Tuesday, November 5, 2013

QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde - Courier Mail

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QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde
Courier Mail
The cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 leaves Alesund, Norway in 2007, ahead of her final tour. Picture: AP Source: AP. THE former cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is to be turned into a luxury hotel, according to the German cruise portal Cruisetricks. The website ...

QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde - Perth Now

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QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde
Perth Now
QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde. by: Staff Writers; From: AFP; November 06, 2013 8: ... It's not clear yet where the ship will be permanently docked as a hotel. The owner only confirmed it will be somewhere in Asia.

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QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde - NEWS.com.au

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QE2 cruise ship to become a luxury hotel, museum and shopping arcarde
NEWS.com.au
The cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 leaves Alesund, Norway in 2007, ahead of her final tour. Picture: AP Source: AP. THE former cruise liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is to be turned into a luxury hotel, according to the German cruise portal Cruisetricks. The website ...

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Model reveals how QE2 might have been - Daily Echo

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Model reveals how QE2 might have been
Daily Echo
This model sheds light on what the iconic cruise ship QE2 could have been had ambitious plans to create the world's biggest ocean liner gone ahead. The scale model was the early proposal for an enormous £30m luxury superliner dubbed Q3, a forerunner ...

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Public invited to critique QE2 hotel plans - 7DAYS

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Public invited to critique QE2 hotel plans
7DAYS
Owners of 'the world's most famous ocean liner', Queen Elizabeth 2, are inviting people from around the world to help decide what the ship should look like when it is converted to a hotel. The cruise ship, launched more than 40 years ago by Britain's Queen ...

Monday, October 28, 2013

QE2 As Heritage Hotel - Maritime Matters

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QE2 As Heritage Hotel
Maritime Matters
Following the the global financial crisis she remained in lay up. In July 2013, the ship's ownership was transferred to a consortium of investors under a Dubai-based entity called QE2 Shipping. In mid October there were several announcements about the liner ...

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Pictures of how QE2 will look as floating hotel - Daily Echo

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Pictures of how QE2 will look as floating hotel
Daily Echo
The liner will offer 400 European-style rooms and suites, gourmet restaurants, more than 100,000sq ft of retail shipping, a QE2-themed museum, exhibition space, a grand ballroom and a host of other amenities after the £62m project is completed. ... The ship's final destination after the work is yet to be decided, but the honour is likely to be shared between major cities in the Far East, as Oceanic Group said in a statement she “will take her place alongside the great heritage hotels of Asia... and become an iconic tourist ...

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Chinese firm to convert QE2 into luxury hotel - Hotelier Middle East

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Chinese firm to convert QE2 into luxury hotel
Hotelier Middle East
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, ...

Friday, October 18, 2013

Designs for QE2 Asia hotel refit plan submitted - BBC News

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Designs for QE2 Asia hotel refit plan submitted
BBC News
International designers were invited to come up with proposals for the former Cunard ship's interior. The QE2 Shipping consortium plans to sail it from Dubai to a Shanghai shipyard under its own steam for the refit. The former Cunard liner left its home port of ...

Thursday, October 17, 2013

COSCO Shipyard to refit QE2 - Cruise and Ferry

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Cosco Shipyard chosen to retrofit Dubai's QE2 - SinoShip News

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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 ...

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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 ...

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QE2 to become luxury hotel - ITV News

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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 ...

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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 ...