Igosa eliphezulu kwezokhenketho izolo lisikhusele isigqibo sikarhulumente sokuqeshisa phantse isiqingatha seshumi elinesibini leecay eziguqulwe zaba yiparadesi yabucala yesiqithi ziinqanawa ezinkulu zokuhamba ngenqanawa.
Ukuphendula kwiinkxalabo zamva nje ezichazwe ngabahlali base-Abaco, abangonwabanga kukuba i-cay ephuma kweso siqithi iqeshiselwe kwi-Disney Cruises, uMlawuli Jikelele wezoKhenketho uVernice Walkine wagxininisa ukuba nangona inkolelo ethandwayo yokuba ii-cay zithengiswa ngenzuzo yexesha elinye. , ukuqeshiswa kweziqithi zabucala kuluncedo kakhulu kwishishini eliphambili lesizwe.
“Ixesha elide ngoku besineendlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa eziqeshise iindawo zabucala kwiziqithi zaseBahamas,” utshilo. “Ngoko asiyonto intsha leyo kuthi.
"Isizathu sokuba benze loo nto kwaye kutheni oko kunceda thina ngokungafihlisiyo kuba inqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa enamalungelo okusebenzisa indawo yabucala e-Bahamas, ukuze baphuhlisele abakhweli babo, ngokwenene ixhasa ukuhamba ngenqanawa eBahamas kuphela."
NgokukaWalkine, nje ukuba uhambo lokuhamba ngenqanawa lutyale izigidi zeedola ekuguquleni isiqithi, bathambekele ngakumbi ekwenzeni iBahamas ibe yindawo ekukuphela kwayo.
Wongeze ukuba kwiimeko ezininzi ezo nqanawa, ezithwele amakhulu abakhweli, zimisa kwizibuko eliseNew Providence okanye eGrand Bahama ngaphambi kokuba zityelele isiqithi sabucala.
“Amashumi asixhenxe eepesenti ohambo ngenqanawa oluya eBahamas ziihambo zaseBahamas kuphela,” utshilo uWalkine. “Ayikho enye indawo ekuyiwa kuyo enokunyaniseka kolu hlobo kwicala leendlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa kuba abanayo i-advantage yokusondela esinayo.
“Oko kuthetha ukuthini ukuba basinike ukunyaniseka kwabo, kuba banotyalo-mali emhlabeni ukuze bawusebenzise kwaye bandise loo nto. Ke leyo yeyona nzuzo yokwenyani yezo ndlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa zikwazi ukufikelela kwiziqithi zabucala eBahamas. ”
Amagosa oKhenketho athi ngoku kukho iikheyibhile ezintlanu eziqeshiswayo ngeendlela ezinkulu zokuhamba ngenqanawa: iCastaway Cay, eqhutywa yiDisney Cruise Line; iCoco Cay, eqhutywa yiRoyal Caribbean International; IGreat Stirrup Cay, eqhutywa yiNorwegian Cruise Line; IHalf Moon Cay, eqhutywa yiHolland America Line kunye neCarnival Cruise Line; kunye nePrincess Cay, eqhutywa yiPrincess Cruises.
INorwegian Cruise Line ibhengeze kwiveki ephelileyo ukuba isiqithi sayo sabucala, iGreat Stirrup Cay iya kufumana uhlaziyo lwe-20 yezigidi zeerandi ukuze lugqitywe ekupheleni kuka-2011.
Uhlaziyo, oluya kuqukunjelwa ngezigaba ezibini, luya kubandakanya ukugrunjwa kunye nokwenziwa komjelo omtsha wokungena ukulungiselela iithenda, nokuphuculwa kwendawo yolwandle kunye nommandla wokufikela kunye ne paviliyoni eyamkelekileyo eya kuba yindawo yokumisa iithenda ezintsha kunye needokhi.
Ukongeza, esi siqithi siya kuba ne-cabanas yabucala engaphambili elunxwemeni eyongezwe kwezinye iziqithi zabucala kwiminyaka yakutshanje.
Amanani akutshanje abonisa ukuba abafikayo abahamba ngeenqanawa phakathi kukaJanuwari 2009 no-Oktobha 2009 bafikelela phezulu kunye neendwendwe ze-2,601,321 ezifika kumanxweme aseBahamian.
