George Chamberlin's Money in the Morning San Diego Source (subscription) What do you do with an old cruise ship that has been out of service for five years? Well, Istithmar World, a Dubai-based company, said it will turn the Queen Elizabeth 2 into a hotel. The company bought the QE2 in 2007 for $100 million from Cunard and ... |
Sunday, July 1, 2012
George Chamberlin's Money in the Morning - San Diego Source (subscription)
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QE2 TO BECOME A FLOATING HOTEL - Express.co.uk
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QE2 TO BECOME A FLOATING HOTEL Express.co.uk Dubai has settled on a use for the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for £64 million, with plans to make it into a floating hotel fitted with the original furnishings. ... The ship's fate has been the subject of intense speculation since Dubai bought it in 2007. |
Top 10 Stories On Zawya Dow Jones On July 2 At 1405 GMT - Zawya (registration)
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Top 10 Stories On Zawya Dow Jones On July 2 At 1405 GMT Zawya (registration) WSJ: DUBAI TO MAKE QE2 OCEAN LINER INTO 300-ROOM FLOATING HOTEL. Dubai said Monday it has decided the fate of the Queen Elizabeth 2, the 45-year-old ocean liner it bought at the height of the economic boom five years ago and which has been ... |
Dubai to convert QE2 into 300-room hotel - ArabianBusiness.com
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 ArabianBusiness.com | Dubai to convert QE2 into 300-room hotel ArabianBusiness.com Dubai is to relaunch the iconic QE2 cruise liner as a 300-room luxury floating hotel. Dubai is to relaunch the iconic QE2 cruise liner as a 300-room luxury floating hotel, part of plans to transform its current home at Port Rashid into the emirate's newest tourist attraction, it was announced on Monday. The 293m long vessel was bought from Cunard for around US$100m in June 2007 by Istithmar, an investment company owned by the government of Dubai. Originally set ... Cruise ship to embark on Titanic memorial cruise ... |
Dubai to turn QE2 into 300 room floating hotel - Business Intelligence Middle East (press release)
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 Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) | Dubai to turn QE2 into 300 room floating hotel Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) An old cruise terminal at the port will be converted to become the Dubai Maritime Museum, which will house 25000 pieces of artefacts and maritime artworks owned by DP World, bin Sulayem said. It will be finished within the same timeframe as the ship. |
QE2 will become Dubai hotel - Asian Image
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QE2 will become Dubai hotel Asian Image Dubai has settled on a use for the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for £64 million, with plans to make it into a floating hotel fitted with the original furnishings. ... The ship's fate has been the subject of intense speculation since Dubai bought it in 2007. |
Liner QE2 to host visitors again as hotel in Dubai - Sacramento Bee
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Liner QE2 to host visitors again as hotel in Dubai Sacramento Bee Dubai has settled on a use for the storied Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for $100 million, with plans to make it into a floating hotel fitted with the original furnishings. |
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Canberra Captain took liner to war - Sydney Morning Herald
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 Sydney Morning Herald | Canberra Captain took liner to war Sydney Morning Herald They joined the ship at Southampton amid preparations to convert it for war – two helicopter pads were constructed on the upper decks, one replacing the first-class passengers' swimming pool, and chunks of the superstructure were cut away to allow the ship to be ... Four days later, faced with confused instructions from Northwood, he decided to take the Canberra 900 miles further into the Antarctic to the island of South Georgia to rendezvous with the QE2, the other requisitioned liner bringing reinforcements. |
Friday, June 15, 2012
'Madam Butterfly 3D' sailing on the QE2 - DigitalJournal.com
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 DigitalJournal.com | 'Madam Butterfly 3D' sailing on the QE2 DigitalJournal.com “Madam Butterfly 3D” will be shown aboard Cunard's flagship, Queen Mary 2, beginning July 6. It is, so far, the only ship currently scheduled to present the film. |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Britain's last few shipbuilders steer a course through the fiscal storm - The Guardian
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 The Guardian | Britain's last few shipbuilders steer a course through the fiscal storm The Guardian The 63-year-old artist Tom McKendrick worked nearby at Clydebank's John Brown & Co yard, where he helped build the QE2 – the last great ship of that era. He doesn't sentimentalise an industry that has been vastly diminished since he left it in 1969, ... |
Friday, June 1, 2012
HM The Queen and Scotland: 60 Years - BBC News
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 BBC News | HM The Queen and Scotland: 60 Years BBC News In September 1967, the Queen visited the John Brown and Co shipyard in Clydebank to launch and name 'hull 736' as the Queen Elizabeth II or QE2. The QE2 was the last great liner to be built in the upper Clyde. Aside from her official duties in Scotland ... |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The age-old question: black lace panties or lawn bowls? - WA today (blog)
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 WA today (blog) | The age-old question: black lace panties or lawn bowls? WA today (blog) Dot confided this piece of wisdom to her 71-year-old daughter during a Sydney to Southampton cruise on the QE2. After a lifetime of scratching itches and having her own considerable itch scratched, Dot knew very well the perennial frailties of men. |
The age-old question: black lace panties or lawn bowls? - Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
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 Sydney Morning Herald (blog) | The age-old question: black lace panties or lawn bowls? Sydney Morning Herald (blog) Dot confided this piece of wisdom to her 71-year-old daughter during a Sydney to Southampton cruise on the QE2. After a lifetime of scratching itches and having her own considerable itch scratched, Dot knew very well the perennial frailties of men. |
The age-old question: black lace panties or lawn bowls? - The Age (blog)
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 The Age (blog) | The age-old question: black lace panties or lawn bowls? The Age (blog) Dot confided this piece of wisdom to her 71-year-old daughter during a Sydney to Southampton cruise on the QE2. After a lifetime of scratching itches and having her own considerable itch scratched, Dot knew very well the perennial frailties of men. |
Friday, May 25, 2012
World C'ship: Anand-Gelfand in another draw - Rediff
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 Rediff | World C'ship: Anand-Gelfand in another draw Rediff Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. OO dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qe2 Bc6 11. Rd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Qa5 14.c4 cxd4 15. exd4 Qh5 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. Ne5 Qxe2 18. Bxe2 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rfd8 20. a4 Ne4 21. Rd3 f6 22. Bf4 Be8 23. Rb3 Rxd4 24. Be3 Rd7. Game drawn. |
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