Okokuqala eMzantsi-mpuma Asia, iinqanawa ezimbini zePrincess Cruises-Diamond Princess kunye neSapphire Princess - ziye zamisa kumazibuko aliqela kuMzantsi-mpuma weAsia kwangolo suku lunye. Iinqanawa zoodade zimbini zihamba ngenqanawa kulo mmandla zexesha lokufika ekhaya lase-Singapore. Nge-14 kaJanuwari, zombini iinqanawa zadibana ePhu My (Ho Chi Minh City), zilandelwa nguLaem Chabang (Bangkok) nge-16 kaJanuwari kunye ne-Koh Samui ngosuku olulandelayo.
Kwenye imbali yokuqala yeNkosazana kulo mmandla, iinqanawa zazilawulwa ngabazalwana ababini - uCaptain Paolo Ravera kwi-helm yeSapphire Princess kunye nomkhuluwa wakhe uCaptain Stefano Ravera kwiDiamond Princess xa zombini iinqanawa zadibana ePhu My naseLaem Chabang.
Zombini iinqanawa ekugqibeleni zadibana eSingapore nge-19 kaJanuwari apho iindwendwe ezingaphezu kwama-5,000 zehla kwiZiko leCruise laseMarina Bay. Ukuvalelisa kuDayimane, iSapphire yakhalisa uphondo lwakhe kwaye iya kuqhubeka nokuhamba ngesikhephe kulo mmandla kude kube nguMatshi xa iza kubuyela eSouthampton kwisizini yakhe yesibini yaseYurophu, isuka eSingapore i-37-night Indian Ocean kunye ne-Europe Grand Adventure Cruise. Ngeli xesha, iDayimane ilungiselela idokhi eyomileyo.
Umzuzu obalulekileyo kuMzantsi-mpuma we-Asiya, igalelo le-S$250 yezigidi kwinzuzo yezoqoqosho kummandla
“Olu hambo lweenqanawa zimbini luphawula unyaka wethu wesihlanu siphuma eSingapore, sithwele iindwendwe ezingaphezu kwama-200,000 ngeli xesha, nto leyo ephawula umzuzu obalulekileyo kwiiNkosazana Cruises eMzantsi-mpuma Asia. I-Princess Cruises ikwafake isandla kwinzuzo yezoqoqosho kwixesha ngalinye le-homeporting eliqikelelwa ukuba limalunga ne-250 yezigidi zeedola kulo mmandla kule minyaka mihlanu idlulileyo. Ngokuqinisekileyo sijonge phambili ekuhambeni ngesikhephe kule ngingqi iminyaka emininzi ezayo, utshilo uFarriek Tawfik, uMlawuli weSoutheast Asia.
Uhambo lwaseJapan
Emva kokuba idokhi eyomileyo yeDayimane igqityiwe ekuqaleni kukaFebruwari, uya kuqalisa uhambo lwe-12 ngobusuku ukusuka eSingapore ukuya ePhu My, eNha Trang, eHong Kong, eTaipei, e-Osaka naseShimizu (iNtaba iFuji) ngaphambi kokufika eYokohama ngoSuku lweValentine, nge-14 kaFebruwari. . Uya kuthi emva koko aqalise uhambo lwakhe lonyaka wonke e-Japan ephuma e-Yokohama nase-Kobe, ethatha uhambo lwama-60 kwiindlela ezingama-40 ezizodwa, etyelela iindawo ezingama-41 kumazwe asixhenxe.
Umnumzana Tawfik wongeze ukuba iDiamond Princess 'eSingapore ukuya eYokohama ngenqanawa yathengiswa njengoko eli lithuba elikhethekileyo nelinqabileyo leendwendwe kulo mmandla ukuba zithathe uhambo oluthatha indawo ezisixhenxe ukuya kwiintsuku ezili-12 ukusuka kwizibuko elikufutshane nekhaya.
