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QE2 could be moved to Cape Town from Dubai.

July 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

More cruise ship history for the legendary liner QE2!

Cunard Line’s former luxury QE2 could be moved from Dubai to Cape Town according to news reports.

Aft view – QE2.

The owners of the QE2 have admitted the ship may be moved to another port before work to refurbish it and turn it into a floating hotel off Dubai begins.

QE 2′s video farewell to America…

Cape Town in South Africa is believed to be the front-runner as a new home for the cruise liner.

Cunard LIne sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to real estate developer Nakheel in the United Arab Emirates. The revamp is currently on hold. [Read more...]

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Cruise history: The GOLDEN BEAR II – California Maritime Academy’s third training ship started as a cargo-passenger vessel. The Delta Line’s DELORLEANS served briefly on the “banana” South American run just before World War 2. But her destiny was great. Training 1000s of American student cadets.

March 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Cruise history: The GOLDEN BEAR II – California Maritime Academy’s third training ship started as a cargo-passenger vessel. The Delta Line’s DELORLEANS served briefly on the “banana” South American run just before World War 2.  But her destiny was great. Training 1000s of American student cadets.

The DELORLEANS leaving New Orleans for South America in 1941.

The California Maritime Academy’s GOLDEN BEAR II – and later the ARTSHIP.

The DELORLEANS, later to become the California Maritime Academy’s GOLDEN BEAR II, was originally built as a combination first class passenger-cargo ship just prior to World War II. [Read more...]

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