Former owners Cunard pour cold water on reports QE2 is destined for Chinese ... Daily Echo THE former owners of Southampton's most famous liner have cast doubt on reports she has been sold for scrap. Cunard dismissed reports Queen Elizabeth 2 was bound for a Chinese scrapyard as “speculation”. The ship has been moored in Dubai for four ... |
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Former owners Cunard pour cold water on reports QE2 is destined for Chinese ... - Daily Echo
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Friday, January 4, 2013
QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home? - Cruise Critic
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QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home? Cruise Critic According to Murray, the deal with Dubai was almost completed, but was delayed by the P.L.A. refusing to give permission for the ship to sail up the Thames. Martin Garside of the P.L.A. said: "The 'QE2 London' group did approach us earlier last summer but ... |
QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home? - CruiseCritic.co.uk
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QE2 Cruise Ship Coming Home? CruiseCritic.co.uk QE2 is one of the most famous cruise ships in the world. The ship was built on the Clyde in Glasgow in 1967, and was requisitioned into service as a troop carrier in the Falklands War thirty years ago. In 2008 Cunard sold it for £64 million to Istithmar, which ... |
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
QE2 In London 2013? - Maritime Matters
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 Maritime Matters | QE2 In London 2013? Maritime Matters While much of the QE2 London bid remains unpublished, it is reported that the well developed and financed plan would bring the iconic ship to the center of London. Phase One would see the whole area of Carlsberg Wharf demolished replacing it with ... |
Monday, December 31, 2012
Bid to rescue QE2 for tourist attraction - Greenock Telegraph
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Bid to rescue QE2 for tourist attraction Greenock Telegraph In the summer, Istithmar - an offshoot of Dubai World, which bought the 963ft cruise ship for £64 million in 2008 - announced plans to convert the liner into a 300-room hotel. A group called QE2 London then presented Dubai with a £70m bid to convert her into ... |
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Reported sale of 'QE2' to ship-breakers sad news - Otago Daily Times
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Reported sale of 'QE2' to ship-breakers sad news Otago Daily Times In this column last Monday I mentioned an American cargo ship that later fulfilled a number of roles. As Franca C. it was the first vessel used ... When the liner was sold to Istithmar, part of the state-controlled Dubai World, Istithmar agreed to not sell the ship for at least 10 years. However, a source close to Dubai World ... And on November 11, 2009, QE2 left Southampton for the last time, on a cruise through the Mediterranean and on to Dubai, where it arrived 15 days later. Original plans for the ship to be berthed and ... |
Friday, December 28, 2012
A Chinese scrapyard is exactly the right place for Cunard's QE2 - Daily Mail (blog)
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A Chinese scrapyard is exactly the right place for Cunard's QE2 Daily Mail (blog) Not all of the ship disappeared: Avery's, a wine merchant in Bristol, bought bits of the Mauretania at auction and they were incorporated into a bar on Bristol's Park Street (now Java Bristol). ... A little, as I was fortunate enough to sail on the QE2 a few times. |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Chinese to scrap QE2 - Travel-News.co.uk
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 Travel-News.co.uk | Chinese to scrap QE2 Travel-News.co.uk The QE2, once the pride of cruise company Cunard's fleet, is to be sold to the Chinese for scrap. The GBP20m scrap deal follows the apparent collapse of a proposal to bring the ship back to the UK from its present mooring in Dubai, with the intention of ... |
Anger over possibility of QE2 being scrapped - Daily Echo
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Anger over possibility of QE2 being scrapped Daily Echo “If QE2 is sent to the scrapyard it would be an appalling act of vandalism,'' said Terry Yarwood, a regular traveller on the ship and who once headed a group of enthusiasts who tried to keep the liner in Southampton. “She served the country both in times of ... |
QE2 Could Possibly Be Cashed in For Scrap Metal
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The QE2 could potentially be cashed in for scrap metal. The famous ocean liner, the QE2 was slated to become a luxury 1000 room hotel after it ...
The QE2 could potentially be cashed in for scrap metal. The famous ocean liner, the QE2 was slated to become a luxury 1000 room hotel after it ...
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
QE2 future in doubt again – and this time it's very bad news - For Argyll
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 For Argyll | QE2 future in doubt again – and this time it's very bad news For Argyll The cruise liner QE2′s last arrival, on 5th October 2008, in a ceremonial farewell to her birthplace in the Clyde was a waterborne carnival of an impromptu flotilla that saw TV presenter Muriel Gray rescued from a sinking craft. The much loved ship had the ... |
QE2 'not to be scrapped' say former owners - ITV News
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 ITV News | QE2 'not to be scrapped' say former owners ITV News There had been reports on Christmas Eve that the liner, bought by Dubai investment firm Istithmar for around $100 million in 2007, was about to be sold to a Chinese firm for scrap metal. Cunard Line reacted to the claims on the company's Facebook page. |
Fans of Clyde-built QE2 fear liner may be sold to Chinese for scrap - Herald Scotland
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 Herald Scotland | Fans of Clyde-built QE2 fear liner may be sold to Chinese for scrap Herald Scotland QE2 enthusiasts fear for the future of the Clyde-built luxury cruise liner amid concerns that a bid to bring her back to the UK may have been sunk. QE2 enthusiasts fear for the future of the Clyde-built luxury cruise liner amid concerns that a bid to bring her back ... |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
HQ Last Voyage of the QE2 Ship - Dalgety Bay Edinburgh 2008 - Video: Alan Andrew Taylor Part 2
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Working abroad in Dubai is both a challenge as well as an opportunity, both on professional and personal levels. Jobs in Dubai for German speckers ...
Working abroad in Dubai is both a challenge as well as an opportunity, both on professional and personal levels. Jobs in Dubai for German speckers ...
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Legendary liner QE2 on sale - Middle East Confidential
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Legendary liner QE2 on sale Middle East Confidential Legendary liner QE2 on sale. It is being speculated that the world famous liner QE2 that was retired since 2008 and that made its last trip to Dubai last year will be sold to a Chinese firm. This comes as a surprise for many because since July the owner of the liner, Istithmar, had expressed his desire to turn the legendary boat into a 300-room luxury floating hotel in order to ameliorate ... The British had offered this sum in addition to £60m that will be needed for renovation and the cost of bringing the ship back to Britain. |
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