Ukuqala ngenqanawa ukuya esiphelweni eLiverpool

I-LIVERPOOL, eNgilani-Uhambo lokuqala lokuhamba ngenqanawa ukuqala kwi-Liverpool's Pier Head ukusukela ngo-1972 luhambile ngomkhumbi.

Ii-Liners zivunyelwe kuphela ukuba zimise kwi-terminal kude kube yiveki ephelileyo, xa urhulumente wavumela ukuba uhambo luqale kwaye luphele esixekweni.

I-Cruise and Maritime Voyages 'Ocean Countess ifike esixekweni isuka e-Holyhead nge-07:00 kwaye yahamba ngesikhephe ukuya kwiifjords zaseNorway ngo-16:00 BST.

USodolophu weLiverpool uJoe Anderson uthe “lusuku olubalulekileyo”.

Uthe: “Oku kukuqala kwexesha elitsha kwishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa eLiverpool.

“Ndikulwele nzima ukuguqula isimo sesixeko sethu, kuba ndiyayazi indlela esibaluleke ngayo - kuqoqosho lwethu, kukhenketho lwethu kunye nodumo lwethu olungenakuthelekiswa nanto njengesixeko esikhulu saselwandle.

"Ndiyavuya kuba umsebenzi onzima ube neziqhamo kwaye usuku olubalulekileyo xa iLiverpool yamkele uhambo lwayo lokuqala lokujika lufikile. "

'Ukunyusa okukhulu'

Indawo yokuphatha imithwalo yesikhashana esanda kugqitywa kwi-Princes Parade iya kubonelela ngokungena, ukuhla kwemithwalo kunye nokubuyisela kwakhona, kunye neendawo zamasiko kunye nemida ngexesha lokuhamba ngenqanawa ukusuka kwi-2012-2015.

Izibonelelo ze-Cruise liner kulindeleke ukuba zizise uqoqosho olukhulu kuqoqosho lwesixeko, uhambo ngalunye lokuhamba ngenqanawa luxabisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-1 yezigidi zeedola ukuya esixekweni.

"Isimo sokuguqula" sanikezelwa kummiselo wokuba iBhunga lesiXeko saseLiverpool libuyisele i-8.8m yoncedo lwesibonelelo enikezelwe kwi-terminal yangoku yokuyeka.

UChris Coates, uMlawuli wezoRhwebo kwiCruise and Maritime Voyages, uthe: “Kuyasivuyisa ukuba ngabahambi ngenqanawa abahamba ngenqanawa ukusuka ePier Head.

"Sizibophelele ngokuqinileyo ekuphuhliseni ishishini lethu eMerseyside kunye nommandla obanzi waseMntla Ntshona."