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« on: June 02, 2010, 07:44:53 PM »

Outside of Europe & USA

Australia - Fremantle Port, Sydney or Melbourne.  Fremantle in particular has been highlighted by Chris Frame and has had local press coverage, as well as support from the Mayor and chamber of commerce!  Fremantle Ports are willing to investigate further.  
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg14149.html#msg14149

Singapore
She's VERY Popular there.  There is a big port.  It is thought to be high on the list of possibles!

Yokohama Japan, QE2 and "British Royalty" very popular there.    Osaka?
No specific dock is definitely available - more investigation required.
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg11354.html#msg11354

Vancouver.  Big harbour.  British connection & interest.  Great location, including for other Pacific locations.  No specific dock is definitely available - more research required.
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg11491.html#msg11491


Europe

The Clyde, Greenock, Birthplace of QE2, a few potential locations, lots of local interest in the ship and she'd stand out due to lack of major tourist attractions in the area.  The big snag, probably insurmoutable, is that nobody has any money here.  No specific dock is definitely available.

Portugal, Lisbon - huge dock right in the city, abandoned!  Sir Richard Rogers is the architect of the new development.  Another of QE2's homes from home.
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg11310.html#msg11310

Bremerhaven, near Bremen, Germany  They rebuilt QE2, and refitted her many times.  The Germans have appear to have a big interest in the British Queens, and it is a shipbuilding area.
No specific dock is definitely available - more research required.
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg11577.html#msg11577

America

Miami, Florida - large city, lots of tourists, big vacation spot, dock identified.  
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg11294.html#msg11294


New York - Lots of spare docks.  Her home-from-home.  She can join Concorde.  She'd be THE liner experience in the city that knew so many.  
http://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,1054.msg11311.html#msg11311


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