QE2 will not return to the UK - ITV News

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QE2 will not return to the UK ITV News QE2 was for forty years one of the most iconic ship on the sea and based in Southampton. Now under a proposal announced earlier this year the liner will sail to Singapore where she will be converted into a 500-room floating hotel. British investors last week ... and more »

QE2 Asia plan on track, despite UK interest - Malaysia Sun

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QE2 Asia plan on track, despite UK interest Malaysia Sun Plans for the QE2, the iconic cruise liner bought by Dubai for $100m in 2007, to leave the emirate for Singapore in either August or September remain on track, despite reported interest from British investors. Read more. Share this article: Back to Malaysia Sun ... and more »

QE2 Asia plan on track, despite UK interest - Malaysia Sun

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QE2 Asia plan on track, despite UK interest Malaysia Sun Plans for the QE2, the iconic cruise liner bought by Dubai for $100m in 2007, to leave the emirate for Singapore in either August or September remain on track, despite reported interest from British investors. Read more. Share this article: Back to Malaysia Sun ... and more »

UK investors still in talks to bring QE2 to London - ArabianBusiness.com

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UK investors still in talks to bring QE2 to London ArabianBusiness.com UK investors aiming to bring the QE2 cruise liner back to London have not given up hope of making it part of a tourist attraction on the banks of The Thames. Recent reports suggest the ship is to leave for Singapore in September but sources in the UK claim ...

On This Day: QE2's maiden voyage - Yahoo! News UK

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On This Day: QE2's maiden voyage Yahoo! News UK The Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship began its maiden voyage to New York 44 years ago today – embarking on a four-decade journey that captured the nation's heart. The luxury vessel was considered to be the last of the great transatlantic ocean liners - being ... and more »

Royal Caribbean unveils Quantum of the Seas cruise ship - Daily Echo

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Royal Caribbean unveils Quantum of the Seas cruise ship Daily Echo Quantum of the Seas · New cruise ship revealed. Bumper cars, sky diving, a London Eye-style crane pod and virtual balconies for inside cabins are just some of the features announced today for Royal Caribbean's next cruise ship Quantum of the Seas. The latest ship from RCL, who have Independence of the Seas, Adventure of the ... Compare Quantum with the graceful lines of the QE2. It looks a graceful as a container ship. They get uglier the bigger they become. Compare Quantum with the graceful lines of the ... and more »

Royal Caribbean unveils Quantum of the Seas cruise ship - Daily Echo

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Royal Caribbean unveils Quantum of the Seas cruise ship Daily Echo Quantum of the Seas · New cruise ship revealed. Bumper cars, sky diving, a London Eye-style crane pod and virtual balconies for inside cabins are just some of the features announced today for Royal Caribbean's next cruise ship Quantum of the Seas. The latest ship from RCL, who have Independence of the Seas, Adventure of the ... Compare Quantum with the graceful lines of the QE2. It looks a graceful as a container ship. They get uglier the bigger they become. Compare Quantum with the graceful lines of the ... and more »

Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Cunard Line - Maritime Matters

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Cruise Ships 2012, The Year In Review: Cunard Line Maritime Matters It might have been an interesting prospect to have the QE2 travel to various ports as a temporary hotel and attraction. More realistically, just before Christmas British newspapers reported that the ship had been sold to Chinese interests for 20 million pounds ... and more »

Remember to release gripes as ship goes down - Independent Online (blog)

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Remember to release gripes as ship goes down Independent Online (blog) He dined one night with the QE2's captain and asked him why the ship, whose passageways were festooned with posters of Cunard liners, had no poster of the Titanic. The captain explained that the ... But back to the cruise liner. I met entertainments director Moss Hills, who had survived the recent sinking of two liners in the Indian Ocean – the Oceanos and the Achille Lauro. Having heard his harrowing account of the sinkings, I decided I had better familiarise myself with the lifeboat deck. There I found myself staring ... and more »

QE2 to leave Dubai for Singapore by end of Sept - Hotelier Middle East

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QE2 to leave Dubai for Singapore by end of Sept Hotelier Middle East 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 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 ...