Dubai’s QE2 hotel has temporarily closed following a bout of bad weather in the emirate. The 50-plus year old ship closed last Sunday (August 6). The hotel will reopen on Tuesday, August 15. The hotel ...

The Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner may finally start generating returns for Dubai after the emirate spent $100 million buying the vessel more than a decade ago. The 963-foot (294-meter) cruise liner ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Britain’s famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will finally open as a floating luxury hotel moored off Dubai, nearly a decade after completing its last ocean voyage.

Arguably the most famous passenger ship of the 20th century, the Queen Elizabeth 2 is set to begin its new life as a floating luxury hotel this week. The last of the Atlantic liners, the 70,000 ton ...

Accor said that the QE2 would "become a landmark property for the MGallery brand." Photo Credit: Accor Accor is taking over operations of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) in Dubai. The cruise ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) ocean liner has been given a new lease of life as a floating hotel in Dubai, 10 years after the Gulf Arab emirate bought it for $100 million. State-owned ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Queen Elizabeth 2's Dubai owners outlined plans Monday to turn the storied cruise liner into a dockside hotel that will keep many existing furnishings intact, ...

Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 may leave Dubai and take to the high seas again in order to operate as a floating hotel in other ports, the luxury liner's cash-strapped owners said. July 12, 2009 ...

The legendary Queen Elizabeth 2 is starting a new chapter in her storied history as a floating hotel, dining and entertainment destination in Dubai DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ...

At last, the Queen Elizabeth 2 has a home. The storied Cunard ocean liner that retired in 2008 is opening Wednesday as a luxury hotel permanently docked at Mina Rashid in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Britain's famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will finally open as a floating luxury hotel moored off Dubai, nearly a decade after completing its last ocean voyage. It's been another long trip for the ...