Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Record-breaking ship visits Port of Tyne - Shields Gazette

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Shields Gazette

Record-breaking ship visits Port of Tyne
Shields Gazette
Carrying almost 3,500 passengers and crew, the MSC Magnifica is 294 metres – longer than the QE2 – and the largest cruise ship ever to visit the Port. The Magnifica visited yesterday as part of a Round Britain cruise with thousands of passengers from as far ...

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Dubai to lose QEII - Malaysia Sun

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Dubai to lose QEII
Malaysia Sun
Dubai's Drydocks World, the owners of the iconic QE2 ocean liner, is about to say goodbye to its famous acquisition. The ship will leave the emirate in October to be transferred to a new entity called QE2 Shipping. The QE2 will be converted to a floating luxury ...

Friday, August 23, 2013

Dubai has 'fantastic' plans to relaunch the QE2 - ArabianBusiness.com

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Dubai has 'fantastic' plans to relaunch the QE2
ArabianBusiness.com
The chairman of Dubai's Drydocks World, the owners of the iconic QE2 ocean liner, said he will not be sorry to see the back of the ship when it leaves the emirate in October. But he said Dubai had “fantastic” plans and the funding in place to rebrand it when it ...

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

TALK FROM THE TOP: Drydocks World boss on underwater hotels and the QE2 - 7DAYS

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TALK FROM THE TOP: Drydocks World boss on underwater hotels and the QE2
7DAYS
Sitting in the shallows across from where we meet is the unmistakable hulk of the QE2, once the world's most famous ocean liner. Plans to turn the ship into the centrepiece of Dubai's new maritime district went the way of the Titanic and it has been announced ...