Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Cape Town poised to berth QE2 floating hotel - HospitalityBizIndia

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Cape Town poised to berth QE2 floating hotel
HospitalityBizIndia
By HBI Staff | Mumbai South Africa is considering a proposal from Dubai to permanently berth the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner at the Victoria and Albert ...

How a Cruise Ship Feeds 4000 People - Atlantic Online

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How a Cruise Ship Feeds 4000 People
Atlantic Online
Both the executive chef and the food and beverage manager recommend that anyone interested in hospitality do a stint on board a cruise ship: if you can ...

QE2 might set sail again - Car Rentals

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QE2 might set sail again
Car Rentals
Workers have been keeping the ship operational since arrival but there has been no sign of a re-fit that was scheduled to start on the famous cruise liner. ...

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Free day of concerts at the Spa - Scarborough Today

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Free day of concerts at the Spa
Scarborough Today
"Jez has sung all round the world – literally, as guest vocalist on the QE2's world cruise. One of the UK's leading swing and jazz performers, Jez headlined ...

Legendary QE2 could boost E Cape tourism - Weekend Post

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Legendary QE2 could boost E Cape tourism
Weekend Post
The world's most famous passenger liner was decommissioned 18 months ago after 50 years of service and bought by property company Nakheel – a subsidiary of ...

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News from across the nation... and from around the world - GoErie.com

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News from across the nation... and from around the world
GoErie.com
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 ...

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QE2 could leave Dubai to be South Africa World Cup hotel - The Herald

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QE2 could leave Dubai to be South Africa World Cup hotel
The Herald
Nakheel, a subsidiary of the QE2's owners Dubai World, had originally planned to berth the ship alongside the seven-star Palm Jumeirah resort off the Dubai ...

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Monday, July 13, 2009

QE2 'could be moved to Cape Town' - BBC News

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QE2 'could be moved to Cape Town'
BBC News
Cape Town in South Africa is believed to be the front-runner as a new home for the cruise liner which would be used as a stationary hotel. ...

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QE2 liner may go to South Africa - BBC Berkshire

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QE2 liner may go to South Africa
BBC Berkshire
The former Cunard Liner QE2 could be about to move to South Africa, amid reports plans to keep her in Dubai have fallen foul of the global recession. ...

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Down the Mississippi: recession forces legendary steamboats off ... - Telegraph.co.uk

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Down the Mississippi: recession forces legendary steamboats off ...
Telegraph.co.uk
The Mississippi Queen was designed by James Gardner, a Briton who also designed the QE2. Its grand calliope was, with 44 brass pipes, the world's largest ...

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QE2 may set sail for South Africa as recession hits Dubai owners - Daily Mail

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QE2 may set sail for South Africa as recession hits Dubai owners
Daily Mail
The original plan had been to turn the 40-year-old liner into a must-see floating hotel returned to its former glory. The QE2 was launched in Scotland and ...

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Cape Town Considers Making Queen Elizabeth 2 a Floating Hotel - Self-careting-breaks.com

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Cape Town Considers Making Queen Elizabeth 2 a Floating Hotel
Self-careting-breaks.com
Reports have now confirmed that South Africa is considering a proposal from Dubai to permanently berth the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner at the Victoria and ...

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Dubai proposes Queen Elizabeth 2 to be converted into a floating hotel - Travel Daily News International

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Dubai proposes Queen Elizabeth 2 to be converted into a floating hotel
Travel Daily News International
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 may not have made its final voyage - TravelMole

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QE2 may not have made its final voyage
TravelMole
DUBAI - The Dubai owner of the QE2 is weighing plans to open the liner as a floating hotel elsewhere in the Middle East or Africa rather than on Dubai's ...

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Queen of the seas again - iAfrica.com

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Queen of the seas again
iAfrica.com
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 other ports, ...