Dubai's new floating hotel: Luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 reopens
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Queen Elizabeth 2: New lease of life
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.
Image: PCFC Hotels
Image: PCFC Hotels
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Duplex suite
State-owned Dubai World bought the QE2 from Cunard Line in 2007, but the 2008 financial crisis delayed any plans for the 40-year-old vessel, one of the world's most famous ships.
Image: PCFC Hotels
Image: PCFC Hotels