Editing Queen Elizabeth 2 (section)

===Warm layup===
Throughout 2011 and 2012, ''QE2'' remained berthed at Port Mina Rashid in Dubai {{As of|2011|alt=in 2011}}.<ref name="lightbody1">{{cite web|url=http://www.roblightbody.com/liners/qe-2/news/2010/index.htm |title= QE2, 2010 News |access-date=10 May 2010}}</ref> She was maintained in a seaworthy condition and generated her own power. Each of her nine diesel generators were turned over and used to power the ship. A live-in crew of approximately 50 people maintained ''QE2'' to a high standard.<ref name="lightbody2">{{cite web |url=http://theqe2story.com/aboutQE2/QE2Today.html |title=The QE2 Story |access-date=25 May 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717023027/http://theqe2story.com/aboutQE2/QE2Today.html |archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref> Activities include painting, maintenance, cabin checks, and overhauls of machinery. Istithmar were considering plans for ''QE2'' which could have involved the ship sailing to an alternative location under her own power.<ref name="savetheqe2"/><ref name=lightbody1 />

On 21 March 2011, ''QM2'' called in Dubai and docked close to ''QE2''. During the departure, the two ships sounded their horns.<ref name="savetheqe2"/><ref>{{cite web|title=QE2 sounds her whistle to Queen Mary 2 in Dubai|website = YouTube| date=27 July 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzZ21hR8DLI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/VzZ21hR8DLI| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>