The QE2 owners are in final talks to move the ship to Cape Town in South Africa to become a hotel in time for the 2010 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. The QE2 will now go to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, where there is a shortage of hotel rooms. To read the full story click here.
Our accommodation in Hazyview, close to Kruger Park and only app. 60 km to the Mbombela Stadium is a little bit more "grounded" and available for direct bookings also during the World Cup.
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