I-Sri Lanka Ports Authority ithe umkhumbi wokuhamba ngesikebhe i-Discovery of the Voyages of Discovery cruise line ebizwe echwebeni laseColombo njengengxenye yokuvuselela ezokuvakasha ngomkhumbi ekupheleni kwempi yobuhlanga yalesi siqhingi.

Umkhumbi, ohamba ngaphansi kwefulegi laseBermuda, ungathwala abagibeli abangu-756 futhi uthinte iColombo ikakhulukazi ohambweni lwawo ebusika, kusho isitatimende seSLPA.
Umqondisi ophethe iSLPA, uNihal Keppetipola, uthe ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuphepha ngemuva kokuphela kwempi sekudale isimo esivumayo sokwanda kwezokuvakasha.

Ucingo lomkhumbi iDiscovery lulandela lolo kaLouise Cruise Lines emasontweni adlule, esho. "Imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke iwumkhakha okhula ngokushesha embonini yezokuvakasha."

Abavakashi abafika eSri Lanka banyuke kakhulu kusukela ekupheleni kwempi ngoMeyi lapho amabutho kahulumeni ehlula ama-separatists eTamil Tiger.

I-Voyages of Discovery ngaphambili ibiyaziwa ngokuthi i-Discovery World Cruises.

Ulayini ufuna ukusiza “i-soft adventure” yabahambi abangafisi nje kuphela uhambo, kodwa futhi abathanda ukunethezeka kanye nezinsiza zokuhamba ngokwesiko ngomkhumbi wakudala, kusho isitatimende.

I-cruise line manje isiphethwe yi-All Leisure Group ezinze e-UK, okuyinkampani ephethe i-Swan Hellenic kanye ne-Discover Egypt.