Joe Weisenthal|Mar. 23, 2009, 3:10 PM|2
PrintTags: Economy, Dubai, Bailout, The Rich

Last November, the world's biggest cruise ship, the Queen Elizabeth II retired from active duty and found its way to Dubai. It arrived in a grand procession, and in classic Dubai style, the plan was to turn the gargantuan vessel into a floating hotel.

Fast forward to now and the dream is dead. According to our mole in Dubai, the QEII is being dismantled. There's no business for the hotel, and the idled ship is just sitting there, costing money and polluting the water. Hence, workers are actively pulling it apart, a sad end for such a grand ship.
Frome here.

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"We're still looking for pictures of the dismantling"

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Not much evidence of that last weekend.

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Originally posted by dougnewman:
I wouldn't put much stock in what is said by some genius who can't get the name right or figure out that she is not the world's biggest cruise ship.

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Originally posted by Willem:
Is dismantling the same as scrapping

I thought it was something different

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scrap
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): scrapped; scrap·ping
Date: circa 1891
1 : to convert into scrap
2 : to abandon or get rid of as no longer of enough worth or effectiveness to retain <scrap outworn methods>

dis·man·tle
Pronunciation: \(ˌ dis-ˈman-təl\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): dis·man·tled; dis·man·tling \-ˈmant-liŋ, -ˈman-təl-\
Etymology: Middle French desmanteler, from des- dis- + mantel mantle
Date: 1579
1: to take to pieces ; also : to destroy the integrity or functioning of
2: to strip of dress or covering : divest
3: to strip of furniture and equipment

Also possible that work have started by stripping here to bare steel?
The item I put here is nothing more then a very bad piece of journalism. But it's a news item about the QE2, and I would not be surprised that there is any true rumor in it.

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Originally posted by mike sa:
More likely that they are removing items for storage ?

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I agree. Even if the planned rebuild is to take place, the entire ship will pretty much be gutted out. Cabin furniture, partitions, bulkheads, etc. must be removed. Eventually even the funnel, lifeboats and deck fittings will come off the ship. To anyone, especially a layman, it would look as though the ship is being scrapped or dismantled.

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Originally posted by mike sa:
More likely that they are removing items for storage ?

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That's what I thought.

As for your information, the s.s. Rotterdam has been dismantled for the greater part when in Wilhelmshaven.
I.e. all furniture has been removed, and most of the spaced had been stripped to the bare steel.

But . . . allthough dismantled, she is not scrapped !

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Originally posted by Willem:

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But . . . allthough dismantled, she is not scrapped !

To me it is not a good idea to put a subjectline which is in contradiction of the message.

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I don't see the contradiction. There is a question mark and the cited article (whether it is credible or not is another story) is definitely insinuating that she is dismantled for good and not as part of her conversion to a hotel.

Much of her interior has already been removed it seems and there is no evidence from photos of scrapping preparations. The article is totally misleading imho.

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Originally posted by PamM:

Much of her interior has already been removed it seems and there is no evidence from photos of scrapping preparations. The article is totally misleading imho.

Pam

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[ 03-27-2009: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

However, on this picture, it seems the word "CUNARD" painted beneath the bridge has disappeared. Is this indeed the case ? The picture was taken from afar.

I always thought that this was a typical fixture of QE2.

Heres the picture.

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Originally posted by Cunard Fan:
Yes they have painted over the "Cunard". There is a picture on Wikipedia were you can see that the logo is painted over. If you look really closly though you can still see it under the paint.

Heres the picture.

The article on Maritime Matters says they took the QE2 out for a bit to keep her engines in good shape. I didn't know that. They should have sold tickets.

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Is it just a rumor that QE2 got underway,,,, or did someone really see it underway... there not really any reason to take it out to maintain her systems, except the electric motors that turn the shafts,,, every thing else can be ran pierside. but since she was to be gutted out, makes me wonder if they plan on selling the ship, that can still be operated.

[ 03-30-2009: Message edited by: GregSFBayArea ]

[ 03-30-2009: Message edited by: GregSFBayArea ]

I wonder what she really did.