I-ORLANDO, Fla. - Labo abangakaze bathathe iholidi lokuhamba ngomkhumbi, kanye nalabo abaye bahamba ngomkhumbi kaningi, kufanele babheke ukuthi yiziphi abaqhubi bemikhumbi yomkhumbi banazo maduze nje, kusho ama-AAA travel agents.
Imikhumbi emisha, izinsiza ezithuthukisiwe, izinketho zokudlela eziguquguqukayo, nokuzijabulisa kwebhodi lemikhumbi ezinye zezinto ezenziwa imboni ukwenza ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kujabulise futhi kujabulise kakhulu onyakeni omusha. Ukuvakasha ogwini olusha kanye nezithuthukisi zezigidi zamadola ezindaweni zokungcebeleka eziziqhingini ezizimele zizolinda abagibeli emikhunjini ethile, futhi ngisho nenqubo yokugibela ekhungathekisayo ngezinye izikhathi yenziwa lula ngomqhubi oyedwa.
"Kuyinto eyaziwayo ukuthi olayini bemikhumbi bebehlisa isaphulelo kulo nyaka ukuze bahehe abahambi abagxile kwisabelomali," kusho u-Amy Nicholas, umqondisi ophethe, i-AAA Travel Services. "Okungaziwa kakhulu, ukuthi naphezu komnotho othambile imboni iqhubekile nokutshala imali eholidini elikhangayo ngesizini ezayo yohambo."
Umbukiso wezokuvakasha omkhulu kakhulu emhlabeni we-Cruise Night
I-AAA izoqhuba umbukiso wokuhamba we-World's Largest Cruise Night ngoLwesithathu, Okthoba 14.
Ngesikhathi somcimbi wamahhala we-inthanethi abathengi bangahlola izinketho zeholide lokuhamba ngomkhumbi nabalingane be-AAA abahamba ngomkhumbi, basebenzise izipesheli ezikhethekile nezinyuso, bahlanganyele nabanye abathanda ukuvakasha nochwepheshe bezokuvakasha, futhi babuke ukusakazwa kwewebhu bukhoma. Izikhathi zombukiso we-AAA wokuhamba zisuka ngo-6:00 pm kuya phakathi kwamabili, eMpumalanga; Ngo-5:00 ntambama kuya ku-11:4, Maphakathi; 00:10 ntambama kuya ku-3 ntambama, entabeni; 00:9 pm kuya ku-XNUMX pm, Pacific. Ukuze ubhalise iya ku: www.aaa.com/virtualshows.
I-AAA isebenzisa inethiwekhi ye-ejensi yezokungcebeleka enkulu kunazo zonke eNyakatho Melika futhi inobudlelwano obuyingqayizivele nabahlinzeki bezokuhamba ngesikebhe abathenjwa kakhulu emhlabeni, okuvumela i-AAA ukuthi inikeze amaphakheji akhethekile anamadili nezinzuzo ezingatholakali kwenye indawo. Amasevisi e-AAA ejensi yezokuvakasha ayatholakala kubo bobabili amalungu nabangewona amalungu, nakuba amalungu ejabulela ukufinyelela ezinkuthazweni ezikhethekile nemiklomelo.
Izindlela ezintsha ezihamba phambili zokuhamba ngomkhumbi
Izibonelo eziyintandokazi ze-AAA zalokho imboni yezokuvakasha ekhululayo ngasekupheleni kuka-2009 no-2010 yilezi:
1. Imikhumbi emisha eyisithupha izokwethulwa kulo nyaka kanti olandelayo: Yethulwa ngo-2009 i-Carnival Dream (abagibeli abangu-3,646); I-Equinox Yosaziwayo (abagibeli abangu-2,850); kanye nomkhumbi omkhulu kunawo wonke osagunyaziwe, i-Oasis of the Seas yeRoyal Caribbean International (abagibeli abangu-5,400). Ngonyaka ozayo kuzokwethulwa iNdlovukazi yaseCunard u-Elizabeth (abagibeli abangu-2,092 2,850), i-Celebrity Eclipse (abagibeli abangu-5,400), kanye ne-Allure of the Seas yaseRoyal Caribbean (abagibeli abangu-XNUMX).
2. Ukuthuthukisa izinsiza eziqhingini ezizimele: Isiqhingi esiyimfihlo se-Disney's Cruise Line yase-Bahamian, i-Castaway Cay, izoba nobhishi olukhudlwana, ama-cabana angasese, nezindawo ezintsha zokudlala amanzi, okuhlanganisa iplathifomu yesilayidi samanzi engu-2,400 square feet ene-slide esivulekile esingamafidi angu-140 kanye isilayidi sikakhokho-isikulufa esibiyelwe. Izindawo zokudlela ezintsha kanye ne-beach bar kuyengezwa. I-Holland America Line yengeze indawo yokudlala enetimu zabaphangi basolwandle ngemikhumbi emibili yabaphangi basolwandle e-Half Moon Cay. Ulayini weCarnival Cruise ubeke isifanisi sokuntweza se-Flowrider e-Grand Turk (nakuba kungesona isiqhingi esizimele), namakhabana ayimfihlo, ane-air-conditioned ayatholakala ku-Princess Cruises' Princess Cay.
3. Ukudla okuguquguqukayo: Ngo-February, imikhumbi ye-Celebrity Cruises (ngaphandle kwe-Xpedition Yosaziwayo) izohlinzeka ngendawo yokudlela evumelana nezimo evumela abagibeli ukuthi bagcine lapho befuna ukudla isidlo sakusihlwa nsuku zonke ohambweni lwabo, ngaphambi kokuthi bahambe ngomkhumbi. Okubizwa ngokuthi Uhlelo Lokudlela Lokukhetha Osaziwayo, ukusungulwa kuhloselwe ukugwema eminye yemigqa emide ehlotshaniswa nezinhlelo zokudlela eziguquguqukayo ezivumela abagibeli ukuthi babonakale ngaphandle kokubhukha phakathi namahora athile.
4. Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi emhlabeni jikelele: I-flagship ye-Holland America Line uNksz Amsterdam izosuka e-Los Angeles ngomhla ka-Dec. 23, 2009 uhambo lwezinsuku eziyi-128 lwe-Grand-Holiday-and-World Voyage enza izingcingo ezingama-45 kwezinye zezindawo ezikude kakhulu nezingavamile emhlabeni. izindawo okuyiwa kuzo, okuhlanganisa nokuhamba kwePanama Canal, nokuvakashela eMexico, eNingizimu Melika, e-Afrika, e-India, eMpumalanga Ekude kanye nokuhamba ngomkhumbi e-Antarctica.
5. Ukubuka ngezansi kwedekhi: I-Carnival idale "Ngemuva Kokuzijabulisa", uhambo lokubona ukusebenza kwangaphakathi kweCarnival "Umkhumbi Ojabulisayo". Uhambo oluqondisiwe lunikeza izivakashi ukubukeka okuhlukile kwasemuva kokusebenza kwebhodi lomkhumbi.
6. Igalari yobuciko obuhle entantayo: I-Celebrity Cruises yethula iqoqo laphakade, eliguquguqukayo lobuciko besimanje bezinga lomnyuziyamu phakathi ne-Celebrity Equinox ene-“Essence of Equinox”, iqoqo lemisebenzi yokuqala ecishe ibe ngu-500. Umkhumbi osanda kuthunywa waqala ukuhamba eMedithera kuleli hlobo.
7. Ukuxhuma emoyeni okulula: I-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. imemezele insizakalo entsha yokuthenga umoya ebizwa ngokuthi “ChoiceAir”. Amakhasimende e-Royal Caribbean Cruises, Celebrity Cruises kanye ne-Azamara Cruises manje angakhetha izindiza ezithile nezikhathi zendiza ngenkathi ethenga imali yokugibela eshicilelwe engcono kakhulu. Lokhu kuzovumela abagibeli ukuthi balwazi uhambo lwabo lwenkampani yezindiza ngokushesha nje lapho bebhukha futhi babe nethimba labasekeli bezindiza be-cruise cruise lines ngaphambi, phakathi nangemuva kohambo. Abasebenzisi bakhokha imali engu-$15 umuntu ngamunye ezindizeni zasekhaya kanye no-$25 umuntu ngamunye emoyeni wamazwe ngamazwe.
8. Ukuvikelwa kwe-Pocketbook: Imigqa eminingana yokuhamba ngomkhumbi, kuhlanganisa ne-Carnival, yengeze ukuvikeleka kokulahlekelwa yimisebenzi ezinhlelweni zabo zokuvikela uhambo. Ngaphandle kokufakwa okujwayelekile kokukhanselwa kohambo, izinhlelo ngokuvamile zihlinzeka ngembuyiselo efinyelela ezindlekweni eziphelele zohambo lomkhumbi uma ulahlekelwa umsebenzi.
Imboni yezokuvakasha ibamba iqhaza elikhulu emnothweni waseMelika efaka imali elinganiselwa ku-$19 billion ekusetshenzisweni kwemikhumbi kanye namakhasimende abo ngo-2008, ngokusho kwe-Cruise Lines International Association. Ukwengeza ukusetshenziswa kwemali okungaqondile, okuhlanganisa izindleko zabathengisi bemikhumbi yemikhumbi namabhizinisi ahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo kubagibeli nabasebenzi, inani elilinganiselwe lomthelela e-US lalingamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-40.2 ngonyaka odlule.
