Sunday, May 31, 2009

CBJ: Personnel File - Charlottesville Daily Progress

Read More

CBJ: Personnel File
Charlottesville Daily Progress, VA
... of Off 4 Fun Travel in Crozet has achieved Commodore status in the Cunard Academy Training program, certifying her as a Cunard Line expert for booking travel on the company's flagship Queen Mary 2, iconic QE2 and newest liner, Queen Victoria. ...

Last Titanic survivor dies in port where liner set sail (News Feature) - Monsters and Critics.com

Read More

Last Titanic survivor dies in port where liner set sail (News Feature)
Monsters and Critics.com
In 1997, Dean sailed to America on the QE2 to retrace - and complete - her family's ill-fated journey. But she said she could not understand divers going down to investigate the wreck, some 3000 metres below the water's surface. ...

Millvina Dean - Telegraph.co.uk

Read More

Millvina Dean
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
In 1997 she was invited to travel to America aboard the QE2 to complete her family's voyage to Kansas that had begun 85 years earlier. A battery of television cameras awaited her in the living room of what had been her uncle's house on Harrison Street, ...

International Press Review - France24

Read More

International Press Review
France24, France
... she responded, “Well I would have been American instead of English!” A stupid question can illicit a glib response, I would venture. In 1998 she again crossed the Atlantic on the QE2. It was the first time she'd been on a ship since 1912.

Titanic: Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger on board - Telegraph.co.uk

Read More

Titanic: Millvina Dean was the youngest passenger on board
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom
In 1997 she was invited to sale to America in the QE2 to complete her family's ill-fated voyage, and bravely did so. Other experiences were not so pleasant, such as facing her demons to watch a film about the tragedy A Night to Remember. ...

Last Titanic survivor dies in England - AFP

Read More

AFP

Last Titanic survivor dies in England
AFP
Dean was invited to complete her family's ill-fated journey to the United States in 1997 aboard the QE2, and accepted. However, she turned down an offer to ...
Millvina DeanTelegraph.co.uk
International Press ReviewFrance24
Last Titanic survivor dies in port where liner set sail - FeatureEarthtimes (press release)
Discovery News -Telegraph.co.uk
all 1,115 news articles »

Last Titanic survivor dies in England - Sydney Morning Herald

Read More

Last Titanic survivor dies in England
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
Dean was invited to complete her family's ill-fated journey to the United States in 1997 aboard the QE2, and accepted, although she turned down an offer to attend the premier of the movie "Titanic" because it would be too upsetting. ...

Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 - China.org.cn

Read More

Last Titanic survivor dies at 97
China.org.cn, China
Dean was invited to complete her family's ill-fated journey to the United States in 1997 aboard the QE2, and accepted, although she turned down an offer to attend the premier of the movie "Titanic" because it would be too upsetting. ...

Millvina Dean, last Titanic survivor, dies: reports - China Daily

Read More

Millvina Dean, last Titanic survivor, dies: reports
China Daily, China
Dean was invited to complete her family's ill-fated journey to the United States in 1997 aboard the QE2, and accepted, although she turned down an offer to attend the premier of the movie "Titanic" because it would be too upsetting. ...

Millvina Dean, last Titanic survivor, dies in England: reports - AFP

Read More

Millvina Dean, last Titanic survivor, dies in England: reports
AFP
Dean was invited to complete her family's ill-fated journey to the United States in 1997 aboard the QE2, and accepted, although she turned down an offer to attend the premier of the movie "Titanic" because it would be too upsetting. ...

Friday, May 29, 2009

Theater Review: 'Chasing Manet' - The Epoch Times

Read More

Theater Review: 'Chasing Manet'
The Epoch Times, NY
Catherine phones the QE2 office and makes (very expensive) reservations for two on the classy ocean liner. Then, they've somehow got to get hold of Rennie's passport. Nursing home employees, such as efficient, but caring, nurse Esperanza (Vanessa ...

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Last Voyage of the QE2

Read More

Last Voyage of the QE2 Video | Video clips | Featured videos : Rediff iShare Last Voyage of the QE2 ( ) qe2 ship , ships , liners , ship , boats ...

world1.rediff.com

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Unusual accommodation in the Middle East - TTG live

Read More

Unusual accommodation in the Middle East
TTG live, UK
Owner Nakheel aims to recreate an authentic luxury liner ambience, and is also considering opening the QE2 to visitors in its current condition before refurbishment begins. Desert Nights is the first luxury tented camp in Oman and is in Wahiba Sands, ...

Have pets will travel: tips for vacationing with furry friends - San Francisco Chronicle

Read More

Have pets will travel: tips for vacationing with furry friends
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA
... flights and trains where their four-legged companion are allowed to sit in the seat next to them. Get your pet ship shape: Currently, the only cruise line that accepts pets is Cunard's QE2, but many rules apply and available trips are infrequent.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

QE2 hotel project appears to be on hold in Dubai - This Is Hampshire.net

Read More

QE2 hotel project appears to be on hold in Dubai
This Is Hampshire.net, UK
This is how the one-time Cunard liner QE2 looked just two days ago, tied up at a berth in Dubai's container port where she has been languishing ever since she arrived in the Emirate in November last year. Partly hidden behind a row of container ...

Monday, May 25, 2009

QE2 FALKLANDS TROOP SHIP

Read More

youtube.com

Royal Caribbean to set sail from Dubai in 2010 - AME Info

Read More

Royal Caribbean to set sail from Dubai in 2010
AME Info, United Arab Emirates
One of the challenges the cruise industry faces is a stereotypical belief - dating back to the days of the QE2 - that taking a cruise is expensive, boring, and offers nothing else to do but eat. 'We have worked really hard to show that is not what a ...

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Guardian looks at Starship Enterprise through the years - Core77.com

Read More

Guardian looks at Starship Enterprise through the years
Core77.com, NY
Its interiors--ship-shape in a 60s, Nasa way--seemed convincing and exciting to those who tuned in all those light years ago. Best of all, especially for children, was trying to guess just how big the Enterprise was. Bigger than the QE2? ...

Think North East First News The Port of Tyne Reflect Awards 2009 - Journal Live

Read More

Think North East First News The Port of Tyne Reflect Awards 2009
Journal Live, UK
The judge of Reflect 2008's Maritime Tyne, Sunderland born Captain Ian McNaught, then Master of the QE2 andnowcaptain of Cunard's latest cruise ship destined for legendary status, the Queen Victoria said: “The quality of entries is outstanding and ...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Classics of everyday design No 61: Starship Enterprise - guardian.co.uk

Read More

Classics of everyday design No 61: Starship Enterprise
guardian.co.uk, UK
In our collective consciousness the Enterprise is indestructible, a flying machine with something of the popular appeal of Concorde, a B-17 Flying Fortress and Cunard's QE2 liner. You don't have to be a Trekkie to like the idea of this space cruiser. ...

Monday, May 18, 2009

More Geo-Games: Ship Simulator on Google Earth - O'Reilly Radar

Read More

More Geo-Games: Ship Simulator on Google Earth
O'Reilly Radar, CA
The game is called "Ships" and lets you take the helm on ships - barges, cargo ships, container ships, and even a cruise ship (the QE 2). Everything is in 3D, you can drive the ships anywhere in the world, there are sound effects, physical modeling, ...

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Overview of Smoking Policies by Cruise Line - CruiseMates Cruise Guide

Read More

Overview of Smoking Policies by Cruise Line
CruiseMates Cruise Guide, CA
First of all, no major cruise line permits smoking in any of the dining venues onboard, nor do they allow it in the main show lounge. The famed ocean liner, Cunard's QE2, was the last ship to have limited smoking sections in certain dining venues ...

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Wedding Babylon: An insider's account of how the super-rich tie ... - Daily Mail

Read More

Wedding Babylon: An insider's account of how the super-rich tie ...
Daily Mail, UK
There was enough vodka to drown a small Greek island and enough caviar to sink the QE2. We'd had the centrepieces made by Aynsley China in Stoke-on-Trent and there was a £60000 floral bridal arch. The Cristal champagne flowed, but the conversation was ...

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Book earns local author high marks for entertainment - Clay County Progress

Read More

Book earns local author high marks for entertainment
Clay County Progress, NC
Travel Tales shares with readers the Bastow couple's adventures in Australia, China, India, a winter on the Costa del Sol, a freighter cruise and other cruises on the QE2 and the four years the couple spend on their sailboat in the Bahamas. ...

Monday, May 4, 2009

Singer Darren's ship has come in - Shields Gazette

Read More

Singer Darren's ship has come in
Shields Gazette, UK - Johnny Wilson
Darren has spent more than 10 years performing on ships such as the Queen Mary 2 and the QE2. He said: "Simon Cowell often says to contestants on The X Factor that they sound like cruise ship singers, but he's probably never been on one. ...

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Queen Elizabeth Maiden Voyage Sells Out Faster than QE2 Final Voyage - About - News & Issues

Read More

Queen Elizabeth Maiden Voyage Sells Out Faster than QE2 Final Voyage
About - News & Issues, NY
More than half of Queen Elizabeth's Maiden Season, comprising six voyages from October to December 2010, was sold within the first two hours, and the October 2010 Maiden Voyage for Cunard's new ocean liner Queen Elizabeth sold out in a record 29 ...

Better roaming - The Times

Read More

Better roaming
The Times, South Africa
However, the QE2 is not the world's biggest cruise ship. Royal Caribbean have three Freedom class ships which weigh in at 160000 tons. The QE2 is about 150000 tons. Of course, bigger does not mean better!