Independent Online | QE2 to ride the waves again Independent Online A captain and crew have been recruited, and the liner will sail under the flag of Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation where she is registered. Ownership of the ship has been transferred to a new Dubai company called QE2 Shipping. Chairman Khamis Juma ... |
Monday, July 8, 2013
QE2 to ride the waves again - Independent Online
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QE2 heading for refit in China - Cruise and Ferry
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QE2 heading for refit in China Cruise and Ferry QE2 Shipping – which recently acquired the former Cunard liner from Istithmar, the private equity arm of DP World – has completed the necessary flag registry and insurance documentation, and the vessel has been reclassed by Lloyd's Register to enable her ... |
Storied QE2 Liner Set To Depart Dubai In October - The Epoch Times
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Storied QE2 Liner Set To Depart Dubai In October The Epoch Times 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. |
Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - News 12 Westchester
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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October News 12 Westchester DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - (AP) -- 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 ... |
Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - The-News-Leader
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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October The-News-Leader Published: July 8, 2013 9:06AM. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- 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. |
Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - Defiance Crescent News (subscription)
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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October Defiance Crescent News (subscription) Published: July 8, 2013 9:06AM. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- 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. |
Queen Elizabeth 2 Liner To Become Luxury Hotel, Reported To Depart In October - Huffington Post
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Queen Elizabeth 2 Liner To Become Luxury Hotel, Reported To Depart In October Huffington Post The Singapore-based group leading the project says only the QE2 will be refitted in a Chinese shipyard before being moored in an undisclosed Asian port as a 400-room hotel. The ship has sat idle in Dubai for more than 4 1/2 years after its purchase by the ... |
Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - Press News
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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October Press News Published: July 8, 2013 9:06AM. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- 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. |
QE2 Ocean Liner to be Luxury Hotel in Asia Under New Owners - The Maritime Executive
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The Maritime Executive | QE2 Ocean Liner to be Luxury Hotel in Asia Under New Owners The Maritime Executive 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 ... 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 ... |
Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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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. |
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 ... |
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