The QE2 to be 'sold for scrap' to Chinese - Travel Weekly UK

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The QE2 to be 'sold for scrap' to Chinese Travel Weekly UK Former Cunard flagship The QE2 is set to be sold to the Chinese for scrap for £20 million after a bid to bring it back to the UK as a five-star floating hotel failed. The ship has been moored in a commercial port in Dubai since it was sold for £64 million in 2008. and more »

End of an era for the QE2: Iconic cruise liner sold as scrap to Chinese for £20m - Daily Mail

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End of an era for the QE2: Iconic cruise liner sold as scrap to Chinese for £20m Daily Mail Roger Murray of QE2 London said: 'We have been told the ship is going to be put into a dry dock before being taken to an unknown destination in the far east. 'That is a tragedy because it almost certainly means the QE2 is being sold as scrap. 'Our investors ...

Cruise passengers mutinous after vomiting bug outbreak - The Week UK

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Cruise passengers mutinous after vomiting bug outbreak The Week UK IT'S HAPPENED again: a nasty outbreak of the winter vomiting bug Norovirus has hit a cruise liner, leaving hundreds of holiday-makers ill and many others cabin-bound as they try to avoid catching it. It famously happened in January 2007, when 200 passengers were left writhing in their cabins during Pacific cruise aboard the luxurious QE2, suffering from the virus. This time, 378 ... Frustrated and disappointed cruisers told the Daily Mail that they felt like they were on a "plague ship" and were angry. Passenger Brian ... and more »

Dropping in on the QM2 (and how I joined my first cruise ship by parachute) - Daily Mail

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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 ... and more »

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 ...

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A big surprise at sea - Stuff.co.nz

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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 ...

Girl was fondled on QE2 aged 14 - The Sun

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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.

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.

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 ...

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 ... and more »

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 ... and more »

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.

QE2 For A Hotel Or The Beach? - Maritime Matters

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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 ...

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.