Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel - Montreal Gazette

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Montreal Gazette

Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel
Montreal Gazette
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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QE2 liner to depart Dubai; project details secret - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

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QE2 liner to depart Dubai; project details secret
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
... 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 leading the project says only the QE2 will be refitted in a ...

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QE2 to sail for final time - Bay Post/Moruya Examiner

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QE2 to sail for final time
Bay Post/Moruya Examiner
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 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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