Ngexesha lonyaka ochazwe ngamaxabiso athambileyo okuhamba ngenqanawa kunye neentengiso ezithengiswa nzima, imigca emithathu yokuhamba ngenqanawa kule veki ixele ukubhukishwa kweerekhodi zefashoni ethile.
Izolo, uCrystal Cruises uthe iveki ephela nge-2 kaJuni yayiyeyona nto ilungileyo malunga nokubhukisha ngo-2009.
Umgca wobutofotofo uthe zombini ukubhukisha kunye nenqanaba lengeniso ngaloo veki benyuke ngaphezulu kwe-100% xa kuthelekiswa nomndilili wonyaka weveki.
Kwangoko ngolo suku, iSilversea Cruises yathi nge-26 kaMeyi, yafumana iminxeba emininzi kunangaphambili kwimbali yayo yeminyaka eli-15. Umgca we-luxe wongezelela ukuba usuku lwerekhodi lwenzeka ngexesha leeveki ezintathu ezibone ukunyuka kwe-150% ekubhukisheni ngexesha elifanayo lika-2008.
NgoLwesibini, iNorwegian Cruise Line yathi intengiso ye-Norwegian Epic yaphula iirekhodi zokubhukisha iiveki zokuvulwa komgca, igqithise kakhulu imfuno yokuqala kunye neentengiso zeenqanawa ezimbini zokugqibela ze-NCL.
I-Epic enabagibeli abangama-4,200, engahambi ngenqanawa yengeniso kude kube nguJulayi 17, 2010, yabetha imfuno yazo zombini iNorwegian Pearl kunye neNorwegian Gem, iNCL yathi, iyikhuthaza isithi inokunyusa amaxabiso kwezinye zezona zidumileyo. ukuhamba ngeenqanawa.
Ukubhukisha ngokucothayo kukhokelele kumaxabiso aphantsi ohambo ngenqanawa phantse kwiminyaka elishumi. Ukuba ezi ngxelo zintathu bezibonisa ukuba ubhukisho lubonisa amandla, kunokuba sengqiqweni ukucinga ukuba amaxabiso anokuqalisa ukuhlehla.
Nangona kunjalo, zombini iSilversea kunye neCrystal zibalelwa ekubeni uninzi lokubhukisha luyakhula kumaxabiso amahle.
“Kuyinto entle kakhulu ukubona impendulo enamandla kangaka kunyuso lukaCrystal,” utshilo uGregg Michel, umongameli weCrystal, kwingxelo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- The 4,200-passenger Epic, which doesn't sail a revenue cruise until July 17, 2010, beat out the demand for both the Norwegian Pearl and Norwegian Gem, NCL said, promoting it saying that it might raise prices on some of its most popular sailings.
- The luxe line added that the record day occurred during a three-week period that saw a 150% increase in bookings over the same period of 2008.
- On Tuesday, Norwegian Cruise Line said that sales for the Norwegian Epic broke opening week booking records for the line, far exceeding the initial demand and sales for NCL's last two new ships.
