Inhloso eyinhloko yezivakashi ezingamaphesenti angu-40 ezafika esiqhingini ngonyaka odlule kwakuyibhizinisi noma ukuvakashela abangani nomndeni, izibalo ezikhishwe kuleli sonto zibonisa.
Ngonyaka odlule izivakashi ezingu-235,860 zandizela eBermuda zehle ngamaphesenti angu-10.53 uma ziqhathaniswa nowezi-2008 kanti kulawo, amaphesenti angu-18 ezivakashi eza ngebhizinisi kanye namaphesenti angu-16 azovakashela imindeni nabangane. Amaphesenti amane ezivakashi eze emhlanganweni, ehle ngamaphesenti angama-24 uma kuqhathaniswa no-2008.
NgoLwesine, uNdunankulu u-Ewart Brown ukhiphe incazelo enemininingwane yezibalo zezokuvakasha zango-2009 futhi ngesikhathi ethula inkulumo wathi uMnyango Wezokuvakasha uyalazi iqhaza elibanjwa osomabhizinisi embonini yezokuvakasha yaseBermuda.
"Ukuhamba ngebhizinisi, nakuba kumele amaphesenti angu-18 kuphela ezivakashi jikelele, kusalokhu kubalulekile emnothweni waseBermuda, ikakhulukazi njengoba isilinganiso sabo sezindleko zomuntu ngamunye sidlula kude imali yokungcebeleka," esho. “Okuthakazelisa kakhulu ukuthi iningi labahambi bebhizinisi kuleli hlobo bebeqala ngqa ukuvakashela lesi siqhingi, futhi ingxenye eyengeziwe isebenzela inkampani esebenza e-Island [ngokombiko wokuphuma owenziwe ezinyangeni zasehlobo].”
Futhi uthe isibalo sabavakashi abeza ukuzobona abangani nomndeni sinyukile eminyakeni edlule isizathu esisodwa sokuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezivakashi kwehle, yize ngo-2009 abeza ukuzobona abangani nomndeni behla ngamaphesenti ayisikhombisa uma kuqhathaniswa no-2008.
Ibhizinisi lemihlangano, elithinteke kakhulu ngenxa yokuwohloka komnotho, lehle ngamaphesenti angama-24 ngo-2009 njengoba bekunabantu abayizi-8,487 kuphela abeza esiqhingini. Kodwa ngesonto eledlule uShelley Meszoly, umqondisi wesifunda wezokuthengisa nokumaketha weFairmont Bermuda, uthe “ubenethemba elikhulu” ngo-2010.
Ngo-2009, uthe ukubhukha kweqembu kwehle ngamaphesenti angama-30 eFairmont Southampton, okukhombisa inkambiso yomhlaba wonke. Kodwa wengeze wathi: “Sinethemba elikhulu ngo-2010. Ngeke kube unyaka olula, kodwa likhona ibhizinisi futhi ungalithola uma unikeza isithembiso esifanele.”
Khonamanjalo, uNdunankulu uthe imboni yemikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi kulindeleke ukuthi ingenise imali eyizigidi ezingama- $70 emnothweni kulo nyaka.
Ekubuyekezweni kokuphela konyaka ngoLwesine kwezokungcebeleka, uNdunankulu uveze ukuthi izonyuka ngamaphesenti ayisithupha izivakashi ezifika ngo-2010 futhi wathi imigqa emibili yohambo lwaselwandle isisayiniwe ngesizini ka-2011.
UDkt. Brown, ophinde abe nguNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, uveze isizini yemikhumbi ka-2010, wathi: “Olunye ushintsho olukhulu kule sizini ka-2010 ukuthi imikhumbi izohlala isikhathi eside. Sithole ukuthi izivakashi ezihamba ngomkhumbi ezihlala usuku olulodwa kuphela, ngokuvamile azinaso isikhathi esanele sokuzwa konke okunikezwa yi-Island.
“Abadayisi, abanikazi bezindawo zokudlela nabasebenza ngezokuvakasha bacele ukuthi sixoxisane ngokuhlala isikhathi eside. Kuyangijabulisa ukusho ukuthi lesi sicelo sahlangatshezwa nempendulo eyakhayo.”
Kulo nyaka uhlelo lomkhumbi ohamba ngomkhumbi luthi:
• I-Holland America izohamba ngomkhumbi izikhathi ezingu-24 isuka eNew York iye e-St. George's nase-Hamilton.
• I-Cruise Yosaziwayo izoshaya izingcingo ezingu-17 ukusuka eNew Jersey kuya eDockyard.
• I-Royal Caribbean izoshaya izingcingo ezingu-40 ukusuka eNew Jersey nase-Baltimore kuya eDockyard.
• I-Norwegian Cruise Line izoshaya izingcingo ezingu-45 isuka eBoston naseNew York iya eDockyard.
• I-Princess Cruises izokwenza izingcingo eziyishumi zisuka eNew York ziya eDockyard.
“Ngaphezu kwalabo abafona masonto onke, inqwaba yemigqa ye-premium cruise izoshayela eBermuda ngo-2010,” kwengeza uNdunankulu. “Isibalo sezingcingo kubukeka sizonyuka sisuka ku-138 ngo-2009 siye ku-154 ngo-2010.
“Siphinde sibheke ukuthi isibalo sabavakashi abafikayo sizokhuphuka sisuke ngaphezudlwana kuka-318,000 ngo-2009 siye ngaphansi nje kwezi-337,000 ngo-2010. Lokhu kusho ukunyuka ngamaphesenti ayisithupha.”
UDkt. Brown uphinde wathi iHeritage Wharf, eseDockyard, bekulindeleke ukuthi yenze amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-34 ngemali kahulumeni, imali esetshenziswa e-Island yizivakashi nabasebenzi basolwandle kanye nohambo lolwandle oluthathwa izivakashi.
Sekukonke uNdunankulu uthe imakethe yezokuvakasha bekulindeleke ukuthi inikele ngemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama- $70 emnothweni waseBermuda ngo-2010.
“Ngiyajabula ukumemezela ezinye izindaba ezithokozisayo. Umkhumbi wakwaHolland America Line iVeendam uzobuyela eBermuda ngo-2011,” usho kanje. “I-Veendam ihlelelwe ukuthi ishaye izingcingo ezingu-24 ivela eNew York, inikeze usizo eSt. George's naseHamilton.
“Lesi sibophezelo seHolland America ngo-2011 singitshela ukuthi nakuba kube khona abantu abambalwa abazwakalise ukukhathazeka ngokufakwa kwamathenda e-St. lokhu akuzange kuyithene amandla iHolland America.”
INorwegian Cruise Lines nayo izibophezele eBermuda ngo-2011. Bazosebenzisa imikhumbi emibili esuka ogwini lwase-US oluseNyakatho East, yomibili ibambe abagibeli abangaphezu kuka-2,220.
