Saturday, July 18, 2009

Queen Elizabeth may dock at Cape Town port - Los Angeles Times

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Queen Elizabeth may dock at Cape Town port
Los Angeles Times
The Queen Elizabeth 2 may end up as a floating hotel off South Africa. The 40-year-old ship, purchased from Cunard Lines in 2007 by Dubai World, ...

QE2 set for Cape Town, 2010 World Cup - Maktoob Business

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QE2 set for Cape Town, 2010 World Cup
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 ...

Friday, July 17, 2009

Travel Scene: Revitalized river is top tourist draw in Texas - Post-Bulletin

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Travel Scene: Revitalized river is top tourist draw in Texas
Post-Bulletin
The vessel is named after Cunard's first Queen Elizabeth, a ship that launched in 1938 as the world's largest liner but no longer is in service. ...

Signed by the rich and famous - The Herald

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Signed by the rich and famous
The Herald
It is one of only a few of the ship's mementos remaining in the UK. Most of the others remained aboard the QE2 after it retired from service in November ...

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Cruise Icon QE2 on the Move from Dubai - Cruise Critic

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Cruise Icon QE2 on the Move from Dubai
Cruise Critic
Update, 4:15 pm EDT: The National, an Abu Dhabi-based English language publication, is reporting that Nakheel, QE2's current owner, will send the ship to ...

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Cruise Icon QE2 on the Move from Dubai - CruiseCritic.co.uk

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Cruise Icon QE2 on the Move from Dubai
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(4:15 pm EDT) -- The National, an Abu Dhabi-based English language publication, is reporting that Nakheel, QE2's current owner, will send the ship to Cape ...

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QE2 to plot a course for Cape Town - The National

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QE2 to plot a course for Cape Town
The National
The statement made yesterday by Manfred Ursprunger, the chief executive of Nakheel's QE2 Enterprises, linked the ocean liner's possible berthing at Cape ...

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

QE2 may move from Dubai - The National

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QE2 may move from Dubai
The National
Nakheel Hotels, the owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2, has confirmed its intent to temporarily move the world famous cruise liner from Dubai to South Africa. ...

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Exclusive: Prince Andrew opens book on new Clydebuilt exhibit - Glaswegian

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Exclusive: Prince Andrew opens book on new Clydebuilt exhibit
Glaswegian
Prince Andrew launched the visitors' book for the officers' dining room on the old Cunard Liner QE2. This fascinating book is packed with signatures of the ...

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A right royal day for Maritime Museum - The Paisley Daily Express

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A right royal day for Maritime Museum
The Paisley Daily Express
Carol Marlow, Cunard President and Managing Director said: “During her 39 years in service QE2 attracted more famous people than any other liner. ...

QE2 could leave and come back - The National

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QE2 could leave and come back
The National
Courtesy Nakheel But it also mentioned that the application was to birth the cruise liner "for a period of 18 months". This fits in with Nakheel's previous ...

Mega-Yacht Docks in San Francisco Bay - NBC Bay Area

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Mega-Yacht Docks in San Francisco Bay
NBC Bay Area
The QE2 cruise ship also brought thousands of people to the shoreline to see its maiden voyage to San Francisco. No one knows how much longer the Attessa ...

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Cape Town poised to berth QE2 floating hotel - TravelBizMonitor

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Cape Town poised to berth QE2 floating hotel
TravelBizMonitor
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 ...

QE2 May Be Headed For South Africa - Homesgofast.com

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QE2 May Be Headed For South Africa
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Retired ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 looks to be headed for South Africa as a floating hotel for next summer's football World Cup. ...

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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Dubai company to float in Cape Town - AfricaNews

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Dubai company to float in Cape Town
AfricaNews
... may have a solution to generate cash by turning the Queen Elizabeth II liner into a hotel in Cape Town. The plan would see the ship, which was bought by ...

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