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‘QE2 Will Not be Sold Off’, Says Nakheel Official
DUBAI - An official in charge of converting the QE2 into a seven star hotel has denied rumours that the ship is up for sale. Manfred Ursprunger, CEO of QE2 Enterprises at Nakheel, told the Khaleej Times that plans were going ahead as normal in renovating the ship.
“We are not selling the ship,” he said. “We are still in the planning stages and we are looking at the best way we can use this magnificent ship.”
Online shipping news agency Maritime Matters cited “sources close to Nakheel” who claimed that original plans to convert the liner had been dumped and the ship could be put up for sale.
The rumours follow a wave of projects being put on hold by Nakheel, including the
The QE2 was also expected to be docked off the trunk of the Palm. Previously, Ursprunger said that the characteristic red funnel of the ship would be replaced with a luxury four storey penthouse that would become
The room was to have 1,300 sq metres of indoor living space and 600 sq metres of garden, as well as a private elevator to anywhere on the ship.
In addition, the four engines of the ship were planned to be taken out and the space used for a Broadway-style theatre. When contacted on Tuesday however, Ursprunger denied that any hard-and-fast designs had been created and officials were still considering
all options.
“We have nothing further to add. We have appointed two consulting firms to aid in the planning stage,” he said, but declined to name the consultants working on the project.
The QE2 is expected to be based in dry docks at Port Rashid for two years while refurbishment is carried out on the ship.
martin@khaleejtimes.com
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