Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings - AUTO-MOBI.info

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Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings
AUTO-MOBI.info
The new 3690-passenger ship for Carnival Cruise Lines will be the third ship in the Dream-class and is set to enter service in June 2012. ...

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Dubai World fails to reassure investors - The Age

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Dubai World fails to reassure investors
The Age
... developments in Dubai, such as the palm-shaped man-made islands. Dubai World's interests also include the former P&O ports business and the QE2 liner.

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Dubai World fails to reassure investors - Sydney Morning Herald

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Dubai World fails to reassure investors
Sydney Morning Herald
... developments in Dubai, such as the palm-shaped man-made islands. Dubai World's interests also include the former P&O ports business and the QE2 liner.

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Dubai World disappoints banks over debt repayment - guardian.co.uk

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Dubai World disappoints banks over debt repayment
guardian.co.uk
Dubai World's interests also include the former P&O ports business and the QE2 liner. Investors feared that the group's failure to repay its debts could ...

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

The Green Picture: Iceberg Cat And Mouse - Ecorazzi

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Ecorazzi

The Green Picture: Iceberg Cat And Mouse
Ecorazzi
A beautiful shot taken aboard the Sea Shepherd Steve Irwin showing the Japanese Harpoon ship Shonan Maru No 2 coming into view from behind an iceberg. ...

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Crunch meeting with Dubai World today - Breaking Travel News

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Breaking Travel News

Crunch meeting with Dubai World today
Breaking Travel News
... of a longer-term restructuring process. Other assets including, New York-based department store Barneys and the QE2 cruise liner are expected to sold off.

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Pressure mounts on Dubai creditors to reach pact on six-month debt freeze - Times Online

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Pressure mounts on Dubai creditors to reach pact on six-month debt freeze
Times Online
Other trophy assets overseas, such as Barneys, the luxury American retail chain, and the QE2 cruise liner are expected to sold off. ...

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

The masturbation joke and more - Daily Monitor

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Daily Monitor

The masturbation joke and more
Daily Monitor
But the best one liner is the QE2. And, if you don't understand that joke, you can get an explanation, of no more than one line in length, by emailing the ...

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Carnival Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 11/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha (blog)

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Carnival Corporation F4Q09 (Qtr End 11/30/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha (blog)
However, it should be noted 1/3 of the decline was due to the exceptionally high yields we achieved on the last few voyages of 2008 of the QE2 just prior to ...

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CARNIVAL PLC - Carnival Corporation & plc Fourth Quarter Earnings - FOXBusiness

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CARNIVAL PLC - Carnival Corporation & plc Fourth Quarter Earnings
FOXBusiness
The new 3690-passenger ship for Carnival Cruise Lines will be the third ship in the Dream-class and is set to enter service in June 2012. ...

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Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings - American Chronicle

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Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings
American Chronicle
The new 3690-passenger ship for Carnival Cruise Lines will be the third ship in the Dream-class and is set to enter service in June 2012. ...

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Cunard Line fights holiday failure award - SoCruise (blog)

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Cunard Line fights holiday failure award
SoCruise (blog)
As a result, the couple opted to stay in a luxury resort in Honolulu and sail back on the QE2 rather than continue on the £270 million liner to Southampton ...

Tipping on cruise ships: the etiquette guide - eTurboNews

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Tipping on cruise ships: the etiquette guide
eTurboNews
Cruise ship tipping has long been an area of contention, but the debate may be nearing conclusion. ...

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Greenock Cruise Terminal Looks Forward to Record Year in 2010 - Allmediascotland

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Greenock Cruise Terminal Looks Forward to Record Year in 2010
Allmediascotland
This year it saw the highly-publicised first visit of the new superliner Queen Mary 2 and the last-ever visit of the QE2. Many of passengers coming to ...

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Tipping on cruise ships: the etiquette guide - Times Online

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Tipping on cruise ships: the etiquette guide
Times Online
Cruise ship tipping has long been an area of contention, but the debate may be nearing conclusion. P&O Australia's announcement this month that it would ...

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Relief for world markets as Abu Dhabi throws $10bn lifeline to Dubai - guardian.co.uk

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Relief for world markets as Abu Dhabi throws $10bn lifeline to Dubai
guardian.co.uk
... or whether Dubai would have to hand over any assets, which include the former P&O ports business, retailer Barney's New York and the QE2 liner. ...

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Cruise118 Celebrates The 'oasis Effect' With Record Trading Day - Beattie Group (press release)

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Cruise118 Celebrates The 'oasis Effect' With Record Trading Day
Beattie Group (press release)
The world's largest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, which is three times bigger than the QE2, has been making waves in the media in recent weeks - and ...

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Dubai's reversal of fortunes - MSN Philippines News

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Dubai's reversal of fortunes
MSN Philippines News
Nov 26: Cruise liner the QE2 arrives in Dubai for transformation into a floating hotel. - Nov 29: The Dubai Financial Market's losses since January 1 reach ...

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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10 billion bailout - CNN International

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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10 billion bailout
CNN International
Some of its foreign investments include the QE2 cruise liner and Cirque du Soleil. The company asked for a standstill of debts owed until May 30 as it ...

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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10 billion - CNN International

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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10 billion
CNN International
Some of its foreign investments include the QE2 cruise liner and Cirque du Soleil. The company asked for a standstill of debts owed until May 30 as it ...

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

How the rich get richer — a quarter at a time - GlobalPost

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How the rich get richer — a quarter at a time
GlobalPost
Its overseas acquisitions include trophies such as the QE2 cruise liner, Barney's clothing store and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Manhattan, ...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Dubai's golden sands lose their lustre - Times Online

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Dubai's golden sands lose their lustre
Times Online
Indeed, another view is that because Dubai World holds so many assets in the West, including P&O and the QE2 cruise liner, enforcement of the debt against ...

Carry on cruising - The Move Channel

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Carry on cruising
The Move Channel
Fears that the arrival of three cruise ships would paralyse Sydney today in the same way as last year's arrival of Queen Mary 2 and the QE2 proved unfounded ...

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Triple treat for Sydney as giants of the sea sail in - The Age

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Triple treat for Sydney as giants of the sea sail in
The Age
The vessels are among 118 passenger cruise ships expected in Sydney's harbour this cruise season. Cruise ship fever ... the Pacific Jewel made its way into ...

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Dubai World prepares to sell overseas assets - Alibaba News Channel

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Dubai World prepares to sell overseas assets
Alibaba News Channel
... sell some of its foreign investments and real estate holdings, which include the QE2 cruise liner and Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian circus operator. ...

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Pressure grows on Istithmar - Financial Times

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Pressure grows on Istithmar
Financial Times
... the New York retailer, the Queen Elizabeth II ocean QE2 cruise liner, Cirque du Soleil and trophy real estate in London and New York. ...

Superliners gather in Sydney Harbour - BigPond News

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Superliners gather in Sydney Harbour
BigPond News
Earlier this week, an Access Economics report found the cruise industry was contributing $1.2 billion to the Australian economy each year - a jump of 54% in ...

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Triple treat for Sydney as giants of the sea sail in - Sydney Morning Herald

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Triple treat for Sydney as giants of the sea sail in
Sydney Morning Herald
Timelapse of the P&O cruise ship Pacific Jewel undergoing a two week refit in Singapore. Fears that the arrival of three cruise ships would paralyse Sydney ...

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Dubai property subsides further after scrapping of rescue merger - Times Online

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Times Online

Dubai property subsides further after scrapping of rescue merger
Times Online
Disgruntled banks and bondholders are eyeing a host of prized overseas assets to settle their investment, including the QE2 cruise liner and Barneys, ...

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Dubai forced into overseas asset sell-off - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

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Dubai forced into overseas asset sell-off
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
... World may have to sell some of its overseas assets to reduce its debts, raising the possibility that the iconic QE2 cruise liner could be up for grabs. ...

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Pressure on Istithmar's overseas assets - Financial Times

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Pressure on Istithmar's overseas assets
Financial Times
... snapping up assets such as Barneys, the New York retailer, the QE2 cruise liner, Cirque du Soleil and trophy real estate in London and New York. ...

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Dubai's Emaar calls off merger with ruler's cos. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Dubai's Emaar calls off merger with ruler's cos.
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background docked ...

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Dubai market plunges for 3rd day amid uncertainty - CharlotteObserver.com

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Dubai market plunges for 3rd day amid uncertainty
CharlotteObserver.com
AP Business Writer FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background ...

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From success to excess - Bangalore Mirror

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From success to excess
Bangalore Mirror
... owns the one billion pound Atlantis hotel, the QE2 cruise ship, and Turnberry golf course in Scotland and has a stake in Madame Tussaud's in London. ...

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Dubai market plunges for 3rd day amid uncertainty - Bay News 9

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Dubai market plunges for 3rd day amid uncertainty
Bay News 9
FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background docked at Port Rashid in Dubai, ...

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Dubai bourse drops for third day - MiamiHerald.com

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Dubai bourse drops for third day
MiamiHerald.com
FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background docked at Port Rashid in Dubai, ...

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Dubai Bourse Drops for Third Day - ABC News

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ABC News

Dubai Bourse Drops for Third Day
ABC News
AP FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise. ...

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Dubai crisis not a big debacle - Gulf Weekly

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Dubai crisis not a big debacle
Gulf Weekly
... the standstill and trying to enforce security over the holding company's assets - which include the QE2 cruise liner and port operator DP World. ...

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Dubai World could sell off assets - BBC News

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BBC News

Dubai World could sell off assets
BBC News
These include sea ports, US hotels and the QE2 cruise liner. The news came as investors continued their sell off of stocks on both the Dubai and ...

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Dubai forced into overseas asset sell-off - This is Money

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Dubai forced into overseas asset sell-off
This is Money
... sell some of its overseas assets to reduce its debts, raising the possibility that the iconic QE2 cruise liner could be up for grabs, writes Karl West. ...

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Dubai World Looks to Sell Assets in Quest for Cash - ABC News

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ABC News

Dubai World Looks to Sell Assets in Quest for Cash
ABC News
AP FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise. ...

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Creditors meet Dubai World in payment push - Financial Times

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Creditors meet Dubai World in payment push
Financial Times
... sell some of its foreign investments and real estate holdings, which include the QE2 cruise liner and Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian circus operator. ...

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Bank lenders in talks with indebted Dubai World - Times Online

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Bank lenders in talks with indebted Dubai World
Times Online
... director-general of Dubai's Department of Finance, has fuelled speculation that trophy assets such as the QE2 cruise liner and the group's stake in ...

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Christmas gifts for cruisers - Easier (press release)

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Christmas gifts for cruisers
Easier (press release)
... ship's paintings and golden age of cruise memorabilia. Cruise Critic's top three Christmas cruise reads are “QE2: Forty Years Famous” by Carol Thatcher, ...

Don't Like Your Cruise? Cunard Gets Sued, Loses - Cruise Critic

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Don't Like Your Cruise? Cunard Gets Sued, Loses
Cruise Critic
The Milners ended their trip early, in Honolulu, where they stayed six weeks in a luxury resort and eventually sailed back to Britain on the QE2 (they ...

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Creditors meet Dubai World in payment push - Financial Times

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Creditors meet Dubai World in payment push
Financial Times
... sell some of its foreign investments and real estate holdings, which include the QE2 cruise liner and Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian circus operator. ...

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Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash - Houston Chronicle

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Houston Chronicle

Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash
Houston Chronicle
The iconic British cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 sits unused in a downtown Dubai port awaiting renovations to turn it into a floating hotel. ...

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Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash - Washington Post

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Washington Post

Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash
Washington Post
FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background docked at Port Rashid in Dubai, ...

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Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash - Kansas City Star

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Kansas City Star

Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash
Kansas City Star
AP Business Writer FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background ...

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Sailors' saviour honoured - Wandsworth Borough Guardian

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Sailors' saviour honoured
Wandsworth Borough Guardian
Mr Christianson also served as a chaplain on the QE2 during the 1970s. He is still in touch with many of the sailors he provided assistance to, ...

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Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Dubai World looks to sell assets in quest for cash
Atlanta Journal Constitution
FILE - In this July 13, 2009 file photo, a dhow sails on Dubai creek as it passes the QE2 cruise liner in background docked at Port Rashid in Dubai, ...

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Dubai World prepares to sell overseas assets - Financial Times

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Dubai World prepares to sell overseas assets
Financial Times
... of its foreign investments and real estate assets abroad, which include the QE2, the cruise liner, and Cirque du Soleil, the Canadian circus operator. ...

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Expensive real estate investments precipitated financial crisis - Malaysia Star

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Malaysia Star

Expensive real estate investments precipitated financial crisis
Malaysia Star
Others like the QE2 cruise liner and a stake in MGM Mirage (Las Vegas gaming operation) are more ostentatious but it was the expensive real estate ...

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Dubai Holding next in line to default? - Times of India

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Dubai Holding next in line to default?
Times of India
The revelations of problems at Dubai World, owner of P&O Ferries and the QE2 cruise liner, comes as it prepares to meet its creditors on Sunday. ...

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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Wheathampsted couple's diamond day - Advertiser 24

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Wheathampsted couple's diamond day
Advertiser 24
The couple, who have two grandchildren, are keen on travelling and have enjoyed a number of cruises including the QE2 cruise to the Land of the Midnight Sun ...

Banks face fresh Dubai debt fears - Times Online

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Banks face fresh Dubai debt fears
Times Online
The revelation of problems at Dubai Holding comes as Dubai World, owner of P&O Ferries and the QE2 cruise liner, prepares to meet its creditors today. ...

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Friday, December 4, 2009

Debt pushes Dubai to the brink - Times of India

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Debt pushes Dubai to the brink
Times of India
It recently bought Barney's , the upscale US department store, the QE2 cruise ship, Madame Tussauds and Turnberry golf course in Scotland. ...

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Couple's £22000 compensation for 'stressful' penthouse cruise - Telegraph.co.uk

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Couple's £22000 compensation for 'stressful' penthouse cruise
Telegraph.co.uk
They opted to stay in a luxury resort in Honolulu and sail back on the QE2 rather than continue on the £270 million liner to Southampton and Singapore. ...

Legal challenge to court payout over £59000 cruise complaint - Yorkshire Post

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Legal challenge to court payout over £59000 cruise complaint
Yorkshire Post
But he said they had left the cruise in Honolulu where they stayed for six weeks before boarding the QE2 home. The Milners had been refunded £48240 of the ...

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Defiant Dubai fails to quell investors' fears - Herald.ie

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Defiant Dubai fails to quell investors' fears
Herald.ie
The QE2 cruise liner, owned by Istithmar, has been mentioned frequently for a possible sale, as has Dubai World's stake in the London Stock Exchange.

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Micky drives a hard bargain - Mirror.co.uk

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Micky drives a hard bargain
Mirror.co.uk
Since arriving in Dubai last December, there has been little sign of the promised work to convert the QE2, the most famous liner in the world, into a luxury ...

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

QE2 May Be Sold To Help Pay Dubai's Debts - Cruise Critic

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Cruise Critic

QE2 May Be Sold To Help Pay Dubai's Debts
Cruise Critic
Only a year after leaving the Cunard fleet for a new life as a luxury hotel in Dubai, the QE2 may have to be sold. The ship was bought for $100 million in ...

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QE2 May Be Sold To Help Pay Dubai's Debts - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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QE2 May Be Sold To Help Pay Dubai's Debts
CruiseCritic.co.uk
Only a year after leaving the Cunard fleet for a new life as a luxury hotel in Dubai, the QE2 may have to be sold. The ship was bought for $100 million in ...

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FTSE 100 steadies as sheikh hits out about Dubai debt crisis - Daily Mail

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Daily Mail

FTSE 100 steadies as sheikh hits out about Dubai debt crisis
Daily Mail
Its more profitable businesses, including P&O Ferries and the QE2 cruise liner, are excluded from the process. The statements boosted the confidence of ...

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Dubai's ruler tries to calm region's financial storm - LDPBusiness

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Dubai's ruler tries to calm region's financial storm
LDPBusiness
Other assets included in Dubai's network of sovereign wealth and investment firms include the QE2 cruise liner, the Emirates airline and the Travelodge ...

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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Royal Bank of Scotand, Barclays, Mitchells & Butlers - ShareCast

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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Royal Bank of Scotand, Barclays, Mitchells & Butlers
ShareCast
... have asked lawyers to assess their rights over the state-owned company's trophy overseas assets, which include P&O Ferries and the QE2 cruise liner. ...

Dubai World's creditors may claim its trophy assets - Times Online

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Dubai World's creditors may claim its trophy assets
Times Online
... have asked lawyers to assess their rights over the state-owned company's trophy overseas assets, which include P&O Ferries and the QE2 cruise liner. ...

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Defiant state fails to quell fears of lenders and investors - Times Online

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Defiant state fails to quell fears of lenders and investors
Times Online
The QE2 cruise liner, owned by Istithmar, has been mentioned frequently for a possible sale, as has Dubai World's stake in the London Stock Exchange. ...

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Dubai World's creditors assess rights to claim trophy assets - The Australian

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Dubai World's creditors assess rights to claim trophy assets
The Australian
... have asked lawyers to assess their rights over the state-owned company's trophy overseas assets, which include P&O Ferries and the QE2 cruise liner. ...

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Dubai creditors fight for their money - guardian.co.uk

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guardian.co.uk

Dubai creditors fight for their money
guardian.co.uk
... which could make them claim assets such as the profitable ports business that includes the former P&O, the QE2 liner, and the Turnberry golf course in ...

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Developing Dubai - GulfNews

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GulfNews

Developing Dubai
GulfNews
The restructuring of Dubai World will mean some of its assets may be sold which include the Turnberry golf course in Scotland and the former cruise ship QE2 ...

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