I-Caribbean Cruise Tourism kanye nomthelela we-COVD-19

Emhlabeni jikelele, ukuvakasha ngezikebhe ngezikebhe kuthinteke kakhulu yi-COVID19 okuphoqe ukuvalwa kwemingcele ezindaweni ezinkulu zokuvakasha olwandle eNyakatho Melika, eYurophu, e-Asia-Pacific naseNingizimu Melika. Ngendlela emangazayo, kuhlangatshezwane nemizila eminingi yokuhamba ngesikebhe ingenazo izimpawu zokungena emachwebeni ahlukahlukene okuholela ekubambeni noma ekuphoqeleleni ukubuyela ethekwini lokuphuma. Ingxenye yemikhumbi ye-cruise iye yaba sengozini enkulu ekuqubukeni kwe-COVID-19 ngenxa yokuthambekela kwayo ekuheheni abagibeli abadala. Umzila owodwa wokuhamba ngesikebhe, ikakhulukazi, iRuby Princess, waba yisizinda salo bhubhane eYurophu, ngamacala angama-340 ekugcineni. Kuze kube manje, ukulahleka okubaliwe komkhakha wezokuvakasha kwezikebhe kusukela ubhadane lungu-US $ 750 million. Amasheya ezinkampanini ezinkulu zokuhamba ngesikebhe ezinjengeRoyal Caribbean, iCarnival, neNorway nawo ehle ngamaphesenti angama-60 aya kumaphesenti angama-70.

ECaribbean, izindawo eziningi azikatholi mkhumbi kusukela ngoFebhuwari njengoba izinkampani ezinkulu zimise okwesikhashana ukuhamba ngomkhumbi. Ukwehla kwezokuvakasha kwezikebhe ngokuqinisekile kuzoba nemithelela emibi eJamaica. Eminyakeni edlule, ezokuvakasha kwezikebhe ezihamba ngesikebhe ziguquke ngokushesha zaya kwesinye sezingxenye ezibaluleke kakhulu emnothweni wezwe, zikhula ngaphezu kwama-300% eminyakeni eyishumi edlule. IJamaica ibilokhu ibalwa njengendawo ehamba phambili yokuhamba ngesikebhe esifundeni. Ukukhula nokuthuthuka kwengxenye yemboni yezikebhe ezihamba ngezikebhe kuye kwaqiniswa ngutshalomali olukhulu lwelizwe ukukhuphula amachweba ukukhulisa umthamo wawo wokuthwala.

Ekuqaleni kuka-2020, ukuqagela kwakuwukuthi ezokuvakasha ngomkhumbi zaziyoba nomthelela onyakeni ka-2020 ngokungena kwabathwali abasha abasha njengeRoyal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas. NgoJanuwari walo nyaka, ngaphambi kokuthinteka kwe-COVID-19, iPort Royal yaba yisikhumulo semikhumbi esisha kunazo zonke ezweni futhi yamukela ucingo lwayo lokuqala lomkhumbi. Emhlabeni jikelele, ukuvakasha kwezikebhe ngezikebhe nakho bekuyimboni ekhula ngesivinini esikhulu embonini yezokuvakasha yomhlaba ngaphambi kobhadane. Ngokusobala, umthelela ophazamisayo wobhubhane lwe-COVID-19 uphazamise izibikezelo zokukhula kanye nezindlela zokukhula zakamuva kwezokuvakasha kwezikebhe. Ukuvakasha kwezikebhe, nokho ngokwesiko kube ngesinye sezingxenye ezinamandla kakhulu embonini yezokuvakasha yomhlaba.

Ngokomlando, umkhakha wezokuvakasha kwezikebhe ubulokhu uhlonyiswe kahle futhi unolwazi ekuphatheni nasekuqapheni izimo zezempilo zabagibeli nabasebenzi. Njengengxenye yohlaka lwabo lokusebenza olujwayelekile, imigqa yokuhamba ngesikebhe isebenzise izindlela zokuvimbela nokuqubuka kwemikhumbi futhi imikhumbi yafakwa izikhungo zezokwelapha ngenkathi ochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaseceleni komkhumbi nabasogwini batholakala ubusuku nemini, 24/7, ukuhlinzeka ngosizo lokuqala lwezokwelapha lapho kwenzeka yokugula nokuvikela ukudluliswa kwezifo. Imizila yezikebhe ezihamba ngesikebhe ibuye yathatha izinyathelo zokuqapha abagibeli nabasebenzi ngokugula ngaphambi kokugibela lapho izimo zifuna njalo. Ngenxa yalezi zinyathelo, imboni ye-cruise yakwazi ukuphatha ngempumelelo ukuqubuka okuthelelanayo esikhathini esedlule okubandakanya i-H1N1, umkhuhlane, isimungumungwane, amabutho amabutho, i-norovirus, manje i-coronavirus yenoveli. Ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi ukubhuka ngolwandle esikhathini esedlule kubuyele ezingeni langaphambi komcimbi ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingaba ngu-90, okunikeza ithemba ngesimo esikhona njengamanje.

Imboni yezokuvakasha olwandle emhlabeni nayo isheshe yaphendula kule nkinga ekhona njengamanje. Impendulo yalo ibilokhu ibeke phambili impilo nezokuphepha kwabagibeli, izisebenzi, kanye nemiphakathi ezindaweni ezivakashelwe. Ngemuva kokumenyezelwa kwe-WHO ngobhadane maphakathi no-Mashi, yonke imigqa yokuhamba ngesikebhe ibhaliswe ne- I-Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) yenza isinqumo esingakaze sibonwe sokumisa ngokuzithandela ukusebenza komhlaba wonke, okwenza imboni yezokuvakasha yaba ngomunye wabokuqala ukwenza kanjalo. Lokhu kusizile ukunciphisa usongo oluqondile lwe-COVID-19 ezigidini zabagibeli bezikebhe nabasebenzi.

I-CLIA ibilokhu futhi isebenza nohulumeni basekhaya nabasekhaya emhlabeni wonke, kanye neziphathimandla ezihola phambili zezempilo kanye nabalingani bayo emphakathini wonkana wokuhamba ngezikebhe ukuhlanganisa imizamo ngesikhathi sokumiswa okuqhubekayo kwemikhumbi yezikebhe emhlabeni jikelele. Olayini bezikebhe zemikhumbi nabo sebemukele ukuhlolwa kwangaphambi kokugibela amabhodi nokwenqaba ukugibela kulabo abasanda kusuka ezindaweni ezithintekile ezihambisana nomhlahlandlela okhona ovela kuziphathimandla zezempilo zomhlaba. Ukusebenza kwabaholi bemboni ngokuqinisekile kukusizile ukuvakasha kwezokuvakasha ukuba kuhambe kangcono kakhulu kunezinye izingxenye eziningi zezokuvakasha zomhlaba wonke. I-CLIA ibike ukuthi iningi lemikhumbi ye-cruise engaphezu kwama-270 ngaphakathi kwemikhumbi yamalungu e-CLIA ayizange ithintwe yileli gciwane.

Izwe laseCaribbean lisendleleni yokuphothula izinhlelo zabo zokululama njengoba abaningi sebesebenzise i-Tourism Recovery Task Force yabo, enikezwe umsebenzi jikelele wokuthuthukisa uhlaka lokuvuselela nokukhula komkhakha. Ngokuqondene nezokuvakasha ngezikebhe, siphinde savula uhlelo lwe- “Cruise Recovery Programme” oluzoholwa nguMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Port Authority yaseJamaica, uGordon Shirley. Ezokuvakasha njengamanje zisebenza nezempilo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isipiliyoni sezivakashi kulo lonke elaseCaribbean, sizoba esiphephile futhi, amazwe amaningana nezinhlangano zezifunda nazo ziphothula izivumelwano nezinhlaka ezengeziwe zokuthuthukisa impilo nokuphepha komkhiqizo wezokuvakasha waseJamaican. Ukusebenza kanzima kwababambiqhaza baseCaribbean kuthele izithelo njengoba lesi sifunda sesilungile futhi silungiselelwe ukuvula kabusha isikhala sezokuvakasha ngo-Juni 2020.