Luxury treatment for QE2 Daily Echo Luxury treatment for QE2. THE boss of the company converting Southampton's former liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, into a luxury floating hotel has sent a message to her old home port: “We promise to take good care of her.” Daniel Chui, managing director of the Singapore-based maritime company Oceanic Group, undertaking the transformation of the vessel into a 500-room hotel, said: “We will lavish many, many millions of dollars on this magnificent ship to restore her to the splendour of her glory days. “QE2 will ... |
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Luxury treatment for QE2 - Daily Echo
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New life for QE2 - iAfrica.com
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 iAfrica.com | New life for QE2 iAfrica.com Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 will be upgraded into a luxury floating hotel with 500 rooms and will be moored in an Asian harbour, say its Dubai-based owners. The ship "will be moved to Drydocks World Dubai for undertaking classification checks prior ... |
QE2: the newest hotel in Asia - eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition
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QE2: the newest hotel in Asia eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition Home · Top Stories · Air · Car · Cruise · Hotel · Incentives · Interline · Jobs · MICE · On Location · IT · Tourist Bureau · Wholesaler · Photos · Cruise News ... Plans seemed underway for a UK return for the liner earlier this month or a possible sale for scrap, but Dubai-based owners, Istithmar decided instead to create a consortium to preserve the liner, led by Singapore-based investment group Oceanic. The QE2 ... The QE2 Floating Hotel website is now live and features artist impressions of the ship post refurbishment. |
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
QE2: the newest hotel in Asia - e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
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QE2: the newest hotel in Asia e-Travel Blackboard (press release) Home · Top Stories · Air · Car · Cruise · Hotel · Incentives · Interline · Jobs · On Location · IT · Tourist Bureau · Wholesaler · Photos · Cruise News ... Plans seemed underway for a UK return for the liner earlier this month or a possible sale for scrap, but Dubai-based owners, Istithmar decided instead to create a consortium to preserve the liner, led by Singapore-based investment group Oceanic. The QE2 was ... The QE2 Floating Hotel website is now live and features artist impressions of the ship post refurbishment. |
Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia - CANOE
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Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia CANOE The refurbished QE2 will also include a shopping mall, restaurants and an onboard maritime museum, the statement said, without specify where the ship would be based in Asia. Dubai World bought the QE2 for about $81 million from US cruise operator ... |
Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia - CANOE
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Dubai's QE2 to float as luxury hotel in Asia CANOE The refurbished QE2 will also include a shopping mall, restaurants and an onboard maritime museum, the statement said, without specify where the ship would be based in Asia. Dubai World bought the QE2 for about $81 million from US cruise operator ... |
Monday, January 21, 2013
QE2 converting to hotel in Asia - World First Travel Insurance
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 World First Travel Insurance | QE2 converting to hotel in Asia World First Travel Insurance Renowned cruise liner the Queen Elizabeth 2 is set to be converted into a floating luxury hotel and moved to Asia, its owners have confirmed. Regular cruise travel insurance customers may have been keeping tabs on the plans for the QE2 with some interest, as the proposals have taken various twists and turns since the ship was docked in Dubai after being bought by state investment company Istithmar World in 2007. That deal took place when Dubai's boom was at its peak, but subsequent events have left the ... |
QE2 to become luxury hotel and shopping mall - ITV News
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 ITV News | QE2 to become luxury hotel and shopping mall ITV News The former Southampton-based cruise liner 'Queen Elizabeth 2' is to become a luxury hotel in Asia according to her Dubai owners. It was said that the QE2, as she is affectionately known - would be scrapped. However in a surprise statement her owners said ... |
Queen Elizabeth 2 to be relaunched as floating hotel - SME Times
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Queen Elizabeth 2 to be relaunched as floating hotel SME Times Luxury ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, popularly known as QE2, will be renovated and converted into a floating hotel in Dubai. Before its retirement move to Dubai in November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operated as a scheduled liner across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton and New York. The ship carried 2.5 million passengers, sailed nearly six million miles and completed 806 trans-Atlantic crossings during 39 years of service. The ship will be converted into a five-star ... |
Sunday, January 20, 2013
CRUISE SHIP QE2 TO BECOME A FLOATING HOTEL - Tourism Review
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 Tourism Review | CRUISE SHIP QE2 TO BECOME A FLOATING HOTEL Tourism Review After years of indecision, speculation and proposals it appears that the cruise ship QE2 will finally have a new home in Singapore as a floating hotel. The Financial Times has produced a rather vague report that suggests that – as of January 17th – the QE2 ... |
QE2 now earmarked to become luxury Asia hotel - Hotelier Middle East
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 Hotelier Middle East | QE2 now earmarked to become luxury Asia hotel Hotelier Middle East Iconic ex-passenger liner the Queen Elizabeth 2 will leave its home in Dubai and be moved to Asia to be turned into a 500-room luxury floating hotel, according to reports by Emirates 24/7. It is reported that Drydocks World, the ship's owners and a subsidiary of state-owned Dubai World, have now signed an agreement with Oceanic Group Pte Ltd., a cruise company with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to convert the ship into a five-star hotel. No details on the ship's exact destination in Asia were given ... |
Saturday, January 19, 2013
QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel - TwoCircles.net
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QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel TwoCircles.net Before its retirement move to Dubai in November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operated as a scheduled liner across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton and New York. The ship carried 2.5 million passengers, sailed ... |
QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel - Newstrack India
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QE2 to be relaunched as floating hotel Newstrack India Before its retirement move to Dubai in November 2008, the QE2 took regular cruises around the world as well as operated as a scheduled liner across the Atlantic Ocean between Southampton and New York. The ship carried 2.5 million passengers, sailed ... |
QE2 to move out from Dubai to Asia - Zawya (registration)
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QE2 to move out from Dubai to Asia Zawya (registration) No details on the ship's destination in Asia were given. ... The cruise terminal at Port Rashid was set to become the liner's permanent home after it was to be converted into a 300-room luxury hotel, with the terminal developed to include a maritime museum. |
Latest luxury hotel plans for QE2 in Asia - The FINANCIAL
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Latest luxury hotel plans for QE2 in Asia The FINANCIAL Written by Janet Harmer, Caterer and Hotelkeeper. 18/01/2013 23:38 (00:0). The FINANCIAL -- The former celebrated cruise liner the QE2 could be moved to Asia after being converted to a luxury floating hotel. |
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