 Working Waterfront | Bar Harbor Struggles with Cruise Ships Working Waterfront by Lee Wilbur Several times while interviewing residents of Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island regarding the burgeoning cruise ship visitation in Bar Harbor, I heard the expression “Progress is good” and then the proviso would follow, “I guess. |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Bar Harbor Struggles with Cruise Ships - Working Waterfront
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Monday, January 30, 2012
3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship - Travel Agent
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3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship Travel Agent The trans-Atlantic liner par excellence was the "RMS Queen Elizabeth 2" operated by the British shipping company Cunard Line. More than 2.5 million passengers travelled on the QE2 in the 41 years after its 1967 launch. The ship made 805 Atlantic ... |
3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship - Monsters and Critics.com
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3000 miles on the high seas - an Atlantic crossing by cruise ship Monsters and Critics.com The trans-Atlantic liner par excellence was the 'RMS Queen Elizabeth 2' operated by the British shipping company Cunard Line. More than 2.5 million passengers travelled on the QE2 in the 41 years after its 1967 launch. The ship made 805 Atlantic ... |
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Crewman quizzed over child abuse complaints - gulfnews.com
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 gulfnews.com | Crewman quizzed over child abuse complaints gulfnews.com Cunard (part of the Carnival cruise company that owns the sunken Italian ship Costa Concordia) has also asked the children's charity, the NSPCC, to speak to worried parents who may require counselling and advice. Nobody has been arrested or charged ... |
Saturday, January 21, 2012
No cruise vacations for me - Toronto Sun
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No cruise vacations for me Toronto Sun The Concordia wasn't an ocean liner but a mega ship — a giant box designed to float around on shallow seas, and crammed with more passengers and crew than the Titanic's builders could have imagined. Loaded with restaurants, bars, pools, ... |
Friday, January 20, 2012
No more cruise ship vacations for me - London Free Press
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No more cruise ship vacations for me London Free Press The Concordia wasn't an ocean liner but a mega-ship — a giant box designed to float around on shallow seas, and crammed with more passengers and crew than the Titanic's builders could have imagined. Loaded with restaurants, bars, pools, ... |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
QE2 on her last ever Atlantic crossing
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September 2008, the QE2 makes her final ever crossing of the Atlantic ocean in tandem with Queen Mary 2, before sailing for Dubai to become a ...
September 2008, the QE2 makes her final ever crossing of the Atlantic ocean in tandem with Queen Mary 2, before sailing for Dubai to become a ...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
QE2 passengers reminded of 1992 accident - The Boston Globe
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 The Boston Globe | QE2 passengers reminded of 1992 accident The Boston Globe 'The ship started to vibrate, as if we were on a bumpy road. Everyone was quiet, but once it stopped, we all started to eat again.' Welch, now 57, said the QE2 accident two decades ago was his first thought upon hearing of the latest cruise disaster. ... |
Sunday, January 15, 2012
In pictures: Back in the Falklands - BBC News
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 BBC News | In pictures: Back in the Falklands BBC News Mr Wilkinson was serving on HMS Intrepid in the south Atlantic in 1982. The task force included the cruise liners Canberra and QE2 as troopships. The assault ship HMS Intrepid became part of the task force sent to reclaim the islands. ... |
Former QE2 captain Nick Bates: Concordia should have been able to manage the ... - Mirror.co.uk
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Former QE2 captain Nick Bates: Concordia should have been able to manage the ... Mirror.co.uk It would have to have been an extraordinary set of circumstances to make this ship sink and list the way it did – cruise ships are designed to not list if they are holed, and there are water tight doors that can be closed to stop this happening. ... |
Friday, January 13, 2012
Iron Lady is pushing the boat out - Mirror.co.uk (blog)
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Iron Lady is pushing the boat out Mirror.co.uk (blog) By John Honeywell on Jan 14, 12 09:00 AM in Cruise news The last time my path crossed with that of Maggie Thatcher was on board Cunard's QE2, when she attended a Royal reception to mark the ship's 40th birthday, and I'm not convinced she's the best ... |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
QE2 set to host lavish parties - Zawya (registration)
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QE2 set to host lavish parties Zawya (registration) Dubai The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise ship is preparing to host a series of extravagant parties in the coming months after being inundated with requests from international celebrities, a spokesperson for the ship told Gulf News. ... |
Queen Elizabeth 2 set to host lavish parties - gulfnews.com
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 gulfnews.com | Queen Elizabeth 2 set to host lavish parties gulfnews.com By Kevin Scott, Staff Reporter The QE2, which has sat idle at Dubai's Port Rashid since arriving amid much fanfare in November 2008, threw open its doors for a glitzy event on New Year's Eve. Dubai: The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) cruise ship is preparing ... |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Girls carry on Dubai party - 7DAYS
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 7DAYS | Girls carry on Dubai party 7DAYS ... with fellow QE2 bash guest Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle since they arrived on December 31. The pair have popped up at the Burj Al Arab and new club Mahiki Dubai since bringing in the New Year on board the iconic cruise liner in the city. ... |
Monday, January 2, 2012
Dubai sparkles onboard QE2 - eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
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Dubai sparkles onboard QE2 eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition Almost 800 guests boarded the illustrious QE2 on New Year's Eve for the ship's first major event since leaving her home of Southampton for Port Rashid, Dubai three years ago. Organised by Global Event Management, the black tie gala was touted one of ... |
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