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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 ABOARD A UNION CASTLE LINER TO SOUTH AFRICA IN THE EARLY 1960s…

January 30, 2009 By


Youtube video on the Union Castle Lines from the early 1960s…

The Union-Castle Line was a prominent shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and freighters between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977.

The company originated as Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Ltd on 8 March 1900 with the merger of Union Line and Castle Shipping Line, with Castle Shipping Line taking over the fleet.

Union-Castle named most of their ships with the suffix “Castle” in their names. They were well known for the lavender hulled liners with black and red funnels, running on a rigid timetable between Southampton and Cape Town. Every Thursday at 4pm a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Southampton bound for Cape Town. At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound for Southampton.

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The Windsor Castle at Capetown – 1950s…

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