Queen Elizabeth New

Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a retired British ocean liner converted into a floating hotel. 

Originally built for the Cunard Line, the ship, named as the second ship named Queen Elizabeth, was operated by Cunard as both a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship from 1969 to 2008. 

Since 2008, she had been acquired by the private equity arm of Dubai World, which planned to begin conversion of the vessel to a 500-room floating hotel moored at the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai.

The 2008 financial crisis intervened, however, and some plans stalled a Dubai-based construction company announced in March 2017 that it had been contracted to refurbish the ship.

The restored Queen Elizabeth 2 opened to visitors on 18 April 2018, with a soft opening. The grand opening was set for October 2018.

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 Highlights about this Queen Elizabeth II model cruise ship:

•   This model ship is entirely handmade by skilled and experienced craftsmen, using the plank on frame construction method

•     No kits are use 

•    Use high-quality wood such as rosewood, ebony, black wood, mahogany wood...., timbers are after process step of pre-construction.

•    The Queen Elizabeth 2 model ship is built on scale by the original plan, then drawn up  and painted by actual photographs to ensure the best accuracy.