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QE2 ocean liner to be a luxury hotel in Asia - Pakistan Observer

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QE2 ocean liner to be a luxury hotel in Asia
Pakistan Observer
Monday, July 08, 2013 - Dubai—Dubai will spend another $90 million to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners said on Sunday. The QE2, launched more than 40 years ago by Britain's Queen Elizabeth, will be ... “We are going to do what we think is right as this is our ship but we won't scrap it and we won't destroy it,” Buamim said. “This is a piece of history. We are going to deliver the project in a timely manner,” he ...

QE2 will take the seas again: Ship set to sail from Dubai to China before ... - Daily Mail

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QE2 will take the seas again: Ship set to sail from Dubai to China before ...
Daily Mail
The liner, which was built on the Clyde and launched in 1967, will be converted at a Chinese shipyard into a luxury 400-suite floating hotel at a cost of US$90 million. Historic: An aerial view of the QE2 pulling into Southampton harbour after the Falklands War.

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$90 million to breathe new life into QE2 - Khaleej Times

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$90 million to breathe new life into QE2
Khaleej Times
He refused media reports speculating a possible sale of the cruise liner as he said: “There is no need to sell the QE2. We are not scrapping or destroying it. The ship is ours and we will take care of it. We will deliver an iconic project for the world to romance ...

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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel in Asia under new owners - CPI Financial

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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel in Asia under new owners
CPI Financial
Dubai will spend another $90 million to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners said on Sunday. Print this article. The QE2, launched ... QE2, which undertook its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in May 1969, will continue to be owned by Dubai and there are no plans to sell the ship, Buamim said, dismissing media reports that the ship would be sold to Chinese investors. "We have already spent the ...

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QE2 ocean liner to be hotel in Asia under new owners - Global Times

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QE2 ocean liner to be hotel in Asia under new owners
Global Times
Dubai will spend another $90 million to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners said on Sunday. The QE2, launched more than 40 years ago by Britain's ...

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QE2 ocean liner to become a luxury hotel in Asia - BusinessWorld Online Edition

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QE2 ocean liner to become a luxury hotel in Asia
BusinessWorld Online Edition
DUBAI -- Dubai will spend another $90 million to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners yesterday said. The QE2, launched more than 40 years ago by ...

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QE2 Transferred to Dubai Company for Transformation Into Hotel - Businessweek

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QE2 Transferred to Dubai Company for Transformation Into Hotel
Businessweek
The Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner has been transferred to a new Dubai-based entity that will fund the ship's $90 million transformation into a 400-suite luxury hotel to be moored in Asia. The new company, QE2 Holding, comprises local and foreign investors ...

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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel - Bangladesh News 24 hours

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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel
Bangladesh News 24 hours
QE2, which undertook its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in May 1969, will continue to be owned by Dubai and there are no plans to sell the ship, Buamim said, dismissing media reports that the ship would be sold to Chinese investors. "We have already spent the money...a large amount was spent on it. Now, it's a ... hotel, expected to be functional in 2014, will be shared among the consortium of investors. He did not specify where the funds to convert the cruise liner into a hotel are coming from.

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Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel - Edmonton Journal

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Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel
Edmonton Journal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An official involved in the transformation of the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 into a floating hotel says the ship will set sail in October for Asia to begin the $90 million overhaul. But full details remain under wraps.

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Dubai ocean liner QE2 to be Asian luxury hotel - Trade Arabia

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Dubai ocean liner QE2 to be Asian luxury hotel
Trade Arabia
Dubai will spend another $90 million to refurbish the ocean liner QE2 before it steams out of the emirate in October to be moored in Asia as a 400-room luxury hotel, its new owners said on Sunday. The QE2, launched more than 40 years ago by Britain's ...

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Dubai's QE2 liner to set sail in October for $90m overhaul - Al-Arabiya

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Dubai's QE2 liner to set sail in October for $90m overhaul
Al-Arabiya
An official involved in the transformation of the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 into a floating hotel says the ship will set sail in October for Asia to begin the $90 million overhaul. But full details remain under wraps. The Singapore-based group ...

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QE2 to become a floating luxury hotel - gulfnews.com

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QE2 to become a floating luxury hotel
gulfnews.com
The ownership of the vessel has been transferred to a new Dubai-based entity QE2 Shipping LLC. “All parties have agreed to the change of ownership and business of the ship,” Buamim said. The ship is managed by QE2 Holdings, a consortium of private ...

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Famous cruise liner QE2 to be converted into hotel - 7DAYS

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Famous cruise liner QE2 to be converted into hotel
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The famous QE2 cruise liner is to leave Dubai before the year is out and sail to China to be converted into a luxury hotel, it has been confirmed today. The luxury vessel has ... He promised a “gala sail-off party” before the ship's departure. Having been made ...

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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - La Crosse Tribune

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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October
La Crosse Tribune
An official involved in the transformation of the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 into a floating hotel says the ship will set sail in October for Asia to begin the $90 million overhaul. But full details remain under wraps. The Singapore-based group ...

The QE2 'New Life' is shaping the future of an icon - Arabian Supply Chain

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The QE2 'New Life' is shaping the future of an icon
Arabian Supply Chain
Dubai Drydocks World chairman Khamis Juma Buamim has announced the transfer of ownership of the iconic QE2 vessel to a new entity called QE2 Shipping LLC. The QE2 is being converted to a floating luxury hotel at Drydocks World and Buamim ...

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