 The black tie event was run by Global Event Management and included over 1,000 guests.Global Event Management were offering events aboard QE2 in Dubai for 2012 and 2013.On 2 July 2012 in a coordinated press release, the ship's owner, operator and Port Rashid operator, DP Ports, jointly announced "QE2" would re-open as a 300-bed hotel after an 18-month refit.