Dubai to lose QEII Malaysia Sun Dubai's Drydocks World, the owners of the iconic QE2 ocean liner, is about to say goodbye to its famous acquisition. The ship will leave the emirate in October to be transferred to a new entity called QE2 Shipping. The QE2 will be converted to a floating luxury ... |
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Dubai to lose QEII - Malaysia Sun
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Dubai has 'fantastic' plans to relaunch the QE2 - ArabianBusiness.com
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ArabianBusiness.com | Dubai has 'fantastic' plans to relaunch the QE2 ArabianBusiness.com The chairman of Dubai's Drydocks World, the owners of the iconic QE2 ocean liner, said he will not be sorry to see the back of the ship when it leaves the emirate in October. But he said Dubai had “fantastic” plans and the funding in place to rebrand it when it ... |
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
TALK FROM THE TOP: Drydocks World boss on underwater hotels and the QE2 - 7DAYS
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7DAYS | TALK FROM THE TOP: Drydocks World boss on underwater hotels and the QE2 7DAYS Sitting in the shallows across from where we meet is the unmistakable hulk of the QE2, once the world's most famous ocean liner. Plans to turn the ship into the centrepiece of Dubai's new maritime district went the way of the Titanic and it has been announced ... |
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Cunard releases video of milestone transatlantic crossing of QE2 - FinancialNews.co.uk
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Cunard releases video of milestone transatlantic crossing of QE2 FinancialNews.co.uk Following the cruise ship Queen Mary 2´s 200th transatlantic crossing UK-based cruise line Cunard released video highlights from its flagship´s milestone Atlantic voyage. Cunard said that the QE2 departed New York for Southampton, England, on 6 July ... |
Thursday, July 25, 2013
QE2 Set To Steam To China To Berth As A Floating Hotel - Pars Herald
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Pars Herald | QE2 Set To Steam To China To Berth As A Floating Hotel Pars Herald Retired cruise liner The QE2 is ready to steam from Dubai to an unknown destination in China, where the once graceful liner will become a floating hotel. The anchor will be weighed in October after a refurbishment and engine servicing for her final 4,000 mile ... |
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
A QE2 Hotel May Ply the Waters - New York Times
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New York Times | A QE2 Hotel May Ply the Waters New York Times In 2007, the QE2 was purchased for $100 million by one of Dubai's state-owned investment companies, which moved it to the Persian Gulf with plans to transform the ship into a floating Jumeirah hotel. ... Earlier this month, a company called QE2 Holdings — a new joint venture between Dubai World and the Singapore-based cruise company Oceanic Group — announced plans to go ahead with the floating hotel project, but to move the QE2 from the Dubai cargo port where it has been laid up to a city in East Asia, ... |
Friday, July 19, 2013
QE2 May Finally Become a Hotel in Asia - Fodor's Travel
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QE2 May Finally Become a Hotel in Asia Fodor's Travel Now the ship's owner, QE2 Shipping LLC, has announced the QE2 New Life Project. The vessel will sail to Asia under her own ... QE2 Shipping says the liner will arrive in Singapore on November 1 and will stay for three days before moving on to Hong Kong, where she'll spend another three days. After that, she'll go to a shipyard in ... based in New York City. She covers cruise news and luxury travel trends for Fodors.com and writes for a variety of outlets, including her website Luxury Travel Mavens. Follow her on ... |
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
QE2 May Finally Become a Hotel in Asia - Fodor's Travel
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Fodor's Travel | QE2 May Finally Become a Hotel in Asia Fodor's Travel Now the ship's owner, QE2 Shipping LLC, has announced the QE2 New Life Project. The vessel will sail to Asia under her own ... QE2 Shipping says the liner will arrive in Singapore on November 1 and will stay for three days before moving on to Hong Kong, where she'll spend another three days. After that, she'll go to a shipyard in ... based in New York City. She covers cruise news and luxury travel trends for Fodors.com and writes for a variety of outlets, including her website Luxury Travel Mavens. Follow her on ... |
'Spectacular' farewell to QE2 planned - STV Local
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'Spectacular' farewell to QE2 planned STV Local The liner will leave from Queensferry on October the seventh and large crowds are expected to gather on the Edinburgh and Fife coastlines to bid say their goodbyes. The impressive send-off will include an RAF flypass, a water display and a flotilla of yachts. |
Monday, July 15, 2013
QE2 gets a new role - iAfrica.com
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iAfrica.com | QE2 gets a new role iAfrica.com According to the group's website, the hotel will offer “European-style rooms and suites, gourmet cuisine, ... retail shopping, a QE2-themed museum, exhibition space, as well as a grand ballroom”. “Our vision is for [the ship] to become a landmark cultural and ... |
Sunday, July 14, 2013
QE2 to sail from Dubai as Asia's floating hotel - Select Property
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QE2 to sail from Dubai as Asia's floating hotel Select Property The Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship is being prepared to sail from Dubai to China in the autumn. It will depart the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 18th, having been moored at Dubai's Port Rashid since October 2011 following its retirement in 2008. |
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel - The Province
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The Province | Storied QE2 ocean liner set to depart Dubai in October to become Asian hotel The Province 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. |
QE2 to sail for final time - WA today
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WA today | QE2 to sail for final time WA today 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 ... |
QE2 to sail for final time - The Canberra Times
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The Canberra Times | QE2 to sail for final time The Canberra Times 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 ... |
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
QE2 to sail for final time - The Age
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The Age | QE2 to sail for final time The Age 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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