Many of us have enjoyed the BBC’s excellent coverage of Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2’s final months in service. For those who haven’t been following it, here is a round-up of the coverage in chronological order:
2008/06/02: Queen’s goodbye to QE2 liner: The Queen has boarded the QE2 cruise ship for the third, and final time, since she named it in 1967. The historic liner will be converted into a luxury hotel in Dubai in November. Ben Geoghegan reports.
2008/10/03: QE2’s last visit to Liverpool: The QE2 – designed in Liverpool – has sailed into the port for the last time before she sails for Dubai where she will become a floating hotel.
2008/10/08: The final goodbye for QE2: The world-famous passenger liner, the QE2, has sailed into Tyneside for the last time, before she retires to Dubai.
2008/10/10: QE2 makes its final trip: The QE2 passenger liner is due to leave on its final transatlantic-round trip to New York before being transformed into a hotel in Dubai.
2008/10/22: On board the QE2 cruise liner Take a tour around the world-famous QE2 before it heads for retirement as a floating hotel in Dubai in November 2008. BBC South’s Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton has been on board.
2008/11/11: The 41-year reign of the QE2 A look at the QE2’s 41 year reign as the pride of the British Merchant fleet.
2008/11/11: The QE2 sails to war During the Falklands conflict, the QE2 was converted from a luxury liner into a troop ship. Paul Clifton reports.
2008/11/11: QE2’s permanent passenger: An American woman who is the only person who lives on the QE2 has been speaking about what she will do once the ship has gone into retirement.
2008/11/11: The QE2’s hotel manager: The hotel manager from the QE2 remembers his time on board.
2008/11/11: ‘We had Salvador Dali onboard’: A member of the casino staff on the QE2 remembers her time on board.
2008/11/11: Memories of a night steward: A night steward on the QE2 remembers his time on board.
2008/11/11: Fireworks farewell to the QE2: The QE2 has departed on her final voyage. This montage shows highlights of the ship’s 41-year reign.
2008/11/11: QE2 captain’s message: Watch the captain’s message and the firework display that has taken place as the QE2 liner left her home port of Southampton for the final time.
2008/11/12: Enthusiasts watch QE2 journey: As the QE2 liner headed towards a new life as a floating hotel in Dubai, enthusiasts were on board SS Shieldhall for a close-up view.
2008/11/26: QE2 arrives at her Dubai home: The world-famous QE2 has arrived in its new home of Dubai where the ship will be turned into a floating hotel.
2008/11/27: QE2 ready for conversion: BBC South Today has been following the final hours of the QE2 liner before it is converted into a luxury hotel in Dubai.
(Note: I have excluded some clips that largely duplicate these in content.)
