Inqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa yeyona nto iphambili ehlabathini ngoku inobuhlobo baseMelika

Iweyitala iphethe itreyi yesilivere eneChampagne ekhazimlayo kwiifluti zekristale. Unxibe idyasi emnyama yoboya obucolekileyo obugqwethekileyo njengoko ekhonza inenekazi elihle elikhazimlayo kwigawuni ebomvu yebhola yesatin.

Ubusuku obusesikweni kwi-Europa, eyona nqanawa iphakamileyo yokukhenketha emhlabeni, iqala ngee-cocktails kwi-atrium enemigangatho emibini apho umdlali wepiyano wakudala edlala kwi-Steinway. Emva koko, abakhweli bahlala phantsi kwisidlo se-gourmet esinezifundo ezintlanu. Imenyu yam ishicilelwe ngesiNgesi, kodwa phantse bonke abakhweli abandingqongileyo bafunda ukhetho lwabo ngolwimi olusemthethweni kwinqanawe: isiJamani.

UHapag-Lloyd, isigebenga saseJamani sokuhamba ngeenqanawa, sisebenza iinqanawa ezine kwicandelo laso lokuhamba ngenqanawa kunye ne-Europa yinkwenkwezi kwisithsaba sayo. Ekuphela kwenqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa emhlabeni ilinganiswe inkwenkwezi ezintlanu kunye nebhayibhile yeshishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa, "Isikhokelo saseBerlitz sokuHamba ngeeNqanawa kunye neeNqanawa zeCruise," ithatha iklasi yodwa. Ibibambe eso sikhundla kule minyaka isibhozo idlulileyo.

Uninzi lwabantu baseMelika, kwanabakhenkethi bamagqala, abayazi i-Europa kuba iHapag-Lloyd ayizange ithengiswe ngeenqanawa zayo kweli cala leAtlantiki. Oko kutshintsha ngokuthe ngcembe njengoko i-cruise line ithatha uhambo lweelwimi ezimbini. Kolu hambo, abakhweli abathetha IsiNgesi, nokuba ngaba baseMelika, baseBritani okanye baseOstreliya, bafumana iimenyu, iinkqubo zemihla ngemihla, amaxwebhu okuhamba, iintetho zevidiyo kunye nenani eliqingqiweyo lohambo lolwandle ngesiNgesi. Iqela lonke lithetha isiNgesi, kuquka nendoda yesondlo eyabuza umyeni wam ukuba uvotela u-Obama okanye uMcCain.

Iinqanawa ezilithoba ziye zachongwa ukuba zibe lwimi-mbini ngo-2009. Ukongeza, ukuba abakhweli abathetha isiNgesi abali-15 okanye ngaphezulu bagcine uhambo, luba lulwimi-mbini kunye nezibhengezo kunye nohambo lwaselunxwemeni ngesiNgesi. Kwezinye iinqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa, abakhweli banokwenza isicelo kwangaphambili malunga neemenyu zesiNgesi kunye nolunye ulwazi oluprintiweyo, kwaye i-concierge ebhodini iya kulungiselela uhambo oluthile lonxweme ngesiNgesi.

I-Europa itsala abakhenkethi abanamava, abachubekileyo abazizityebi ngokwaneleyo ukuba bangafikelela kweli nqanaba lenkonzo. Umndilili weminyaka yabakhweli ujikeleze i-65, uqikelela umlawuli olawulayo we-Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, uSebastian Ahrens, nangona ihla ngexesha leeholide zesikolo xa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-42 abantwana banokuhlaliswa.

Ngaphandle kweendleko, i-Europa phantse isoloko ibhalwe ngokupheleleyo. Imakethi yokuhamba ngenqanawa yobumnandi ayikhathazwa yimpembelelo yokudodobala koqoqosho ngokungafaniyo namanye amacandelo oshishino lokuhamba, utshilo uAhrens. Abo banemali bayaqhubeka beyisebenzisa.

Yintoni eyenza i-Europa ixabise iindleko, kwaye ifanele inqanaba leenkwenkwezi ezintlanu? Ngamafutshane: indawo kunye nenkonzo.

I-Europa inomlinganiselo ophezulu wendawo yabahambi kwishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa, kunye neendawo ezinkulu zoluntu ezingazange zive zixinene. Iindawo zabucala nazo zinamagumbi. Igumbi leendwendwe ngalinye line-suite, elona lincinane lilinganisa i-290 square feet, kwaye i-80 pesenti ineebhalkhoni. Ndithe xa ndibeka amehlo kwigunjana lokuhamba, into endingazange ndiyibone nakwezinye iinqanawa zodidi. Indawo yokugcina iqhelekile, kodwa kule suite bendineedrowa kunye neehangers endizibekeleyo. Izindlu zokuhlambela kwiinqanawa ezininzi nazo zincinci, kodwa ezo zise-Europa zinebhafu kunye neshawari eyahluliweyo eneglasi enegumbi elaneleyo lelineman ye-NFL. Indawo yokuhlala yesuite inesitulo, ibhedi yesofa, ibha encinci kunye nebhiya yasimahla, ijusi kunye neziselo ezithambileyo. Idesika igcina ikhibhodi yokufikelela kwi-akhawunti ye-imeyile yasimahla usebenzisa isikrini sikamabonakude, apho abakhweli nabo banokubukela iimuvi ezifunwayo, iinkqubo zebhodi yeenqanawa kunye namajelo omabonakude ngesiJamani nesiNgesi.

Inqanawa, eyasungulwa ngo-1999, incinci xa ithelekiswa ne-6,000-abagibeli mega-ships ezakhiwayo namhlanje. Abasebenzi abangama-280 bajongana nabakhweli abangama-400 kuphela, olona didi luphezulu lwabasebenzi/abahambi kuyo nayiphi na inqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa. Oku kwenza inkonzo yodidi oluphezulu lwenzeke.

"Iinqanawa ezincinci zilungile ngakumbi kubakhenkethi abanamava," utshilo ingcali yokuhamba ngenqanawa uDouglas Ward, umbhali wesikhokelo saseBerlitz. “Iinqanawe ezinkulu zokuhamba ngenqanawa azinayo intlawulo yeenqanawa ezincinci.”

Amalungu eCrew aneminyaka yoqeqesho kwishishini lehotele eYurophu kwaye athathela ingqalelo isikhundla kwi-Europa njengenyathelo lokwakha umsebenzi. “Ngabasebenzi elona candelo libalulekileyo kuhambo ngenqanawa,” utshilo uWard. Amalungu eqela lase-Europa “aye aqondwa kakuhle kakhulu abakhweli.” Kuhambo lweeveki ezimbini, bahlala bekhumbula amagama, ubuso kunye neemfuno ezikhethekileyo zabakhweli kunye nezicelo.

Ngaphezulu kwenkonzo enkulu, iWard ithi i-Europa ifumana iinkwenkwezi zayo kwingqwalasela yayo kwiinkcukacha. Iikhosi zeentlanzi zihanjiswa ngemela yentlanzi. Ikofu iza neendidi ezintathu zeswekile, ukongeza endaweni yeswekile. I-doily kwiglasi yebhiya eneziqu ibamba ukuxinana. I-China kunye ne-cutlery ziphezulu kumgca. Kwindawo yokutyela yaseMpuma, enye yeendawo zokutyela ezine ebhodini, iipleyiti zaseChina zinepateni enqabileyo yentlanzi ebhabhayo ephindwe kuyilo lwe-1920s. Ipleyiti nganye, ukuba ubunokuyithenga ivenkile, ingaxabisa ama-350 ukuya kuma-400 eeuro.

Izinto zemenyu zigubungela uluhlu olubanzi lokutya. Inqanawa ibonelela ngezinto zokutya ezingama-8,000, xa kuthelekiswa malunga ne-3,000 kwiihambo ezininzi zokuhamba ngenqanawa, kwaye iphethe iibhotile ze-17,000 zewayini ezigquma iivintages ezivela kuzo zonke iindawo zehlabathi ezivelisa iwayini.

Nangona kunjalo, i-Europa ayifezekanga. Ngaphezulu kwesihlandlo esinye kwi-cruise yethu, iimpazamo ngexesha lemisebenzi edweliswe kwiprogram eprintiweyo yemihla ngemihla babhidekile kwaye badangele abakhweli. Zonke iimela zeentlanzi ezisehlabathini azinakukwazi ukuphinda uphoswe luhambo ngenxa yokunganxibelelani kakuhle.

Kwaye ngelixa eyethu yayiyenye yohambo lwenqanawa oluchongiweyo lweelwimi ezimbini olwalucwangciselwe ngo-2008, ayizizo zonke izibhengezo ebhodini ezaziphindwa ngesiNgesi. Oku kuye kwadanisa ngakumbi kuba umxholo wohambo lwethu ngolwandle ibinguMnyhadala wenqanawa waminyaka le we-Ocean Sun, odlalwa ngamagcisa omculo weklasikhi. Ekubeni umculo ululwimi oluthethwa ngabantu bonke, akuzange kwenze mahluko ukuba ingoma yesoprano neye-tenor edlalwayo zicule i-arias ngesiTaliyane okanye ngesiJamani, kodwa sadimazeka xa iintshayelelo zeculo ngalinye zinikelwa ngesiJamani kuphela. Nangona kunjalo, kuba yayisithi kuphela abantu baseMelika phakathi kwezithethi ezimbalwa ezingezozaseJamani ebhodini, sasinokuqonda ukuba mathidala ukuphazamisa uninzi lwabambalwa.

Kwiihambo ezininzi, i-Europa ibonisa ubuncinane isiqingatha seimvumi kunye nabaculi kwiinkqubo ezibandakanya malunga nama-60 ekhulwini omculo weklasiki. Ngexesha loMnyhadala we-Ocean Sun, oza kuphinda unikezelwe ngo-2009 ngo-Agasti 12-22 uhamba ngesikhephe, amagcisa asibhozo avunyiweyo kumazwe ngamazwe adlala kwinkqubo yokonwabisa umyinge wama-80 ekhulwini ukuya kuma-90 ekhulwini womculo weklasiki. Umnyhadala ufumana udumo phakathi kwabalandeli bomculo weklasikhi ofana naleyo yeNapa yoMnyhadala we-del Sole kunye ne-Italian Tuscan Sun Festival.

Ukongeza kwimidlalo yasemva kwemini nangokuhlwa ebhodini ngexesha lomnyhadala, iikonsathi zabucala zasimahla zibanjelwa kwizibuko. Ngoxa sasiseCadiz, eSpeyin, saya kwiCastillo San Marcos ngenkulungwane ye-13, apho uChristopher Columbus wayehlala khona ngoxa wayeceba uhambo lwakhe lokuya eMerika. Emva kwee-cocktails kunye nee-canapés ebaleni, i-tenor yodumo yase-German-Canadian Mozart uMichael Schade wasiculela kwii-cloisters. E-Majorca, uSchade wajoyina i-soprano u-Andrea Rost kwikonsathi kunye ne-Orquestra Clasica de Balears kwiNqununu yeTeatro. Ebhodini emva kwesidlo sangokuhlwa, intlawulo yomculo elula kwi-Clipper Bar ibonise ingoma ye-chanteuse ecula ngesimbo sika-Edith Piaf.

I-Europa ayipheleli nje ekuhambeni ngenqanawa eYurophu. Iinqanawa zeelwimi ezimbini zonyaka ozayo ziya kubiza kwi-South Pacific, e-Australia, e-China, eJapan, eThailand, eVietnam, e-Indiya, e-Libya nase-Arab Emirates, ngaphezu kwe-Baltics, i-Italiya neGrisi.

Xa ungajongi amazibuko, abakhweli bayonwabela izinto ezininzi eziluncedo enqanaweni, kuquka i-spa, ichibi lamanzi anetyuwa enophahla olurhoxiswayo, i-21-course yegalufa simulator enePGA pro esandleni kwizifundo, kunye neloft fitness enombono wolwandle. Ngaphezulu kwe-loft, phezulu kwinqanawa, kukho indawo engafumanekiyo kwiinqanawa zaseMelika: Idekhi yabo bakhetha ukutshisa ilanga kwi-nude - isitayela saseYurophu.

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Iindlela kunye neendleko: Ukuhamba ngeelwimi ezimbini kwi-2009 kuluhlu lwexabiso kunye nobude beentsuku ezili-10 ukusuka e-Barcelona ukuya kwii-Canary Islands ziqala malunga ne-$ 6,000 ngomntu ukuya kuhambo lweentsuku ze-18 ukusuka eTahiti ukuya e-Australia ukuqala malunga ne-$ 9,900 ngomntu ngamnye. Amawonga angalindelekanga. Isaphulelo sepesenti esi-5 sinikezelwa ukubhukisha kwangoko.

Ikhowudi yokunxiba: Ngokusesikweni ngakumbi kuneenqanawa ezininzi zaseMelika, namadoda anxibe isuti okanye idyasi yezemidlalo ngorhatya oluninzi kunye ne-tuxedo okanye ibhatyi yesidlo ngobusuku obusesikweni.

Ukutya: Izihlalo ezivulekileyo kwindawo enye kwisidlo sangokuhlwa. Ugcino-ndawo oluthathwe kwigumbi lokutyela elisesikweni, kwaye luyimfuneko (kwaye lufunwa kakhulu) kwiindawo zokutyela ezimbini ezikhethekileyo. Nangona inqanawa yaseJamani, ukutya kubandakanya izitya ezivela kwihlabathi liphela.