Tuesday, July 21, 2009

QE2 finds home in city - The Mercury (subscription)

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QE2 finds home in city
The Mercury (subscription)
By the time the ship was retired in November, after 40 years of service for Cunard, the QE2 had sailed more than six million nautical miles, ...

QE2 finds home in city - The South African Star

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QE2 finds home in city
The South African Star
By the time the ship was retired in November, after 40 years of service for Cunard, the QE2 had sailed more than six million nautical miles, ...

Monday, July 20, 2009

Dubai's Istithmar axes jobs as funds dry up - Maktoob Business

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Dubai's Istithmar axes jobs as funds dry up
Maktoob Business
... a stake in world famous circus group Cirque de Soleil and the Queen Elizabeth 2 luxury cruise liner and outlined ambitious plans for the brands. ...

QE2 could sail again - Lloyd's List

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QE2 could sail again
Lloyd's List
IT NOW looks likely that we shall see the iconic cruiseship Queen Elizabeth 2 on the high seas again. The ship, bought for £50m ($82.5m) by Dubai World two ...

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QE2 to serve as Cape Town hotel - Opodo

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QE2 to serve as Cape Town hotel
Opodo
The QE2, the former flagship of the Cunard cruise line, is to be sent to Cape Town to serve as a floating hotel, it has been announced. ...

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Owners confirm QE2 going to South Africa - This Is Hampshire.net

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Owners confirm QE2 going to South Africa
This Is Hampshire.net
THE owners of legendary Southampton cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 have confirmed that they are moving her to South Africa, as revealed by ...

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Owners confirm QE2 going to South Africa - Southern Daily Echo

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Owners confirm QE2 going to South Africa
Southern Daily Echo
THE owners of legendary Southampton cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 have confirmed that they are moving her to South Africa, as revealed by ...

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QE2 on move to Cape Town - TravelMole

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QE2 on move to Cape Town
TravelMole
But instead the QE2 is to be moved to the South African city for 18 months. The ship will be positioned in the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront to help ease a ...

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QE2 finds home in city - Independent Online

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QE2 finds home in city
Independent Online
By the time the ship was retired in November, after 40 years of service for Cunard, the QE2 had sailed more than six million nautical miles, ...

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QE2 on the move to Cape Town - Mirror.co.uk

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QE2 on the move to Cape Town
Mirror.co.uk
There's confirmation this morning that the former Cunard ocean liner QE2 will be moving to Cape Town ...

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Lexus RX350 Sports Luxury (2009) - CNET.com.au

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Lexus RX350 Sports Luxury (2009)
CNET.com.au
As we've established already, the new RX isn't that much bigger than its predecessor, but on the road it feels like you're piloting QE2. ...

Nakheel employees charged with fraud - Architecture and Design

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Nakheel employees charged with fraud
Architecture and Design
... its redevelopment of the QE2 into a stationary hotel on hold. Cape Town in South Africa is said to be a likely candidate for hosting the iconic ship.

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Ships and jobs on merry-go-round - Mirror.co.uk

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Ships and jobs on merry-go-round
Mirror.co.uk
Ever since QE2, the most famous liner in the world, arrived in Dubai last November, after being sold by Cunard for £50 million to a company which planned to ...

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QE2 to be moved to South Africa - BBC News

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QE2 to be moved to South Africa
BBC News
Cunard sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to the United Arab Emirates real estate developer Nakheel. It had planned to refurbish the ship and open it ...

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Limitless plans $100 mln Ethiopia investment - Maktoob Business

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Limitless plans $100 mln Ethiopia investment
Maktoob Business
On Monday, Nakheel confirmed that the historic QE2 cruise liner, that it wanted to turn into a floating hotel off Dubai's coast, would now be berthed at ...

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