Saturday, July 11, 2009

Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - eTaiwan News

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
eTaiwan News
AP The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is considering opening the British ocean liner as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather ...

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - Washington Post

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
Washington Post
AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the British ocean liner as a floating ...

Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - The Olympian

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
The Olympian
In March, the company sought to quell speculation it lacked the money to renovate the QE2, one of the world's best known cruise liners. ...

Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - The Associated Press

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
The Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the British ocean liner as a floating hotel elsewhere ...

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Nakheel may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - Emirates Business 24/7

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Nakheel may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
Emirates Business 24/7
AP on 7/12/2009 Nakheel is considering opening the British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather ...

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - MLive.com

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
MLive.com
AP (AP) — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is considering opening the British ocean liner as a floating hotel ...

Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - Forbes

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Owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai
Forbes
AP , 07.12.09, 05:18 AM EDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the QE2 is considering opening the British ocean liner as a ...

Nakheel admits QE2 may leave Dubai - Maktoob Business

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Nakheel admits QE2 may leave Dubai
Maktoob Business
Last month, Nakheel denied reports that it planned to sell the QE2 or use it as a cruise liner after a British newspaper said that it may be returning to ...

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Dubai World to open QE2 as 'South African hotel' - AME Info

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Dubai World to open QE2 as 'South African hotel'
AME Info
South Africa's Tourism Ministry has said that Dubai World plans to berth the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town and convert ...

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QE2's future up in the air - The National

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QE2's future up in the air
The National
Photo caption: The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) arrives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 26th, 2008. Courtesy Nakheel This development is a testament ...

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QE2 may have to take a new berth in Cape Town - Daily Mail

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QE2 may have to take a new berth in Cape Town
Daily Mail
Her new owners, Dubai-based Nakheel, have scaled down plans to tranform the 70000-ton former Cunard liner into a seven-star floating hotel off Dubai. ...

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Friday, July 10, 2009

Cape Town possible permanent berth for QE2 - Financial Times

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Cape Town possible permanent berth for QE2
Financial Times
South Africa confirmed it was examining a proposal from Dubai to permanently berth the venerable Queen Elizabeth 2 liner at the Victoria and Albert ...

Across the oceans again: QE2's owner plans trip to Cape Town - The National

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Across the oceans again: QE2's owner plans trip to Cape Town
The National
The cruise liner was bought by Istithmar, an investment arm of Dubai World, for $100 million in June 2007. When the ship arrived in Dubai last November, ...

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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Dubai World to berth QE2 in South Africa - Maktoob Business

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Dubai World to berth QE2 in South Africa
Maktoob Business
Nakheel said last month it would not sell the ship or use her as a cruiseliner, after UK media reports said QE2 was destined again for Southhampton. ...

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South Africa: V&A Could Get Ocean Liner QE2 As Luxury Floating Hotel - AllAfrica.com

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South Africa: V&A Could Get Ocean Liner QE2 As Luxury Floating Hotel
AllAfrica.com
Johannesburg — IN WHAT must be the most ambitious hotel project yet in SA, investment group Dubai World plans to berth the ageing QE2 passenger ship ...