Saturday, February 28, 2015

Three Queens Liverpool 2015: Merseyside QE2 captain Robin Woodall ... - Liverpool Echo

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Three Queens Liverpool 2015: Merseyside QE2 captain Robin Woodall ...
Liverpool Echo
... 16-year-old cadet after leaving Birkenhead School, later joining Cunard where the first cruise liner he worked on was the RMS Sylvania. Debbie says: “My grandfather wasn't in the merchant navy, but I think my great-grandfather was a ship's captain as well.

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Friday, February 27, 2015

02/27/15 - SS United States or QE2 Heading for Pier 57 in Manhattan? - Cruise Industry News

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02/27/15 - SS United States or QE2 Heading for Pier 57 in Manhattan?
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... of redeveloping Manhattan's pier 57 with a retired ocean liner as a hotel, according to a report on therealdeal.com. The two companies formed a joint venture last year and are looking into bringing in a ship with the intention to create a hotel facility at pier 57.

SS United States or QE2 Heading for Pier 57 in Manhattan? - Cruise Industry News

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SS United States or QE2 Heading for Pier 57 in Manhattan?
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... of redeveloping Manhattan's pier 57 with a retired ocean liner as a hotel, according to a report on therealdeal.com. The two companies formed a joint venture last year and are looking into bringing in a ship with the intention to create a hotel facility at pier 57.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Home » Business » Two cruise ships bring in close to 5000 tourists - Tonga Daily News

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Home » Business » Two cruise ships bring in close to 5000 tourists
Tonga Daily News
And they were also farewelled in style later in the afternoon as the two cruise liners bade Tonga goodbye in the continuation of their respective trips around the globe. Around 2,500 tourists arrived on the QE2, which made her maiden voyage in 1969 and was ...

Saturday, February 14, 2015

The 100 day countdown to Cunard's Three Queens on the Mersey Liverpool ... - PR Newswire (press release)

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The 100 day countdown to Cunard's Three Queens on the Mersey Liverpool ...
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On 4 July 1840, Cunard's first ship, Britannia, left the Mersey and changed the face of ocean travel forever by establishing the first scheduled service across the Atlantic. Queen Mary 2 will return to the cruise terminal on 4 July 2015, 175 years later to the day, ...

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Monday, February 9, 2015

2015 Marks The 175th Anniversary of Cunard Line - Cruise Hive

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2015 Marks The 175th Anniversary of Cunard Line
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II said goodbye to the ship she had named in June 2008 while QM2 was also in port. She ordered a cadet to blow the whistle at noon, which QM2 was supposed to respond to. After the introduction of the current Queen Elizabeth ...