Wednesday, July 10, 2013

QE2 'to sail from Dubai in October', owners say - BBC News

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QE2 'to sail from Dubai in October', owners say
BBC News
The ship is to undergo extensive renovations with work to overhaul its engines already well under way. Sold for £50m to the United Arab Emirates real estate developer Nakheel, the liner left Southampton for the last time on 11 November, 2008. Its eventual ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Cooma Monaro Express

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QE2 to sail for final time
Cooma Monaro Express
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Barossa & Light Herald

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QE2 to sail for final time
Barossa & Light Herald
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Armidale Express

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QE2 to sail for final time
Armidale Express
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Ararat Advertiser

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QE2 to sail for final time
Ararat Advertiser
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - The Ridge News

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QE2 to sail for final time
The Ridge News
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Busselton Dunsborough Mail

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QE2 to sail for final time
Busselton Dunsborough Mail
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Eyre Peninsula Tribune

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QE2 to sail for final time
Eyre Peninsula Tribune
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Boorowa News

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QE2 to sail for final time
Boorowa News
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Blue Mountains Gazette

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QE2 to sail for final time
Blue Mountains Gazette
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Collie Mail

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QE2 to sail for final time
Collie Mail
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs – but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

QE2 to sail for final time - Travel Agent

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QE2 to sail for final time
Travel Agent
QE2, the former Cunard cruise ship, is to set sail one last time before being refitted as a 400-room floating hotel. The ship, which was sold to the UAE government conglomerate Dubai World for £64 million in 2008, is currently moored in Port Rashid, but will ...

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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, tourism and hospitality briefs - MENAFN.COM

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AME Info, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, tourism and hospitality briefs
MENAFN.COM
... TRANSFORMATION OF QE2 INTO HOTEL: Drydocks World chairman Khamis Juma Buamim has announced a new Dubai-based entity has received the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner that will fund the ship's 90m transformation into a 400-suite luxury hotel ...

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Legendary QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Floating Luxury Hotel - Zagat (blog)

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Legendary QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Floating Luxury Hotel
Zagat (blog)
Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela, Buzz Aldrin, Ringo Starr. The Queen Mary 2 ferried quite a few famous passengers in her day. And now she's getting a makeover to host a new generation of bold-faced names. Dubai-based QE2 Shipping will spend $90 ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Telegraph.co.uk

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QE2 to sail for final time
Telegraph.co.uk
In November, a British consortium proposed moving the QE2 to London and converting it into a floating hotel outside the O2 Arena – a move that could have created up to 2,000 jobs, but a month later rumours began circulating that the ship was to be sold for ...

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