tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post7384829222092398410..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: QE Too tackySeabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-50088263637048617932010-03-11T03:05:10.694+04:002010-03-11T03:05:10.694+04:00"The engine room is not original. QE2 origina..."The engine room is not original. QE2 original design was for two boilers and steam turbines"<br /><br />That is incorrect. The original configuration was THREE boilers and two steam turbines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-18392190223217690592008-11-15T02:30:00.000+04:002008-11-15T02:30:00.000+04:00I lived in Dubai and in a previous life sailed on ...I lived in Dubai and in a previous life sailed on the old Queen Mary. I recently paid her a visit in Long Beach. I was disappointed to see how she had deteriorated since my previous visit. Being on board was a "seedy" experience. Far from being "lovingly restored", the QM had most of her insides ripped out to make way for Maritime Museum which never happened. Most of her fixtures and fittings were sold. It is a fact of life that ships get old and deteriorate unless they have constant maintenance - a costly business. The engine room is not original. QE2 original design was for two boilers and steam turbines. That soon proved to be a disaster and the steam plant was replaced by a number of diesel engines - not the most romantic of engine rooms.<BR/>I think DP World have taken on a massive task to turn the QE2 into a viable long term operation. I wish them luck and hope they can deal with the headaches to come.Mealonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689022056435937008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-25831712851392758732008-11-14T16:18:00.000+04:002008-11-14T16:18:00.000+04:00Isn't it disgusting?I love that ship and to read a...Isn't it disgusting?<BR/><BR/>I love that ship and to read about these plans makes me feel sick and angry.<BR/><BR/>The Queen Mary which now lies at Long Beach in California was lovingly restored as well as fitted out as a hotel with no outward loss of appearance.<BR/><BR/>The QE2 project reflects all that is bad about Dubai's taste.<BR/><BR/>It makes me very concerned about what's going to happen to all those fabulous paintings and artifacts that were bought along with the ship.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.com