Monday, July 13, 2009

Leaving Dubai? QE2 Might Be Headed for Cape Town - Travel Agent

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Leaving Dubai? QE2 Might Be Headed for Cape Town
Travel Agent
The former Cunard ocean liner was bought by Dubai World for $100 million in 2007. A property crash in Dubai coupled with the foundering global economy is ...

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Cape Town poised to berth QE2 floating hotel - Internet Travel News (press release)

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Cape Town poised to berth QE2 floating hotel
Internet Travel News (press release)
South Africa has confirmed it is considering a proposal from Dubai to permanently berth the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront in ...

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QE2 owner considers alternatives to Dubai for floating hotel - SmartBrief

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QE2 owner considers alternatives to Dubai for floating hotel
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Nakheel, the owner of the QE2, says it is considering opening the famed ocean liner as a hotel somewhere besides the originally planned location of Dubai. ...

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Travel Roundup: Hotel Phillips Can't Sue "Bruno," QE2 Floating ... - BNET

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Travel Roundup: Hotel Phillips Can't Sue "Bruno," QE2 Floating ...
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[Source: Kansas City Star] Owner of Queen Elizabeth 2 is hoping to open its floating hotel elsewhere — Dubai-based ship owner Nakheel is planning to open ...

Dubai World plans luxury floating hotel for Cape Town: - ISI - Emerging Markets

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Dubai World plans luxury floating hotel for Cape Town:
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Investment Group, Dubai World, plans to convert the QE2 into a luxury floating hotel, berthed permanently at Cape Town 's V&A Waterfront, Business Day ...

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QE2 may take to high seas again - Middle East Online

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QE2 may take to high seas again
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Owner of Queen Elizabeth 2 says cruise ship may leave Dubai, open as floating hotel in other ports. DUBAI - Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 may leave ...

Nakheel to move Queen Elizabeth 2 from Dubai - Gowealthy.com

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Nakheel to move Queen Elizabeth 2 from Dubai
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Cape Town's V&A Waterfront has been mooted as one possible location for the historic transatlantic ocean liner. Business Day, South Africa's leading ...

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Hard-up Dubai-based owner wants to berth ship in Cape Town - Southern Daily Echo

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Hard-up Dubai-based owner wants to berth ship in Cape Town
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By Echo Reporter » THE cash-strapped owner of legendary Southampton liner Queen Elizabeth 2 could move her to South Africa, it has emerged. ...

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Regional ports willing to host QE2: Nakheel - Emirates Business 24/7

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Regional ports willing to host QE2: Nakheel
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Dubai was to be the final stop for QE2, which received a royal welcome when it arrived in November. Nakheel then said the ocean liner would be refitted in ...

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Nakheel Moots QE2 as Floating Hotel in Africa - Khaleej Times

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Nakheel Moots QE2 as Floating Hotel in Africa
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DUBAI - Just months after the arrival of the Queen Elizabeth 2, or QE2, in Dubai, developer Nakheel is considering using the ship as a floating hotel in ...

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QE2 may leave Dubai and open as hotel - Lanka Business Online

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QE2 may leave Dubai and open as hotel
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DUBAI, July 12, 2009 (AFP) - Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 may leave Dubai and take to the high seas again in order to operate as a floating hotel in ...

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Report: QE2, icon of cruise world, may be on the move again - USA Today

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Report: QE2, icon of cruise world, may be on the move again
USA Today
Nakheel bought the retiring QE2 from Cunard for about $100 million. Cruise Loggers, share your thoughts below. Where would like to see the QE2 end up? ...

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Struggling owner may open QE2 as floating hotel outside Dubai - The Canadian Press

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

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Nakheel assessing alternative home for QE2 - Hotelier Middle East

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Nakheel assessing alternative home for QE2
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This has meant that the planned refurbishment of the historic liner has been delayed while other options are considered. A Nakheel spokesperson said: ...

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QE2 may leave Dubai and open as hotel - Zawya

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QE2 may leave Dubai and open as hotel
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DUBAI, Jul 12, 2009 (AFP) - Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 may leave Dubai and take to the high seas again in order to operate as a floating hotel in ...

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