Nbadan
07-17-2006, 09:26 PM
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M V Orient Queen, OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF DUBAI
U.S. sending ships for Lebanon evacuation duty
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The United States has contracted for a commercial cruise ship to be used for a possible broader evacuation of U.S. citizens from Lebanon due to the conflict with Israel, and is sending a Navy destroyer to escort it, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the Orient Queen, operated by Abou Merhi Cruises, will be available starting on Tuesday for evacuation duties and is heading toward Cyprus. The ship has a capacity of about 750 people, Whitman said. The guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez will be assigned the task of escorting the cruise ship, he said.
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The Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce and Marketing (DTCM) has announced the launch of the first-ever luxury cruise line service between Dubai and AGCC countries from Saturday (October 29th, 2005).
Operated by the Lebanon-based Abou Merhi Cruises, the cruise ship, M V Orient Queen, will operate the service until May 2006 with two weekly trips on Thursdays and Fridays.
Mr. Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Acting Manager of DTCM-managed Dubai Cruise Terminal, said: “The launch of the new luxury cruise service strengthens Dubai 's position as a sought-after leisure destination among the nationals and residents of the AGCC countries. It also signifies the great potential for the cruise tourism in the region.”
Can you say Lusitania? At least they are letting American Lebanease evacuees pay for their own rescues.
M V Orient Queen, OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF DUBAI
U.S. sending ships for Lebanon evacuation duty
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The United States has contracted for a commercial cruise ship to be used for a possible broader evacuation of U.S. citizens from Lebanon due to the conflict with Israel, and is sending a Navy destroyer to escort it, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the Orient Queen, operated by Abou Merhi Cruises, will be available starting on Tuesday for evacuation duties and is heading toward Cyprus. The ship has a capacity of about 750 people, Whitman said. The guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez will be assigned the task of escorting the cruise ship, he said.
Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N17283198.htm)
More;
The Dubai Department of Tourism Commerce and Marketing (DTCM) has announced the launch of the first-ever luxury cruise line service between Dubai and AGCC countries from Saturday (October 29th, 2005).
Operated by the Lebanon-based Abou Merhi Cruises, the cruise ship, M V Orient Queen, will operate the service until May 2006 with two weekly trips on Thursdays and Fridays.
Mr. Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Acting Manager of DTCM-managed Dubai Cruise Terminal, said: “The launch of the new luxury cruise service strengthens Dubai 's position as a sought-after leisure destination among the nationals and residents of the AGCC countries. It also signifies the great potential for the cruise tourism in the region.”
Can you say Lusitania? At least they are letting American Lebanease evacuees pay for their own rescues.