Sunday, January 27, 2013

'Queen Elizabeth 2' to be floating luxury hotel - Otago Daily Times

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'Queen Elizabeth 2' to be floating luxury hotel
Otago Daily Times
But instead of taking to the high seas again on a voyage to a recycling yard there, as was reported a month ago, the latest proposal is that the ship will become a floating luxury hotel. No precise destination for QE2 has been announced. However, rising ... Eleven days ago the liner was moved to Drydocks World Dubai to undertake classification checks prior to being altered for its planned new role. It will also ... The cruise ship season has now passed the halfway mark since it commenced on October 28, 2012.

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MS Queen Elizabeth 2 to be upgraded to floating hotel - TravelBizMonitor

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MS Queen Elizabeth 2 to be upgraded to floating hotel
TravelBizMonitor
Cruise ship MS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) will be upgraded into a luxury floating hotel with 500 rooms and will be moored in an Asian harbour, according to its owner Dubai World. The ship has been moved to dry dock for classification checks prior to ...

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Friday, January 25, 2013

QE2 1970

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Early views of the Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2). Commander Warwick at a cocktail reception, sailors at work, the ship herself embarking on a ...

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap - Big News Network.com

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Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap
Big News Network.com
QE2 lovers around the world, the Cunard line which built the ship, and even the residents of Clydebank are ecstatic that the much-loved cruise ship that sailed the seas for a period spanning five decades is to be preserved. The world ... The world class ocean liner hosted kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers as well as acclaimed celebrities among the 2.5 million passengers, that sailed nearly six million miles and completed 806 trans-Atlantic crossings during its 39 years of service for Cunard. When it was ...

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Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap - Big News Network.com

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Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap
Big News Network.com
QE2 lovers around the world, the Cunard line which built the ship, and even the residents of Clydebank are ecstatic that the much-loved cruise ship that sailed the seas for a period spanning five decades is to be preserved. The world ... The world class ocean liner hosted kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers as well as acclaimed celebrities among the 2.5 million passengers, that sailed nearly six million miles and completed 806 trans-Atlantic crossings during its 39 years of service for Cunard. When it was ...

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Hotel plan saves QE2 from the scrapyard - Clydebank Post

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Hotel plan saves QE2 from the scrapyard
Clydebank Post
LEGENDARY Clyde ocean liner the QE2 has escaped being scrapped after she was sold to a Singapore investment group which will turn her into a floating hotel. Recent reports claimed owners Dubai-based Istithmar had sold the 70,391-ton passenger ship ...

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Luxury treatment for QE2 - Daily Echo

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Luxury treatment for QE2
Daily Echo
Luxury treatment for QE2. THE boss of the company converting Southampton's former liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, into a luxury floating hotel has sent a message to her old home port: “We promise to take good care of her.” Daniel Chui, managing director of the Singapore-based maritime company Oceanic Group, undertaking the transformation of the vessel into a 500-room hotel, said: “We will lavish many, many millions of dollars on this magnificent ship to restore her to the splendour of her glory days. “QE2 will ...

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New life for QE2 - iAfrica.com

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New life for QE2
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Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 will be upgraded into a luxury floating hotel with 500 rooms and will be moored in an Asian harbour, say its Dubai-based owners. The ship "will be moved to Drydocks World Dubai for undertaking classification checks prior ...

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QE2: the newest hotel in Asia - eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition

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QE2: the newest hotel in Asia
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
Home · Top Stories · Air · Car · Cruise · Hotel · Incentives · Interline · Jobs · MICE · On Location · IT · Tourist Bureau · Wholesaler · Photos · Cruise News ... Plans seemed underway for a UK return for the liner earlier this month or a possible sale for scrap, but Dubai-based owners, Istithmar decided instead to create a consortium to preserve the liner, led by Singapore-based investment group Oceanic. The QE2 ... The QE2 Floating Hotel website is now live and features artist impressions of the ship post refurbishment.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

QE2: the newest hotel in Asia - e-Travel Blackboard (press release)

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QE2: the newest hotel in Asia
e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
Home · Top Stories · Air · Car · Cruise · Hotel · Incentives · Interline · Jobs · On Location · IT · Tourist Bureau · Wholesaler · Photos · Cruise News ... Plans seemed underway for a UK return for the liner earlier this month or a possible sale for scrap, but Dubai-based owners, Istithmar decided instead to create a consortium to preserve the liner, led by Singapore-based investment group Oceanic. The QE2 was ... The QE2 Floating Hotel website is now live and features artist impressions of the ship post refurbishment.

Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia - CANOE

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Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia
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The refurbished QE2 will also include a shopping mall, restaurants and an onboard maritime museum, the statement said, without specify where the ship would be based in Asia. Dubai World bought the QE2 for about $81 million from US cruise operator ...

Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia - CANOE

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Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia
CANOE
The refurbished QE2 will also include a shopping mall, restaurants and an onboard maritime museum, the statement said, without specify where the ship would be based in Asia. Dubai World bought the QE2 for about $81 million from US cruise operator ...

Monday, January 21, 2013

QE2 converting to hotel in Asia - World First Travel Insurance

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QE2 converting to hotel in Asia
World First Travel Insurance
Renowned cruise liner the Queen Elizabeth 2 is set to be converted into a floating luxury hotel and moved to Asia, its owners have confirmed. Regular cruise travel insurance customers may have been keeping tabs on the plans for the QE2 with some interest, as the proposals have taken various twists and turns since the ship was docked in Dubai after being bought by state investment company Istithmar World in 2007. That deal took place when Dubai's boom was at its peak, but subsequent events have left the ...

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QE2 to become luxury hotel and shopping mall - ITV News

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QE2 to become luxury hotel and shopping mall
ITV News
The former Southampton-based cruise liner 'Queen Elizabeth 2' is to become a luxury hotel in Asia according to her Dubai owners. It was said that the QE2, as she is affectionately known - would be scrapped. However in a surprise statement her owners said ...

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Queen Elizabeth 2 to be relaunched as floating hotel - SME Times

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Queen Elizabeth 2 to be relaunched as floating hotel
SME Times
Luxury ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, popularly known as QE2, will be renovated and converted into a floating hotel in Dubai. Before its retirement move to Dubai in November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operated as a scheduled liner across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton and New York. The ship carried 2.5 million passengers, sailed nearly six million miles and completed 806 trans-Atlantic crossings during 39 years of service. The ship will be converted into a five-star ...

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Sunday, January 20, 2013

CRUISE SHIP QE2 TO BECOME A FLOATING HOTEL - Tourism Review

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CRUISE SHIP QE2 TO BECOME A FLOATING HOTEL
Tourism Review
After years of indecision, speculation and proposals it appears that the cruise ship QE2 will finally have a new home in Singapore as a floating hotel. The Financial Times has produced a rather vague report that suggests that – as of January 17th – the QE2 ...

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QE2 now earmarked to become luxury Asia hotel - Hotelier Middle East

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QE2 now earmarked to become luxury Asia hotel
Hotelier Middle East
Iconic ex-passenger liner the Queen Elizabeth 2 will leave its home in Dubai and be moved to Asia to be turned into a 500-room luxury floating hotel, according to reports by Emirates 24/7. It is reported that Drydocks World, the ship's owners and a subsidiary of state-owned Dubai World, have now signed an agreement with Oceanic Group Pte Ltd., a cruise company with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to convert the ship into a five-star hotel. No details on the ship's exact destination in Asia were given ...

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Saturday, January 19, 2013

QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel - TwoCircles.net

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QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel
TwoCircles.net
Before its retirement move to Dubai in November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operated as a scheduled liner across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton and New York. The ship carried 2.5 million passengers, sailed ...

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QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel - Newstrack India

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QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel
Newstrack India
Before its retirement move to Dubai in November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operated as a scheduled liner across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton and New York. The ship carried 2.5 million passengers, sailed ...

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QE2 to move out from Dubai to Asia - Zawya (registration)

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QE2 to move out from Dubai to Asia
Zawya (registration)
No details on the ship's destination in Asia were given. ... The cruise terminal at Port Rashid was set to become the liner's permanent home after it was to be converted into a 300-room luxury hotel, with the terminal developed to include a maritime museum.

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Latest luxury hotel plans for QE2 in Asia - The FINANCIAL

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Latest luxury hotel plans for QE2 in Asia
The FINANCIAL
Written by Janet Harmer, Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 18/01/2013 23:38 (00:0). The FINANCIAL -- The former celebrated cruise liner the QE2 could be moved to Asia after being converted to a luxury floating hotel.

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Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner - Idaho State Journal

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Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner
Idaho State Journal
There is no firm timetable for the QE2's journey east. First, it will undergoing full checks for seaworthiness in Dubai that could take up to three months, said Khamis Juma Buamin, chairman of shipyard operator Drydocks World. The interior of the ship has been ...

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Friday, January 18, 2013

QE2 to be Relaunched as Luxury Floating Hotel in Dubai - Superyachts.com

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QE2 to be Relaunched as Luxury Floating Hotel in Dubai
Superyachts.com
The MS Queen Elizabeth 2, the iconic British cruise liner commonly known as the QE2, has been transported to Dubai ahead of it transformation into a luxury hotel. The famous vessel was moved to Drydocks World Dubai where it underwent checks to confirm ...

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Disappointment as buyers announce QE2 will not return to Clyde - stv.tv

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Disappointment as buyers announce QE2 will not return to Clyde
stv.tv
A campaign to bring the QE2 back to the Clyde dockyards has ended in failure after it was revealed the ship will become a luxury hotel in the Far East. It was announced on Friday that the liner will be refitted as a 500-room floating hotel in Dubai before sailing ...

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QE II Liner set for relaunch as a luxurious floating hotel - WAM - Emirates News Agency

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QE II Liner set for relaunch as a luxurious floating hotel
WAM - Emirates News Agency
Before her retirement to Dubai on 11th November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operating a scheduled liner service across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton in the UK and New York. She carried 2.5 ... The Oceanic Group, a group of deeply-experienced advisers to cruise operators and managers in Asia, will take the lead in managing this project while Drydocks World Dubai will carry out extensive technical and operational checks prior to her move into Asia. The vision for the ...

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New home for Queen Elizabeth 2 - CNN International

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New home for Queen Elizabeth 2
CNN International
Next stop: East Asia. Like many aging celebrities, the MS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise liner has had a rough time adjusting to retirement. Following years of uncertainty, Dubai officials have announced the famed vessel will be refurbished and sent to Asia, ...

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Queen Elizabeth 2 bound for Asia to become a 500-room floating hotel - The National

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Queen Elizabeth 2 bound for Asia to become a 500-room floating hotel
The National
The historic ocean liner, the Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) will soon depart Dubai to be converted into a 500-room floating hotel in Asia after five years of uncertainty about its final destination, the chairman of Dubai's Drydocks World said yesterday. The ship was yesterday moved to the drydocks to undergo technical and operational checks before leaving for renovation in Asia, said the Drydocks chairman Khamis Buamim, but a precise final destination has yet to be determined. Oceanic Group, an adviser to cruise ...

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

QE2 set for luxury relaunch as hotel - The Sun

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QE2 set for luxury relaunch as hotel
The Sun
THE QE2 cruise liner is set to be restored to her former glory and become a luxury floating hotel in the Far East. She was retired in 2008 and has since languished in Dubai after on-board museum plans there were hit by cash trouble. The owners now aim to ...

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Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

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Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Photos. FILE - In this Monday, July 2, 2012 file photo, the Queen Elizabeth 2 is seen at dock as Istithmar World, the Dubai state investment company that owns the ship, outlined plans Monday to turn the retired cruise liner into a 300-room hotel, ending years of ...

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Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner - Ventura County Star

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Dubai plans Asian home for famed QE2 luxury liner
Ventura County Star
FILE - In this Monday, July 2, 2012 file photo, the Queen Elizabeth 2 is seen at dock as Istithmar World, the Dubai state investment company that owns the ship, outlined plans Monday to turn the retired cruise liner into a 300-room hotel, ending years of ...

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Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship to Be Refurbished Into a Luxury Hotel - TravelersToday

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Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship to Be Refurbished Into a Luxury Hotel
TravelersToday
Chui noted that the ship would be renovated to resemble its "glory days." The ship entered the Dubai port in 2008 with many officials questioning what would happen to the ship in the future. The QE2 was launched by Britain in 1967 and ist started service in ...

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News Summary: Dubai plans Asian home for QE2 liner - Salon

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News Summary: Dubai plans Asian home for QE2 liner
Salon
SETTING SALE: After more than four years sitting idle in a Dubai port, the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is bound again for the high seas as part of deal to convert the vessel into a luxury hotel in Asia, officials said Thursday. CHINESE PORT?

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QE2 to be turned into '500-room floating hotel' - AOL Travel UK

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QE2 to be turned into '500-room floating hotel'
AOL Travel UK
Daniel Chui, of Oceanic Group, which is advising the consortium, told the BBC: "We are going to lavish many millions of dollars on this magnificent ship to restore her to the splendour of her glory days as an icon of the very best the world has to offer." ...

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QE2 To Be Transformed Into Five-Star Hotel - Eagle Radio

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QE2 To Be Transformed Into Five-Star Hotel
Eagle Radio
The owner of the QE2 has outlined plans to turn the liner into a luxury hotel moored in an Asian harbour. Shipyard operator Drydocks ... "The vision for the QE2 is for her to become a landmark cultural and tourist attraction-a beacon of luxury, glamour, quality and tradition - in the heart of a leading Asian city that shares her rich maritime heritage and is prepared to give this very special ship the prominent waterfront home she so richly deserves," Drydocks World said in a statement. "The consortium will lavish many ...

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QE2 To Be Transformed Into Five-Star Hotel - Yahoo! News UK

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QE2 To Be Transformed Into Five-Star Hotel
Yahoo! News UK
QE2 To Be Transformed Into Five-Star Hotel. The owner of MS Queen Elizabeth 2 - or QE2 - has outlined plans to turn the cruise ship into a luxury hotel moored in an Asian harbour. Shipyard operator Drydocks World, which belongs to the Dubai government, ...

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Asia-pacific QE2 To Be Converted Into Asia-Based Floating Hotel - Gulf Business News

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Asia-pacific QE2 To Be Converted Into Asia-Based Floating Hotel
Gulf Business News
The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise liner, docked in Dubai since 2008, will now be converted into a 500-room luxury hotel and moved to an unnamed Asian city. Dubai's Drydocks World (DDW), which has taken over the management from Dubai investment ...

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The futre of QE2

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The world's most famous passenger ship has gone into a dry dock in Dubai - in readiness for a move to a new home in the Far East. Our ...

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Monday, January 14, 2013

QE2 London bid to turn cruise liner into luxury floating hotel off Greenwich ... - News Shopper

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QE2 London bid to turn cruise liner into luxury floating hotel off Greenwich ...
News Shopper
Cunard's former flagship transatlantic liner retired to Dubai in 2008 after nearly 40 years service sailing the seas as a plush passenger ship and even transporting troops during the Falklands War. Now campaigners want her docked at Carlsberg Wharf ...

Thursday, January 10, 2013

QE2 Rumour Mill Hots Up Once More - Shipping Times

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Shipping Times

QE2 Rumour Mill Hots Up Once More
Shipping Times
The latest in a series of news items regarding the former Cunard liner only adds to the gloom descending over the much-loved ship's future. However it has also increased interest and passions for the ship, the last of the famous Clydebuilt Queens. According ...

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QE2 Future in Dubai on Hold - MarineLink

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QE2 Future in Dubai on Hold
MarineLink
Dubai has cancelled plans to host over 160 events aboard the QE2, the iconic cruise liner it bought for $100m in 2007 and which is currently moored at Port Rashid, Arabian Business has learned. Owned by Istithmar, the investment arm of state-owned Dubai ...

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

QE2 liner set for scrapping? - Recycling International

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QE2 liner set for scrapping?
Recycling International
India/UK: In the wake of a stuttering last-minute bid to return the world-renowned Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) to British shores as a 'five-star floating hotel', the ocean liner could be sold to Indian scrap yards, according to a report in Arabian Business. ... Reportedly, weddings, parties and gala receptions soon followed, but then there developed what has been described as a 'ludicrous battle' between various Dubai entities over how best to capitalise on the ship's renown and to finance the immense monthly repair and ...

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A London home for QE2? - etravelblackboard.us

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A London home for QE2?
etravelblackboard.us
Originally purchased by Istithmar from Cunard in 2008, the ship was slated for refurbishment into a 1,000 room luxury hotel located at the tip of Palm Jumeirah before the GFC hit the Emirate harder than anticipated. QE2 London's Roger Murray has told Cruise Critic that the reported deal with the Chinese has not yet been confirmed and that his organisation has the finances and the backing of the Mayor of London and Chancellor George Osborne to bring the liner back to London. Delays caused by the Port of London ...

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Dubai cans 160 events as it decides QE2's fate - Hotelier Middle East

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Dubai cans 160 events as it decides QE2's fate
Hotelier Middle East
Dubai has cancelled plans to host more than 160 events aboard the QE2 - the iconic cruise liner it bought for $100m in 2007 and which is currently moored at Port Rashid - as the emirate plans how to dispose of the asset, Arabian Business has learned. A scrapyard in India is now thought to ... I reached out to everyone I knew,” said James Magee, co-founder of Dubai-based Global Event Management who organised the 2011 party and was asked to launch the ship as a global venue for events. Story continues below ...

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Plans hatched to bring QE2 to east London - The Wharf

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Plans hatched to bring QE2 to east London
The Wharf
A team of enthusiasts have started an Internet petition to try to get the ship, retired from cruises in 2008 and bought by a company in Dubai, back to the capital. Reports before Christmas suggested the QE2 was heading to China to be used for scrap but it's ...

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Could the QE2 be setting sail for the Thames? Plan to save iconic cruise liner ... - Daily Mail

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Could the QE2 be setting sail for the Thames? Plan to save iconic cruise liner ...
Daily Mail
Historic: Queen Elizabeth II questions one of the experts as she tours the kitchens during a visit to the QE2 at Southampton on the eve of the liner's maiden trans-Atlantic voyage to New York in 1969. Originally featuring three classes of service, the ship appealed to stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and also captured the imagination of those less affluent, who were blocked by stairways and elevators from entering first-class spaces even for a peek. Passengers dressed for dinner in formal gowns and ...

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Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London - Daily Echo

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Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London
Daily Echo
“Of the original passenger accommodation, it is intended to use the 330 first class cabins and 250 of the larger tourist cabins for the hotel.” The petition says: “The most famous ship in the world is British. QE2 is the last liner built on the Clyde. She is a British ...

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Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London - Daily Echo

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Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London
Daily Echo
“Of the original passenger accommodation, it is intended to use the 330 first class cabins and 250 of the larger tourist cabins for the hotel.” The petition says: “The most famous ship in the world is British. QE2 is the last liner built on the Clyde. She is a British ...

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Dubai cans 160 QE2 events as it decides cruise liner's final fate - ArabianBusiness.com

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Dubai cans 160 QE2 events as it decides cruise liner's final fate
ArabianBusiness.com
Dubai has cancelled plans to host over 160 events aboard the QE2 - the iconic cruise liner it bought for $100m in 2007 and which is currently moored at Port Rashid - as the emirate plans how to dispose of the asset, Arabian Business has learned. A scrapyard in India is now thought ... I reached out to everyone I knew,” said James Magee, co-founder of Dubai-based Global Event Management who organised the 2011 party and was asked to launch the ship as a global venue for events. “I went to the AEO [Association ...

Monday, January 7, 2013

New home on the Thames for QE2? - Mirror.co.uk

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New home on the Thames for QE2?
Mirror.co.uk
Will the QE2 becoming a functioning museum? As fears grow once again for the future of the fabled liner Queen Elizabeth 2, a group of enthusiasts has made a New Year resolution to bring the ship back to the UK. A team called QE2London wants to moor the ...

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Sunday, January 6, 2013

Chris Frame talks to Anthony Davis about QE2 London - #SavetheQE2 @LBC97.3 Interview

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QE2, the world's most famous ship is under threat. She may be sold for scrap in 2013. However there is a viable, financed plan to bring her to ...

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Dubai-owned QE2 liner 'sold to China for scrap' - Hotelier Middle East

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Dubai-owned QE2 liner 'sold to China for scrap'
Hotelier Middle East
QE2 online discussion boards have been busy over the past 24 hours, with enthusiasts bemoaning the possibility that the liner could be scrapped and saying the ship should be returned to the UK. The QE2 was launched in 1969 by the Queen, making its ...

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Former owners Cunard pour cold water on reports QE2 is destined for Chinese ... - Daily Echo

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Former owners Cunard pour cold water on reports QE2 is destined for Chinese ...
Daily Echo
THE former owners of Southampton's most famous liner have cast doubt on reports she has been sold for scrap. Cunard dismissed reports Queen Elizabeth 2 was bound for a Chinese scrapyard as “speculation”. The ship has been moored in Dubai for four ...

Friday, January 4, 2013

QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home? - Cruise Critic

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QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home?
Cruise Critic
According to Murray, the deal with Dubai was almost completed, but was delayed by the P.L.A. refusing to give permission for the ship to sail up the Thames. Martin Garside of the P.L.A. said: "The 'QE2 London' group did approach us earlier last summer but ...

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QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home? - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home?
CruiseCritic.co.uk
QE2 is one of the most famous cruise ships in the world. The ship was built on the Clyde in Glasgow in 1967, and was requisitioned into service as a troop carrier in the Falklands War thirty years ago. In 2008 Cunard sold it for £64 million to Istithmar, which ...

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

QE2 In London 2013? - Maritime Matters

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QE2 In London 2013?
Maritime Matters
While much of the QE2 London bid remains unpublished, it is reported that the well developed and financed plan would bring the iconic ship to the center of London. Phase One would see the whole area of Carlsberg Wharf demolished replacing it with ...