Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Cruise Ships Set For 2010 Vacations - Article Maniac

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Cruise Ships Set For 2010 Vacations
Article Maniac
Taking a holiday on a cruise ship has become a very important part of the travel industry over the years, as the industry has changed from catering almost ...

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Radio GaGa? Not us, pop pickers: With a combined age of 400, these ... - Daily Mail

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Radio GaGa? Not us, pop pickers: With a combined age of 400, these ...
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Former jobs included working as a butcher, a milkman and as a DJ on the QE2. STYLE: Long hair, tinted specs - nicknamed 'Ade The Shades' - and ...

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

PROUD TO BE RIGHT: VEXNEWS tips Money's ousting more than 6 months ago - VEXNEWS (blog)

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PROUD TO BE RIGHT: VEXNEWS tips Money's ousting more than 6 months ago
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Ramadge has done well to shuffle off Dirty Larry so he can play shuffle-board on one of those QE2 style cruise ships. Maybe they'll let him put out the ...

Monday, September 28, 2009

Holland America Cruise Ships to Serve as Hotels for World Cup 2010 - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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Holland America Cruise Ships to Serve as Hotels for World Cup 2010
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Besides being a fully operational cruise ship, with casinos, bars and restaurants open for service, "the ships will have African touches," says Hartmut ...

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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Video: UNCUT: Aerials Of Queen Victoria Cruise Ship

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UNCUT: Aerials Of Queen Victoria Cruise Ship

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Wild water and head hunters in Borneo - Taranaki Daily News

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Wild water and head hunters in Borneo
Taranaki Daily News
From chief officer aboard the posh QE2 to a rough-and-ready fisheries patrol boat based in the Falkland Islands, Whalley is no stranger to wild waters - or ...

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Wild water and head hunters in Borneo - Stuff.co.nz

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Wild water and head hunters in Borneo
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From chief officer aboard the posh QE2 to a rough-and-ready fisheries patrol boat based in the Falkland Islands, Whalley is no stranger to wild waters - or ...

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Design secrets of Queen Elizabeth - Mirror.co.uk

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Design secrets of Queen Elizabeth
Mirror.co.uk
It's still more than a year before Cunard's newest ship, Queen Elizabeth, is scheduled to make her ...

Friday, September 25, 2009

My Life In Travel: Ken Hom - Independent

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My Life In Travel: Ken Hom
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I was once asked to cook on the QE2 and I expected to see people with canes and wheelchairs but it was actually much more youthful. ...

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Cruise ships take advantage of Cup - Business Day

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Cruise ships take advantage of Cup
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Dubai World is pressing ahead with plans to bring the QE2 to SA. “We are in detailed discussions with Transnet, and QE2 is currently being prepared to ...

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

OUT N'ABOUT WITH ELITE ENTERTAINMENT - Rundtownnews.co.uk

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OUT N'ABOUT WITH ELITE ENTERTAINMENT
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Cruise Ships - Oriana, QE2, Canberra, Arcadia, the "Love Boats" - Princess & Countess etc; All the band have done cabaret with an endless list of UK stars, ...

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Carnival Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha (blog)

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Carnival Corporation F3Q09 (Qtr End 08/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
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In addition, a variety of cost savings measures benefited us to the tune of $0.03 and resulted in net cruise cost excluding fuel being 1.6 points better ...

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Saturday Profile A Romance Writer Jabs at Singapore's Patriarchs - New York Times

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Saturday Profile A Romance Writer Jabs at Singapore's Patriarchs
New York Times
“No other costume has quite managed this unique come hither/get lost blend,” she wrote in the 1993 book, which recounts her flirtations on a cruise ship ...

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

A Romance Writer Jabs at Singapore's Patriarchs - New York Times

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A Romance Writer Jabs at Singapore's Patriarchs
New York Times
“No other costume has quite managed this unique come hither/get lost blend,” she wrote in the 1993 book, which recounts her flirtations on a cruise ship ...

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Dubai World Restructures - Khaleej Times

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Dubai World Restructures
Khaleej Times
Nakheel Hotels also owns the QE2 luxury ocean liner. Nakheel said in July that its total projects “are conservatively estimated” to be worth $80 billion.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Nakheel in talks over QE2's Cape Town future - ArabianBusiness.com

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Nakheel in talks over QE2's Cape Town future
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(Getty Images) QE2 owner Nakheel is holding talks with the South African port authorities after doubts emerged it was safe for the cruise liner to dock at ...

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Will Cruise Ships Be Kicked Out of the World Cup? - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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Will Cruise Ships Be Kicked Out of the World Cup?
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So, for QE2, sold last year by Cunard to Dubai-based Nakheel, moving the ship to Cape Town for the 2010 World Cup games seemed like a great opportunity. ...

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

QE2 changes course - Independent Online

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QE2 changes course
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The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) will not dock in Cape Town before next year's World Cup, says Brett Dungan, chief executive of the Federated ...

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Monday, September 14, 2009

Nakheel moves to keep QE2 hopes afloat - Maktoob Business

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Nakheel moves to keep QE2 hopes afloat
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Lawmakers claim berthing the famous cruise liner in Cape Town to use as a hotel during next year's FIFA World Cup will ship money out of the country and the ...

Chamber viewpoint: Small businesses can use tough times to refocus - Marietta Times

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Chamber viewpoint: Small businesses can use tough times to refocus
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Huge corporations, which operate much like the huge cruise ship QE2, are impossible to turn on a dime. Small businesses can make decisions and implement ...

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Cruise ship terminal may become an albatross - Canada.com

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Cruise ship terminal may become an albatross
Canada.com
We previously lived in Saint John, NB where many huge cruise ships, including the QE2 on its final voyage, visited. Like Nanaimo, Saint John had limited ...

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Cruise ship terminal may become an albatross - Nanaimo Daily News

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Cruise ship terminal may become an albatross
Nanaimo Daily News
We previously lived in Saint John, NB where many huge cruise ships, including the QE2 on its final voyage, visited. Like Nanaimo, Saint John had limited ...

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Red card for QE2 World Cup plans - Mirror.co.uk

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Red card for QE2 World Cup plans
Mirror.co.uk
Profit generated from the ship will remain in South Africa and will benefit the South African economy. "QE2 is currently in excellent condition. ...

Mortgage broker who allegedly bilked $5M seemed trustworthy - Canoe.ca

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Mortgage broker who allegedly bilked $5M seemed trustworthy
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Harry Herbert, still living in Scotland at the time, remembers meeting MacDonald on a Caribbean cruise back in 1984, and being sold on the spot by his charm ...

'How could I not trust him?' - Toronto Sun

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'How could I not trust him?'
Toronto Sun
Harry Herbert, still living in Scotland at the time, remembers meeting MacDonald on a Caribbean cruise back in 1984, and being sold on the spot by his charm ...

Daily Echo readers want new city trail to commemmorate historic liner - Southern Daily Echo

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Daily Echo readers want new city trail to commemmorate historic liner
Southern Daily Echo
Cunard Line managing director Peter Shanks said: “QE2 was Cunard's longest-serving liner and she travelled further than any other ship in history. ...

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Daily Echo readers want new city trail to commemmorate historic liner - This Is Hampshire.net

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Daily Echo readers want new city trail to commemmorate historic liner
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Cunard Line managing director Peter Shanks said: “QE2 was Cunard's longest-serving liner and she travelled further than any other ship in history. ...

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Friday, September 11, 2009

Queen Elizabeth model ship

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Exclusive RMS Queen Elizabeth ship model from Modelshipmaster.com. Queen Elizabeth ship model want? click here: Ask Queen Elizabeth ship model

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

QE2 Ship's Tour 2008

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Here is a brief tour of the public spaces onboard QE2 during the last stage of her long career with Cunard.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Arditex: a global leveller - Building Products

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Arditex: a global leveller
Building Products
Arditex NA has also been used on QE2 cruise liner to refurbish all of the teak decking areas, prior to the installation of final floor coverings Ardex ...

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Master Appointed for Cunard's Queen Elizabeth - PR-USA.net (press release)

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Master Appointed for Cunard's Queen Elizabeth
PR-USA.net (press release)
Captain Chris Wells, who joined Cunard as second officer on Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1992, has been appointed Master of the company's new 90000-ton liner, ...

Friday, September 4, 2009

The Jermaine Jenas Debate (again)... - Vitalfootball

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The Jermaine Jenas Debate (again)...
Vitalfootball
He's a great passer, with a terrific shot - but he tackles like a fairy and has the pace and turning circle of the QE2. I'm not saying Jenas is the answer ...

Cougar Cruise for singles a first - The Sun

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Cougar Cruise for singles a first
The Sun
THE first master of the Queen Elizabeth - Cunard's next ship, which launches in just over a year's time - will be Captain Chris Wells. ...

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Captain Chris Wells - Focus on Travel News

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Captain Chris Wells
Focus on Travel News
“His experience on our longest serving ship QE2, and our flagship Queen Mary 2, will ensure that guests on our newest ship will enjoy all of the same famous ...

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DA slams QE2 decision - Independent Online

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DA slams QE2 decision
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The Queen Elizabeth 2, or QE2, will ship millions out of the country and deny locals a fair business opportunity if it berths along the ...

Queen Elizabeth cruises 'are already 75% sold' - Travel Weekly UK

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Queen Elizabeth cruises 'are already 75% sold'
Travel Weekly UK
Incoming president and managing director Peter Shanks said the new ship has generated a huge amount of interest among Cunard regulars, and also helped the ...

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Queen Elizabeth cruises 75% sold - Travel Weekly UK

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Queen Elizabeth cruises 75% sold
Travel Weekly UK
The ship's maiden world cruise is a 103-day voyage from Southampton on January 5 2011. Shanks said overall sales this year have been "better than expected", ...

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Master Appointed for Cunard's Queen Elizabeth - Market Wire (press release)

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Master Appointed for Cunard's Queen Elizabeth
Market Wire (press release)
Having seen the ship develop from the beginning and bringing her into service as Staff Captain, Captain Wells was extremely proud when appointed to the ...