Enye yezona zinto zibalulekileyo zokuhamba ngenqanawa kubantu baseMntla Melika kukukwazi ukutyelela amazwe angaphandle, kodwa uhlawulele uhambo lwaselunxwemeni kunye nokuthenga ngenqanawa ngeedola zaseMelika. Le nkqubo yenza ukuba ukuhamba ngenqanawa kumazwe aphesheya kufikeleleke ngakumbi kuneeholide zomhlaba, kwaye inika abakhweli ikhefu ekuguquleni rhoqo imali ye-euro ukuya kwiidola entloko-ingakumbi kunzima xa usonwabela i-margarita yakho yesithathu. Kodwa ukuba ungena kumgca wangaphandle (cinga iP&O Cruises, Star Clippers, Fred. Olsen, easyCruise, kunye nabanye abambalwa), yithi ndlela ntle kwezi zinto zilungileyo-uya kufumana iziselo, izipho, kunye nokhenketho oluthengwe ebhodini luhlawuliswa euro okanye iiponti.

Oko kunokuba yinto ephazamisayo kubantu baseMntla Melika, kodwa ubuncinane kucacile. Kwezinye iimeko, nangona kunjalo, imali ehlawuliswayo ebhodini ayikho into ecacileyo. Kwi-MSC Cruises kunye neeCosta Cruise, zombini ezise-Italiyane kwaye zigxile kumazwe ngamazwe, imali esetyenziswayo ebhodini iyahluka ngokuxhomekeke apho iinqanawa zihamba khona.

Iinqanawa ezihamba ngenqanawa eYurophu zisebenzisa i-euro kwimali engaphakathi. Ukuhamba ngesikhephe kwiCaribbean? Uza kuhlawula yonke into ngeedola zaseMelika. Kodwa imigaqo-nkqubo ayilula kangako. Umzekelo, uBob N. ubhukishelwe uhambo lwe-17-night transatlantic cruise ukuya eSpain, kwiCanary Islands, naseBrazil eCosta Mediterranea. Wathenga kwaye wahlawula imali yakhe yokuhamba ngeedola, kwaye wakwazi ukubhukisha kwangaphambili ukhenketho lwakhe lonxweme kwi-intanethi ngemali efanayo. Okanye wayecinga njalo. I-Costa kamva yatshintsha amaxabiso kwii-euro, okwenza ukuba uhambo lwakhe lube malunga neepesenti ze-50 ezibiza kakhulu.

Imeko efanayo yenzeka kuDan B. Wayecwangcise ukuhamba ngesikhephe ubusuku obusixhenxe kwiMpuma yeMeditera ngeMSC Poesia, kwaye waxelelwa ukuba angalugcina kwangaphambili ukhenketho ngemali yakhe yasekhaya ngeedola zaseMelika. Akazange akwazi ukuzibhukisha kwangaphambili, kwaye endaweni yoko kwafuneka athenge ukhenketho lwakhe ebhodini-apho imali yayiyiyuro. Nangona kunjalo, amaxabiso eeyuro ayebiza ngaphezulu kuneeuro elingana namaxabiso edola uDan wayecatshulwe ekuqaleni.

Njengoko iCosta kunye ne-MSC zisiya zifikelela kubahambi baseMntla Melika, umba wemali uya usiba nzima. Indawo yethu yoodade uCruise Critic wacela iCosta kunye ne-MSC ukuba bacacise imigaqo-nkqubo yabo, engasoloko ichazwa kwiiwebhusayithi zabo okanye kwiikontrakthi zabo zokuhamba ngenqanawa. Ukuba ucinga ukuhamba ngesimbo samazwe ngamazwe nokuba yeyiphi yale migca, nantsi yonke into omawuyazi ukuze uhambe kumanzi amdaka ebhodi ye-switcheroos yemali.

Inqanawa yaseCosta

Imvelaphi yeCruise Line: ICosta, inxenye yeCarnival Corporation yosapho lweendlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa, igxininisa "iSitayile sokuHamba sesiTaliyane", ebonakaliswa kukutya okuphefumlelweyo kweMeditera, ukuhonjiswa okufudumeleyo, kunye nokhetho lokuzonwabisa olufana neepati zetoga kunye nemiboniso yaseTaliyane yesitalato. Indlela yokuhamba ngenqanawa, ethengisa kubaphulaphuli bamazwe aphesheya, ibonelela ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo zohambo ukusuka kwiCaribbean, iMeditera, iNtshona Yurophu, kunye neenqanawa zaseBaltic ukuya kwiinqanawa ezingaqhelekanga kuMbindi Mpuma, eAsia naseMzantsi Melika. Iinqanawa zayo ezintsha ziya zisanda izinto ezintsha-i-Samsara Spas ephucukileyo e-Costa Concordia naseCosta Serena yaba ngabokuqala ukwenza indawo efana ne-resort, igcwele iikhabhini ze-spa kunye neendawo zokutyela ezizinikeleyo.

I-Cruise Fare: Apho ubhukisha khona uhambo lwakho lokuhamba ngenqanawa lumisela indlela oya kuhlawula ngayo. Abantu baseMelika bahlawula ngeedola zaseMelika, abaseCanada ngeedola zaseCanada, iiBrits ngeeponti, kunye nabaseYurophu ngeeyuro.

Ukuthenga kwibhodi: Ii-Euro kwiindawo ezininzi. Izinto ezizishiyileyo ziihambo zokuya nokubuya zaseCaribbean kunye noMzantsi Melika ngeenqanawa, apho imali yebhodi yidola yaseMelika. Okumangalisayo kukuba, ukuwela ulwandle kuhlala kusebenzisa i-euro njengemali ye-onboard-nangona uhambo luqala kwaye luphela kwiCaribbean okanye eMzantsi Melika.

Uhambo olubhukishwe kwaPhambili: ICosta ibonelela ngamaxabiso afanayo kuhambo lwaselunxwemeni olubhukishwe kwangaphambi kokuhamba ngenqanawa okanye kwinqanawa. Oko kuthetha ukuba xa usiya kwiMeditera apho imali ye-onboard yi-euro, ukhenketho lonxweme olubhukishwe kwangaphambili luya kuxabiswa ngee-euro. Ukuba uhamba kwiCaribbean, apho imali ye-onboard yidola, ukhenketho lonxweme olubhukishwe kwangaphambili luya kuba ngeedola. Ungabhukisha unyango lwe-spa kunye nogcino olukhethekileyo kwindawo yokutyela kwangaphambili; oku kuthengwa kwangaphambili kuya kuhlawuliswa kwangale mali isetyenziswayo enqanaweni (kungakhathaliseki ukuba uyihlawule njani na imali yakho yokuhamba ngenqanawa).

I-Caveat: Impazamo yewebhusayithi ngelishwa kunyaka ophelileyo yayinohambo oluthile lwaselunxwemeni oluxabisa iidola, xa bekufanele ukuba banamaxabiso e-euro. Umfundi weCruise Critic uBob N. ubhalisele uhambo oluninzi ngexabiso ledola, kodwa emva kokuba umgca uqinisekisile ukuthenga kwakhe, wamxelela ukuba kukho impazamo kwaye amaxabiso ayeyi-euro ngokwenene. I-Costa ayizukuhlonipha amaxabiso edola eyayiwacaphule ekuqaleni kwaye yaqinisekisa, kodwa wanika uBob i-100 yeedola ngetyala lokuvuma impazamo yomgca kunye nokuphazamiseka okubangelwa kuye. Kwixesha elizayo, yazi ukuba le migaqo-nkqubo ichanekile—ukuba ubona amaxabiso adweliswe ngokwahlukileyo, yazisa umthengisi wakho wohambo okanye umcebisi ngenqanawa, njengoko kunokwenzeka ukuba kubekho impazamo.

I-MSC Cruises

Imvelaphi yeCruise Line: Isekwe eNaples, eItali, iMSC Cruises, enye yeendlela ezimbalwa zokuhamba ngenqanawa ezinosapho kunye nobukho beshishini elikhulu lokuhamba ngenqanawa, ibikade ifaka inzwane kwimarike yaseMelika iminyaka. Kodwa isileyiti esinebhongo sezakhiwo ezitsha eziqalayo kule minyaka imbalwa izayo (enye okanye emibini ngonyaka ukuya kutsho ngo-2012) singqamana nomzamo omkhulu wokufikelela kwimarike yaseMntla Melika. I-MSC ibonelela ngeendlela zohambo ezibandakanya imimandla efana neMeditera, iCaribbean, uMntla Yurophu, uMzantsi Melika, kunye noMzantsi Afrika.

Ukuthenga kwibhodi: iiEuro eYurophu kunye needola kwiCaribbean. Iinqanawa ze-Transatlantic, nokuba zithini na icala, sebenzisa idola njengemali ye-onboard. Kwale migaqo ifanayo iyasebenza kwiihambo zaselunxwemeni ezibhukishwe ebhodini. Imali yaseMzantsi Melika kunye noMzantsi Afrika ngeenqanawa nazo ziidola, nangona ezi nqanawa zithengiswa kubantu baseMelika.

Uhambo olubhukishwe kwaPhambili: Uhambo lweCaribbean kunxweme olubhukishwe kwangaphambili luxabisa iidola. Ukhenketho oluselunxwemeni eYurophu lunzima ngakumbi. Ekuqaleni konyaka ngamnye wekhalenda, i-MSC ikhetha izinga lokuguqulwa kwedola ukuya kwi-euro (i-2008 yayiyi-$ 1.35 ukuya kwi-euro-ixabiso elibi ngoku i-euro ixabisa i-$ 1.27, kodwa inkulu kulo Julayi udlulileyo xa i-euro yayiyi-$ 1.59). Umgca uxabisa lonke uhambo lwawo ngee-euro, emva koko ubala idola elilingana nexabiso ngalinye. Abantu baseMelika ke banethuba lokubhukisha uhambo oluya ngaselunxwemeni ngaphambi kohambo lwabo ngeedola. Umzekelo, ukhenketho lwase-Efese lwee-€45 luya kuxabisa i-$60.75 ukuba lubhukishwe kwangaphambili. Ukuba uthenge ukhenketho olufanayo namhlanje, ungahlawuliswa i-$57.15 (kunye nayiphi na imali yelizwe langaphandle ebiza iiteki zekhadi lakho letyala)—iidola ezimbalwa ngaphantsi. Ukuba ubhukishe ukhenketho ngenqanawa kulo Julayi, uya kuhlawula i-$72—ngaphezu kwe-$10 ngaphezulu kwexabiso lokubhukisha kwangaphambili. Ke ngoko, ukuba elona xabiso ledola liyehla xa lithelekiswa ne-euro (njengoko kwenzekileyo kwihlobo elidlulileyo), ukhenketho lwaselunxwemeni olubhukishwe kwangethuba lungcono kunelo libhukishwe ebhodini. Ukuba idola iyomeleza, uya kufumana ixabiso elingcono ngokubhukisha kwibhodi.

Ungabhukisha kwakhona iiphakheji ze-spa (kodwa hayi unyango lomntu ngamnye) kwangaphambili usebenzisa i-arhente yokuhamba kuzo zonke iinqanawa ngaphandle kwe-MSC Musica. Amaxabiso ayafana nohambo lwaselunxwemeni: Kwiihambo zaselwandle ezisebenzisa i-euro, abantu baseMelika banokubhukisha kwangaphambili ngeedola ngexabiso elimiselweyo lokutshintshiselana nge-euro ukuya kwidola. Ugcino-ndawo lokutyela olukhethekileyo kufuneka lwenziwe ngaphakathi.

I-Caveat: Uhambo lwaselunxwemeni kunye nonyango lwe-spa alunakubhukhwa kwi-intanethi. Unokuzibhukisha nge-arhente yakho yokuhamba, okanye ukuba ubhukishe uhambo lwakho ngenqanawa ngokuthe ngqo nge-cruise line, ungabhukisha ukhenketho nge-MSC. Ukongeza, ixesha elibekiweyo lokubhukisha uhambo oluya elunxwemeni kwangethuba ziintsuku ezintathu zoshishino phambi kokuhamba ngenqanawa. Nangona kunjalo, abakhweli ababhukisiweyo basenokungakwazi ukuthenga ukhenketho lwaselunxwemeni kwangaphambili ukuba inani lamatikiti abekelwe ukuthengiswa kwangaphambili athengiswa okanye ukuba ukhenketho oluthile alufanelekanga ukuthengwa kwangaphambili.

Andazi ukuba kutheni uDan B. engakwazi ukubhukisha kwangaphambili ukhenketho lwakhe, kodwa ukuba ufuna ukuqiniseka ukuba ungatshixa ngexabiso elithile, qiniseka ukuba uzinike ithuba elaneleyo.