Imigca yokuhamba ngeenqanawa: Ishishini lilungile kwaye liyaphucuka

I-MIAMI -Iigins ezinkulu ebusweni babaphathi beshishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa kule veki kwinkomfa ye-Cruise Shipping Miami bathi konke.

I-MIAMI -Iigins ezinkulu ebusweni babaphathi beshishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa kule veki kwinkomfa ye-Cruise Shipping Miami bathi konke.

I-Cruising lishishini elinenzuzo, kwaye ukuthandwa kwayo kuyaqhubeka nokunyuka. Ukuhamba ngenqanawa kungenisa iidola ezingama-40 eebhiliyoni kwingeniso yonyaka eUnited States, yaye eYurophu, imarike ekhula ngokukhawuleza, enye yeebhiliyoni ezingama-32 zeerandi minyaka le, ngokutsho kweCruise Lines International Association, elona qela likhulu lezorhwebo kolu shishino.

Kuqoqosho oluphantsi kunye namaxesha okukhula, ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa lifumene umyinge we-7 yeepesenti yokukhula ngonyaka kubakhweli ukusukela ngo-1980.

EPort Canaveral, ikhaya leenqanawa ezivela eRoyal Caribbean, iDisney Cruise Line kunye neCarnival Cruise Lines, amanani akutsha nje anamandla, ngokunjalo.

Ingeniso yokuhamba ngenqanawa ePort Canaveral inyuke ngeepesenti ezingama-43.8 xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo, ngokutsho kweCanaveral Port Authority. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, amanani abakhweli abahamba ngenqanawa ayenyuke ngeepesenti ezili-19.4 kwaye ingeniso yokuhamba ngenqanawa yeentsuku ezininzi inyuke ngeepesenti ezingama-23.4.

Ke yintoni elandelayo kwishishini? Ukunyusa amaxabiso.

Ikhuthazwa yimbono enethemba ngo-2010 kunye nenkolelo yokuba iminikelo eyongeziweyo kwinqanawa ekhulayo yeenqanawa ezinkulu kunye nexabiso lokuhamba ngenqanawa liyayithethelela, imizila yokuhamba ngenqanawa iya kunyuka amaxabiso ukusuka kwi-5 ekhulwini ukuya kwi-7 yeepesenti ngetikiti ngalinye, i-CLIA yatsho.

Ayikuko ukuba eli shishini alizange libe nasabelo salo semigibe ngo-2009, kodwa oko kube yimpembelelo yethemba labo.

Ngoku njengoko u-2009 kunye nemiceli mngeni yakhe iphela ngokukhawuleza, abaphathi kwishishini bathi sisiqalo kuphela ukuqhubeka kwempumelelo, kodwa abathengi baseMelika kuya kufuneka bahlawule - ngokunyuka kwamaxabiso ohambo.

Ithemba lenkangeleko yezoqoqosho yalo nyaka kunye nokunyuka kwezinto eziluncedo kunye nexabiso lokuhamba ngenqanawa linegalelo ekunyukeni kwamaxabiso, okuya kunyuka ukuya kuthi ga kwi-5 ukuya kwi-7 ekhulwini ngexabiso letikiti, ngokutsho kwe-CLIA.

UKaren Bense, ongumnini we-Air, Land & Sea Travel, Inc., eCocoa Beach, uthe inokunyuka ifikelele kwi-10 yeedola ngosuku lokuhamba ngenqanawa.

“Iya kuba luhlobo olufana neenqwelomoya. Omnye uya kuyenza, kwaye bonke baya kuyenza, ”utshilo uKaren Bense, umnini we-Air, Land & Sea Travel, Inc. eCocoa Beach, oqikelela ukuba ukunyuka kunokuguqulela ukuya kwi-10 yeedola ngosuku lokuhamba ngenqanawa okanye ngaphezulu. ngequbuliso, umntu uya kuwisa amaxabiso, kwaye bonke baya kulandela. Siyijonga imini yonke, kwaye akukho mahluko mkhulu phakathi kweendlela eziphambili zokuhamba ngenqanawa. "

Umgama omde ukusuka 'kwiSikhephe sothando'

Akunakuphika ukuba ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa lihambe umgama omde.

Njengoko kubonisiwe kumdlalo kamabonakude odumileyo "Isikhephe sothando," esine-10 leminyaka eqhuba ukusukela ngo-1977, ezona zinto zinomdla kakhulu kwibhodi yeenkundla, idiscotheque kunye ne-300-square-foot-gym.

Nangona kunjalo, umboniso uncede ukuthandwa - kunye nokunciphisa, ukuya kwinqanaba elithile - yayiyintoni imboni yendalo ngelo xesha.

Khawuleza ukuza ngoku. INkosazana yasePasifiki eyayisindleke zonke ezo zinto zikhenkcezayo zikamabonwakude zinokungena ngaphakathi kwezipas ezifunyenwe kwezona nqanawa zintsha, neziqhayisa ngegumbi labakhweli abangama-4,000 kwaye ibonise ubumelwane, iipaki kunye nezilingisi zokusefa.

Kukho ngoku.

Iinqanawa ezintsha ze-4,000-plus ezidluliselwe kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo ziza ziphelele kunye neendawo zokuhlala, iipaki kunye ne-20,000 square-foot-spas.

“Ntsasa nganye ndiva ilizwi, lize lindixelele, ‘Awungomphefumlo unethamsanqa ukuba ube kwishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa? "Utshilo uRichard Sasso, usihlalo wombutho wabakhenkethi kunye negosa eliphezulu le-MSC Cruises Inc.

E-Miami, uSasso wadlala eqongeni ecula ingoma yeqela laseBritani lomculo we-rock, i-Coldplay, ngexesha le-CLIA yedilesi yonyaka yoShishino eMiami kule veki.

Rhoqo kusasa ndiyayiva, kwaye ukuba awuyiva, kufuneka ube nomntu oncedisa ukuva.

Kanjalo.

IPort Canaveral sele ilikhaya kwenye yezi nqanawa zinkulu, iRoyal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas, kwaye kwi-2011 kunye ne-2012, iya kubamba iinqanawa ezimbini ze-Disney ze-4,000 ezimele zamva nje kwishishini.

Izigidi zabakhweli beza eBrevard County ukuba bathathe uhambo oluvela kwizibuko, kwaye xa besenza, bachitha imali eninzi nge-avareji kunezinye iintlobo zeeholide, ngokutsho kukaRob Varley, umlawuli olawulayo we-Ofisi yoKhenketho lwe-Space Coast.

Umndilili opheleleyo wenkcitho yokuthenga kubakhenkethi ngokubanzi yi-61 yeedola, utshilo, kodwa kwabo bathatha uhambo ngenqanawa, yi-133 yeedola.

Inani labakhweli abahamba ngezibuko lonyukile kulo nyaka uphelileyo, ukusuka kwi-2.5 yezigidi ngo-2008, ukuya kwi-3.5 yezigidi ngo-2009, ngokweenkcukacha-manani ze-Port Canaveral Authority.

Kodwa ukugcina olo dumo luqhubeka kuqoqosho olunzima, ishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa kulo nyaka uphelileyo liwathobe kakhulu amaxabiso, utshilo uSasso, nanjengoko liginya ifuthe lamaxabiso aphezulu kunomndilili kwi-oyile ekrwada.

Abantu baseMelika babeqinisa amabhanti abo, emva kwayo yonke loo nto, kwaye inkcitho iyonke ekuhambeni yayiphantsi.

Bekukho izivumelwano ezingazange zibonwe ngaphambili kwiiholide zokuhamba ngenqanawa, ukusuka kubantwana abangatyi-simahla, izinto ezikhethekileyo ezimbini kumntu omnye kunye nexabiso lenqwelomoya lasimahla ukuthoba amaxabiso omzuzu wokugqibela. Ixabiso eliqhelekileyo letikiti lokuhamba ngenqanawa liye lehla malunga neepesenti ezingama-20 ngo-2009 ngokutsho kwe-CLIA.

“Kunyaka ophelileyo ibingunyaka sihleli apho sisithi, ‘Owu, Thixo wam. Siza kuzizalisa njani ezi nqanawa?' "UGerald Cahill, umongameli kunye ne-CEO yeCarnival Cruise Lines, uthe ingxoxo yephaneli kwinkomfa ye-Cruise Shipping Miami eyaphela ngoLwesine.

Kulo nyaka, nangona kunjalo, baceba ukubuyisela konke, bekhankanya inguqu eqikelelweyo yezoqoqosho kulo nyaka njengento ekhuthazayo.

UKevin Sheehan, umongameli weNorway Cruise Line kunye ne-CEO, wathi ekuqaleni kuka-2009, imbonakalo yezoqoqosho yokuhamba ngenqanawa yayimandundu.

“Yile nto ebesiyilindele sonke. Nokuba uyibiza ngantoni na, ibinkulu, kwaye iyoyikeka,” utshilo uSheehan, nokwanguphaneli. Ingxoxo yephaneli kwinkomfa ye-Cruise Shipping Miami egqitywe ngoLwesine. “Kodwa ishishini liqhube kakuhle ngo-2009, kwaye sibona iimpawu eziqinileyo zokuchacha. Inguqu kwezoqoqosho iyaphila kwaye iyakhula, kwaye yiloo nto ekufuneka sixhamle ngayo.”

Ke ukuqala nge-2 ka-Epreli, abaphathi baya kunyusa amaxabiso amatikiti okuhamba ngenqanawa ukuze babuyise enye yengeniso abaphulukene nayo ngo-2009.

Kulo nyaka uphelileyo kungene izivumelwano ezingazange zibonwe ngaphambili ngeeholide zokuhamba ngenqanawa, ukusuka kubantwana abangatyanga, izinto ezikhethekileyo ezimbini kumntu omnye kunye nenqwelomoya yasimahla ukuthoba amaxabiso omzuzu wokugqibela. Ixabiso eliqhelekileyo letikiti lokuhamba ngenqanawa liye lehla malunga neepesenti ezingama-20 ngo-2009 ngokutsho kwe-CLIA.

Umkhenkethi wokuqala naye wabhukisha iiholide ngesantya esirekhodiweyo, kwaye kulonwabo lwabaphathi beshishini, babuyela emva kwaye baqhayisa ngamava abo kusapho kunye nezihlobo, abathathe ithuba lamaxabiso asezantsi.

“Umkhweli wenqanawa wokuqala yeyona nto ibalaseleyo esakha saba nayo,” utshilo uSasso.

Kodwa isiyunguma samaxabiso amatikiti asezantsi siza kutshintsha kungekudala.

“Sinyusa amaxabiso, sikhupha izinto ezikhethekileyo kwangethuba, sivala iifestile zokubhukisha,” utshilo uSasso.

Ngokutsho kwe-CLIA, ngo-2009, uninzi lweendlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa zilahlekile phakathi kweepesenti ze-10 kunye neepesenti ezingama-20 kwingeniso ngexabiso letikiti.

Abathengi abayi kubona amaxabiso e-2009 ixesha elithile.

“Ukuba umthengi uhleli apho elinde ukuba ehle amaxabiso, bafumana ingcamango engeyiyo kulo nyaka,” utshilo uCahill weCarnival.

Kodwa oku akunakuhamba kakuhle kubathengi okanye kwiindlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa ekugqibeleni, ngokukaBense, iarhente yokuhamba, eyathi malunga neepesenti ezingama-70 zeshishini lakhe lishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa.

“Bawaqhelile abantu amaxabiso aphantsi,” utshilo. “Uqoqosho luselubi, yaye abantu baza kujonga baze balinde; abazukubhukisha kwangethuba kuba babona ukuba amaxabiso azokwehla.”

Ukuphumelela kwishishini, akukho-brainer.

Lilonke, iinqanawa ezitsha ezili-14 zihanjiswe kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kwaye abantu abazizigidi ezili-13.4 bahamba ngenqanawa kumndilili weentsuku ezi-7.2, ngokutsho kwe-CLIA.

Ngo-2010 ukuya ku-2012, kukho iinqanawa ezili-16 ezingaphezulu ezizayo, ezimele i-15 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi ezinokubakhona kwingeniso iyonke.

Ngaphandle kweeprojekthi ezininzi ezitsha eziqhubekayo ePort Canaveral, kuquka i-150 yezigidi zeerandi zokugcina amafutha esele ziza kuvulwa, ukuhamba ngenqanawa kuseza kuba yeyona nto iphambili ekugxilwe kuyo, utshilo uJ. Stanley Payne, iCEO yeCanaveral Port Authority.

“Nangona kukho uchulumanco olungqonge ukuvulwa kweFama yeTanki iSeaport Canaveral kunye namalinge amakhulu omthwalo aphunyeziweyo ngoku, kwaye kucingwa ngeZiko leZiko/iMuseum/Observation Tower complex kwicala elingasezantsi lezibuko, ukuhamba ngenqanawa kuseyeyona nto iqhuba uqoqosho lwasePort Canaveral. ,” watsho kwi-imeyile. "Kwaye iya kuqhubeka nokuba sisohlulahlula isiseko somsebenzi wethu."

UVarley uthe ukuhamba ngenqanawa yeyona nto yesithathu iphezulu kwezoqoqosho kukhenketho lwasekhaya emva kweelwandle kunye nenkqubo yendawo.

Ukwathe kulo nyaka uphelileyo, iinqanawa ezininzi eziphuma kweli zibuko zibekwe kwindawo ekwi-110 lepesenti.

Inani lamaxesha enqanawa ezityelela izibuko kulindeleke ukuba linyuke, kananjalo, ukusuka kuma-98 kunyaka ophelileyo ukuya malunga ne-126 kulo nyaka.

Izibuko likwathatha abantu abatsha. IPort Canaveral sele inemizila emithathu emikhulu yokuhamba ngenqanawa ethumela ekhaya apho, kubandakanywa nenqanawa enkulu yeCarnival Cruise Lines, iPhupha. Ngoku, iLanga laseNorway, elazise umbono “wokuhamba ngesikhephe” nabantu abakwaziyo ukukhetha ngokukhululekileyo ukutya kunye nokuzonwabisa kwinqanawe, baya kuthunyelwa ekhaya ePort Canaveral ngo-Okthobha. Iinqanawa ezimbini zeDisney ezintsha, iPhupha kunye neFantasy, zifika kwi-2011 kunye ne-2012 ngokulandelelanayo. Zombini iinqanawa ziya kuthatha abakhweli abangaphezu kwe-4,000, oku kuthetha ingeniso eyongezelelweyo yelizwe.

“Aba ngabantu abaza kuza apha kwaye baza kufumanisa indawo yethu; bayehla enqanaweni baye kuhlola,” utshilo uVarley. “Kwaye uninzi lwabo baqesha iimoto baphume bodwa. Nantoni na abayenzayo, bayayifumanisa le ndawo, uninzi lwabo okokuqala, kwaye yindlela entle yokuthengisa le ndawo. ”

Izibuko ngokwalo lityale imali eninzi ekubuyiseleni umzila ongundoqo wendlela yokuhamba ngenqanawa ukwenza ukuhamba kwezithuthi kube lula kumanani anyukayo abakhweli. Kwaye kukho izicwangciso zokuphinda iphuhlise iPort Canaveral ngokwayo ukuze abakhweli babe nohambo lwaselunxwemeni kumgama wokuhamba.

“EMiami, unendawo yokuthenga kunye neyokutyela iBayside Festival; eBahamas, unemarike yeendiza,” utshilo uVarley. “Loo nto izakongeza kuyo, kwaye sidibana (nabahlali abangaselwandle) malunga nokuhlaziya yonke le paseji ye-A1A kwaye siyityhale ngenene imvulophu ukubenza babe nobuhlobo ngakumbi; lusukelo lwethu lwexesha elizayo, yiloo nto esizabalazela yona.”

U-Payne uthe okwangoku, izibuko likulungele ukuphatha abantu abatsha abahamba ngenqanawa kwiinqanawa ezingenayo, kwaye "bangavuya ukwamkela ngakumbi."

Abaphathi beenqanawa basaqhubeka bexoxa malunga nokuba zingaphi iinqanawa ezininzi kakhulu, njengoko malunga nama-20 ukuya kwi-25 iinqanawa zakhiwa kwiindawo zeenqanawa eYurophu nakwiCaribbean.

Kodwa kwangaxeshanye, abawajongeli phantsi amandla omthengi waseMelika.

“Ubonelelo luqhube ukuphumelela kweli shishini; sifuna iinqanawa ezininzi. Ishishini lingakhula xa sizifumana,” utshilo uSasso. Ndiba novalo xa ndisiva ukuba kukho umntu othoba isantya kweli shishini.

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