The owners of the QE2 have confirmed the ship will be moved to Cape Town in South Africa to become a hotel in time for next year’s football World Cup.
Cunard sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to the United Arab Emirates real estate developer Nakheel.
It had planned to refurbish the ship and open it as a floating hotel in Dubai but that has been put on hold.
The QE2 will now go to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, where there is a shortage of hotel rooms.
Nakheel, which has a financial interest in the South African port, said the ship would be staying in Cape Town for 18 months.
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