Sunday, July 19, 2009

Invite to see historic QE2 book - Greenock Telegraph

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Invite to see historic QE2 book
Greenock Telegraph
FANS of the QE2 from Inverclyde are being invited to see the legendary liner's visitors' book as it goes on display at the Scottish Maritime Museum. ...

QE2 to sail for Cape Town, Nakheel confirms - Maktoob Business

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QE2 to sail for Cape Town, Nakheel confirms
Maktoob Business
Nakheel confirmed on Monday that the historic QE2 cruise liner, which Dubai bought for $100 million in 2007 and planned to use as a ...

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine - Express Buzz

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine
Express Buzz
THEN IN 1973 I WAS A CHIEF ENGINEER IN A SRI LANKAN SHIP THAT WAS SENT TO CHINA TO BRING RICE IN EXCHANGE FOR RUBBER. CHINA HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR FRIEND. ...

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel - Brisbane Times

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel
Brisbane Times
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, to be renovated into a floating hotel, is considering moving the hotel from Dubai to ...

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel - WA today

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel
WA today
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, to be renovated into a floating hotel, is considering moving the hotel from Dubai to ...

Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel - The Age

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Cash-strapped QE2 owner may move floating hotel
The Age
The cash-strapped Dubai owner of the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner, to be renovated into a floating hotel, is considering moving the hotel from Dubai to ...

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine - Express Buzz

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Lankan troops recover LTTE submarine
Express Buzz
THEN IN 1973 I WAS A CHIEF ENGINEER IN A SRI LANKAN SHIP THAT WAS SENT TO CHINA TO BRING RICE IN EXCHANGE FOR RUBBER. CHINA HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR FRIEND. ...

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Saturday, July 18, 2009

Property executives in for long, hot summer - The National

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Property executives in for long, hot summer
The National
The QE2, originally acquired to be a flagship hotel for Dubai, is now headed for Cape Town. Randi Sokoloff / The National Summers in the UAE are typically ...

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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
CruiseCritic.co.uk
(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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