A jubilant crowd gathered in Dubai to meet the QE2 as she completed her final voyage
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00:00We're here in Port Rashid as Akuitu completes her final voyage, carrying a thousand lucky
00:11passengers on her way to Dubai, where hundreds of well-wishers are waiting to give her a
00:16royal welcome.
00:35Why did you come down to see the Akuitu today?
00:38It's a historical event, we'd like to be a part of it.
00:41I mean, I've never seen that big bow before, or ship, so I'd like to see it.
00:47It's actually like I'm looking at it now, it's beautiful.
00:50It goes back to 1987, I was down in Portsmouth, I went to university there for four years
00:55and I saw the Akuitu a few times, you know.
00:59So it's a bit special, so that's the reason I came down, yeah.
01:12We're here at Mina Rashid to greet the Akuitu that has just finished docking, after carrying
01:18a thousand passengers all the way from Southampton in England on her last voyage to her new home
01:24here in Dubai.
01:25As you can hear, a jubilant crowd behind me is here to greet her, accompanied by the Dubai
01:31Police Band.
01:32The Union Jack and the UAE flag are being flown together this evening to welcome the
01:37Akuitu to her new home here in Dubai.
01:40Alice Johnson, Gulf News.