A London home for QE2? etravelblackboard.us Originally purchased by Istithmar from Cunard in 2008, the ship was slated for refurbishment into a 1,000 room luxury hotel located at the tip of Palm Jumeirah before the GFC hit the Emirate harder than anticipated. QE2 London's Roger Murray has told Cruise Critic that the reported deal with the Chinese has not yet been confirmed and that his organisation has the finances and the backing of the Mayor of London and Chancellor George Osborne to bring the liner back to London. Delays caused by the Port of London ... |
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A London home for QE2? - etravelblackboard.us
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Dubai cans 160 events as it decides QE2's fate - Hotelier Middle East
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 Hotelier Middle East | Dubai cans 160 events as it decides QE2's fate Hotelier Middle East Dubai has cancelled plans to host more than 160 events aboard the QE2 - the iconic cruise liner it bought for $100m in 2007 and which is currently moored at Port Rashid - as the emirate plans how to dispose of the asset, Arabian Business has learned. A scrapyard in India is now thought to ... I reached out to everyone I knew,” said James Magee, co-founder of Dubai-based Global Event Management who organised the 2011 party and was asked to launch the ship as a global venue for events. Story continues below ... |
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Plans hatched to bring QE2 to east London - The Wharf
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 The Wharf | Plans hatched to bring QE2 to east London The Wharf A team of enthusiasts have started an Internet petition to try to get the ship, retired from cruises in 2008 and bought by a company in Dubai, back to the capital. Reports before Christmas suggested the QE2 was heading to China to be used for scrap but it's ... |
Could the QE2 be setting sail for the Thames? Plan to save iconic cruise liner ... - Daily Mail
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 Daily Mail | Could the QE2 be setting sail for the Thames? Plan to save iconic cruise liner ... Daily Mail Historic: Queen Elizabeth II questions one of the experts as she tours the kitchens during a visit to the QE2 at Southampton on the eve of the liner's maiden trans-Atlantic voyage to New York in 1969. Originally featuring three classes of service, the ship appealed to stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and also captured the imagination of those less affluent, who were blocked by stairways and elevators from entering first-class spaces even for a peek. Passengers dressed for dinner in formal gowns and ... |
Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London - Daily Echo
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Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London Daily Echo “Of the original passenger accommodation, it is intended to use the 330 first class cabins and 250 of the larger tourist cabins for the hotel.” The petition says: “The most famous ship in the world is British. QE2 is the last liner built on the Clyde. She is a British ... |
Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London - Daily Echo
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Plan to make QE2 a hotel on the Thames in London Daily Echo “Of the original passenger accommodation, it is intended to use the 330 first class cabins and 250 of the larger tourist cabins for the hotel.” The petition says: “The most famous ship in the world is British. QE2 is the last liner built on the Clyde. She is a British ... |
Dubai cans 160 QE2 events as it decides cruise liner's final fate - ArabianBusiness.com
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 ArabianBusiness.com | Dubai cans 160 QE2 events as it decides cruise liner's final fate ArabianBusiness.com Dubai has cancelled plans to host over 160 events aboard the QE2 - the iconic cruise liner it bought for $100m in 2007 and which is currently moored at Port Rashid - as the emirate plans how to dispose of the asset, Arabian Business has learned. A scrapyard in India is now thought ... I reached out to everyone I knew,” said James Magee, co-founder of Dubai-based Global Event Management who organised the 2011 party and was asked to launch the ship as a global venue for events. “I went to the AEO [Association ... |
Monday, January 7, 2013
New home on the Thames for QE2? - Mirror.co.uk
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 Mirror.co.uk | New home on the Thames for QE2? Mirror.co.uk Will the QE2 becoming a functioning museum? As fears grow once again for the future of the fabled liner Queen Elizabeth 2, a group of enthusiasts has made a New Year resolution to bring the ship back to the UK. A team called QE2London wants to moor the ... |
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Chris Frame talks to Anthony Davis about QE2 London - #SavetheQE2 @LBC97.3 Interview
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QE2, the world's most famous ship is under threat. She may be sold for scrap in 2013. However there is a viable, financed plan to bring her to ...
QE2, the world's most famous ship is under threat. She may be sold for scrap in 2013. However there is a viable, financed plan to bring her to ...
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Dubai-owned QE2 liner 'sold to China for scrap' - Hotelier Middle East
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 Hotelier Middle East | Dubai-owned QE2 liner 'sold to China for scrap' Hotelier Middle East QE2 online discussion boards have been busy over the past 24 hours, with enthusiasts bemoaning the possibility that the liner could be scrapped and saying the ship should be returned to the UK. The QE2 was launched in 1969 by the Queen, making its ... |
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Former owners Cunard pour cold water on reports QE2 is destined for Chinese ... - Daily Echo
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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 ... |
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 ... |
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