As in past elections, President Obama and the Democrats won in major metropolitan areas such as Austin, El Paso, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston, but Republicans were able to overwhelm the urban vote by sweeping the vast rural areas and suburbs of Texas by large margins.he Republican primary was held May 29, 2012. 152 delegates were chosen, for a total of 155 delegates to go to the national convention. The election was originally scheduled to take place on Super Tuesday, March 6.
Within its Prestige Holdings subsidiary, NCHL owns the luxury brands Oceania Cruises (4 ships) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises (3 ships). Oceania has purchased Ocean Princess from Princess Cruises for delivery in 2016 and Regent has a new ship on order due in 2016.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum owns the yacht Dubai, built by the German company Blohm + Voss and designed by English designer Andrew Winch who owns Winch Design. The yacht is 162m long and is the world's third largest yacht (2014) and can host up to 115 people including crew.