| The most loved ocean liner in the world, Queen | | | | with a memorabilia book-shop. The area which shows |
| Elizabeth 2 or QE2 was built by John Brown and | | | | the advanced designing of the ships interior is the |
| Company in Clydebank, Scotland in the year 1969. | | | | Queen's Room on Quarter Deck, which is the first |
| The QE2 served as a Cunard ocean liner for about | | | | class lounge. The space is colored in white and tan |
| 40 year. It is now owned by the Nakheel Properties | | | | with slotted ceiling, and indirect lighting. During the |
| from Dubai. The queen was considered as the last | | | | night it plays the role of a large dance floor for real |
| great transatlantic ocean liners built for over four | | | | dancing to a big band, while in day time it is a quiet |
| decades before the construction of the Queen Mary | | | | hall where traditional British tea is service. The |
| 2 or QM2. Even after 40 years of service QE2 is still | | | | Theatre Bar on Upper Deck features a red egg crate |
| one of the fastest passenger ships in service. The | | | | fibreglass screen with red chairs, red drapes, and |
| vessel has a gross tonnage of 70327 tons and is 963 | | | | even a red baby grand piano. Some more |
| ft long. The queen has the passenger capacity of | | | | conventional materials are also used to bring the |
| about 564 in the 1st class and 1,441 in the tourist | | | | classical touch to the ship. This includes use of wood |
| class. QE2 was built at a whopping cost of GBP | | | | veneers which highlights throughout the ship, |
| 29,091,000 which is about GBP 419 million as of | | | | especially in passenger corridors and staterooms. |
| today. | | | | The queen is also the home of world class artworks |
| The exterior design of the ship is truly unique to its | | | | and artifacts. Althea Wynne's sculpture in the |
| time. It's just exciting to see the distinctive silhouette | | | | Mauretania Restaurant, bronze busts of Sir Samuel |
| of the ship. It had a flared stem and clean forecastle | | | | Cunard outside the Yacht Club and another of the |
| like the SS France, but the distinguishing factor | | | | Queen Elizabeth II in the Queens Room are a few |
| between the two was the funnel, which bears at its | | | | which are needed to be maintained. Amongst other |
| base an upward turned wind scoop that uses the | | | | artifacts is a set of antique armour presented to the |
| forward motion of the vessel to push air directly up | | | | ship by the Governor of Kagoshima, Japan in 1979. |
| the flanks of the funnel to catch the exhaust and | | | | There is also a wide-ranging collection of large scale |
| disperse it far away from the passengers. In the | | | | models of Cunard ships throughout the vessel. |
| year 1977 the structure of the vessel was expanded | | | | Regardless of the restaurants category, the food |
| to include more suites with balconies, making the | | | | served or the service provided is beyond your |
| Queen one of the first ships to offer personal | | | | expectation. During the evening dinner the men in |
| terraces to passengers. | | | | tuxedos and ladies in long flowing formal gowns are a |
| The interior design of the ship is more amazing then | | | | delight to watch. |
| the exterior. The Queen provides facility such as 5 | | | | Even after spending 40 years sailing the ocean, |
| restaurants and 2 cafe's, 3 swimming pools, an English | | | | completing 25 World Cruises, crossing the Atlantic |
| pub, night-club and several bars, 481 seat Cinema, | | | | more then 800 times with as much as 2.5 million |
| Casino, and a Shopping Promenade. Also available is a | | | | guests carried over, Queen Elizabeth II will always |
| Health Club, Beauty Salon, Hospital and Computer | | | | remain the most celebrated ocean liner to ever sail |
| Learning Center. The Library is amazing where you | | | | the oceans. |
| can read 7000 books in different languages combined | | | | |