I-MIAMI, FL-I-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ibhengeze namhlanje ukuba ivumile ukuthengisa inzala yayo kwi-Island Cruises kwiiholide zokuQala zokuQala, Ltd., omnye umnini wepesenti engama-50 kumdibaniselwano odibeneyo kunye nenkxaso yomqhubi wezokhenketho wase-Bhritane. TUI yokuhamba PLC (TUI). Njengenxalenye yentengiselwano, i-RCL kunye ne-TUI bavumile ukupheliswa kwangoko komnqophiso we-Island Star, enye yeenqanawa ezimbini kwizikhephe zeSiqithi sohambo. I-RCL ingumnini weSiqithi seNkqantosi kwaye yayiyiqeshile kwi-Island Cruises.
Isivumelwano eso sixhomekeke kulwamkelo e-Ireland. I-RCL iyakwamkela inzuzo encinci kwintengiso yomdla wayo kwi-Island Cruises kunye nokupheliswa kwangoko kwetshata ye-Island Star.
“Siyayibulela i-TUI ngemizamo yabo nentsebenziswano kubomi bonke beli phulo lidibeneyo. I-Island Cruises ibiluselo olunomvuzo kuthi, kodwa kulo nyaka uphelileyo izinto zethu eziphambili zitshintshile, utshilo uRichard D. Fain, usihlalo kunye nomphathi omkhulu weRoyal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. "Sikholelwa ngokugxila ekuphuhliseni nasekwandiseni iRoyal Iimpawu zamazwe aphesheya kweCaribbean kunye neeNdawo zoSaziwayo zase-UK, siya kuba nakho ukubanceda abathengi bethu kwaye senze ixabiso kubanini zabelo. Le nkolelo iye yomelezwa yimpumelelo yexesha lokuvulwa kwe-Independence of the Seas, nelithe lasebenza kwimakethi yase-UK isuka eSouthampton, e-UK, oko yaqala ukusebenza ngoMeyi ka-2008, ”wongeze watsho uFain.
Ukubuya kwayo ngo-Epreli 2009, i-RCL iceba ukuphinda isasaze i-Star Star ukuya ePullmantur Cruises, uphawu lwayo lwaseSpain. "Ukujonga kwakhona i-Island Star kulwandiso lwezithuthi zethu zasePullmantur kusivumela ukuba sisebenze ngcono kwimarike yaseSpain ebalulekileyo," utshilo uFain.
