QE2 Dubai - What's new and what has been preserved? Full Ship Tour and Full Review 2020

Hello and welcome to a unique video that I was very excited to present to you. I've wanted to visit this

ship

since I was a kid, so trust me, true love has

been

included in the pictures below, unless you've

been

hiding. under a tender for the last 20 years we probably all know the most legendary and famous ocean liner in the world, the Queen Elizabeth II or qe2 has finally been reopened as a luxury floating hotel and museum in Port Russia Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Emirates has It has been a long, uncertain and at times almost catastrophic journey since his last trip back in 2008, but he is finally receiving the care and attention he deserves.

Her restoration is still a work in progress and large areas of the

ship

remain isolated from guests as her owners continue to bring her back to life and reopen all of her public areas; However, this video will take you through the areas that have been opened, show you one of their luxury staterooms and give you a quick

review

of

what

it's like to stay there and then give you glimpses of those areas that are still off limits. limits, forgive me if you are a qe2 purist and I got some of my data wrong. I have done my best but leave a comment below if anything needs to be fixed please also hit the subscribe button and like this video if you like it of course at first when it comes you need to go through the new lobby I like to call the terminal building.

Actually, one is called the terminal building. It was built as a reception and concierge area, as well as housing a large café and a fairly decent museum. The building from the outside resembles a ship on the waves and is elegant and modern. The cafe area is very nice and shows off many of the beautiful scales. ship models that we have seen aboard the qe2 and other liners, the cafe sells lovely food and as part of our room rate we got 25% off the price of food and drink here, in fact we got 25% discount on food and drinks. on the boat too, making it a pretty good value.

The display end of the building houses some fascinating artefacts and takes you on a historical journey through the remarkable timeline of QE 2. There is Oscar Naman's original bronze bust of Queen Elizabeth, the second here that was in the Queen's. since launch and the standard second class room mockup is also quite authentic, there are nodes to see and take in here and if you have booked a room you get a free guided boat for everyone, you can also just spin a book too for a rate when they run all day, the same amount of many guys deposit corn fortunately, but the key word, if I remember correctly, for half time was start and that was our code for half stack, as we said this morning, Punk ironic.

The guide was a fabulous English gentleman called Peter Warrick, the head of

tour

s here, who had worked at the qe2 for many years and it was obvious that his love for her had not diminished as he spoke with such enthusiasm and his anecdotes at that time to board were worth it. entertaining anyway, enough about the terminal building, let's board the boat through the building, you'll get your first unobstructed view of it, it looked stunning in the Dubai sun and we walked back and forth taking photos or videos for years and you enter the The ship goes up to the deck and the main lobby is where the first class passengers would have embarked and the central lobby is practically the same today as it was after the so-called 1994 project.

Rehabilitation of the column Ultra-modern 1960s fiberglass centerpiece. It is the original from her maiden voyage in 1969, as are many of the small features that will discover the wonderful baby. One of the first things you will notice is the smell of these areas. They have a vintage aroma. particular wooden leather old tobacco maybe everything above this is the qe2 smell and apparently it is a lot in millions, since with the central hall the features of this ship that caught my attention the most were the stairs and the lack of a point central focal. The boat designed in the 1960s is very, very different.

For modern 21st century cruise ship designs there is no central atrium to provide a focal point there is no grand staircase in fact everything seems a bit disjointed and confusing by today's standards stairs lead to certain areas and not others one side of the boat differs from the other and they face in different directions, which causes a bit of confusion when going through deck 2, which is mostly cabins, there is the concierge and the portfolio office, which I guess I stopped using for a favor of the new external building that occupies two floors is a room. deck, which was traditionally the first class deck, large windows on the rear and upper decks give guests an internal promenade that is actually quite fabulous.

There were many features on the quarterdeck, many of which are being restored today. The ship unrecognizable from its original form was the former Caronia restaurant that now houses the office workspace. This may be quite disappointing for some purists, but we have to keep it to ourselves traveling that we were in a hotel and not on an ocean liner where they saw generating income. The areas are commonplace and sometimes essential in the small portrait that once hung in the main hall of the Coronas back in the 1940s. The library and bookstore on the quarterdeck have also been modernized and converted into meeting rooms, although Fortunately some of the small features still remain.

It retains its original bar and mural and still has that charm. This is also where they have relocated Charles Moore's Britannia sculpture that was originally in the Britannia restaurant further along in the quarters. Egg fans of an authentic qe2 experience should look away now because at the time of filming, the Queen's room was designed as a children's area for the 2-day Lido buffet shows they have on board. The Queen's room still has a beautiful cutout ceiling and there is original trumpet-shaped fiberglass, but the pillars of the star Rogers, so if you can imagine it without the plastic toys and deflated bouncy castles, you will find joy in

what

You will see him last on the quarterdeck.

The Lido's buffet has been completely modernized and corresponds to the qe2 luxury hotel status. It's quite interesting how they modernized some areas and kept the others almost identical to their original forms. I guess you don't want to eat a really nice meal in a 1970s car saying you could also argue that over its almost 40 years in service the qe2 has had many different upgrades, modernizations and modifications so this is really no different to the of before. The evolutions accessible by some stairs within the Lido or from the state of the corridors are the restaurant and bar of the pavilion.

It has a smaller internal area than the Lido, but has a fabulous large outside terrace with a pool that used to be there during the day. It is covered by canopies to protect you from the Arabian sun, but at night they remove them and it is a wonderful place to eat or enjoy a drink and the Dubai skyline on the upper deck now and we will start at the back. The AH club has had a nice refurbishment and retains many of its original features from its owners renovated in 1987, formerly the double down bar at the rear is a teak floored outside area complete with comfortable seating and some pretty surprises premises: used to be an excellent sunbathing terrace protected by side screens, the large double-height hall reaches down to the shopping promenade above, as we will see later, but is being used as a pre-show dinner venue and lounge for events.

The Photoshop is still in its original location and is still open. Its original charm is the Golden Lion pub, which still appears to have the original target and frame on the wall. Prince is fascinating to observe the incredible number of shields and maiden awards that cover the walls, it was the Kiwi, the most traveled ship in the world. world I wonder obviously the Golden Lion is the casino, although today it is not operating properly it still houses the original slot machines since its introduction in 1972, this was in fact the first casino at sea and was so successful that it set a precedent for almost every. cruise ships that were built after her, yes if you love casinos you can thank qe2, the 491 seat theater surprised me by how small and claustrophobic it was, there were two rows of seats, the top one hundred and thirty-six seats reserved for first class on the day, but it is still a traditional space and a far cry from the huge open modern theaters of 21st century ships.

Regardless of the DuPont Hotel, there are some great shows here, although unfortunately we didn't get to see one in front of the theater. The glass bar extends the width of the ship and still features some of the artwork from the original 1940s Q-Not liner, Queen Elizabeth, and the Mauretania restaurant appeared to be nearing completion and looked fabulous while maintaining much of its art deco-inspired renovation from 1987. Althea wins the bronze-colored aluminum sculpture of the white horses of the North Atlantic still stands proudly in the center. This confused me a little, since in previous promotional photos, when the hotel opened, this restaurant was open and serving food.

Now I'm confused. - boat deck and we were also unable to enter the grilling areas despite being sure they were once open to the public, perhaps if you can clarify please leave a comment. We would love to know that the shops have retained their original location called the Royal Promenade on the boat deck and the area has now been renamed, uninterestingly, as a shopping centre, although it has naturally been modernized to sell many more shiny and shiny things. faces. There is another store on a deck that is a small convenience store that was in its original state. location, and as we jump a bit to the bottom of these rather sinister looking stairs, here is the gym and internal pool area deep within deck 7, the reel is the original internal pool which has been

preserved

and today It is located between a couple of large gym rooms

full

of modern equipment, but lovers of natural light beware, it is very dark down here, there is now a spa and it is on a deck that we couldn't access, but we suspect that There are only massage and therapy rooms behind these rather mysterious doors, there were some areas of the ship that were not yet open to the public, but where I managed to catch a glimpse or two, the ship took in exterior spaces, including the open-air promenade and the sun, and the signal decks are still a bit to be completed and You can see the magnitude of the job at hand when you see her run over, the ship had turned after all, she remained in a coma virtually intact for the better part of ten years .

The promenade deck here used to be where all the lifeboats were kept, but they have been removed and a known scattered near the ship ashore awaiting a permanent location, so we have now seen the public in historic areas of the ship, What about the rooms you can actually stay in? Currently there are only two decks of the accommodation open to the public on the lower decks and the suites are on the upper deck and are still being worked on. If you like a modern cruise ship, there are very few staterooms or suites with balconies, these were the exclusive domain of the wealthy and were located right at the top. of the ship the rest of the passengers had to make do with portholes our room in the deluxe room with city view had three such portholes the room was huge compared to our expectations and was very well equipped with all Modern amenities English three-pin plugs and bedside USB sockets for one, if they are a lovely job with these rooms then they felt modern, bright and comfortable.

Original features, such as the doors, remain. We were surprised that the entrance door didn't have a lock, what we must mention is the food. The food at the hotel was incredibly good and rivaled the best luxury hotels we have stayed in. The breakfast options were extensive and covered most of the world's culinary options. The lunch we had when we arrived was just a Greek style meze board and a pizza. but they were delicious and also good value at the Lido on Fridays and Saturdays. They also offer Ledo's brunch and all you can eat and drink global buffet for a flat rate.

You don't have to stay here either. You can simply increase the salary. The fare and getting stuck into this seemed incredibly popular when we were there and the food looked amazing. We hope you enjoyed our

tour

. A

review

of the qe2 Dubai is obviously not finished yet and we would love to return ina couple of years to see it. Its

full

transformation, if the rest of it is completed similarly to what we've seen in the already open public areas, will truly be a triumph for fans and newcomers alike and not just a fitting retreat from travel around the world. ocean but a new lease of life for others to enjoy for generations to come if you liked this video check out our beautiful Queen Mary 2 videos it's the Queen Mary that's beautiful not the videos , hit the like button and subscribe, thank you.