Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel Minneapolis Star Tribune 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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Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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QEII sails for a new home somewhere in Asia - TravelMole
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QEII sails for a new home somewhere in Asia TravelMole The new company, QE2 Holding, comprises local and foreign investors involved in the project's operations, while the ship will continue to be owned by the Dubai government. The project is expected to be finished in 2014. Drydocks World chairman Khamis ... |
QE2: Date Set for Iconic Cruise Liner to Leave Dubai - Cruise Critic
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QE2: Date Set for Iconic Cruise Liner to Leave Dubai Cruise Critic The iconic ship will cruise to Singapore and Hong Kong before heading to a shipyard in China, where it will be converted into a 400-suite hotel. The conversion will cost in the region of $90 million, and will be completed at some point next year. Khamis Juma ... |
QE2: Date Set for Iconic Cruise Liner to Leave Dubai - CruiseCritic.co.uk
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QE2: Date Set for Iconic Cruise Liner to Leave Dubai CruiseCritic.co.uk The iconic ship will cruise to Singapore and Hong Kong before heading to a shipyard in China, where it will be converted into a 400-suite hotel. The conversion will cost in the region of $90 million, and will be completed at some point next year. Khamis Juma ... |
QE2 in Dubai, pictured in 2011 - Daily Echo
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Daily Echo | QE2 in Dubai, pictured in 2011 Daily Echo THE QE2 is to leave Dubai under her own steam to a new home port, it has been revealed. The vessel, which has been in the Middle East since leaving Southampton in 2008, will leave the UAE and sail to China. There it will become a luzury floating hotel ... |
Iconic QE2 To Go To Chinese Shipyard For Conversion - Shipping Times
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Shipping Times | Iconic QE2 To Go To Chinese Shipyard For Conversion Shipping Times Much of this speculation bore little relation to economic or business reality and even ignored the value Dubai places on the ship as an iconic piece of history was ignored at the time. Now the news that her drydocking was in fact to ... His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of QE2 Shipping LLC, Dubai & QE2 Holding Pte Limited, Singapore today (7th July 2013) addressed a gathering of dignitaries to provide an update regarding the iconic liner-the QE2. He began by thanking the teams involved in the project ... |
QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel in Asia under new owners - AsiaOne
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QE2 ocean liner to be luxury hotel in Asia under new owners AsiaOne Dubai will spend another US$90 million (S$115 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 ... 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 ... |
Chinese yards invited to bid to convert QE2 - SinoShip News
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SinoShip News | Chinese yards invited to bid to convert QE2 SinoShip News Dubai: One of the most famous names in cruise shipping, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), is set to pass through Singapore and then Hong Kong before it heads to a Chinese yard to be transformed into a floating hotel to be moored in Asia. The ship is now at ... |
QE2 due in Singapore November 1 - SeaShip News
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SeaShip News | QE2 due in Singapore November 1 SeaShip News Dubai: One of the most famous names in cruise shipping, the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), is set to pass through Singapore and then Hong Kong before it heads to a Chinese yard to be transformed into a floating hotel to be moored in Asia. The ship is now at ... |
Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - Las Vegas Sun
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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October Las Vegas Sun 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 ... |
QE2 to begin transformation into all-suite hotel - Hotelier Middle East
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Hotelier Middle East | QE2 to begin transformation into all-suite hotel Hotelier Middle East Plans to complete the transformation of the iconic QE2 cruise liner into a luxury floating hotel are well underway according to Dubai Drydocks World, with the ship scheduled to leave Dubai to begin restoration work in Asia by October 18, 2013. The project ... |
Ocean liner QE2 to start new life as floating luxury hotel in Asia next year - GMA News
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Ocean liner QE2 to start new life as floating luxury hotel in Asia next year GMA News 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 ... 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 ... |
UAE- $90 million to breathe new life into QE2 - MENAFN.COM
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UAE- $90 million to breathe new life into QE2 MENAFN.COM 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 ... |
QE2 to Hoist Blue Peter Again - MarineLink
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QE2 to Hoist Blue Peter Again MarineLink Dubai's QE 2 Holdings Ltd. chairman, His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, sets out his company's vision of a new life for the veteran cruise liner – as a hotel ship – in his speech to dignitories. Outlining the work that has been completed, HE provided details ... |
QE2: All-suite luxury hotel by 2014 - Emirates 24/7
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QE2: All-suite luxury hotel by 2014 Emirates 24/7 Buamim said nearly $90 million (Dh330 million) will be spent by QE2 Shipping, a consortium of private investors, for renovation of the ship. Seven out of nine engines have been overhauled, with the ship fully ready to start its new ... 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. Istithmar World, a subsidiary of Dubai World, had purchased the 293-metre long vessel ... |
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