Thanks for the information Reg,
I have sailed on the QE2 many times, done three world cruises on her including her final one last year. and a few Trans Ats and CapeTowns.
The price of ?50,000,000 was very cheap, there is nearly 50 millions worth of Art on board, including a Falklands War memorial to the British Forces presented by the Military to QE2, left onboard. nothing was taken off, not even a spoon. I can see the Arab Muslims appreciating a British Army Memorial and taking care of it.
I told the President of Cunard at the time that she should have been sold to Liverpool, but the deal had been done. Someone like McCartney could have bought it for the City, ?50M would have been peanuts to him and he would have been giving something back to the City. What is he saving up for at his age?.
My plan would have been to have her in a tideless lagoon opposite the Cunard building where she was first designed, very similar to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Cal. I have stayed on her many times and she is fantastic. Well worth a visit if you are over that side.
Six Deck, crew accommodation, could have been used for Student accommodation
Five Deck could have been class rooms for the University,
Four Deck could have been Offices for Liverpool businesses,
Three Deck could have been used as conference centres,
Two Deck would have been restaraunts, theatres, shows and entertainments.
One Deck and above could have been hotel accommodation. Many people could have weekends on board or holidays. A wedding Chapel as well. There would have been a lot of space for a maritime museum.
That ship would have employed a couple of thousand people to operate and maintain it. It would have been a superb tourist attraction.both for guests and day visitors.
Liverpool has lost out again on a great money spinner for the City.
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What after Cape Town? Alang Beach in Pakistan?, that big graveyard of many fine ships.
Maybe your next car will be made of steel from her.
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