QE2 reopened in 2018 as a floating hotel at Port Rashid. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
A theatre where live entertainment is held on Dubai’s only floating hotel, the Queen Elizabeth 2, which is being taken over by French hospitality group Accor.
The interior of the ship, which is permanently docked at Dubai's Mina Rashid port, has been completely preserved.
The midships lobby area in the restored QE2.
The old Golden Lion pub.
The casino is filled with slot machines - now purely decorative.
A games arcade cluttered with old machines remains.
The QE2's stairs have been restored.
The hotel has 447 hotel rooms and nine food and beverage outlets.
Inside a deluxe room on the QE2 hotel.
Inside the renovated Yacht Club restaurant on the QE2.
The corridors are all soft carpet and 1970s kitsch.
The ocean liner is named after the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The midships lobby area in the restored QE2.
QE2 reopened in 2018 as a floating hotel at Port Rashid. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
A theatre where live entertainment is held on Dubai’s only floating hotel, the Queen Elizabeth 2, which is being taken over by French hospitality group Accor.
The interior of the ship, which is permanently docked at Dubai's Mina Rashid port, has been completely preserved.
The midships lobby area in the restored QE2.
The old Golden Lion pub.
The casino is filled with slot machines - now purely decorative.
A games arcade cluttered with old machines remains.
The QE2's stairs have been restored.
The hotel has 447 hotel rooms and nine food and beverage outlets.
Inside a deluxe room on the QE2 hotel.
Inside the renovated Yacht Club restaurant on the QE2.
The corridors are all soft carpet and 1970s kitsch.
The ocean liner is named after the late Queen Elizabeth II.
