COSCO Shipyard to refit QE2 Cruise and Ferry “We are pleased to be working closely with COSCO Shipyard for the technical repair and refurbishment process, which will be carried out with the utmost respect to the QE2's heritage and splendour. China COSCO's expertise in cruise ship conversion will ... |
Thursday, October 17, 2013
COSCO Shipyard to refit QE2 - Cruise and Ferry
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
QE2 to be converted into floating hotel at Chinese shipyard - Travel Weekly UK
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QE2 to be converted into floating hotel at Chinese shipyard Travel Weekly UK A Chinese shipyard has been appointed to complete the refurbishment of former Cunard flagship QE2 into a five-star floating hotel. The ship will depart from Dubai, where it has been languishing since being sold by Cunard five years ago, and arrive in ... |
Cosco Shipyard chosen to retrofit Dubai's QE2 - SinoShip News
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SinoShip News | Cosco Shipyard chosen to retrofit Dubai's QE2 SinoShip News “We are pleased to be working closely with Cosco Shipyard for the technical repair and refurbishment process, which will be carried out with the utmost respect to the QE2's heritage and splendour. China Cosco's expertise in cruise ship conversion will ... |
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Shipyard is chosen to renovate Dubai-owned QE2 - The National
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Shipyard is chosen to renovate Dubai-owned QE2 The National SAN FRANCISCO // Plans to convert the Dubai-owned QE2 liner into a floating luxury hotel in Asia took a major step forward on Tuesday after the selection of a Chinese shipyard to refurbish the vessel. QE2 Holdings, which owns the ship, announced the work will be done by ... “The Zhoushan shipyard is one of Cosco's largest and newest, and it certainly has the capacity to host a cruise ship of the QE2's stature,” said vice president Yan Chengxiang. QE2 Holdings said it had invited seven international interior design ... |
QE2 to become luxury hotel - ITV News
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ITV News | QE2 to become luxury hotel ITV News The cruise ship, which hosted kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and celebrities throughout its legendary 40-year history, will depart from Dubai and arrive in COSCO Shipyard's facility in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Once there, it will receive a ... |
QE2 to become luxury floating hotel - ITV News
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QE2 to become luxury floating hotel ITV News The cruise ship, which hosted kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers and celebrities throughout its legendary 40-year history, will depart from Dubai and arrive in COSCO Shipyard's facility in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province. Once there, it will receive a ... |
Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel - CruiseCritic.co.uk
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Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel CruiseCritic.co.uk Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel. Tweet. (10:30 a.m. EDT) -- The QE2's transformation into ... The iconic liner will undergo a complete refurbishment at the COSCO shipyard in China, which will see its current 990 cabins converted to 400 suites. The contractor will also refurbish the ballroom, ... Owners QE2 Holdings also announced that it has invited seven international interior architecture houses to take part in a competition to design the interior of the ship. The designs can be seen on the official website ... |
Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel - Cruise Critic
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Date Set for QE2 Cruise Ship to Become Hotel Cruise Critic The iconic liner will undergo a complete refurbishment at the COSCO shipyard in China, which will see its current 990 cabins converted to 400 suites. The contractor will also refurbish the ballroom, as well as refit seven restaurants, 10 lounges, a cinema, ... |
Chinese firm hired to convert Dubai's QE2 into luxury hotel - ArabianBusiness.com
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Chinese firm hired to convert Dubai's QE2 into luxury hotel ArabianBusiness.com The Dubai-based owner of the iconic QE2 cruise liner has announced the appointment of COSCO Shipyard Group to refurbish the ship into a luxury floating hotel. QE2 Holdings said in a statement that the cruise ship, which has hosted kings, queens, ... |
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship - EconoMonitor
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Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship EconoMonitor Here's a piece I published in HuffPost back on Oct 18, 2010. A flash from the past–three years ago–predicting that QE2 would prove to be as impotent as QE1 had been. And here we are, folks. No recovery in sight–at least once you get off Wall Street. |
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship - EconoMonitor (blog)
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Flash From the Past: Why QE2 Wouldn't Save Our Sinking Ship EconoMonitor (blog) Here's a piece I published in HuffPost back on Oct 18, 2010. A flash from the past–three years ago–predicting that QE2 would prove to be as impotent as QE1 had been. And here we are, folks. No recovery in sight–at least once you get off Wall Street. |
Friday, September 27, 2013
On This Day: The Queen launches the QE2 cruise liner - Yahoo! News UK
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Yahoo! News UK | On This Day: The Queen launches the QE2 cruise liner Yahoo! News UK SEPTEMBER 20, 1967: The Queen launched the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner on this day in 1967 Рand revealed for the first time that the iconic ship was to be named after her. A British Path̩ newsreel shows thousands cheering at Clydebank as the ... |
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The woman who lives on the QE2 - BBC News
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BBC News | The woman who lives on the QE2 BBC News ... QE2's only permanent resident. Some years ago she sold her property in the US to live on the liner full time. ... Cruise ship holidays had never appealed to Mrs Muller until, in 1995, she stepped on board with her husband, Bob. Both were taken by it and and ... |
Sunday, September 8, 2013
The woman who lives on the QE2 - BBC News
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BBC News | The woman who lives on the QE2 BBC News ... QE2's only permanent resident. Some years ago she sold her property in the US to live on the liner full time. ... Cruise ship holidays had never appealed to Mrs Muller until, in 1995, she stepped on board with her husband, Bob. Both were taken by it and and ... |
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Record-breaking ship visits Port of Tyne - Shields Gazette
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Shields Gazette | Record-breaking ship visits Port of Tyne Shields Gazette Carrying almost 3,500 passengers and crew, the MSC Magnifica is 294 metres – longer than the QE2 – and the largest cruise ship ever to visit the Port. The Magnifica visited yesterday as part of a Round Britain cruise with thousands of passengers from as far ... |
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