Wednesday, April 21, 2010

QM2 compensation award cut to £12000 - Daily Echo

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QM2 compensation award cut to £12000
Daily Echo
Their voyage lasted 28 days before they voluntarily disembarked in Hawaii, missing 78 days of the cruise. Their return on the QE2 after six “aimless” weeks ...

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

China: Diamond on the rough seas - New Zealand Herald

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China: Diamond on the rough seas
New Zealand Herald
The Odyssey is the first new ship for the high-end Seabourn line in more than a decade. She carries 450 passengers - a small number by cruise ship standards ...

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Harpford fruit growing genius dies - Devon 24

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Harpford fruit growing genius dies
Devon 24
We went to New York on the QE2 and came back on Concorde, landing at Exeter," she said. "Michael was a wonderful, determined character. ...

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Gun runners and the QE2 - Clydebank Post

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Gun runners and the QE2
Clydebank Post
Details of how the Clydebank-built QE2 was used as a gun running ship for the IRA have been revealed from beyond the grave. ...

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Bids for Dubai-owned shipping firm due Monday - Maktoob Business

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Bids for Dubai-owned shipping firm due Monday
Maktoob Business
Istithmar also owns Barney's New York and the QE2 cruise ship and has stakes in Standard Chartered Bank, Kerzner International and Cirque du Soleil.

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Thursday, April 8, 2010

A ticket to glide the world - The Australian

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A ticket to glide the world
The Australian
Queen Victoria was commissioned in 2007 -- joining fellow royals Queen Mary 2 and QE2 in the famous Cunard fleet (QE2 has since been retired) -- and has ...

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

I bought a brand new BMW and booked a cruise on the QM2 - FansOnLine.net

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I bought a brand new BMW and booked a cruise on the QM2
FansOnLine.net
I paid for the cruise on the QE2 and put the BMW on my mortgage. Then I could not keep up the monthly payments on the credit card or the mortgage so I had ...

Monday, April 5, 2010

IRA used QE2 for weapons smuggling - The New York Irish Emgirant

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IRA used QE2 for weapons smuggling
The New York Irish Emgirant
According to a former senior IRA commander, the luxury Cunard Liner QE2 was used to smuggle guns from New York to Britain at the height of the Troubles in ...

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Disabled man in court over £1.75 debt to council - This is Nottingham

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Disabled man in court over £1.75 debt to council
This is Nottingham
However, Mr Turner, 52, who injured his back while working on the QE2 cruise liner in 1997, said he would have happily paid the money in the first place. ...

Defining luxury - Gold Coast Bulletin News

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Defining luxury
Gold Coast Bulletin News
These are far from luxuries in QE2's world. They are necessities of royalty and the inalienable right of any family with the correct surname and lineage, ...

Gulf still seeks trophies, but the mantelpiece is full - Kipp Report

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Kipp Report

Gulf still seeks trophies, but the mantelpiece is full
Kipp Report
What do Barneys department store, the QE2 and the Cirque du Soleil all have in common? Well, in the eyes of GCC investors at least, they all look rather ...

Saturday, April 3, 2010

fun of the fair – in the middle of the ocean - Independent

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fun of the fair – in the middle of the ocean
Independent
Cunard's successor to the QE2 will carry 2092 guests on its first tour, calling at ports including Lisbon and Las Palmas.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Port expects record port-of-calls - MSN Money

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Port expects record port-of-calls
MSN Money
In 2011, the port also will host the Queen Victoria of Cunard Lines, the first Cunard vessel to visit Port Canaveral since the QE2 called in January 2001.

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Record Port-of-Calls in 2011 for Port Canaveral - Maritime Executive Magazine (press release)

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Record Port-of-Calls in 2011 for Port Canaveral
Maritime Executive Magazine (press release)
PORT CANAVERAL, FL— April 1, 2010 – Well-established as one of the premier cruise ship homeports, Port Canaveral continues to evolve into a port of call and ...

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Record Port-of-Calls in 2011 for Port Canaveral - The Journal of Commerce Online

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Record Port-of-Calls in 2011 for Port Canaveral
The Journal of Commerce Online
PORT CANAVERAL, FL— April 1, 2010 – Well-established as one of the premier cruise ship homeports, Port Canaveral continues to evolve into a port of call and ...