The QE2 will set sail this evening from Southampton and take is final voyage to Dubai. The trip was sold out almost instantly, with the highest-priced berths going for more than £28,000.
The ship & its boarders will stop and hear a pre-recorded message from her master, Captain Ian McNaught, which will also be broadcast on a specially-erected screen in Southampton's Mayfair Park. There will then be a firework display and the QE2, with whistle blasting, will move away from Southampton for the last time.
The QE2 will arrive on November 26 and will then be handed over to the Nakheel company, which is part of Dubai World and the creators of the Palm Jumeirah, the largest man-made island in the world. The ship will then undergo extensive refurbishment before taking up a permanent docking on a specially-constructed berth on the Palm Jumeirah.
Yahoo! News covers the story well here and also where the QE2 hit problems coming to shore this morning. We couldnt let this story pass without a mention, so bon voyage!
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