The vessel now boasts 447 rooms and suites, a gym and indoor pool, restaurants and a theatre. In 1995, the vessel was hit by a freak 95 wave caused by Hurricane Luis, an incident which damaged part of the superstructure.Īfter she was retired in 2008, plans were announced to turn the ship into a floating hotel in Dubai. With them were 650 crew who had volunteered for the task. In 1982, the QE2 was used to carry 3,000 troops to the Falklands War. Whenever she docked, 575lb of coffee and 15,000 cocktail stirrers were picked up.
She was said to get through 19 tons of lobster a year, along with more than 12,000 gallons of champagne and one ton of caviar.Įach day, her passengers consumed 2,500 tea bags.
The ship sailed 4,648,050 miles in her first three decades of service. The naming of the ship proved controversial, with many Scottish nationalists upset that it paid homage to Her Majesty. She used the same pair of golden scissors that her mother had used to launch the Queen Elizabeth and her grandmother used to launch the Queen Mary. The vessel's maiden voyage came just over 18 months after it had been launched by the Queen in front of a crowd of 30,000 people at the Clyde shipyard in Scotland. The 963ft long and 171ft high ship was the first British liner to offer ensuite facilities in every cabin and to site restaurants high up with panoramic views of the ocean.
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