Saturday, October 31, 2009

seaside resort takes to the ocean - Independent

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seaside resort takes to the ocean
Independent
The newly completed Oasis of the Seas – five times the size of the Titanic, three times that of the QE2, and 40 per cent larger than any other cruise ship ...

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Parkinson's drug made former councillor carry out £45000 eBay ticket fraud - Telegraph.co.uk

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Parkinson's drug made former councillor carry out £45000 eBay ticket fraud
Telegraph.co.uk
He estimates he started spending money on a high life, handing over £400000 on for a £10000 two week Caribbean cruise on the QE2 and hiring Bentleys, ...

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Monday, October 26, 2009

It happened on October 27 - TeleText

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It happened on October 27
TeleText
1967 The Queen launches the Cunard liner the QE2 in Clydebank. 1782 Niccolo Paganini, virtuoso Italian violinist, was born in Genoa. ...

Saturday, October 24, 2009

John Cleese on the high seas? The onboard speakers that make a cruise great - Daily Mail

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John Cleese on the high seas? The onboard speakers that make a cruise great
Daily Mail
For example, the cruise aboard new Silversea ship Silver Spirit, sailing from Buenos Aires to Santiago on February 20, 2010, went on sale in January this ...

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Home Page Pearls of Wisdom: Craig Dunn - BigHospitality.co.uk

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Home Page Pearls of Wisdom: Craig Dunn
BigHospitality.co.uk
He travelled the world as a chef on the QE2 before returning to Glasgow to work at the Langs Hotel and then the Abode. I'd never worked with Michael ...

Harris Tweed to fit out five-star hotel - The Herald

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Harris Tweed to fit out five-star hotel
The Herald
This is thought to be the first time that Harris Tweed has been used for such a prestigious interiors project since the liner QE2 in the 1960s. ...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Lime founder is heading north to beat the squeeze - Manchester Evening News

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Lime founder is heading north to beat the squeeze
Manchester Evening News
His first employer was a former chef on the Queen Mary liner and helped him secure a start on Cunard's other luxury vessel the QE2, after he had finished ...

Liverpool Mersey Ferries passengers angry with delay which meant they missed ... - Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool Mersey Ferries passengers angry with delay which meant they missed ...
Liverpool Echo
Many thought they would get to repeat last year's voyage up the River Mersey alongside the QE2. Instead, they were told to get off just as the QM2 set sail ...

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We missed out on qm2 ferry date - Liverpool Echo

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We missed out on qm2 ferry date
Liverpool Echo
A Mersey Ferries spokesman said: “We're sorry if anyone was under any misapprehension but this was advertised as a Fireworks and Farewell Cruise. ...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Queen Mary II sails into cork on special voyage - Herald.ie

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Queen Mary II sails into cork on special voyage
Herald.ie
The world's most famous cruise liner celebrates her fifth birthday with a special Irish visit today. The Queen Mary II -- flagship of the ...

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Harris Tweed in Blythswood Square - Stornoway Gazette

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Harris Tweed in Blythswood Square
Stornoway Gazette
... bedrooms and penthouse. as been used for such a prestigious interiors project since the liner QE2 was commissioned in the early 1960s. ...

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Queen Mary 2 Liverpool visit: The ship that offers her passengers 'trip of a ... - Liverpool Daily Post

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Queen Mary 2 Liverpool visit: The ship that offers her passengers 'trip of a ...
Liverpool Daily Post
They have witnessed the elegant form of the largest, longest, widest, tallest and most expensive North Atlantic liner ever built. Those ashore may marvel at ...

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Queen Mary II birthday visit - Irish Independent

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Queen Mary II birthday visit
Irish Independent
THE world's most famous cruise liner will celebrate her fifth birthday with a special Irish visit today. Flagship of the Cunard line, the Queen Mary II, ...

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Crowds flock to see Queen Mary II as it visits Liverpool - Formby Times

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Crowds flock to see Queen Mary II as it visits Liverpool
Formby Times
FORMBY foreshore was the first place on Merseyside to see the magnificent Queen Mary 2 liner glide up the River Mersey yesterday. And the appearance of the ...

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Birthday fireworks for a Queen - Mirror.co.uk

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Birthday fireworks for a Queen
Mirror.co.uk
He has sounded the ship's horn leaving Greenock, sailed up the Clyde towards his home town of Glasgow, and today took the QM2 up the Mersey to within sight ...

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In pictures: Queen Mary 2 visit - BBC News

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In pictures: Queen Mary 2 visit
BBC News
The liner was named by Queen Elizabeth 2 on 8 January, 2004, construction of the ship required 40% more steel than a standard cruise liner. ...

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Happy Birthday Queen Mary 2 - CruiseMates Cruise Guide

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Happy Birthday Queen Mary 2
CruiseMates Cruise Guide
At the time Cunard still had just one ship; the QE2. In 2002 Carnival Corp announced that they would build an Ocean Liner for the 21st Century for Cunard. ...

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Liverpool welcomes Queen Mary 2 - Click Liverpool

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Liverpool welcomes Queen Mary 2
Click Liverpool
But Tuesday's visit would not have been possible until the recent opening of Liverpool's state-of-the-art Cruise Liner Terminal. Hoylake-born Capt Robin ...

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Queen Mary II in Liverpool - picture gallery - Liverpool Daily Post

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Queen Mary II in Liverpool - picture gallery
Liverpool Daily Post
THE Queen Mary II docked at Liverpool today, for a one-day visit - here is a picture gallery of the famous ship's arrival at the Pier Head. ...

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Cunard is is at home on River Clyde - Greenock Telegraph

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Cunard is is at home on River Clyde
Greenock Telegraph
... longest, widest and tallest passenger ship ever to sail up the River Clyde. following the memorable visits of the legendary QE2 in 2007 and 2008. ...

QM2 Sails into the Mersey - Wirral Globe

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QM2 Sails into the Mersey
Wirral Globe
... have lined both sides of the river as the huge ship - 1232ft in length - sailed past the Formby foreshore to dock at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal. ...

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Queen Mary 2 sails into Liverpool - the largest ship ever to travel down the ... - Daily Mail

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Queen Mary 2 sails into Liverpool - the largest ship ever to travel down the ...
Daily Mail
The Cunard vessel, the 15th liner to call at the cruise liner terminal this year, stopped at the Northwestern city as part of a UK tour for its fifth ...

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The Queen Mary 2 leaves Greenock as fireworks light up the night sky - Glasgow Evening Times

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The Queen Mary 2 leaves Greenock as fireworks light up the night sky
Glasgow Evening Times
The ship replaced the Clydebank-built Queen Elizabeth 2 as the company's flagship on its retiral in 2004. The Queen Mary 2 can take 2620 passengers and has ...

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Queen Mary 2 finally comes home to Liverpool - Liverpool Daily Post

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Queen Mary 2 finally comes home to Liverpool
Liverpool Daily Post
Under the command of Commodore Bernard Warner, QM2 will dock at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal at 11.45am. Unfortunately, QM2's homeport is Southampton, ...

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Where to see Queen Mary 2 on the Mersey - Liverpool Daily Post

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Where to see Queen Mary 2 on the Mersey
Liverpool Daily Post
... Cruise Liner Terminal at 11.45. Fabulous close-up views along her 1232ft length are afforded by Princes Parade, which runs parallel to the ship. ...

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Liverpool starts new era of cruising thanks to Queen Mary 2 visit - Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool starts new era of cruising thanks to Queen Mary 2 visit
Liverpool Echo
They are responsible for getting QM2 safely over the Bar, along Crosby Channel and berthed at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal by 11.45am. ...

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Huge cruise liner visiting city - BBC News

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Huge cruise liner visiting city
BBC News
The Cunard vessel, the 15th liner to call at the cruise liner terminal in 2009, is the largest liner ever to sail up the Mersey. The ship is in the city as ...

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Queen Mary 2 Liverpool visit: Sailing up the River Mersey to home - Liverpool Echo

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Queen Mary 2 Liverpool visit: Sailing up the River Mersey to home
Liverpool Echo
A LIVERPOOL woman who married an American and moved across the Atlantic 40 years ago will be sailing back up the Mersey today. ...

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Queen of the sea drops in to celebrate fifth birthday - Press and Journal

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Queen of the sea drops in to celebrate fifth birthday
Press and Journal
THE cruise liner Queen Mary 2 visited Greenock for the first time yesterday as part of a tour of Britain to mark the ship's fifth birthday. ...

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Tall order for river pilot - Liverpool Daily Post

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Tall order for river pilot
Liverpool Daily Post
“Cunard has said that if the QE2 can get there, QM2 can. Although the QE2 was much smaller, this huge ship is far more modern and manoeuvrable. ...

'Queen Mary 11' set for Cobh visit - Irish Times

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'Queen Mary 11' set for Cobh visit
Irish Times
The Queen Mary 11 is still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and the fastest passenger ship in the world.

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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Biggest ocean liner anchors in Clyde - Helensburgh Advertiser

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Biggest ocean liner anchors in Clyde
Helensburgh Advertiser
It is the first time the ship, which is among the biggest in the world, and was built at a cost of £500 million, will dock at Greenock. ...

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Clyde welcome for superliner - Glasgow Evening Times

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Clyde welcome for superliner
Glasgow Evening Times
The world's largest, longest, widest, fastest and most expensive cruise liner will leave at around 6.30pm following a fireworks display hosted by Inverclyde ...

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Town welcomes huge cruise liner - BBC News

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Town welcomes huge cruise liner
BBC News
One of the biggest passenger ships ever built - the cruise liner Queen Mary 2 - is in Greenock for the first time as part of her fifth birthday UK tour. ...

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Queen Mary 2 ocean liner comes to Liverpool - ic Liverpool

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Queen Mary 2 ocean liner comes to Liverpool
ic Liverpool
Thousands of people are expected to line the Mersey as the huge ship sails past the Formby foreshore to dock at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal.

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Queen Mary 2 arrives in Greenock - stv.tv

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Queen Mary 2 arrives in Greenock
stv.tv
Luxury liner the Queen Mary 2 visits Greenock, becoming the biggest cruise ship ever to visit the Clyde. The vessel is currently on a tour of the UK as part ...

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The Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 on an earlier visit to the River Forth - Glasgow Evening Times

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The Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 on an earlier visit to the River Forth
Glasgow Evening Times
The world's largest, longest, widest, fastest and most expensive cruise liner ever built by Cunard was due to leave the Clyde town at 6pm but her departure ...

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Royal welcome as QM2 arrives - Greenock Telegraph

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Royal welcome as QM2 arrives
Greenock Telegraph
The world's biggest liner lit up the Clyde as she sailed up the river and docked at Ocean Terminal around 7.50am. Onlookers packed onto Greenock's Esplanade ...

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-- GREENOCK Welcomes Queen Mary 2 - Inverclyde Now

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-- GREENOCK Welcomes Queen Mary 2
Inverclyde Now
Queen Mary 2 is the largest ship to have sailed up the Clyde and is still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner built. ...

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Queen Mary 2 comes to Liverpool - Liverpool Daily Post

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Queen Mary 2 comes to Liverpool
Liverpool Daily Post
Thousands of people are expected to line the Mersey as the huge ship sails past the Formby foreshore to dock at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal. ...

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Queen Mary 2 visits Greenock - The Press Association

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Queen Mary 2 visits Greenock
The Press Association
The cruise liner Queen Mary 2 visits Greenock for the first time as part of a tour of Britain to mark the ship's fifth birthday. A viewing area has been set ...

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Kitchen Inquisition: Jonathan mccann - NBC Miami

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Kitchen Inquisition: Jonathan mccann
NBC Miami
... available that I was offered: working on the Auriana [cruise ship] at Southampton as a pool attendant, chasing after the girls, or cooking on the QE2, ...

Friday, October 16, 2009

Birthday liner draws the crowds - Yorkshire Post

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Birthday liner draws the crowds
Yorkshire Post
... longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built, Queen Mary 2 is also the fastest passenger ship since the retirement of QE2. ...

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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Catch a climpse of the Queen Mary - Shields Gazette

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Catch a climpse of the Queen Mary
Shields Gazette
The Queen Mary 2, which is the Cunard line's flagship liner, should be in sight at around 5.30pm on a "lap of honour" around the UK. ...

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Cruise ship sailing past - Whitby Today

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Cruise ship sailing past
Whitby Today
The cruise liner will pass close to town at 3pm on its way to Scotland as a mark of respect for Roy Weatherill who died in June. ...

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Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 to sail past Bridlington and Flamborough - Bridlington Today

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Ocean liner Queen Mary 2 to sail past Bridlington and Flamborough
Bridlington Today
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

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Thousands set to watch Queen Mary sail past Scarborough - Scarborough Today

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Thousands set to watch Queen Mary sail past Scarborough
Scarborough Today
Sir Jimmy Savile, who arranged for the vessel to sail close by five years ago, is due to board the ship at Edinburgh. The veteran DJ also boarded the QE2 at ...

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Horsforth pals get together for 103rd birthday celebrations - Wharfedale and Airedale Observer

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Horsforth pals get together for 103rd birthday celebrations
Wharfedale and Airedale Observer
And his globe trotting has continued with trips to America, China, Germany, Austria and New Zealand – as well as journeys on the QE2, the Orient Express and ...

Queen Mary 2 off Yorkshire coast - Yorkshire Evening Post

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Queen Mary 2 off Yorkshire coast
Yorkshire Evening Post
Among those on board will be Leeds legend Sir Jimmy Savile, right, who arranged for the QE2 to sail past the resorts of Scarborough, Filey and Whitby two ...

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Liner returns - Bridlington Today

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Liner returns
Bridlington Today
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

Monday, October 12, 2009

It's in the numbers, stupid! - Hurriyet Daily News

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It's in the numbers, stupid!
Hurriyet Daily News
Similarly it is not always environmentally more acceptable to travel by sea than to fly, not least because the QE2 uses four times as much energy per ...

Sunday, October 11, 2009

QM2 to pay its respects to lifeboat stalwart Roy - Whitby Today

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QM2 to pay its respects to lifeboat stalwart Roy
Whitby Today
The large cruise liner will pass at around 3pm on its way to Scotland and will be coming close to the town as a mark of respect for Roy Weatherill. ...

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New York bash delays Saga Ruby - Mirror.co.uk

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New York bash delays Saga Ruby
Mirror.co.uk
An elegant old lady got a punch in the nose at the weekend - cruise ship Saga Ruby hit a concrete ...

Liverpool to celebrate Queen's berth day - Liverpool Echo

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Liverpool to celebrate Queen's berth day
Liverpool Echo
Under the command of Commodore Bernard Warner, she will dock at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal. Commodore Ronald Warwick, who was aboard when QE2 ...

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City to celebrate Queen's berth day - Liverpool Echo

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City to celebrate Queen's berth day
Liverpool Echo
Under the command of Commodore Bernard Warner, she will dock at Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal. Commodore Ronald Warwick, who was aboard when QE2 ...

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Saturday, October 10, 2009

Istithmar CEO Jackson to leave this year - Maktoob Business

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Istithmar CEO Jackson to leave this year
Maktoob Business
Istithmar, whose high-profile investments include US retailer Barneys New York and the QE2 cruise liner, has fallen on hard times along with many of Dubai's ...

Liberty Ace Car Transporter & Cargo Ship Passes Qe2 Liner

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-- CUNARD Boss Looks Forward To QM2's - Inverclyde Now

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-- CUNARD Boss Looks Forward To QM2's
Inverclyde Now
Queen Mary 2 is still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship ...

'Benign currency neglect' could spell real danger for US economy - Telegraph.co.uk

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'Benign currency neglect' could spell real danger for US economy
Telegraph.co.uk
The two countries might be dubbed the QE2. But the Bank of England's printing presses really have been in overdrive, with the uk's monetary base now equal ...

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Port of Halifax receives 'royal' visit - Canadian Transportation & Logistics

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Port of Halifax receives 'royal' visit
Canadian Transportation & Logistics
“I am honoured to bring Queen Victoria into Halifax for the first time,” said Captain Ian mcnaught, master of the ship. “Being the birthplace of our founder ...

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Snappers gear up for huge liner's visit - Shields Gazette

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Snappers gear up for huge liner's visit
Shields Gazette
The ship weighs 148000 tons, and is the first major ocean liner built since the QE2 in 1969. It has 15 restaurants on board, five swimming pools, a casino, ...

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ABOARD THE QUEEN MARY 2 - Tampabay.com

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ABOARD THE QUEEN MARY 2
Tampabay.com
The voyage is not a cruise; it's a crossing. Queen Mary 2 is not a cruise ship; it's an ocean liner. The difference is more than semantics and maritime ...

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'Queen Mary 2' continues Cunard Line's tradition of crossing the Atlantic in style - Tampabay.com

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'Queen Mary 2' continues Cunard Line's tradition of crossing the Atlantic in style
Tampabay.com
The voyage is not a cruise; it's a crossing. Queen Mary 2 is not a cruise ship; it's an ocean liner. The difference is more than semantics and maritime ...

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Queen Mary 2 Salutes the East Coast on Birthday Voyage - Market Wire (press release)

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Queen Mary 2 Salutes the East Coast on Birthday Voyage
Market Wire (press release)
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

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Queen Mary 2 to Make Birthday Call to Cobh - Benzinga

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Queen Mary 2 to Make Birthday Call to Cobh
Benzinga
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

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Queen Mary 2 to Make Historic Birthday Call to Liverpool - Market Wire (press release)

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Queen Mary 2 to Make Historic Birthday Call to Liverpool
Market Wire (press release)
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

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Queen Mary 2 to Make Birthday Call to Cobh - Market Wire (press release)

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Queen Mary 2 to Make Birthday Call to Cobh
Market Wire (press release)
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

Queen Mary 2 to Become Largest Ship Ever to Visit the Clyde - Market Wire (press release)

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Queen Mary 2 to Become Largest Ship Ever to Visit the Clyde
Market Wire (press release)
Still the largest, longest, tallest, widest, most expensive ocean liner ever built and, since the retirement of QE2, the fastest passenger ship in the world ...

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Friday, October 2, 2009

Inverclyde ready to welcome the QM2 - Greenock Telegraph

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Inverclyde ready to welcome the QM2
Greenock Telegraph
The huge £500 million Cunard vessel - the world's fastest passenger liner - is set to call at Greenock at 8am on Monday 19 October. ...

Was it something we said? - TheChronicleHerald.ca

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Was it something we said?
TheChronicleHerald.ca
The captain made it a point to say the 2000-passenger Queen Victoria is an ocean liner and not a cruise ship. “Look around you," he said, surrounded by a ...