QE2 to leave Dubai for Singapore by end-Sept - ArabianBusiness.com

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QE2 to leave Dubai for Singapore by end-Sept ArabianBusiness.com The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), the iconic cruise liner bought by Dubai for US$100m in 2007, is to leave Dubai for Singapore in either August or September this year as part of preparations to convert her into a 500-room floating hotel. Singapore-based Oceanic Group, which is managing the project, said that it would take a further three or four months to overhaul the ship's engines and generators to allow the QE2 to make the journey to the Far East without assistance. Daniel Chui, managing director of Oceanic Group, ...

QE2 could sail again - Daily Echo

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QE2 could sail again Daily Echo The days of travelling the world might not yet be over for Southampton's former liner, Queen Elizabeth 2. Despite the fact QE2 left Southampton for the last time five years ago when she was sold off by owners Cunard to become a floating hotel in Dubai, the ship might eventually go back to sea. Daniel Chui, managing director of the Singapore based Oceanic Group, which has now leased the vessel, said he thought the retired liner could travel around the Far East on a 'circuit' in her role as a hotel. “It could be that QE2, ...

QE2 liner may return to Hong Kong as a floating hotel - South China Morning Post

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QE2 liner may return to Hong Kong as a floating hotel South China Morning Post A longer-term plan also being considered is for the QE2, which served as a troop ship during the 1982 Falklands war, to make a circuit, spending "X years in Hong Kong, Y years in Japan and Z years in South Korea", Chui said. He remained confident the QE2 would be a financial success, saying it ... Worldwide Flight Services, one of the members of the consortium which will operate and manage the Kai Tak cruise terminal, has been helping Oceanic. Oceanic heads a group of investors which is leasing the QE2 from ...

A walk along QE2's Boat Deck to hear the midday whistle test

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During the Tastes of the Mediterranean Cruise, August 12th - 22nd 2008, I walk along the Boat Deck with my new best friend Ali to hear the ...

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QE2 crew in dark over liner's final voyage - Hotelier Middle East

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QE2 crew in dark over liner's final voyage Hotelier Middle East The Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), the iconic cruise liner currently moored in Dubai's Port Rashid, will leave the Gulf emirate in about two months, although the ship's crew say they themselves do not even know where the prestigious vessel is headed. The 46-year ...

'Queen Elizabeth 2' to be floating luxury hotel - Otago Daily Times

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'Queen Elizabeth 2' to be floating luxury hotel Otago Daily Times But instead of taking to the high seas again on a voyage to a recycling yard there, as was reported a month ago, the latest proposal is that the ship will become a floating luxury hotel. No precise destination for QE2 has been announced. However, rising ... Eleven days ago the liner was moved to Drydocks World Dubai to undertake classification checks prior to being altered for its planned new role. It will also ... The cruise ship season has now passed the halfway mark since it commenced on October 28, 2012. and more »

MS Queen Elizabeth 2 to be upgraded to floating hotel - TravelBizMonitor

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MS Queen Elizabeth 2 to be upgraded to floating hotel TravelBizMonitor Cruise ship MS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) will be upgraded into a luxury floating hotel with 500 rooms and will be moored in an Asian harbour, according to its owner Dubai World. The ship has been moved to dry dock for classification checks prior to ... and more »

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Early views of the Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2). Commander Warwick at a cocktail reception, sailors at work, the ship herself embarking on a ...

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Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap - Big News Network.com

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Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap Big News Network.com QE2 lovers around the world, the Cunard line which built the ship, and even the residents of Clydebank are ecstatic that the much-loved cruise ship that sailed the seas for a period spanning five decades is to be preserved. The world ... The world class ocean liner hosted kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers as well as acclaimed celebrities among the 2.5 million passengers, that sailed nearly six million miles and completed 806 trans-Atlantic crossings during its 39 years of service for Cunard. When it was ... and more »

Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap - Big News Network.com

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Jubilation all round as QE2 evades scrap heap Big News Network.com QE2 lovers around the world, the Cunard line which built the ship, and even the residents of Clydebank are ecstatic that the much-loved cruise ship that sailed the seas for a period spanning five decades is to be preserved. The world ... The world class ocean liner hosted kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers as well as acclaimed celebrities among the 2.5 million passengers, that sailed nearly six million miles and completed 806 trans-Atlantic crossings during its 39 years of service for Cunard. When it was ... and more »

Hotel plan saves QE2 from the scrapyard - Clydebank Post

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Hotel plan saves QE2 from the scrapyard Clydebank Post LEGENDARY Clyde ocean liner the QE2 has escaped being scrapped after she was sold to a Singapore investment group which will turn her into a floating hotel. Recent reports claimed owners Dubai-based Istithmar had sold the 70,391-ton passenger ship ... and more »

Luxury treatment for QE2 - Daily Echo

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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 ... and more »

New life for QE2 - iAfrica.com

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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 ... and more »

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. and more »

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.