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July 21, 2009 · about 17 years ago

QE2 to be moved to South Africa

The owners of the QE2 have confirmed the ship will be moved to Cape Town in South Africa to become a hotel in time for next year’s football World Cup. Cunard sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to the United Arab Emirates real estate developer Nakheel. It had planned to refurbish the ship and

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The owners of the QE2 have confirmed the ship will be moved to Cape Town in South Africa to become a hotel in time for next year’s football World Cup. Cunard sold the Southampton-based liner for £50m to the United Arab Emirates real estate developer Nakheel. It had planned to refurbish the ship and open it as a floating hotel in Dubai but that has been put on hold.

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