Editing Queen Elizabeth 2 (section)

===Scrapping in China, ''QE2'' London and ''QE2'' Asia===
On 23 December 2012, it was reported that ''QE2'' had been sold for scrapping in China for £20&nbsp;million, after a bid to return her to the UK was rejected. With monthly berthing and maintenance charges of £650,000, it was reported that a Chinese salvage crew arrived at the vessel on 21 December, to replace a crew of 40 which has been maintaining the vessel since it arrived at Port Rashid.<ref name=Otago240912>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/business/240912/reported-sale-qe2-ship-breakers-sad-news|title=Reported sale of ''QE2'' to ship-breakers sad news|author=Doug Wright|work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=31 December 2012|access-date=8 January 2012}}</ref> However, Cunard dismissed the reports as "pure speculation".<ref name="Cunard Facebook">[https://www.facebook.com/cunard/posts/10151389239703223 CUNARD status update]. Cunard Facebook page, 24 December 2012.Retrieved 24 December 2012</ref> When the ship was sold in 2007, a clause in the contract which started from her retirement in 2009 stipulated a ten-year "no onward sale" clause, without payment of a full purchase price default penalty.<ref name=Otago240912/><ref name="savetheqe2"/>

The "''QE2'' London" Plan had included a £20&nbsp;million bid for ''QE2'' and a further £40&nbsp;million refurbishment that was supposed to create more than 2,000 jobs in London, with ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' docked near the [[The O2 Arena|O2 Arena]]. It had reportedly obtained the support of the then London Mayor [[Boris Johnson]].<ref name="savetheqe2"/>

[[File:Queen Elizabeth 2.jpg|thumb|''QE2'' in Dubai with ''Cunard'' titles removed from her superstructure]]
On 17 January 2013, the Dubai Drydocks World announced that ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' would be sent to an unknown location in Asia to serve as a floating luxury hotel, shopping mall, and museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://savetheqe2.info/qe2_hotel_asia.php|title=Save the QE2: QE2 Hotel|access-date=22 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602041152/http://savetheqe2.info/qe2_hotel_asia.php|archive-date=2 June 2013}}</ref> Despite this move, the QE2 London team stated on the same day that "We believe our investors can show Dubai that ''QE2'' London is still the best proposal".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chriscunard.com/qe2/qe2-dubai/|title=QE2 Today|access-date=7 March 2013}}</ref>