Friday, July 31, 2009

QE2 Ship Sets Sail - http://www.willowcreekpictures.com/

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The QE2 will berthed in the Forth, off South Queensferry on the 7th October, 2008 as she made her final farewell before setting off to her new ...

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

A sea of challenge - The National

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A sea of challenge
The National
The appeal received an unexpected windfall at the end of last year, when the Queen Elizabeth 2, a retired ocean liner now owned by Nakheel, docked in Dubai. ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

2010 World Cup Volunteer Applications Exceed Targets... More ... - World Football Insider

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2010 World Cup Volunteer Applications Exceed Targets... More ...
World Football Insider
The owners of the QE2 cruise ship are reportedly in final talks to move the vessel to Cape Town in South Africa to serve as a hotel during the 2010 World ...

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All aboard for the Games - Mirror.co.uk

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All aboard for the Games
Mirror.co.uk
If QE2, the world's most famous ocean liner, ends up in Cape Town providing hotel accommodation for ...

Monday, July 27, 2009

The 'recession discount' and other fairytales - Bizcommunity.com

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The 'recession discount' and other fairytales
Bizcommunity.com
She had just finished telling me about her cruise on the QE2 after a holiday in the UK and her new Merc, one of the first with a remote ignition. ...

QE2 in dry dock ready for move to South Africa - Southern Daily Echo

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QE2 in dry dock ready for move to South Africa
Southern Daily Echo
For the first time in eight months, Southampton's former liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, has moved from her mooring berth in Dubai to a nearby dry dock. ...

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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Cape Town Tourism in QE2 warning - Business Day

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Cape Town Tourism in QE2 warning
Business Day
She said the development of the cruise liner market for Cape Town was a priority, but a distinction needed to be made between a cruise liner that brought in ...

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'QE2' may leave mooring in Dubai - Otago Daily Times

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'QE2' may leave mooring in Dubai
Otago Daily Times
... Jul 2009 Twelve months ago, time was slowly ticking away for the ocean-going career of the iconic passenger liner (cum cruise ship) Queen Elizabeth 2. ...

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Two cruise liners sell berths for World Cup - The Times

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Two cruise liners sell berths for World Cup
The Times
This could be one of the reasons the QE2 might not — despite buy-in from the Tourism Department — be given the requested 18-month berth at Cape Town's ...

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Slice of QE2 history back on the River Clyde - Glaswegian

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Slice of QE2 history back on the River Clyde
Glaswegian
A BOOK from the QE2 signed by historical figures who sailed on the great liner has gone on display at the Clydebuilt Museum at Braehead. ...

QE2 inspection: Cape Town calling - XPRESS

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QE2 inspection: Cape Town calling
XPRESS
There are no plans from Dubai to sell the grand old lady and, under an agreement with former QE2 owner Cunard, the ship can no longer be operated as a liner ...

A speck on the sea — 40 years of solo voyages - Shelter Island Reporter

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A speck on the sea — 40 years of solo voyages
Shelter Island Reporter
But getting across an ocean in safety and comfort can be problematic even if you're on the QE2. John has already run into plenty of tough going, ...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Letters Page - Aberdeen Press and Journal

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Letters Page
Aberdeen Press and Journal
In the Falklands, Britain lacked troop ships and had to commandeer the prestigious QE2 and Canberra. They had to rely on the Americans for air-to-air ...

Final resting place for the QE2 not so final after all - Gadling

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Final resting place for the QE2 not so final after all
Gadling
Part of the contract with Cunard meant that Nakheel could never use the vessel as a passenger carrying cruise ship. Of course, back when they signed that ...

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QE2 finds home in city - Sunday Tribune (subscription)

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QE2 finds home in city
Sunday Tribune (subscription)
By the time the ship was retired in November, after 40 years of service for Cunard, the QE2 had sailed more than six million nautical miles, ...

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