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The QE2 is the Middle East’s first floating hotel. The 70,000-tonne vessel has 13 floors, 224 refurbished suites, and a 481 seat theatre. What’s more, at over 50 years old it’s been around longer than Dubai itself.
The world’s largest liner for 35 years, it travelled further than any ship in history with 2.5 million former occupants including Elton John, Mick Jagger, Nelson Mandela, David Bowie and of course The Queen herself.
This revealing series tells the story of the multi-national team of staff as they endeavor to deliver the best of British in one of the world’s most glitziest holiday destinations.
The QE2 survived a 29m tsunami, delivered soldiers to the Falklands and rescued 500 passengers from a burning French cruise ship, remaining all the while a byword for high-class luxury. But will Dubai prove its biggest challenge yet?
