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QE 2 will sail to Asia as a 500-room floating hotelIconic cruise liner MS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), which is now in Dubai, will be re-launched as a five-star 500-room hotel in Asia, it was announced today. QE2 will be moved today to Drydock More… |
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Cunard denies move to sell QE2 as scrapCunard Line, the former owner of Queen Elizabeth 2, has rejected media reports that the iconic ocean liner may be sold as scrap to Chinese investors by its current Dubai-based owners. The report More… |
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Gold eases as dollar firms against euroGold eased towards $1,330 an ounce in Europe on Wednesday as the dollar firmed versus the euro after a report said the Federal Reserve would likely adopt a gradual approach to further US monetary easing. Spot gold was bid at $1,333.15 an o More… |
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Dubai opens new cruise ship terminalDubai has opened a new cruise ship terminal with the naming of an Italian ocean liner that will operate cruises from this Gulf tourism hub. 'Six-seven years ago, we had 10,000 (cruise ship) travelers. In 2009, this figure rose to More… |
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Dubai quits plan to send QE2 to S AfricaDubai has scrapped plans to move the Queen Elizabeth 2 to South Africa, saying it is still considering options to maximise the luxury liner's value, according to a newspaper report. Istithmar World, the investment arm of debt-laden c More… |
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QE2 arrives in Dubai todayQE2, the world’s most famous ocean liner, arrives in Dubai today, exactly forty years to the day from when she first went to sea on her preliminary sea trials on November 26, 1968. QE2 will make her way along the Dubai coastline to Mina Ra More… |
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QE2 begins final voyage to DubaiQE2, the world’s most famous ocean liner, has departed from Southampton, UK, on her final voyage to Dubai. On arrival in Dubai on November 26, QE2 will be greeted at The World islands by a flotilla of local yachts, boats and leisure-craft More… |
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Dubai gears up to welcome QE2The world’s best loved cruise liner, QE2, will arrive in Dubai at the end of her ultimate voyage on November 26. Once she arrives in Dubai, the ownership of QE2 will be transferred to Nakheel, said a company official. Over the comi More… |
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New home for QE 2 at Palm JumeirahA luxurious marina development on the eastern trunk side of Palm Jumeirah will be the permanent home for the famous cruise liner QE2. Nakheel, a leading developer, will commence construction on QE’s eventual home in September. The luxury m More… |
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Dubai to buy QE2Dubai has agreed to buy the Queen Elizabeth 2 for $100 million and turn the cruise ship into a floating hotel off the emirate's man-made islands. This was announced by private equity firm Istithmar. The QE2 is the longest- More… |
