January 9, 1972: Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth sinks in Hong Kong harbour - BT.com

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January 9, 1972: Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth sinks in Hong Kong harbour BT.com The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth – the largest passenger ship in the world – caught fire and sank in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong on this day in 1972. Hundreds of workers and their families were forced to evacuate the ship as fires broke out throughout ... and more »

How Blue Peter inspired the man who built the QM2 - Telegraph.co.uk

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How Blue Peter inspired the man who built the QM2 Telegraph.co.uk He insisted that they needed a true liner design and not just a cruise ship. Carnival chairman Micky Arison eventually concurred, but with a warning: “I suspect you will only get one chance in life to design such a ship, so you had better get it right first time.”.

Queen Mary 2 cruise to New York is a throwback to a grander time - Mirror.co.uk

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Queen Mary 2 cruise to New York is a throwback to a grander time Mirror.co.uk But then the Queen Mary 2 is no ordinary cruise ship. Some claim it's the only true ocean liner afloat. Prince Philip was aboard when Queen Elizabeth 2 left the UK for the final time back in November 2008, heading for retirement in Dubai (the ship, that is, not ...

Success in Midlife and Afterlife: At Sea with PD James - Huffington Post

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Success in Midlife and Afterlife: At Sea with PD James Huffington Post We had invited Levenger customers to join me on an Authors' Cruise, and they had accepted. Or at least, 25 of ... It showed how Levenger products came to be, and then invited customers (and other guests aboard ship who might be bored with shuffleboard) to guess which of those products became winners and which, dogs. ... For 3,000 nautical miles, our accidental family of five dined in elegance and discussed in intimacy, while the hull of the QE2 parted the waters of the North Atlantic at its customary 28.5 knots. and more »

Majestic liner left to rot in dockyard - Independent Online

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Majestic liner left to rot in dockyard Independent Online Louis de Sousa, 43, of Bitzen, Germany, who was a bartender on the QE2 for nine years in the 1990s and received these photos of her from workers he befriended on Facebook, said: “The ship is an icon, but she's just sitting there rotting. “It would have been ...

Once majestic liner left to rot in dockyard - Independent Online

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Once majestic liner left to rot in dockyard Independent Online Louis de Sousa, 43, of Bitzen, Germany, who was a bartender on the QE2 for nine years in the 1990s and received these photos of her from workers he befriended on Facebook, said: “The ship is an icon, but she's just sitting there rotting. “It would have been ...

QE2 remains stuck in Dubai dockyard - TTG Digital

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QE2 remains stuck in Dubai dockyard TTG Digital The ship, which was flagship of the Cunard fleet for 40 years, has been stuck in Dubai for six years after plans to turn it into a floating hotel have failed to go ahead. The QE2 had been due to sail to Zhoushan in China in October 2013 to become a waterfront ... and more »

A look back at the queen of the seas: The glorious past of the QE2 - Express.co.uk

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A look back at the queen of the seas: The glorious past of the QE2 Express.co.uk Six years on and the iconic vessel, for nearly 40 years the figurehead of the Cunard Cruise Line, is languish- ing in a Middle-Eastern mooring with no prospect of refurbishment hap- pening any time soon. “Annus Horribilis was a phrase chosen by the Queen Elizabeth II to describe the events of 1992 but it is a phrase that could equally be used by the Queen Elizabeth 2 to describe what has happened to her in the past year,” says Rob Lightbody, 42, who has campaigned for the ship to be restored to its former ... and more »

Dubai: New QE2 Images Show Staff Roasting Pigs on Iconic Ship, Left 'to Rot in ... - International Business Times UK

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Dubai: New QE2 Images Show Staff Roasting Pigs on Iconic Ship, Left 'to Rot in ... International Business Times UK The cruise ship, that was once visited by world leaders, celebrities, kings and queens, was due to undergo a major refurbishment, as announced by the Dubai-based owner of the liner, is now "rotting" away said Rod Fair, a former engineer on the QE2. and more »

Rotting in obscurity and with workers spitroasting PIGS on deck, the once ... - Daily Mail

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Rotting in obscurity and with workers spitroasting PIGS on deck, the once ... Daily Mail But the Queen Elizabeth II has been left to rot in obscurity after plans to transform the iconic cruise liner into a luxury 900-room hotel apparently stalled. Photographs reveal that the former pride of the Cunard Line is still languishing in a Dubai dockyard - its ... and more »

Party is over as QE2 is left in Dubai - The Sunday Times

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Party is over as QE2 is left in Dubai The Sunday Times FOR almost 40 years, the QE2 epitomised glamour and luxury. The Queen, George W Bush, Nelson Mandela and film stars such as Ginger Rogers and Debbie Reynolds all took voyages on board arguably the world's most famous ocean liner. Yet this weekend the ship described as an “icon of maritime history” was languishing in a Dubai dockyard after plans to turn it into a floating hotel appear to have stalled. The former flagship of the Cunard Line, which has spent six years docked in Dubai awaiting renovation, ... and more »

Party is over as QE2 is left in Dubai - The Sunday Times

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Party is over as QE2 is left in Dubai The Sunday Times FOR almost 40 years, the QE2 epitomised glamour and luxury. The Queen, George W Bush, Nelson Mandela and film stars such as Ginger Rogers and Debbie Reynolds all took voyages on board arguably the world's most famous ocean liner. Yet this weekend the ship described as an “icon of maritime history” was languishing in a Dubai dockyard after plans to turn it into a floating hotel appear to have stalled. The former flagship of the Cunard Line, which has spent six years docked in Dubai awaiting renovation, ... and more »

Anger as QE2 left unloved in Dubai - The Sunday Times

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Anger as QE2 left unloved in Dubai The Sunday Times FOR almost 40 years, the QE2 epitomised glamour and luxury. The Queen, George W Bush, Nelson Mandela and film stars such as Ginger Rogers and Debbie Reynolds all took voyages on board arguably the world's most famous ocean liner. Yet this weekend the ship described as an “icon of maritime history” was languishing in a Dubai dockyard after plans to turn it into a floating hotel appear to have stalled. The former flagship of the Cunard Line, which has spent six years docked in Dubai awaiting renovation, ... and more »

Cunard PR boss's journey from council house to the high seas - Liverpool Echo

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Cunard PR boss's journey from council house to the high seas Liverpool Echo “By the 1980s there was only one transatlantic liner left, Cunard's flagship Queen Elizabeth 2, and in 1986 I wrote to the company and asked for a photo.” One was duly sent and the letter was signed by Cunard's PR manager Eric Flounders and young Michael ...

Concern for future of QE2 as hotel plan delayed - Scotsman (blog)

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Concern for future of QE2 as hotel plan delayed Scotsman (blog) A cruise ship expert told The Scotsman he doubted whether the hotel plans would succeed. He said: “The QE2 was an iconic liner for her time but that time is past. The idea of a hotel ship probably would not work.” No-one from Drydocks World, a partner of ...