 Daily Mail | Dropping in on the QM2 (and how I joined my first cruise ship by parachute) Daily Mail Dropping in on the QM2 (and how I joined my first cruise ship by parachute). By Richard Clifford. PUBLISHED: 11:42 EST, 9 December ... On that occasion, I was part of a four-man team parachuted on to the QE2 in the mid-Atlantic on a windy, grey afternoon to deal with a perceived terrorist threat. In May 1972, the Cunard office in New York received a phone call demanding $350,000 or else six bombs on board the liner would be detonated by two accomplices. Richard presents an SBS plaque to Captain Camby ... |
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Dropping in on the QM2 (and how I joined my first cruise ship by parachute) - Daily Mail
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Salute QE2
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April 2008 and the last time that QE2, QM2 and Queen Victoria were in Southampton and QM2 sails past QE2 in a salute to this fine ship that was to ...
April 2008 and the last time that QE2, QM2 and Queen Victoria were in Southampton and QM2 sails past QE2 in a salute to this fine ship that was to ...
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
A big surprise at sea - Stuff.co.nz
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 Stuff.co.nz | A big surprise at sea Stuff.co.nz I'm a few days into a voyage around New Zealand's coast aboard the Sun Princess. At the time of its launch in 1995, it was the world's largest cruise ship. Weighing more than 77,000 tonnes, it's heavier than the QE2, equivalent to 137 fully laden Airbus A380 ... |
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Girl was fondled on QE2 aged 14 - The Sun
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 The Sun | Girl was fondled on QE2 aged 14 The Sun Cruise fanatic Savile sailed on the QE2 — dubbed the world's most famous cruise-liner — almost 40 times during his lifetime. Last month it emerged that Savile was booted off a P&O cruise ship in 1978 after being accused of assaulting a 14–year–old girl. |
Thursday, November 1, 2012
BBC2 call for QE2 staff - Clydebank Post
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BBC2 call for QE2 staff Clydebank Post BANKIES who helped build the iconic QE2 are being urged to take part in a new BBC 2 show, Reunited. The programme hopes to reunite some of the workers at the former John Brown shipyard in Clydebank to share their stories of the famous ocean liner. |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
QE2's fate uncertain - eTravelBlackboard MICE News
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QE2's fate uncertain eTravelBlackboard MICE News Parked at Port Rashid in Dubai since its acquisition from The Cunard Line some four years ago, the new owners of the cruise liner said earlier this year they hoped to refurbish the ship to open as a floating hotel, Maritime Matters reported. However, reports ... |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
QE2: future hotel or retired trash? - etravelblackboard.us
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QE2: future hotel or retired trash? etravelblackboard.us Parked at Port Rashid in Dubai since its acquisition from The Cunard Line some four years ago, the new owners of the cruise liner said earlier this year they hoped to refurbish the ship to open as a floating hotel, Maritime Matters reported. However, reports ... |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
QE2: future hotel or retired trash? - e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
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QE2: future hotel or retired trash? e-Travel Blackboard (press release) Parked at Port Rashid in Dubai since its acquisition from The Cunard Line some four years ago, the new owners of the cruise liner said earlier this year they hoped to refurbish the ship to open as a floating hotel, Maritime Matters reported. However, reports ... |
Read all about it - Clydebank Post
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Read all about it Clydebank Post FANS of much-loved liner the QE2 fear that the iconic liner could be scrapped as rumours rage that she could be destroyed. A popular ... Fans and former passengers have expressed their dismay and ask if the Clydebank built cruise ship could be saved. |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
QE2 For A Hotel Or The Beach? - Maritime Matters
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 Maritime Matters | QE2 For A Hotel Or The Beach? Maritime Matters Rob Lightbody, writing on his website The QE2 Story, reamarked: “I am hearing from a good contact, that ship brokers have been contacted about the possible scrapping of a 300 meter cruise ship based in UAE.” “That could surely only be one ship. Has time ... |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Bringing back the family variety show - This is Hull and East Riding
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 This is Hull and East Riding | Bringing back the family variety show This is Hull and East Riding Like all the best ideas, the inspiration for Slightly Fat Features came to Goronwy Thom aboard a luxury cruise liner. And not just any old cruise ship; it was The QE2. . surreal: Above and below, variety comedy troupe Slightly Fat Features. . Publicity pic for ... |
QE2 to be scrapped? - Daily Echo
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QE2 to be scrapped? Daily Echo If this is true it would be directly at odds to a joint announcement made just a few months ago in which the liner's owners and developers, Istithmar World and DP World, confirmed work would soon begin on transforming QE2 into a major tourist destination right in the heart of Dubai, anchored at the historical, Port ... Rob Lightbody, writing on his website, The QE2 Story, says: “I am hearing from a good contact, that ship brokers have been contacted about the possible scrapping of a 300 metre cruise ship based in UAE. |
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Jimmy Savile thrown off cruise liner over assault claims - Scottish Daily Record
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Jimmy Savile thrown off cruise liner over assault claims Scottish Daily Record LEERING Jimmy Savile poses with two young girls on a cruise liner – before he was locked in his cabin then booted off the ship over claims he assaulted a 14-year-old. The drama happened in July 1978 while Savile was a VIP guest on the luxury liner SS ... |
Friday, October 12, 2012
'I kicked sleazy Jimmy Savile off cruise ship': Captain acted over claims he ... - Mirror.co.uk
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'I kicked sleazy Jimmy Savile off cruise ship': Captain acted over claims he ... Mirror.co.uk 'I kicked sleazy Jimmy Savile off cruise ship': Captain acted over claims he assaulted girl, 14. Two passengers on the P&O fleet flagship told an officer Savile had behaved ... This picture was taken in 1978 while Savile was a VIP guest on the luxury liner SS Canberra. Two passengers on the P&O fleet flagship told an officer Savile had behaved ... Savile always travelled first class and for free on cruises around the world. He would boast to fellow passengers that he was so famous the QE2 couldn't sail without him. |
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Cruise line abandons Jimmy Savile tribute sail-by - The Age
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 The Age | Cruise line abandons Jimmy Savile tribute sail-by The Age He travelled on board the Queen Elizabeth on its first voyage around Britain in September last year, the month before he died, and was at the ceremony when the Queen named the ship in 2010. He also greeted the QE2, Cunard's former flagship, in a fishing ... |
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