Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts - Montreal Gazette

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts
Montreal Gazette
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts - The Province

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts
The Province
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

'IRA smuggled guns on QE2' - Daily Echo

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'IRA smuggled guns on QE2'
Daily Echo
Caches of rifles and hand grenades were delivered to Southamp-ton Docks on the luxury liner, pictured, as part of the smuggling operation by the IRA in the ...

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The Brits, the IRA, the Lusitania, and the QE2 - Irish Central

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The Brits, the IRA, the Lusitania, and the QE2
Irish Central
The QE2 was owned by the Cunard Line, which, coincidentally, also owned the luxury passenger ship RMS Lusitania many years earlier. Although ocean liner and ...

IRA smuggled guns from America on QE2 - Irish Central

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IRA smuggled guns from America on QE2
Irish Central
The QE2, which was the flagship of the Cunard Cruise Line for 35 years, made two transatlantic trips per month, but Cunard has always stated that it was not ...

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

IRA used QE2 to smuggle weapons from New York - Times Online

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Times Online

IRA used QE2 to smuggle weapons from New York
Times Online
He said guns were taken off the liner in the lining of long coats. There was no shortage of hiding places on the 963ft QE2, which had four swimming pools, ...

Friday, March 26, 2010

Cape Town welcomes the QM2 - Southall Travel

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Southall Travel

Cape Town welcomes the QM2
Southall Travel
Sister ship to the QE2, the vessel is the largest and most expensive cruise liner ever made. The boat has 19 decks and can accommodate a maximum of 3090 ...

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Dubai debt insurance costs rise amid funding doubts-UPDATE 1 - Forexyard

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Dubai debt insurance costs rise amid funding doubts-UPDATE 1
Forexyard
... also owns US luxury retailer Barneys, a stake in entertainment group Cirque du Soleil, the QE2 luxury ocean liner and Scotland's Turnberry Golf course. ...

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The Dining Rooms offers a White Glove service, after inspiration from the last ... - Southport Visiter

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The Dining Rooms offers a White Glove service, after inspiration from the last ...
Southport Visiter
LEGENDARY Cunard cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II has inspired an award-winning Southport restaurant to keep elegant traditions alive in our town. ...

Dubai offers 36 9 5 bn for debt deal with no haircuts - Moneycontrol.com

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Dubai offers 36 9 5 bn for debt deal with no haircuts
Moneycontrol.com
The long-awaited plan unveiled on Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some USD 26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and ...

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Where will Dubai's $3.8bn shortfall come from? - ArabianBusiness.com

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Where will Dubai's $3.8bn shortfall come from?
ArabianBusiness.com
He also forecast that some of Dubai World's lucrative assets, such as the QE2 cruise liner, would probably be sold off to finance the new funding required. ...

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Cunard Line Welcomes Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Celebrated Activist ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Cunard Line Welcomes Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Celebrated Activist ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Most Reverend Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu arrived in Cape Town, South Africa today after enjoying a ...

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Dubai unveils $26bn debt restructuring - CITY A.M.

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Dubai unveils $26bn debt restructuring
CITY A.M.
... of the deal so a loan could be separately negotiated. The emirate will look at the possibility of selling Dubai World assets including the QE2 cruise liner.

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Dubai World asks for up to 8 years to pay off debt - Global Times

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Dubai World asks for up to 8 years to pay off debt
Global Times
Dubai World, the Gulf Arab emirate's flagship conglomerate, which includes the QE2 ocean liner and Barneys department store among its high-profile assets, ...

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

QM2 sails into Cape Town - Mirror.co.uk (blog)

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QM2 sails into Cape Town
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
Plans to move retired liner QE2 to Cape Town may have fallen through, but her big sister, ...

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Dubai World in their hands - Reuters UK (blog)

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Dubai World in their hands
Reuters UK (blog)
The plan is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du Soleil assets. ...

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Dubai government to inject £6.4bn into Dubai World - New Statesman

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New Statesman

Dubai government to inject £6.4bn into Dubai World
New Statesman
The indebted Dubai World, which owns the QE2 ocean liner and the Barneys department store among other high-profile assets, has presented a plan to ...

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Dubai World to repay debt in 8 years - Montreal Gazette

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Dubai World to repay debt in 8 years
Montreal Gazette
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts - Reuters Canada

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Dubai offers $9.5 billion for debt deal with no haircuts
Reuters Canada
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Dubai Offers $9.5 Billion For Debt Deal With No Haircuts - New York Times

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Dubai Offers $9.5 Billion For Debt Deal With No Haircuts
New York Times
The long-awaited plan unveiled Thursday is Dubai's attempt to restructure some $26 billion in debt held by Dubai World, owner of the QE2 liner and Cirque du ...

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Dubai World announces debt plan - Aljazeera.net

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Dubai World announces debt plan
Aljazeera.net
Dubai World's holdings include the QE2 ocean liner and Barneys department store. It also controls the world's third-largest ports operator, DP World. ...

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Dubai World to get $9.5 bln govt lifeline - Maktoob Business

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Dubai World to get $9.5 bln govt lifeline
Maktoob Business
Dubai World also owns the QE2 luxury liner and its Istithmar investment vehicle owns US retailer Barneys. Just as Dubai was about to hit the peak of success ...

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Dubai World gets $9.5bn government backing - This is London

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Dubai World gets $9.5bn government backing
This is London
The emirate said it was also looking at selling Dubai World assets, which include the QE2 cruise liner, Cirque du Soleil, and large London sites including ...

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Dubai in $9.5 billion debt offer, no new Abu Dhabi aid - Washington Post

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Dubai in $9.5 billion debt offer, no new Abu Dhabi aid
Washington Post
Dubai World, the Gulf Arab emirate's flagship conglomerate, which includes the QE2 ocean liner and Barneys department store among its high-profile assets, ...

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Dubai in $9.5 Billion Debt Offer, No New Abu Dhabi Aid - ABC News

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Dubai in $9.5 Billion Debt Offer, No New Abu Dhabi Aid
ABC News
Dubai World, the Gulf Arab emirate's flagship conglomerate, which includes the QE2 ocean liner and Barneys department store among its high-profile assets, ...

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

UK heavyweight adviser at Dubai debt table - Reuters

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UK heavyweight adviser at Dubai debt table
Reuters
UL], which counts the QE2 ocean liner among its assets, and its creditors were described as "very positive" by a Dubai World spokesman on Wednesday. ...

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UK heavyweight adviser at Dubai debt table - sources - Reuters

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UK heavyweight adviser at Dubai debt table - sources
Reuters
UL], which counts the QE2 ocean liner among its assets, was locked in a meeting with core creditors at a Dubai hotel on Wednesday. ...

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Clydebank tours to take off - Clydebank Post

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Clydebank tours to take off
Clydebank Post
"Very often you hear people talking about the QE2 having been built in Glasgow, when they really mean Clydebank. "The town has its own very individual ...

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Monday, March 22, 2010

QE2 cruises into Durban (pics) - East Coast Radio

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QE2 cruises into Durban (pics)
East Coast Radio
This is the first time the ship has visited our shores. The Queen Mary II is on it's annual world cruise, which sees it docking at 19 ports around the world ...

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

City students design set to grace ballroom of exclusive liner - Scotsman

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City students design set to grace ballroom of exclusive liner
Scotsman
... in the ballroom of a luxury cruise liner. The £300 million Queen Elizabeth, the latest luxury ship from the Cunard line, which also operated the QE2, ...

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City student's design set to grace ballroom of exclusive liner - Scotsman

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City student's design set to grace ballroom of exclusive liner
Scotsman
... in the ballroom of a luxury cruise liner. The £300 million Queen Elizabeth, the latest luxury ship from the Cunard line, which also operated the QE2, ...

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Dubai World wants eight years to pay debts - Times Online

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Times Online

Dubai World wants eight years to pay debts
Times Online
DUBAI WORLD, the troubled Gulf investment fund that owns the QE2 cruise liner and Cirque du Soleil dance troupe, is to ask its creditors for up to eight ...

Friday, March 19, 2010

Cunard flagships to visit area - Greenock Telegraph

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Cunard flagships to visit area
Greenock Telegraph
"The visits show Cunard are prepared to maintain the strong relationship we have built up with them since the building of the QE2. ...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Queen Elizabeth liner to visit 52 ports - Times of Malta

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Times of Malta

Queen Elizabeth liner to visit 52 ports
Times of Malta
Growing interest in overnight calls will see Queen Elizabeth stay overnight in St Petersburg, Amsterdam, Venice, New York and Quebec giving guests more time ...

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Pressing issues on a transatlantic crossing - Minot Daily News

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Pressing issues on a transatlantic crossing
Minot Daily News
Back in the late '90s the Queen Elizabeth 2 was the only liner making transatlantic crossings from New York to Southampton, England. ...

Sure it's about money, but LNG is also good sense, says CEO - Warwick Beacon

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Sure it's about money, but LNG is also good sense, says CEO
Warwick Beacon
In fact, Shearer notes, that the larger cruise ships visiting Newport, such as the QE2, also require safety zones clear of other vessels because of their ...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Cunard extending agent distribution with 2011 launch - TravelMole

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Cunard extending agent distribution with 2011 launch
TravelMole
He cited an extended deployment in 2011-12 helped by the introduction of new ship Queen Elizabeth and a consistency of offering as helped agents sell Cunard ...

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme - PR-USA.net (press release)

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Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme
PR-USA.net (press release)
With the addition of Queen Elizabeth to the fleet later this year, Cunard Line will offer its most extensive range of voyages in 2011 - providing the widest ...

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Images show QE2 abandoned in Port Rashid in Dubai - Daily Mail

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Daily Mail

Images show QE2 abandoned in Port Rashid in Dubai
Daily Mail
By Mail Foreign Service Just like a modern day Mary Celeste, these never-before-seen images show how Britain's most famous cruise liner stands abandoned and ...

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Ghost ship: Eerie images that show abandoned and unchanged QE2 15 months after ... - Daily Mail

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Daily Mail

Ghost ship: Eerie images that show abandoned and unchanged QE2 15 months after ...
Daily Mail
By Mail Foreign Service Just like a modern day Mary Celeste, these never-before-seen images show how Britain's most famous cruise liner stands abandoned and ...

Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme - PR Newswire UK (press release)

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Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme
PR Newswire UK (press release)
Five short five-night voyages to give access to aspiring Cunard guests and a taste of the most notable ship to come into service in 2010. ...

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Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme - Your-Story.org (press release)

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Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme
Your-Story.org (press release)
A 14 night Christmas voyage from Los Angeles taking in the best of Hawaii from GBP2,699 per person past QE2 guests. She now has a varied deployment year ...

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Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme - SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Cunard Line Announce 2011 Programme
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Five short five-night voyages to give access to aspiring Cunard guests and a taste of the most notable ship to come into service in 2010. ...

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Towering Queen Mary 2 sails into Adelaide - ABC Local

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ABC Local

Towering Queen Mary 2 sails into Adelaide
ABC Local
More than 2000 passengers are enjoying the luxury on board the 345-metre-long ship. Jo Podoliak from the South Australian Tourism Commission is sure the ...

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Queen Mary 2 set to sail into Adelaide - ABC Local

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ABC Local

Queen Mary 2 set to sail into Adelaide
ABC Local
... reporters his job is one of the best in the world. The mammoth liner went into service about six years ago, taking over as Cunard's flagship from the QE2.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

The Word Man Who Won Oscars - Huffington Post (blog)

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The Word Man Who Won Oscars
Huffington Post (blog)
One evening during our trip on the QE2, he reminisced about a forgotten book of poetry that had been assigned to him back in the 1930s at Stanford. ...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Johnson first to head up highway from Calgary Flames to Edmonton Oilers - Calgary Herald

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Johnson first to head up highway from Calgary Flames to Edmonton Oilers
Calgary Herald
The stay-at-home blue-liner did play 18 straight games before the Vancouver Winter Olympics break. "I might not have the skill to go end to end, ...

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Giant waves: Tall tales or alarming fact? - CNN

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CNN

Giant waves: Tall tales or alarming fact?
CNN
In 1995 the liner QE2 was en route from Cherbourg in France to New York when she was hit by a giant wave. Her captain subsequently described the encounter ...

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Giant waves: Tall tales or alarming fact? - CNN International

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CNN International

Giant waves: Tall tales or alarming fact?
CNN International
In 1995 the liner QE2 was en route from Cherbourg in France to New York when she was hit by a giant wave. Her captain subsequently described the encounter ...

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Johnson first to head up highway from Calgary Flames to Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

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Johnson first to head up highway from Calgary Flames to Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Journal
The stay-at-home blue-liner did play 18 straight games before the Vancouver Winter Olympics break. "I might not have the skill to go end to end, ...

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Johnson won't be 'outworked' - Edmonton Journal

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Johnson won't be 'outworked'
Edmonton Journal
The stay-at-home blue-liner did play 18 straight games before the Vancouver Winter Olympics break. "I might not have the skill to go end to end, ...

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Line Cancels Next Cruise After Deadly Waves Slams Ship - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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CruiseCritic.co.uk

Line Cancels Next Cruise After Deadly Waves Slams Ship
CruiseCritic.co.uk
In September 1995, Cunard's now-retired icon, QE2, connected with a 90-foot rogue wave at around 2 am while the ship was sailing through Hurricane Luis. ...

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Give Some Relief - New York Times (blog)

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New York Times (blog)

Give Some Relief
New York Times (blog)
I've crossed the Atlantic twice on the QE2 but the crew onboard would have shuddered to hear such a voyage called a “cruise.” To them, a cruise is one of ...

Johnson first to head up highway from Calgary Flames to Edmonton Oilers - Edmonton Journal

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Johnson first to head up highway from Calgary Flames to Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Journal
The stay-at-home blue-liner did play 18 straight games before the Vancouver Winter Olympics break. "I might not have the skill to go end to end, ...

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Line Cancels Cruise After Deadly Rogue Wave Slams Ship - Cruise Critic

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Cruise Critic

Line Cancels Cruise After Deadly Rogue Wave Slams Ship
Cruise Critic
In September 1995, Cunard's now-retired icon, QE2, connected with a 90-foot rogue wave at around 2 am while the ship was sailing through Hurricane Luis. ...

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QE2 couple set to tie the knot in States - Kidderminster Shuttle

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QE2 couple set to tie the knot in States
Kidderminster Shuttle
Anna Deeley, 28, met Tom Pelillo when they both worked on the QE2 cruise liner in 2008. She was due to fly out to Pennsylvania today, before getting married ...

Istithmar hands over New York building - National

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Istithmar hands over New York building
National
Among the assets possibly for sale is the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2, which Istithmar bought for $100m from Cunard in 2007. ...

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Ocean liner experts: What Dubai planned for Queen Elizabeth 2 was 'horrific' - USA Today

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USA Today

Ocean liner experts: What Dubai planned for Queen Elizabeth 2 was 'horrific'
USA Today
"Nothing of QE2 would have been left, just the name." Another noted ship historian quoted in the story, John Maxtone-Graham, agrees, noting Dubai's plan for ...