History
| 30/12/1964 | Building contract | |
| 5/7/1965 | Keel laid | |
| 20/9/1967 | Launch and named by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | |
| 23/12/1968 | Sea trials complete | |
| 18/4/1969 | Delivered to Cunard Line | |
| 2/5/1969 | Maiden Voyage from Southampton to New York | |
| 6/1970 | Crosses Atlantic westbound in a record time of 3 days, 20 hours and 42 minutes | |
| 8/1/1971 | Rescued 500 passengers from the burning French Line ship Antilles near the island of Mustique in the Grenadines. | |
| 10/1972 | Queens Grill Penthouses added, altering external appearance | |
| 4/1/1975 | Sails from Southampton on first World Cruise | |
| 25/3/1975 | First transit of Panama Canal, making her the largest ship to travel through the canal | |
| 3/5/1982 | Used as a troopship in the Falklands Islands Campaign . | |
| 28/11-12/12/1983 | Drydocking, repairs and maintenance work, small conversion works on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | |
| 2-14/12/1984 | Drydocking, repairs and maintenance work on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | |
| 26/10/1986- 25/4/1987 | General conversion. Exchange of the steam turbine engine for a highly mordern diesel-electric propulsion plant with an output of 95,625 KW (130,000H.P.). | |
| Fundamental conversion of public areas, passenger accomodation, laundries, galley equipment most significantly to the penthouse suites on the sports and signal decks. | ||
| Eight supplemantary penthouse suites on the signal deck. Re-design of the shopping area on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | ||
| 23/6-31/6/1988 | Drydocking, repairs and maintenance work. Conversions of central installation and passenger accomodation. on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | |
| 24/7/1990 | An estimated 1 million spectators greet her maiden arrival in Liverpool | |
| 7/8/1992 | Ran aground south of Cuttyhunk Island near Martha's Vineyard. Passengers being evacuated at nearby Newport, Rhode Island. | |
| 9/1995 | QE2 encountered a freak wave, estimated at 30 m, caused by Hurricane Luis in the North Atlantic Ocean. | |
| 14/7/1995 | Leaves New York for Southampton on her 1,000th voyage | |
| 13/11-9/12/1999 | Renovation of public areas. Refurbishing of suites, standard cabines and restaurants. New hull color painting on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | |
| 21/11-7/12/2001 | 2 yaers survey and repairs, propulsion e-motors service, Cleaning and couting of sundry tanks and steal repairs, Underwatership hydro-blasting and coating | |
| Change of propeller-blades, 9 EGES-service and repair, Change of halon to CO-2 System, Refurbishment of public spaces on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | ||
| 29/8/2002 | QE2 completes five million miles - a world record and a world first | |
| 25/4/2004 | QE2 meets Queen Mary 2 for the first time in New York after completing her last westbound transatlantic crossing as Cunards flagship | |
| 25/4/2004 | Historic Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing in tandem with Queen Mary 2 | |
| 1/5/2004 | QE2 passes the flagship status to Queen Mary 2 when the Boston Cup is transferred to Commodore Warwick, Queen Mary 2 | |
| 2/5-20/5/2004 | 2 years surveys and repairs, Installation of a new service area on one deck, Refurnishing of pax areas on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | |
| 4/9/2005 | QE2 becomes the longest serving Cunard ship in the company's history | |
| 24/4-7/5/2006 | 2 years surveys and repairs on Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven | |
| 18/6/2007 | Sold to Dubai investment company Istithmar for 100 M$ | |
| 16/10/2008 | QE2's final call to New York yesterday was her last ever visit to North America. | |
| 11/11/2008 | Queen Elizabeth 2 final 14 days voyage from Southampton to Dubai. | |
| 26/11/2008 | Arrived to Dubai. | |