- INorway Joy izofaka iBelize njengengxenye yohambo lwayo lwaseWestern Caribbean
- Sekuphele isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka kumiswe imboni yezokuvakasha esifundeni
- AbaseBelizeans bakulungele ukwamukela izivakashi zokuhamba ngesikebhe eBelize osebeni futhi
INorway Cruise Line (NCL) imemezele ngesonto eledlule ukuthi izoqala kabusha izingcingo eziya ethekwini eHarvest Caye eSouthern Belize, ngo-Agasti 9, 2021. INorway Joy izosuka ethekwini lakubo eMontego Bay, eJamaica ngo-Agasti 7, futhi izofaka iBelize njenge ingxenye yohambo lwayo lwesonto lonke lwaseNtshonalanga yeCaribbean.
UMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye Nobudlelwano beDiaspora kanye neBhodi Yezokuvakasha yaseBelize bayasamukela lesi simemezelo Sokubuyela Ezinsizeni esivela I-Norwegian Cruise Line, njengoba kukhombisa ukuvulwa kabusha okuphephile komkhakha wezokuvakasha olwandle eBelize. Sekuphele unyaka kusukela imboni yezokuvakasha kulesi sifunda imisiwe, futhi izinkulungwane zabantu baseBelizeans abasebenza kulo mkhakha bakulungele ukwamukela izivakashi zokuhamba ngezikebhe eBelize shores futhi.
Kuqhutshwa imigomo kubasebenzi bezokuvakasha eBelize, futhi ukwanda kwamabhizinisi ezokuvakasha emkhakheni wezokuvakasha kuyaqhubeka nokuhlangabezana nezidingo zeGold Standard Certification (Uhlelo Lokuphathwa Kwezempilo Nokuphepha eBelize loMkhakha Wezokuvakasha). Ngokusebenzisana kwezinkampani ezizimele nezinhlaka ezifanele zikahulumeni, iBelize iphinde yathuthukisa izivumelwano zezempilo nezokuphepha ezisekela ukuqala kabusha okuphephile kokuya eBelize.
Imizila yokuhamba ngesikebhe futhi ithuthukise imigomo yezempilo nokuphepha futhi ithwale izinkulungwane zabagibeli ngempumelelo olwandle eYurophu nase-Asia ezinyangeni ezedlule. I-NCL izosebenzisa uhlelo lwayo lwe-SailSAFE Health and Safety Programme ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezivakashi ngenkathi zisemkhunjini nasolwandle. Njengengxenye yalezi zinyathelo, i-NCL izodinga ukugonywa okuphoqelekile kwabo bonke abasebenzi nezivakashi. Indawo ngayinye ohambweni nayo izosebenza ngamaphrothokholi athuthukisiwe. Imikhumbi seyilungiswe kakhulu njengezinhlelo zokuhluza umoya ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezikebheni, izikhungo zezokwelapha ezithuthukisiwe, ukuhlelwa kabusha kwezindawo zemisebenzi ukuhlangabezana nokuqhela komphakathi neziteshi ezithuthukisiwe zokuhlanza indle, ukubala nje ezimbalwa.
UMongameli kanye noMphathi Omkhulu we-NCL uHarry Sommer uthe, “Esikhathini esingaphezu konyaka siqale ukumisa ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, isikhathi sesifikile lapho singanikeza izivakashi zethu ezithembekile izindaba zokubuya kwethu ngomkhumbi omkhulu. Kade sisebenza ngokuzikhandla ekuqaliseni ukusebenza kwethu, sigxile kulwazi lwezivakashi ngezempilo nokuphepha phambili. Ukutholakala okukhulayo komuthi wokugoma i-COVID-19 kube ngumshintshi womdlalo. Umuthi wokugoma, uhlanganiswe nezinqubo-mgomo zethu zezempilo nezokuphepha ezisekelwa yisayensi, uzosisiza ukuhlinzeka izivakashi zethu ngalokho esikholelwa ukuthi kuzoba iholide elinempilo neliphephe kakhulu olwandle. ”
Ukubuya kwezokuvakasha kwezikebhe kuyisinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu emizameni yeBelize yokuvuselela umnotho. Ngenyanga edlule, i-NCL inikele ngaphezu kwe- $ 225,000 kuzimpahla ezomile nokudla ukuze kusizakale imindeni yaseBelizean neminye imiphakathi eseningizimu eStann Creek District naseBelize City. Lo mnikelo usize izakhamizi zakule ndawo ukuthi zithinteke ngokomnotho yimiphumela yalolu bhubhane lomhlaba jikelele. Njengoba umkhakha uqhubeka nokubeka phambili impilo nokuphepha kwazo zombili izivakashi nabantu bendawo, iBelize izibophezele ekuqapheni nasekuzilungiseleleni okuqhubekayo okudingekayo ukwamukela izingcingo ezengeziwe zokuhamba ngomkhumbi ezinyangeni ezizayo.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Vaccinations are being rolled out to the tourism workforce in Belize, and an increase in tourism businesses in the cruise sector continue to meet the requirements for the Gold Standard Certification (Belize's Health and Safety Management Program for the Tourism Sector).
- As the sector continues to prioritize the health and safety of both guests and locals, Belize is committed to the ongoing monitoring and preparation required to welcome additional cruise calls in the coming months.
- It has been over a year since the cruise industry in the region has been suspended, and the thousands of Belizeans that work in this sector are ready to welcome cruise guests to Belize shores once again.
