perfect condition. The aluminium superstructure suffers from serious metal fatigue. It would have to be renewed. And a lot of other changes would have to be done to meet the strict new SOLAS 2010 safety regulations. Also the engines are pretty worn after 21 years of service. The life expectancy of this ship was actually 25 years, but she sailed almost 40. And she sailed over 5 million nautical miles, more than any other ship ever has done. I think she's well worth her retirement.
@@goldenstateaviation2861 there were lots of Plans... All failed... The sattes is an old liner whose soul died long time ago. It won't have a future in the US! To have a Plan you will need to have money and that's the Problem. In Abu Dhabi the States would have a better Future
Of 3 Cunard queen ships who Mary, Victoria & Elizabeth; 2 shall die & sink, 1 shall learn. If she bows to a fate that is stronger & higher; she'll have the power of wings of fire.
Darren T no one with a river view in London would be happy about having it blocked by a ship of that size. It could have gone to the docks by the excel arena instead of that monstrosity of a floating hotel they have there now, although it may well be too big to access them via the locks and narrow channel.
Darren T You said It should be... Britain didn't ever care much about saving any of it's own ocean liners. And shipping companies don't want ships that they can't make profit with anymore. It's all about money. QE2 is where they had money to buy her and where they have money to restore and keep her maintained (even if it didn't look so good for some years). I'm sure Cunard would've sold her to Britain for less money than Dubai offered, just to keep her "at home" but no one was seriously interested.
QE2's seagoing/propulsion machinery has been inoperable for several years now as her seagoing condition gradually deteriorated through the warm layup after the Cape Town venture fell through and then in the cold layup when she was left to gather dust for 2 1/2 years. Dubai have had no reason to maintain her in seagoing, operational condition since the above mentioned Cape Town venture failed in 2009 and they haven't, the end goal being static use only. Her propellers were also cut off at the end of the shafts and the ends of the shafts were capped off during this drydocking - being done to remove a potential source of flooding through the stern glands which could be serious. Her propulsion plant (all 9 diesels mostly intact and the 2 electric motors) is still in place, wisely not removed for stability, trim, and structural integrity reasons as shown and stated by the "big boss" onboard in the Channel Five documentary (here in the UK) filmed onboard last year. Tours of the engine spaces are planned to be offered someday. She has a 6.6kV electrical, water and sewage shore supplies these days.
QE2 is the last beautiful ship to be built in my opinion. The QM2 has wonderful interiors but is way too tall to look sleek and graceful. Sad to see the end of the yacht-like profile.
Music [WR] Yes, those are beautiful ships. Just saying QE2 was the last, in my opinion. Wish I could have sailed on the original Mary. I was old enough. BTW, I don’t remember reading anything about the noise and vibration on those great ships. I wonder how it was. I’ve crossed on the QM2 and it was perfectly quiet with the external pod propulsion.
QE2's life expectancy was actually only 25 years and she was active for almost 40. The ship, and especially the superstructure, suffers from metal fatique and the diesel engines installed in 1987 have done their job too. And the new strict SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) regulations from 2010 would've demanded a lot of changes too. And QE2 has sailed more than 5 million nautical miles, more than ANY other ship in the World. I think she's well worth her retirement. Shipping and cruise companies are only interested in making money. She's of an outdated design (even if more sleek and beautiful than any modern boxy ship) and would've needed a lot of changes to stay competitive in the modern cruise market. In fact, Cunard put a lot more money on refits and improvements on QE2 during her career that it cost to build her, just to keep her successful for so long.
Her condition had deteriorated in the cold layup from early 2013 to mid 2015 and, as a result, before this dry docking her paint was very weathered. Not to mention this drydocking was to prepare her fully for static life in that the propellers were removed and the shafts capped which reduces or eliminates the risk of flooding through the stern glands, various unneeded underwater openings in the hull were also covered over for the same reason, and a new sacrificial anode setup optimised for the static role was fitted - the sacrificial anodes likely needing renewal anyway given her previous drydocking was in early 2013 - 5 years before. This will be her most recent drydocking for quite a few years as static ships don't need to be drydocked as often as their seagoing counterparts.
Is it me or does it look like da cranes & machines doing all da work & da humans R just kicking back cuz at end da cranes look like dey R cheering 4 her well being & cuz dey had a privilege working on her!?!😁😁😆
Ok, who would pay and maintain it . And where would you Berth it for maximum revenue return. If you can answer all that great ...if not then stop making noise
QE2 is where the money is. Even if Cunard had given her to the UK for free, would they've had money to keep her maintained? She would probably either been left to rust or been scrapped by now.
@@haechiwr the colors were kept actually it was refitted in 2016 giving new tech but also in 2003 that was the original paint if the paint was repainted then people would be confused and upset that the paint is new.
Most old ships look more or less wrinkled, if the light comes from a specific angle. QE2 sailed for almost 40 years and put more than 5 million nautical miles under her keel, more than any other ship in the world. Sure it must be visible in some way ...
QE2 was built in Scotland. I believe you mix her up with QM2, which was built in France. But this footage is from Dubai, where she was restored and converted to a floating hotel and museum in 2018.
Yes there are seals/glands that require attention as well as bearings/bushes. Props also wear out, even clean water is abrasive and they gradually get thinner as well as cavitation and damage from debris or contact with the river or sea bed. Contact damage is seen less on ships of this size as they're captains don't take risks only traveling in deeper water and ports where there's enough water depth.
@@Ibigstyle ugh no. you do realize to remove the engines they need to remove a huge portion of her upper structure. i know for a fact they did not invest in doing that. the props yes, engines, no.
Wow, those workers were able to renovate the ship in under two minutes. They are super skilled.
get a load of this guy😂
It was actually 2 weeks but in a time lapse. Imagine watching a vid for two weeks!! Lol
Pawn THIS GUY GOD
Lol
I love the yt comment section!
I'm glad they didn't ruin her beautiful look or changed her name. Her history is still there. I wonder if her horn is still used
No, look at 1:30on t he stern, the name is Queen Elisabeth
ThePueco10 [Pueco] R u fr?
@@pueco1058 It isn't though
@@fedora997 heck is true
ThePueco10 [Pueco] Your seeing things it says Queen Elizabeth 2 just like before
My wife & I went on the QE2 in 2003! It left NYC for a 31 day double transatlantic plus Mediterranean cruise! We only did the 15 day Med portion of the cruise because we weren't sure
whether we could stand 7 days at sea & flew both ways! By then, we had been on some 30 cruises but this ocean liner, not cruiseship, exceeded every expectation! Even though it was some 34 years old then, the ship looked nearly "brand new"! The only problem for us was having to get 'dressed up' nearly every night, it gets boring after a week or so!
Isn't dressing up the reason people take a Cunard ship?
omg... how fast was the ship
Back in the day of the great liners, people traveled with "Steamer Trunks" to hold all the clothes needed just to cross the ocean. In one book I've read about liners, a gentleman was required to changes clothes on a ship four times a day. I think that was in "The Sway of the Grand Saloon, A Social History of the North Atlantic." by John Malcolm Brinnin.
Still much more beautiful than the floating tower blocks that replaced her.
True but the QM2 is by far the best ship built in the 21st century
how ever Queen Mary 2 was the last Ocean liner built
there is little to known surviving Ocean liners that are still active
Lol there is the qv2
@@Def_7470 ok i don't get what ship you mean
theres not even a Queen Victoria 2
Pinwheel Galaxy Yes, Queen Mary 2 is the last ever Ocean Liner and the last ever RMS ship.
Yay 😀 she wasn’t scrapped
Now if only the original Queen Mary would receive the same amount of care: sad to hear that she's slowly falling apart in Cali. You Arabs really know how to keep anything and everything shining like gold. Love from America. Can't wait to visit this wondrous liner. :D
Thanks you UAE for understanding this ship's significance and keeper her tip top!
Cruised on her twice, about 12-14 years ago. She was beginning to show her age here and there, but she was still a beautiful liner. She plowed through the Atlantic with no effort at all.
Seen the QE2 many times.
The first time was as a 15 year old lad, and I was in a Royal Navy coach on my way from Southwick (HMS Dryad) going towards Portsmouth.
The ship was just rounding Bembridge on the Isle of Wight heading towards Nab tower and out to sea. Even from a good 5 miles or so off , she was really moving fast and was an impressive sight.
Years later she was docked at Southampton as I went past her on the I.O.W. ferry, and she looked small against the cruise ships.
But she was a liner, very capable of ploughing through the North Atlantic at speed which was what she was designed for.
I saw her being launched on TV, and when she went as a troop transport to and from the Falklands war.
A lovely ship.
Since May 1969, it had been my dream to watch QE2 once a day. (I was 9 years old in that time). In june or july 2004 (!), indeed i watched that ship in the harbour of stavanger (norway) unexpected. What a joy, what a surprise! Fullfillment of the dream did dure more than 35 years. I'm a german "aboriginal", son of a farmer. I never lived abroad.
theres a ploblem with your statement, queen elisabeth 2 isnt an ocean liner, its a cruise ship, queen mary 2 is a ocean liner.
I had the good Fortune to sail from NYC to Southampton and fly back on the British airways Concorde. Package deal in 1990s. Truly a once in my lifetime experience. May she sail for years to come. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
We stayed onboard two winters ago after she just opened up. They have done a great job and the museum is great.
Awesome - great to see such good care is being taken of QE2 !
It was heartbreaking to see her laid up in Dubai..
well she is now a floating Hotel
atleast Dubai is taking care of QE2 better while California is screwing Queen mary over
(this is why California isn't a great place for RMS Queen mary)
@@hevendor958 Why California does not take care of QM
@@Ledboi420 remember the Soviet Submarine next to the Queen mary
Lol. The one that partially sank?
@@hevendor958 :O Ok
Wow, beautiful lady. 34+ knots, enormous range, stunning looks.
It's so nice to see her being so well looked after, but also her heritage being respected as well.
It's fantastic to see yet another one of Britain's oceans liners fitted out for use as a luxury hotel, rather then sent to the scrap yards. Sad they didn't keep Southampton on the stern .
I love that you can still see "Queen Elizabeth 2 Southampton" at 0:29 when her paint is stripped ☺
Glad to see you take such good care of this iconic ship!
You guys are fantastic at restoring this ship to it’s former glory. You rock !
The last true ocean liner
And the Queen Mary II?
No they repainted her
@@ralphefernandes Technically yes but ever since carnival kept adding decks of balconies to her she has started to look like another floating apartment block unfortunately.
Michael Z did u forget the queen mary
Not quite, there is still The Queen Mary 2
I want someday Queen Mary 2 to become such a museum and one more new ocean liner will replace her.
I would say that it would be nice to have her next to her predecessor, Queen Mary, but seeing how the city of Long Beach have (not) cared for her, a better choice may instead to dock her with QE2, or even better, keep her in her home, Southampton, just like Rotterdam has been preserved at her home
Class and style..............
That was absolutely incredible!!!
0:29 You can still see the "Southampton" back in the ship
*Because it will always remain a British Ship. No matter even tho now its a floating hotel in Dubai its still RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 of Great Britain.*
Its because the ship wasn’t even done with the renovation.
I had the privilage and the pleasure of sailing /working on her for a company that used to do it's furnishings on board. We sailed to New York and back, with a whole day in the Big Apple, working during the day but had the evenings to mingle with the paying passengers. At the time she was a magical ship in every sense and a little bit special. In my day it proudly promoted SOUTHAMPTON on the aft end.
My guess is you worked for 'Trimline'?
Amazing video! Amazing hull center of gravity.
I saw every day the ship in dubai and I mean every day it looks so beautiful at night all the lights and everything
great job DUBAI !! waiting for SS united states and Queen Mary .
MarlonMax Queen Mary is already acquired by Long Beach
Queen Mary likes Long Beach hell of a lot more and the United States belongs in its namesake country
MarlonMax NO
I dont think SS united states is going anywhere. It would probably collapse if it even tried to move
Godzilla KOM Sources state that the SS United States hull and super structure is in better shape than the Queen Mary’s.
its hard to beleive that this ship was actually a ship built in early 70's and launched on a slipway
QE2 was actually launched in 1967, completed in 1968 and did her maiden voyage in 1969.
And ships, even big ships, are actually still launched from slipways, even sidewise. Not the largest cruise ships, of course.
@@sealover5861 oh ya thats why
@@sealover5861 I was taken on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth by my mother in 1969 in Southampton and a few weeks later on the QE2. Great experiences for a child to get the tour of these great liners.
@@trevordeane3940 Interesting. According to the information I have, RMS Queen Elizabeth departed Southampton for her last transatlantic crossing to New York on November 5, 1968. Once she arrived in New York she headed for Port Everglades, where she arrived on December 8, 1968. She never returned to England.
@@sealover5861 right she never returned to UK after she made it to Florida she will sat idle as a tourist attraction until a fire hazard warning happend then she was sold to Hong kong to become a university.
I wish it would sail again so i could get onboard with the crew and start over a journey
Least they are looking after her my parents went on a cruse. They were there when they were filming Keeping up appearances Christmas Special in the 1990's. They were filming for 5 days and they were on the dance floor as extras.
I like how the QE2 actually sails to the dry dock, unlike QM which unfortunately got their engines and stuffs removed
She was towed both to and from dry dock, her machinery being inoperable for several years now as her seagoing condition deteriorated through the warm layup after the Cape Town venture fell through and then in the cold layup when she was left to gather dust for 2 1/2 years. Dubai have had no reason to maintain her in seagoing, operational condition since the above mentioned Cape Town venture failed in 2009 and they haven't, the end goal being static use only.
Not to mention, all of QE2's lifeboats we're removed. It would illegal for her to sail under her own power with passengers. Queen Mary had the same thing happen to her (with the exception of two lifeboats).
That beautiful ship should be back home in the UK
Now:
queen elizabeth 2: i wanna go back to england 😔
Glad to see Dubai is taking good care of her
So beautiful. I appreciate being in the know about how the transition of the liner happened. I'm guessing the new paint is different and more effective than the paint she had for sailing that they completely removed?
I don't think the new paint is more effective, but it will not be subjected to the same stress and wear as the old paint - but maybe the new paint is more suitable for the hot climate
As an ocean liner buff I wish the same thing would be done to the Queen Mary in Long Beach. But she probably needs a lot more than just a new paint. QM hasn't even been dry docked once as long as QE2 has existed.
@@sealover5861 *very* late reply. QM was last drydocked in 1970, if im not mistaken, while QE2 was being fitted out. She does need major overhauls that would best be done in a drydock, however the issue is there are no civilian drydocks on the West Coast of the US big enough to accomodate her. (being 1018 feet long) The drydocks her "renovations" were done in was filled up at some point in the 80s, i believe? Nonetheless, Urban Commons has been going to great lengths to repair and renovate her. Shes in the best condition shes been in for a long time.
@@hdliggett
It's never too late for good information.
But QE2 actually did her maiden voyage already on May 2nd 1969
I believe they would have to bring the dry dock to QM instead by using a floating dry dock. They actually have one in Portland now, the "Vigorous", that is big enough for QM. This dock is indeed "only" 960 feet long, but a floating dry dock can usually carry significantly longer ships than itself.
An other option would be to build the dock, a cofferdam, around QM.
sealover moo
see, they need to do this sortof thing with the SS United States, clean her up, make her look nice, give her some furnishings and decorate the interiors where she can make some money as a floating museum, hotel and space for holding parties, weddings or banquets. people would love it, lets hope the RxR deal goes through, it might be her best shot at re-vitalization of such an icon ship. long live the Big U.
Waste of time and money. Make a reef out of it already.
@T&C Art Tutorials 😐🖕
@T&C Art Tutorials Moronic twit. Lusting over a empty hulk.
@T&C Art Tutorials Sorry, I live in Philadelphia. The SS United States is a empty hulk. The interior is gone. A abanded building afloat. There are real historical ships that need the Attention only blocks up river.
@T&C Art Tutorials That is the best you have? Sad.
God Save The Queen.
The QE2 really should've stayed in England as was intended.
If she had stayed in England she would probably ended up like the SS United States, (which is now a rusty hull in Philadelphia) or already been scrapped. To maintain a ship of this size take a lot of money. How much money do YOU want to put on this ship?
I am not trying to be rude, I just explained the reality. QE2 is where the money is. It indeed didn't look so good a few years ago. We should just be happy that she is saved.
A few old ships have been so "lucky" as the SS Rotterdam, which was properly restored with help from the Dutch government, and is now a floating hotel where she belongs, in the city of Rotterdam.
@@sealover5861 From what I recollect about the RMS Elizabeth II being decommissioned if it had ended up staying in England it would've ended up being a museum-ship in Portsmouth.
@@nicholasmaude6906
I would've liked if she had stayed in Portsmouth. I just wish they could have afforded to keep her properly maintained. They have some problems with RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach now.
But she was owned by Cunard and they of course wanted money. The offer of $100 million from Dubai was something Cunard couldn't resist. This is indeed a shame.
I'm indeed glad that the first plans for QE2 in Dubai failed, because they would have destroyed the ship's "personality" a lot more than this.
If any ship is in need of a desperate restoration, it’s the SS United States. But for some damn reason, nobody wants to do anything with her despite how much history and accomplishment she has behind her.
AND SHE SAY'S '' BOYS ! MAKE ME PRETTY AGAIN ''
Could've done a better interior refit..
😂😂😂😂
I wish Long Beach would take this much care of the queen Mary
The bow is beautifull
And the funnel too :)
Us broke, poor and abandoned!
It sucks that she was retired but atleast they made her look amazing
Great oceanliner!, I got to spend 15 days on her back in 74
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@@MachTuck are you trying to steal my joke pal?
@@josephSE18 dont kno, thats what I heard
@T&C Art Tutorials e?
Have to hand it to the guys at Dubaii. The ship now looks to be back in perfect condition but why did Carnival let it fall into disrepair ? even the carpet around the famous dance floor was completely thread bare . Thats not the ship , thats poor maintainance . The hull is in perfect condition from the last survey and If it was my ship she would be back in service . Last time I went on QM2 the same thing , varnish peeling off , rust and general shabbiness all down to Carnival .
I agree with you that she should've been put back on the seas.
But she isn't in perfect condition. The aluminium superstructure suffers from serious metal fatigue. It would have to be renewed. And a lot of other changes would have to be done to meet the strict new SOLAS 2010 safety regulations. Also the engines are pretty worn after 21 years of service.
The life expectancy of this ship was actually 25 years, but she sailed almost 40. And she sailed over 5 million nautical miles, more than any other ship ever has done. I think she's well worth her retirement.
you wealthy guys in dubai should buy queen elisabeth 2 some friends, like the SS united states :D
jokin gabiola hell no we are not letting United States out of our country.
@@goldenstateaviation2861 I mean, if you have to choose between having it scrapped or having to send it somewhere else ...
jokin gabiola it’s not getting scrapped a realty has new plans for restoration. And it’s better off at least in the US instead of Dubai’s harbor
@@goldenstateaviation2861 there were lots of Plans...
All failed...
The sattes is an old liner whose soul died long time ago. It won't have a future in the US!
To have a Plan you will need to have money and that's the Problem.
In Abu Dhabi the States would have a better Future
NorCal Aviation Honestly your country fucking SUCKS when it comes to preserving ships, America doesn’t deserve to have the SSUS OR the Queen Mary.
Of 3 Cunard queen ships who Mary, Victoria & Elizabeth; 2 shall die & sink, 1 shall learn. If she bows to a fate that is stronger & higher; she'll have the power of wings of fire.
wow QE2 Is In Drydock!
She WAS in dry dock.
Very pretty
We need to ship Queen Mary there for restoration
This would also be interesting/fun to watch if it was in real time.
With a new paint job shines like a diamond in a goats ass. Nice video, thank you.
WAIT A MINUITE... THAT WAS THE UAE! THE 1st CONTENT WHERE SHE IS!
I love my radio taffy
Like the Queen Mary it should of been docked on the river Thames as a hotel , instead we sell yet another one off
Darren T no one with a river view in London would be happy about having it blocked by a ship of that size. It could have gone to the docks by the excel arena instead of that monstrosity of a floating hotel they have there now, although it may well be too big to access them via the locks and narrow channel.
Darren T
You said It should be... Britain didn't ever care much about saving any of it's own ocean liners. And shipping companies don't want ships that they can't make profit with anymore. It's all about money. QE2 is where they had money to buy her and where they have money to restore and keep her maintained (even if it didn't look so good for some years).
I'm sure Cunard would've sold her to Britain for less money than Dubai offered, just to keep her "at home" but no one was seriously interested.
Porque cunard no lo vuelve a poner en operación.
Kinda nice how the qe 2 looks more like the og qe and qm
hi can any one tell me what music is playing in background
First, I thought it was gonna be scrapped
Does anyone know if the QE2 has been kept in an operational condition and could “sail” under her own power or is she confined to the Harbour ?
QE2's seagoing/propulsion machinery has been inoperable for several years now as her seagoing condition gradually deteriorated through the warm layup after the Cape Town venture fell through and then in the cold layup when she was left to gather dust for 2 1/2 years. Dubai have had no reason to maintain her in seagoing, operational condition since the above mentioned Cape Town venture failed in 2009 and they haven't, the end goal being static use only. Her propellers were also cut off at the end of the shafts and the ends of the shafts were capped off during this drydocking - being done to remove a potential source of flooding through the stern glands which could be serious. Her propulsion plant (all 9 diesels mostly intact and the 2 electric motors) is still in place, wisely not removed for stability, trim, and structural integrity reasons as shown and stated by the "big boss" onboard in the Channel Five documentary (here in the UK) filmed onboard last year. Tours of the engine spaces are planned to be offered someday. She has a 6.6kV electrical, water and sewage shore supplies these days.
It has no screws from what I saw in the video?
Alguien me.podria desir porque en la popa o parte de atras del casco. LE poneN DUBAI?
ms queen elizabeth 2 2020
Rip queen elizabeth 2
Why take the life boats off and cut off one of her propellers? The whole point is that she is the last true Ocean Liner.
QE2 is the last beautiful ship to be built in my opinion. The QM2 has wonderful interiors but is way too tall to look sleek and graceful. Sad to see the end of the yacht-like profile.
There is Queen Mary and United States, they are still existing. And titanic II by 2022
Music [WR] Yes, those are beautiful ships. Just saying QE2 was the last, in my opinion. Wish I could have sailed on the original Mary. I was old enough. BTW, I don’t remember reading anything about the noise and vibration on those great ships. I wonder how it was. I’ve crossed on the QM2 and it was perfectly quiet with the external pod propulsion.
Well I am happy to see QE2 being a hotel instead of being scrap metal but I'd much rather see her in England and flying the British flag on her stern.
was it that necessary ? still looked like brand new
QE2's life expectancy was actually only 25 years and she was active for almost 40. The ship, and especially the superstructure, suffers from metal fatique and the diesel engines installed in 1987 have done their job too. And the new strict SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) regulations from 2010 would've demanded a lot of changes too.
And QE2 has sailed more than 5 million nautical miles, more than ANY other ship in the World. I think she's well worth her retirement.
Shipping and cruise companies are only interested in making money. She's of an outdated design (even if more sleek and beautiful than any modern boxy ship) and would've needed a lot of changes to stay competitive in the modern cruise market.
In fact, Cunard put a lot more money on refits and improvements on QE2 during her career that it cost to build her, just to keep her successful for so long.
Her condition had deteriorated in the cold layup from early 2013 to mid 2015 and, as a result, before this dry docking her paint was very weathered. Not to mention this drydocking was to prepare her fully for static life in that the propellers were removed and the shafts capped which reduces or eliminates the risk of flooding through the stern glands, various unneeded underwater openings in the hull were also covered over for the same reason, and a new sacrificial anode setup optimised for the static role was fitted - the sacrificial anodes likely needing renewal anyway given her previous drydocking was in early 2013 - 5 years before. This will be her most recent drydocking for quite a few years as static ships don't need to be drydocked as often as their seagoing counterparts.
It hurts to see my least favorite country purchase my favourite liner
There scraping it? Or remake ing it
Is it me or does it look like da cranes & machines doing all da work & da humans R just kicking back cuz at end da cranes look like dey R cheering 4 her well being & cuz dey had a privilege working on her!?!😁😁😆
Was she listing to port when they took her out of drydock? Or was I just sitting crooked in my chair?
What a giant vessel...
belongs in the UK.......
Ok, who would pay and maintain it . And where would you Berth it for maximum revenue return.
If you can answer all that great ...if not then stop making noise
QE2 is where the money is. Even if Cunard had given her to the UK for free, would they've had money to keep her maintained? She would probably either been left to rust or been scrapped by now.
She is probably 55 years old now or 53 in 2018. If you include the construction
- Keel laid (construction started) in July 5th 1965
- Launched in Sept. 20th 1967
- Maiden voyage in May 2nd 1969
So for a 2 weeks time laps, what would your settings be? How many seconds between pictures?
Did they actually paint dubai on the back
at first i thought they were scrapping it! but they were doing the opposite!
Can we have another one?
It is amazing that they can paint a ship that large in 1:36 amazing.
justin gray and America can’t even bother giving Queen Mary a new paint job
@@haechiwr the colors were kept actually it was refitted in 2016 giving new tech but also in 2003 that was the original paint if the paint was repainted then people would be confused and upset that the paint is new.
The lusitania 2?
how long did it take
It's nice it's a museum ship but it should of stayed in Britain where it belongs
please no scrap (replie back if they wont pls)
I miss Lusitania
FANTÁSTICO.....
Se desmanteló?
at least one wealthy guy in Dubai must have some intrest in the s.s. United states?
i thought they are scarpping but luckily they just fix restore and clean but if scrap my hope is gone
QE2 has been a floating hotel since April 2018
Reminds me of ASMR.
Because dubai is rich and they make Qe2 maintain in good condition.
there must londen below on the back and back to London as well
QE2's home port was Southampton, not London. I don't think she ever was in London.
Oh yea at 1:28 she looks like a bit wrinkled on her right side, how come?
Most old ships look more or less wrinkled, if the light comes from a specific angle. QE2 sailed for almost 40 years and put more than 5 million nautical miles under her keel, more than any other ship in the world. Sure it must be visible in some way ...
What's the name of that seductive music?
Anybody knows how many days the repaint was done ?
In the French port where she was built?
QE2 was built in Scotland. I believe you mix her up with QM2, which was built in France.
But this footage is from Dubai, where she was restored and converted to a floating hotel and museum in 2018.
Lets see MACO do that!!
I can't believe that they took off the screws , that's like cutting the nuts off a bull especially when it is in perfect working order.......
Tbh it could be a ship with 155mm howitzers
whats the big deal about removing the props? is it for the scrap value or to avoid a future area for a leak?
Yes there are seals/glands that require attention as well as bearings/bushes.
Props also wear out, even clean water is abrasive and they gradually get thinner as well as cavitation and damage from debris or contact with the river or sea bed. Contact damage is seen less on ships of this size as they're captains don't take risks only traveling in deeper water and ports where there's enough water depth.
QE2 will not be sailing any where, she doesn’t have any engines! I believe they were removed when first arrived in Dubai
@@Ibigstyle ugh no. you do realize to remove the engines they need to remove a huge portion of her upper structure. i know for a fact they did not invest in doing that. the props yes, engines, no.
@@motaz1975 offen on large ships they cut a hole in the side to remove the engine/s.
She does not need them.
Dubai mate not Liverpool !