Titanic welcome for ship SBS More history was to be made tonight with the rendezvous in Sydney Harbour of the QM2 and its sister ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at 7pm (AEDT), an event assured of pulling more big crowds. It's a sight not seen since the ships' two predecessors, the Queen ... |
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Titanic welcome for ship - SBS
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Big welcome for Queen Mary - SBS
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Big welcome for Queen Mary SBS The ship has docked at the Garden Island naval base at Woolloomooloo, being too long to berth at Circular Quay and too tall to sail under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In the evening, the 23-storey-tall liner will be joined by its sister ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, ... |
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet at Long Beach on 5 February 2015 - eTurboNews
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eTurboNews | Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet at Long Beach on 5 February 2015 eTurboNews The best public viewing location is on the Promenade Deck of the Queen Mary, at the aft (back) of the ship. Complimentary access will be offered, and parking will be $15.00. Queen Elizabeth will sail into Long Beach harbor at approximately 7:00am, and ... |
Cunard Royal Rendezvous: Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet as ... - Nassau News Live
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Cunard Royal Rendezvous: Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet as ... Nassau News Live Enhancing the Queen Elizabeth's visit, and in recognition of the Queen Mary's 80 years of public life, a new Ship Model Gallery will be dedicated on the Queen Mary in a private ceremony at 11:00am. Located on the ... The ship's adherence to liner traditions is most evident through art deco touches, elegant double- and triple-height public rooms on a grand scale, intricate mosaics, hand-woven carpets, gleaming chandeliers and cool marbles. Key features ... Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. |
Cunard Royal Rendezvous: Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet as ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)
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Cunard Royal Rendezvous: Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet as ... SYS-CON Media (press release) The ship's adherence to liner traditions is most evident through art deco touches, elegant double- and triple-height public rooms on a grand scale, intricate mosaics, hand-woven carpets, gleaming chandeliers and cool marbles. Key features of Queen ... |
Cunard Royal Rendezvous: Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet as ... - PR Newswire (press release)
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Cunard Royal Rendezvous: Queen Elizabeth and The Queen Mary meet as ... PR Newswire (press release) The ship's adherence to liner traditions is most evident through art deco touches, elegant double- and triple-height public rooms on a grand scale, intricate mosaics, hand-woven carpets, gleaming chandeliers and cool marbles. Key features of Queen ... |
Friday, January 9, 2015
January 9, 1972: Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth sinks in Hong Kong harbour - BT.com
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BT.com | 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 ... |
How Blue Peter inspired the man who built the QM2 - Telegraph.co.uk
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Telegraph.co.uk | 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.”. |
Monday, December 29, 2014
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 ... |
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
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. |
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Majestic liner left to rot in dockyard - Independent Online
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Independent Online | 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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Independent Online | 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 ... |
Monday, December 1, 2014
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 ... |
Sunday, November 30, 2014
A look back at the queen of the seas: The glorious past of the QE2 - Express.co.uk
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Express.co.uk | 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 ... |
Dubai: New QE2 Images Show Staff Roasting Pigs on Iconic Ship, Left 'to Rot in ... - International Business Times UK
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International Business Times UK | 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. |
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