3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship Travel Agent The trans-Atlantic liner par excellence was the "RMS Queen Elizabeth 2" operated by the British shipping company Cunard Line. More than 2.5 million passengers travelled on the QE2 in the 41 years after its 1967 launch. The ship made 805 Atlantic ... |
Monday, January 30, 2012
3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship - Travel Agent
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3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship - Monsters and Critics.com
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3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship Monsters and Critics.com The trans-Atlantic liner par excellence was the 'RMS Queen Elizabeth 2' operated by the British shipping company Cunard Line. More than 2.5 million passengers travelled on the QE2 in the 41 years after its 1967 launch. The ship made 805 Atlantic ... |
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Crewman quizzed over child abuse complaints - gulfnews.com
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 gulfnews.com | Crewman quizzed over child abuse complaints gulfnews.com Cunard (part of the Carnival cruise company that owns the sunken Italian ship Costa Concordia) has also asked the children's charity, the NSPCC, to speak to worried parents who may require counselling and advice. Nobody has been arrested or charged ... |
Saturday, January 21, 2012
No cruise vacations for me - Toronto Sun
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No cruise vacations for me Toronto Sun The Concordia wasn't an ocean liner but a mega ship — a giant box designed to float around on shallow seas, and crammed with more passengers and crew than the Titanic's builders could have imagined. Loaded with restaurants, bars, pools, ... |
Friday, January 20, 2012
No more cruise ship vacations for me - London Free Press
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No more cruise ship vacations for me London Free Press The Concordia wasn't an ocean liner but a mega-ship — a giant box designed to float around on shallow seas, and crammed with more passengers and crew than the Titanic's builders could have imagined. Loaded with restaurants, bars, pools, ... |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
QE2 on her last ever Atlantic crossing
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September 2008, the QE2 makes her final ever crossing of the Atlantic ocean in tandem with Queen Mary 2, before sailing for Dubai to become a ...
September 2008, the QE2 makes her final ever crossing of the Atlantic ocean in tandem with Queen Mary 2, before sailing for Dubai to become a ...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
QE2 passengers reminded of 1992 accident - The Boston Globe
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 The Boston Globe | QE2 passengers reminded of 1992 accident The Boston Globe 'The ship started to vibrate, as if we were on a bumpy road. Everyone was quiet, but once it stopped, we all started to eat again.' Welch, now 57, said the QE2 accident two decades ago was his first thought upon hearing of the latest cruise disaster. ... |
Sunday, January 15, 2012
In pictures: Back in the Falklands - BBC News
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 BBC News | In pictures: Back in the Falklands BBC News Mr Wilkinson was serving on HMS Intrepid in the south Atlantic in 1982. The task force included the cruise liners Canberra and QE2 as troopships. The assault ship HMS Intrepid became part of the task force sent to reclaim the islands. ... |
Former QE2 captain Nick Bates: Concordia should have been able to manage the ... - Mirror.co.uk
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Former QE2 captain Nick Bates: Concordia should have been able to manage the ... Mirror.co.uk It would have to have been an extraordinary set of circumstances to make this ship sink and list the way it did – cruise ships are designed to not list if they are holed, and there are water tight doors that can be closed to stop this happening. ... |
Friday, January 13, 2012
Iron Lady is pushing the boat out - Mirror.co.uk (blog)
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Iron Lady is pushing the boat out Mirror.co.uk (blog) By John Honeywell on Jan 14, 12 09:00 AM in Cruise news The last time my path crossed with that of Maggie Thatcher was on board Cunard's QE2, when she attended a Royal reception to mark the ship's 40th birthday, and I'm not convinced she's the best ... |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
QE2 set to host lavish parties - Zawya (registration)
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QE2 set to host lavish parties Zawya (registration) Dubai The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise ship is preparing to host a series of extravagant parties in the coming months after being inundated with requests from international celebrities, a spokesperson for the ship told Gulf News. ... |
Queen Elizabeth 2 set to host lavish parties - gulfnews.com
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 gulfnews.com | Queen Elizabeth 2 set to host lavish parties gulfnews.com By Kevin Scott, Staff Reporter The QE2, which has sat idle at Dubai's Port Rashid since arriving amid much fanfare in November 2008, threw open its doors for a glitzy event on New Year's Eve. Dubai: The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise ship is preparing ... |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Girls carry on Dubai party - 7DAYS
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 7DAYS | Girls carry on Dubai party 7DAYS ... with fellow QE2 bash guest Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle since they arrived on December 31. The pair have popped up at the Burj Al Arab and new club Mahiki Dubai since bringing in the New Year on board the iconic cruise liner in the city. ... |
Monday, January 2, 2012
Dubai sparkles onboard QE2 - eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
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Dubai sparkles onboard QE2 eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition Almost 800 guests boarded the illustrious QE2 on New Year's Eve for the ship's first major event since leaving her home of Southampton for Port Rashid, Dubai three years ago. Organised by Global Event Management, the black tie gala was touted one of ... |
Dubai sparkles onboard QE2 - e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
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Dubai sparkles onboard QE2 e-Travel Blackboard (press release) Almost 800 guests boarded the illustrious QE2 on New Year's Eve for the ship's first major event since leaving her home of Southampton for Port Rashid, Dubai three years ago. Organised by Global Event Management, the black tie gala was touted one of ... |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
QE2 is biggest star at New Year party - Mirror.co.uk (blog)
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 Mirror.co.uk (blog) | QE2 is biggest star at New Year party Mirror.co.uk (blog) By John Honeywell on Jan 2, 12 11:25 AM in Cruise entertainment Sounds like the New Year's Eve party on board QE2 was a bit of a strange affair, with the guests hardly being allowed inside the ship, and even having to use Portaloos on the outer decks ... |
Lindsay Lohan in legal row over Dubai NYE party claim - ArabianBusiness.com
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 ArabianBusiness.com | Lindsay Lohan in legal row over Dubai NYE party claim ArabianBusiness.com The black-tie party was designed to mark a “new lease of life” for the 43-year-old QE2, a spokesperson for GEM said. The ocean liner has been idle since its purchase by Dubai World subsidiary Istithmar World for $100m in 2008. The ship is currently ... |
Lindsey Lohan in legal row over Dubai NYE party claim - ArabianBusiness.com
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ArabianBusiness.com | Lindsey Lohan in legal row over Dubai NYE party claim ArabianBusiness.com The black-tie party was designed to mark a “new lease of life” for the 43-year-old QE2, a spokesperson for GEM said. The ocean liner has been idle since its purchase by Dubai World subsidiary Istithmar World for $100m in 2008. The ship is currently ... |
No Lindsay Lohan, but the QE2 proves to be the star of its own NYE party - The National
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 The National | No Lindsay Lohan, but the QE2 proves to be the star of its own NYE party The National Aside from the obvious, the cruise liner itself (which interestingly, isn't named after the British monarch, but her mum, with the "2" signifying it as the second vessel with the name) and the Brit-tilted celeb count, a sound-and-light show screened on ... |
Ringing in 2012 on the star-studded Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) - La Moda Dubai
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Ringing in 2012 on the star-studded Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) La Moda Dubai By LMD Fashion Squad 2 January 2012 No Comment Print This Story Where to spend New Year's Eve was quite the dilemma for us but we finally heeded to celebrate it on the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), one of the most elegant vessels ever built in history, ... |
Lindsay Lohan - Lindsay Lohan Warns Organizers Of New Year's Eve Bash - Contactmusic.com
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 Contactmusic.com | Lindsay Lohan - Lindsay Lohan Warns Organizers Of New Year's Eve Bash Contactmusic.com She claims they are "spreading lies" about her, falsely claiming she is to attend a huge New Year's bash on-board gigantic ocean liner QE2 in the United Arab Emirates. In the letter, Lohan's attorney Stephanie Ovadia says the actress, "will suffer harm ... |
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