Model reveals how QE2 might have been Daily Echo This model sheds light on what the iconic cruise ship QE2 could have been had ambitious plans to create the world's biggest ocean liner gone ahead. The scale model was the early proposal for an enormous £30m luxury superliner dubbed Q3, a forerunner ... |
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Model reveals how QE2 might have been - Daily Echo
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Public invited to critique QE2 hotel plans - 7DAYS
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7DAYS | Public invited to critique QE2 hotel plans 7DAYS Owners of 'the world's most famous ocean liner', Queen Elizabeth 2, are inviting people from around the world to help decide what the ship should look like when it is converted to a hotel. The cruise ship, launched more than 40 years ago by Britain's Queen ... |
Monday, October 28, 2013
QE2 As Heritage Hotel - Maritime Matters
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Maritime Matters | QE2 As Heritage Hotel Maritime Matters Following the the global financial crisis she remained in lay up. In July 2013, the ship's ownership was transferred to a consortium of investors under a Dubai-based entity called QE2 Shipping. In mid October there were several announcements about the liner ... |
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Pictures of how QE2 will look as floating hotel - Daily Echo
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Daily Echo | Pictures of how QE2 will look as floating hotel Daily Echo The liner will offer 400 European-style rooms and suites, gourmet restaurants, more than 100,000sq ft of retail shipping, a QE2-themed museum, exhibition space, a grand ballroom and a host of other amenities after the £62m project is completed. ... The ship's final destination after the work is yet to be decided, but the honour is likely to be shared between major cities in the Far East, as Oceanic Group said in a statement she “will take her place alongside the great heritage hotels of Asia... and become an iconic tourist ... |
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Chinese firm to convert QE2 into luxury hotel - Hotelier Middle East
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Hotelier Middle East | Chinese firm to convert QE2 into luxury hotel Hotelier Middle East The Dubai-based owner of the iconic QE2 cruise liner has announced the appointment of COSCO Shipyard Group to refurbish the ship into a luxury floating hotel. QE2 Holdings said in a statement that the cruise ship, which has hosted kings, queens, ... |
Friday, October 18, 2013
Designs for QE2 Asia hotel refit plan submitted - BBC News
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Designs for QE2 Asia hotel refit plan submitted BBC News International designers were invited to come up with proposals for the former Cunard ship's interior. The QE2 Shipping consortium plans to sail it from Dubai to a Shanghai shipyard under its own steam for the refit. The former Cunard liner left its home port of ... |
Thursday, October 17, 2013
COSCO Shipyard to refit QE2 - Cruise and Ferry
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COSCO Shipyard to refit QE2 Cruise and Ferry “We are pleased to be working closely with COSCO Shipyard for the technical repair and refurbishment process, which will be carried out with the utmost respect to the QE2's heritage and splendour. China COSCO's expertise in cruise ship conversion will ... |
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
QE2 to be converted into floating hotel at Chinese shipyard - Travel Weekly UK
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QE2 to be converted into floating hotel at Chinese shipyard Travel Weekly UK A Chinese shipyard has been appointed to complete the refurbishment of former Cunard flagship QE2 into a five-star floating hotel. The ship will depart from Dubai, where it has been languishing since being sold by Cunard five years ago, and arrive in ... |
Cosco Shipyard chosen to retrofit Dubai's QE2 - SinoShip News
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SinoShip News | Cosco Shipyard chosen to retrofit Dubai's QE2 SinoShip News “We are pleased to be working closely with Cosco Shipyard for the technical repair and refurbishment process, which will be carried out with the utmost respect to the QE2's heritage and splendour. China Cosco's expertise in cruise ship conversion will ... |
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Shipyard is chosen to renovate Dubai-owned QE2 - The National
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Shipyard is chosen to renovate Dubai-owned QE2 The National SAN FRANCISCO // Plans to convert the Dubai-owned QE2 liner into a floating luxury hotel in Asia took a major step forward on Tuesday after the selection of a Chinese shipyard to refurbish the vessel. QE2 Holdings, which owns the ship, announced the work will be done by ... “The Zhoushan shipyard is one of Cosco's largest and newest, and it certainly has the capacity to host a cruise ship of the QE2's stature,” said vice president Yan Chengxiang. QE2 Holdings said it had invited seven international interior design ... |
QE2 to become luxury hotel - ITV News
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ITV News | QE2 to become luxury hotel ITV News The cruise ship, which hosted kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and celebrities throughout its legendary 40-year history, will depart from Dubai and arrive in COSCO Shipyard's facility in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Once there, it will receive a ... |
QE2 to become luxury floating hotel - ITV News
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QE2 to become luxury floating hotel ITV News The cruise ship, which hosted kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and celebrities throughout its legendary 40-year history, will depart from Dubai and arrive in COSCO Shipyard's facility in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Once there, it will receive a ... |
Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel - CruiseCritic.co.uk
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Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel CruiseCritic.co.uk Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel. Tweet. (10:30 a.m. EDT) -- The QE2's transformation into ... The iconic liner will undergo a complete refurbishment at the COSCO shipyard in China, which will see its current 990 cabins converted to 400 suites. The contractor will also refurbish the ballroom, ... Owners QE2 Holdings also announced that it has invited seven international interior architecture houses to take part in a competition to design the interior of the ship. The designs can be seen on the official website ... |
Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel - Cruise Critic
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Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel Cruise Critic The iconic liner will undergo a complete refurbishment at the COSCO shipyard in China, which will see its current 990 cabins converted to 400 suites. The contractor will also refurbish the ballroom, as well as refit seven restaurants, 10 lounges, a cinema, ... |
Chinese firm hired to convert Dubai's QE2 into luxury hotel - ArabianBusiness.com
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Chinese firm hired to convert Dubai's QE2 into luxury hotel ArabianBusiness.com The Dubai-based owner of the iconic QE2 cruise liner has announced the appointment of COSCO Shipyard Group to refurbish the ship into a luxury floating hotel. QE2 Holdings said in a statement that the cruise ship, which has hosted kings, queens, ... |
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship - EconoMonitor
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Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship EconoMonitor Here's a piece I published in HuffPost back on Oct 18, 2010. A flash from the past–three years ago–predicting that QE2 would prove to be as impotent as QE1 had been. And here we are, folks. No recovery in sight–at least once you get off Wall Street. |
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship - EconoMonitor (blog)
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Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship EconoMonitor (blog) Here's a piece I published in HuffPost back on Oct 18, 2010. A flash from the past–three years ago–predicting that QE2 would prove to be as impotent as QE1 had been. And here we are, folks. No recovery in sight–at least once you get off Wall Street. |
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