Alex visiting QE2 Hotel - June 2022

[Rod]

Pics below "The Chart Chest" ones. Is that the wardroom?

[Rob Lightbody]

Pics below "The Chart Chest" ones. Is that the wardroom?

Showing the bar?  No that's still in the chart room (midships bar in your day)

[June Ingram]

It is great to see these marvelous photos ! Many thanks to Alex and to Rob for posting !

[Rob Lightbody]

Mauretania and Crystal Bar area.

[Rob Lightbody]

Around the midships lobby

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

... but attractive new signage in place

Agree.

Looks like there are new doors in place separating the cabin alleyways from the stairways. Maybe to keep out the casual visitors.

And an unattractive crew door... but perhaps not in a frequented place, so it does not matter much.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Deck 1…the shop has gone, instead there are two displays showing historic settings…

Historic maybe (and that is not a bad idea), but presumably never on QE2...?

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Each passenger accomodation deck now has a different carpet colour/theme.

I quite like those patterns, but there are some other carpets that do not seem to click with me.

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

News of the museum in the reception building from Alex

In these photos, the reception area looks quite good. Is Alex saying that it would all be changed now?

[Chris Thompson]

So did they just throw away the original signs, what a waste, I would love to have one.
Good thing I wasn't on the last voyage, I would have had some tools with me and been busy in the wee hours!

[Rod]

I like the way the Falklands are shown.

[QE2forever]

Thanks for sharing these great photos, Alex.

Nice to see that QE2 is still alive, beautiful and doing well.

Well done, Dubai, and everyone involved.

[Rob Lightbody]

Some exterior shots

[Isabelle Prondzynski]

Looking good, as far as I can tell. I like the fence along the quayside.

But what about that fence like structure up top, aft of the funnel? What is that, and what is it doing?

[Lynda Bradford]

A big thank you to Alex for sharing the photos, it has been fantastic to see what changes have recently made made to the ship.

Looking good, as far as I can tell. I like the fence along the quayside.

But what about that fence like structure up top, aft of the funnel? What is that, and what is it doing?

I think the structure could be something to do with the night club