Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Hope floats, QE2 not headed to the scrapyard - GulfNews

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Hope floats, QE2 not headed to the scrapyard
GulfNews
DUBAI : The new owner of luxury cruise liner Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) has categorically denied that the ship is headed to ...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Queen Victoria makes first visit - Greenock Telegraph

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Queen Victoria makes first visit
Greenock Telegraph
The last Cunard ship to visit Greenock was the towering Queen Mary 2 last year — and the world-famous QE2 made two memorable calls, in 2007 and 2008, ...

Monday, July 26, 2010

£900000 fraudster's high life on Concorde - This is Money

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£900000 fraudster's high life on Concorde
This is Money
But she used it to buy flights on Concorde and cruises on the QE2, and her husband bought her jewellery using an American Express card, Exeter Crown Court ...

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Jetset accounts cheat jailedfor stealing nearly £900000 - The Sun

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Jetset accounts cheat jailedfor stealing nearly £900000
The Sun
She blew the cash on designer jewellery and foreign holidays - including flights on Concorde and cruises on the QE2. Wolstencroft admitted six charges of ...

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Woman who lived 'lavish' lifestyle after stealing £900000 from employer is jailed - Daily Mail

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Daily Mail

Woman who lived 'lavish' lifestyle after stealing £900000 from employer is jailed
Daily Mail
A woman has been jailed after she admitted stealing £900000 from her employers to fund a "lavish" champagne lifestyle of luxury QE2 cruises and flights on ...

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Bookkeeper who stole £900000 jailed for four years - BBC News

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Bookkeeper who stole £900000 jailed for four years
BBC News
She spent most of the money on cruises, including some on the QE2, plus tickets to fly on Concorde. Sentencing her at Exeter Crown Court, Judge John Neligan ...

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Plymouth accountant jailed for four years for stealing £900000 from company - Plymouth Herald

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Plymouth accountant jailed for four years for stealing £900000 from company
Plymouth Herald
​A PLYMOUTH woman has been jailed for four years after she admitted stealing £900000 from her employers to fund a lavish champagne lifestyle of luxury QE2 ...

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Discovering Victoria's Secrets - Huffington Post (blog)

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Discovering Victoria's Secrets
Huffington Post (blog)
Although QE has replaced the retired QE2, this is the same port where three Queens met up in 2008. On-board and spectator festivities (from the shores of ...

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Cross Country - Courier Mail

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Cross Country
Courier Mail
6km: G Yanham (IPS) 18.15 1, R Fisher 19.06 2, J Thomas (QE2) 19.49 3. 4km: K Perkins (MAR) 12.42 1, D Coleman (GCV) 13.35 2, P Bock (MAR) 13.50 3. ...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bid to save QE2 from scrappage and bring famous ship home to Glasgow - Glaswegian

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Bid to save QE2 from scrappage and bring famous ship home to Glasgow
Glaswegian
THE former captain of Glasgow's most famous cruise liner has said the vessel should return to the city permanently. Plans to turn the QE2 into a floating ...

Shipowners May Miss A Trick - Cape Business News

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Shipowners May Miss A Trick
Cape Business News
The chemical tanker 'Ardea', and Hapag Lloyd's containership 'Tokyo Express' have both got them, as does Safmarine's box ship 'Oranje' and a number of other ...

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Vince Cable unveils three-pronged economic growth strategy - The Guardian

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Vince Cable unveils three-pronged economic growth strategy
The Guardian
On both sides of the Atlantic, a plan B is gathering support that sounds more like a cruise ship than orthodox economic policy – QE2. ...

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Monday, July 19, 2010

It could be a game of two halves - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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It could be a game of two halves
Auckland stuff.co.nz
"Queens Wharf should not even be considered for a permanent cruise ship terminal. Captain Cook Wharf is the ideal location. "As it seems to be a done deal ...

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Bid to save QE2 from scrapyard - Scotland on Sunday

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Bid to save QE2 from scrapyard
Scotland on Sunday
Now a new plan has emerged that could see the ship - dubbed the most famous liner ever built - sailing to Fremantle in Western Australia to act as the ...

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Bid to save QE2 from scrapyard - Scotsman

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Bid to save QE2 from scrapyard
Scotsman
Now a new plan has emerged that could see the ship - dubbed the most famous liner ever built - sailing to Fremantle in Western Australia to act as the ...

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