IMexico izolahlekelwa yizikebhe zayo eziningi 'zothando'

Njengokungathi izikhwama zamaqembu ezidakamizwa ezijabulile nocelemba kanye nedumela elibi njengoba imbeleko yomkhuhlane wezingulube ayenele, iMexico manje ilahlekelwa ingxenye yohambo lwayo lwemikhumbi “Love Boat”.

I-Princess Cruises yasungula ngempela i-Mexican Riviera - futhi ihlonishwa ngokuqalisa imboni yesimanje yezokuvakasha - ngokudlala ochungechungeni lwe-TV oludume kakhulu. Kodwa ngesizini yokuvakasha yasebusika ka-2010-2011, uPrincess uzokhipha uhambo lwakhe lwesikebhe oluyi-15 kwezingu-32 ukuze aqinise umnikelo wohambo lwaseHawaii futhi engeze izindawo ezimbili zokuwela iPacific phakathi kweCalifornia neSydney. Yize iPacific Mexico izohlala iyingxenye yokuxuba kukaPrincess, umkhulumeli uthe abagibeli bacela izindlela ezinde, ezigxile endaweni yasePacific.

Akukubi kangako embonini yezokuvakasha yaseMexico - noma kuma-cruise aficionados - njengoba kuzwakala. Yize ifa likaPrincess elithi “Love Boat” liyinikeze iphrofayili ephezulu kakhulu, eminye imigqa eminingi yagxumela ngokulangazela. Ukudonsa kukaPrincess kuyibhuleki ekwandeni okukhulu ezikebheni ze-Mexican Riviera osekuyiminyaka eminingi kwakhiwe. Abanye abadlali ababili abakhulu, iCarnival neRoyal Caribbean, bakhuphule uhambo lwabo, kanti iDisney Cruise Line isimemezele izinhlelo zokusekela iDisney Wonder enabantu abangu-1,750 eLos Angeles ukuze ihambe ngomkhumbi iMexican Riviera okungenani iminyaka emibili kusukela ngo-2011.

Ukukhuphuka kwe-Mexican Riviera

Ngiyavuma ukuthi ngikhetha amahhotela anesizotha nokuhambela eduze naphansi, ngakho ngabuza umakadebona wentatheli yezokuvakasha ye-Chronicle kanye nomhleli wezokuvakasha osanda kuhlala, u-Spud Hilton, ngesizinda esithile sokuhamba ngomkhumbi e-Mexico.

“Bekunenqwaba yemikhumbi yokuvakasha ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-90s nasekuqaleni kwaleli khulu leminyaka. Bekuvame ukuthi imigqa yokuhamba ngomkhumbi ilethe imikhumbi lapha ehlobo ukuze ihambe e-Alaska bese iyibuyisela eCaribbean,” kusho u-Hilton. I-Mexican Riviera yathola indawo njengendawo yokubeka kabusha uhambo lwemikhumbi, imikhumbi yaqala ukuhamba ngomkhumbi isigamu sonyaka futhi igxuma igudle i-Mexican Riviera enye ingxenye. "Kube nokwanda okukhulu eminyakeni eholela ku-9/11, kwalandela ukwehla, kwaphinde kwanyuka okunye."

Ukukhetha okungcono kwamachweba kusize ukukhuphula ukwanda kweminyaka yakamuva. I-Carnival ithuthukise itheminali yayo entsha yase-Long Beach eduze ne-Queen Mary, futhi isibalo esandayo semikhumbi siyahamba esikhumulweni semikhumbi sase-San Diego esinezikhukhula, esisindisa isikhathi futhi esikhanga kakhulu kune-Long Beach noma i-Port of Los Angeles e-San Pedro. I-Norwegian ne-Princess nabo bahamba ngohambo olude bephuma e-San Francisco.

U-Hilton uphawule ukuthi imigqa yokuhamba ngomkhumbi isiqalile ukubeka imikhumbi yayo emikhulu, emisha oGwini lwePacific lwaseMexico. I-Carnival ithuthe umkhumbi wayo omusha nomkhulu kunayo yonke, i-Carnival Splendor elayisha abantu abangu-2,794, yaya e-Long Beach ngohambo lwamasonto onke lobusuku obuyisikhombisa e-Mexican Riviera phakathi nenkathi yasebusika. I-Royal Caribbean ithumele i-Marriner of the Seas elayisha abantu abangu-3,114, enkulu kunazo zonke evame ukuhamba ngomkhumbi eWest Coast, eya e-Los Angeles ngohlelo olufanayo.

Uhlu lwango-2009-10

Ukukhetha uhambo lomkhumbi, ngokungagwegwesi, kuncike kakhulu ohlotsheni lwesipiliyoni sebhodi lemikhumbi olufunayo kunalokho ofuna ukukubona e-Mexico. Ulayini ngamunye unobuntu bawo, kusukela ezikebheni zephathi ezingabeka indlu encane ehlazweni ukuya ohambweni lomkhumbi oluphakeme olulingana nolwandle olulingana nehhotela le-Starwood. Nakhu okutholakala manje kuze kube ngoMeyi 2010. Izintengo ngezekhabethe lezinga eliphansi kusukela kuleli sonto futhi zingashintsha ngokuphazima kweso. Ngaphandle kokusuka okulinganiselwe okuphawuliwe, izindlela zohambo ziyatholakala isizini yonke.

I-Carnival Cruise Lines: Uhambo olujabulisayo, ikakhulukazi olugxile kukhola eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka; ishibhe kancane kunezinye kodwa inqwaba ye-nickel-and-diming. Umthombo omkhulu wohambo lwemikhumbi olufushane, olushibhile. Inamathela ezikhumulweni ezidume kakhulu, ngaphandle kwesitobhi esisodwa e-La Paz.

-3 ubusuku ($159-$179 ngomuntu ngamunye) ephuma eSan Diego noma eLong Beach, evakashela e-Ensenada
-4 ubusuku ($239-$389) uphuma eLong Beach noma eSan Diego uvakashele eCatalina nase-Ensenada noma uphuma eSan Diego uvakashele eCabo San Lucas
-5 ubusuku ($219-$259) uphuma e-San Diego uvakashela i-Ensenada ne-Cabo San Lucas
-6 ubusuku ($289) ukuphuma e-San Diego uvakashela Ensenada futhi Cabo; ukuhamba okubili ngoMasingana noNdasa
-7 ubusuku ($309-$529); ukuhamba kwamasonto onke ngoSepthemba kuya kuMeyi kuphuma eLong Beach ngokuvakashela eCabo San Lucas, Mazatlán nasePuerto Vallarta; Ukuhamba okukodwa eSan Diego kuvakashele eCabo San Lucas, La Paz naseMazatlán.
-8 ubusuku ($409-$499) ngaphandle kwe-San Diego; ukusuka masonto onke ngo-Okthoba kuya ku-March uvakashela e-Manzanillo, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo nase-Acapulco

I-Royal Caribbean International: Uhambo olude lubiza kancane kancane ngobusuku obubodwa kuneCarnival; ukugcizelela kakhulu imisebenzi efana nezindonga zokukhuphuka kwamatshe, imibukiso ye-Broadway namakilasi okupheka amnandi kunezindawo okuyiwa kuzo.

-4 ubusuku ($247-$331) ephuma e-San Diego evakashela e-Cabo San Lucas; ukuhamba kathathu ngoSepthemba, Okthoba noNovemba
-5 ubusuku ($239) uphuma e-San Diego uvakashele i-Ensenada ne-Cabo San Lucas
-7 ubusuku ($299-$497); ukusuka masonto onke ngoMeyi uphuma eLos Angeles uvakashela eCabo San Lucas, Mazatlán nasePuerto Vallarta; eyodwa isuka eSan Diego ngoMashi
-9 ubusuku ($639) uphuma eSan Diego uvakashele eCabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo kanye ne-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo
-10 ubusuku ($599) uphuma e-San Diego uvakashele e-Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Acapulco
-11 nights ($627-$696) ephuma eSan Diego evakashela eCabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and Acapulco
-12 nights ($1,299) ephuma eSan Diego evakashela eCabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo kanye ne-Acapulco; ukuhamba okukodwa ngoDisemba

I-Norwegian Cruise Line: Yaziwa "ngohambo lwe-freestyle cruising" olunohlu olubanzi lwezinketho zokudlela, amathiphu kanye nekhodi yokugqoka kanye nomoya okhululekile. Okunye ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kubiza e-Topolobampo, okungeyona into eyisisekelo ezinhlelweni eziningi zohambo.

-6 ubusuku ($449) ephuma e-Los Angeles evakashela e-Cabo San Lucas nase-Puerto Vallarta; ukuhamba okukodwa ngo-Ephreli
-7 ubusuku ($299-$549) ukuphuma e-Los Angeles uvakashele e-Cabo San Lucas, e-Mazatlán nase-Puerto Vallarta
-11 ubusuku ($499) ephuma eSan Francisco evakashela eLa Paz, Topolobampo, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta naseCabo San Lucas; ukuhamba okubili ngo-Okthoba
I-Princess Cruises: Yake yanikezwa uhambo oluningi lwe-Pacific Mexico kunanoma yimuphi umugqa; okwamanje ithatha indawo ethile phakathi kweCarnival neRoyal Caribbean, ekhanga abasanda kushada, imindeni esezingeni eliphakathi nabahambi abadala.

Ubusuku obu-4 ($399) ngiphuma e-Los Angeles ngivakashela e-Santa Barbara, Calif., nase-Ensenada; ukuhamba okukodwa ngoDisemba
-7 ubusuku ($349) uphuma e-Los Angeles uvakashele e-Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán nasePuerto Vallarta
-10 ubusuku ($999) uphuma eSan Francisco uvakashele eCatalina, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán nasePuerto Vallarta

I-Holland America Line: Ulayini wamanani amaphakathi anesilinganiso esiphezulu; uhambo olude, ukubiza kwamanye amachweba hhayi phakathi kwabasolwa abavamile. Bonke ngaphandle koyedwa bahamba ngomkhumbi besuka eSan Diego.

-6 ubusuku ($599) ngokuvakashela Cabo San Lucas futhi Puerto Vallarta; zihamba ezimbili zikaDisemba
-7 ubusuku ($399-$449) uvakashele i-Cabo San Lucas, i-Mazatlán ne-Puerto Vallarta
-8 ubusuku ($1,099) uvakashele eCabo San Lucas, La Paz, Mazatlán nasePuerto Vallarta; ukusuka ngoDecember
-9 ubusuku ($899) ngokuvakashela Cabo San Lucas, Loreto, Topolobampo, Mazatlán kanye Puerto Vallarta; uhambo olulodwa lukaMashi
-10 ubusuku ($899-$1,099); Ngolunye usuku lwangoFebhuwari luvakashela e-Loreto, e-Guaymas, e-Topolobampo, e-Mazatlán nase-Puerto Vallarta, kanye nokuhamba ngo-Ephreli okukodwa kungena esikhundleni se-La Paz e-Guaymas.
-11 ubusuku ($799-$1,199); uhambo olulodwa lukaJanuwari luvakashela eCabo San Lucas, eMazatlán, ePuerto Vallarta, e-Acapulco naseHuatulco, kanye nohambo olulodwa lukaMashi luvakashela eCabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto, Guaymas, Topolobampo, Mazatlán nasePuerto Vallarta
-12 nights ($999) ephuma eVancouver evakashela i-Astoria, Ore., Catalina, San Diego, Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta, ebuyela eSan Diego; ukuhamba okukodwa ngo-Septhemba 27
-14 nights ($1,099) evakashela Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto, Topolobampo, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta, Victoria, BC and end in Vancouver; ukusuka ngo-April.

I-Oceania Cruises: Imikhumbi esanda kufika eyisihlobo eyayiphethwe yiRenaissance Cruise eyayiphelelwe imali; amanani entengo amaphakathi enza amasampula kokubili okujwayelekile kanye nokuhamba ngomkhumbi okunethezeka. Ukuvela kwesivakashi esisodwa nje e-Mexican Riviera, ngoJanuwari.

-10 nights ($1,898) out of Los Angeles uvakashele Cabo San Lucas, Guaymas, Topolobampo, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta
I-Silversea Cruises: Eminye yemigqa yokunethezeka enezinga eliphezulu kakhulu, enikeza imikhumbi esondelene nomoya ohloniphekile; ezintathu kuphela i-Mexican Riviera cruises kule sizini (ukusuka ngoSepthemba sekuvele kuhambile.)

-9 ubusuku ($3,297) uphuma e-Los Angeles uvakashela i-Ensenada, i-Cabo San Lucas, i-Mazatlán, i-Puerto Vallarta ne-Manzanillo; ukusuka ngo-Okthoba owodwa
Ubusuku obungu-10 ($4,398) uphuma e-Acapulco, ingxenye yohambo olusha lwe-Grand Inaugural cruise ye-Silver Spirit, evakashela e-Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, e-Manzanillo, e-Mazatlán, e-Cabo San Lucas, e-Ensenada futhi egcina e-Los Angeles; uhambo olulodwa lukaMashi

Indawo enhle yokuphumula kwezothando ilinde noma ngubani ogibela noma yimiphi imikhumbi ephuma kuyo ISan Diego California eziqhingini eziningi zaseMexico.