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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form  S-8 of our  reports  dated  March  30,  2005,  relating  to the  financial
statements  and  financial  statement  schedule of Sea  Containers  Ltd.  and to
management's  report on the  effectiveness  of internal  control over  financial
reporting,  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sea  Containers  Ltd.
and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004.


/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York
December 7, 2005


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