Isikhulu esiphezulu seCarnival Corporation, u-Ann Sherry, uxwayise izolo, ukuthi umdondoshiya wase-US uzocabanga kabusha ngokusebenza kwawo e-Australia uma kungavunyelwe ukufinyelela echwebeni laseSydney Harbour.
Ilayini elizinze eFlorida, elibizwa njengenkampani enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, bekulindeleke ukuthi umbiko okhishwe izolo uzovumela imikhumbi yawo emikhulu ukuthi ime ekomkhulu lamasosha asolwandle e-Garden Island, eSydney, njengoba zingekho ezinye izindawo ezingaba khona zokumisa imikhumbi engaka. ethekwini.
Kepha ukubuyekezwa, okwenziwe nguNobhala woMnyango Wezokuvikela, u-Allan Hawke, kutholwe ukuthi ukulinganisa izidingo zebutho lasolwandle nemikhumbi evakashayo “akuhambisani ngempela”.
“Umsebenzi wezokuvikela wesikhathi eside wezokuphepha kuzwelonke akufanele unikezelwe ezidingweni zezohwebo zesizini zemboni yemikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi,” kusho umbiko kaDkt Hawke.
Esikhundleni se-Garden Island, ukubuyekezwa kuphakamise ukuthi imikhumbi yamazwe ngamazwe ingama e-Port Botany, e-Overseas Passenger Terminal e-Circular Quay, e-Athol Bay ethekwini noma imise olwandle enabagibeli ababethenjelwe ogwini - zonke izimo ezenqatshwa ngokushesha yi-Carnival.
"I-Overseas Passenger Terminal isivele inamandla, futhi isidingo sesixazululo esabelwe unomphela e-Garden Island sesibucayi," kusho uNksz Sherry.
Abagibeli basebenzise cishe i- $ 1 billion ekuhambeni ngo-2010-11, futhi lokhu kulindeleke ukuthi kukhule ku- $ 2.6bn ngo-2020, ngokusho kombiko we-Deloitte Access Economics okhishwe ngabakwaCarnival, opharetha be-P&O, Cunard kanye nePrincess Cruises.
Imboni yasekhaya yezokuvakasha ikhule ngamaphesenti ayi-18 ngonyaka kule minyaka emihlanu edlule, idlula ijubane lokuhamba ngomkhumbi emhlabeni wonke, elikhule ngamaphesenti amahlanu ngonyaka kuleso sikhathi.
“Kusobala ukuthi umphumela wesikhathi eside wokungabi namalungiselelo okuthi abagibeli behle noma babe nezinye izindlela ezibiza kakhulu ukuthi kuzofanele sicabange kabusha isibalo semikhumbi egcina iza e-Australia,” kusho uNksz Sherry engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Australian. .
“Asikabi kuleso sikhathi. Angililahli ithemba.”
UNkz Sherry ufuna umhlangano osheshayo noNgqongqoshe Wezokuvikela uStephen Smith, ojube lo mbiko.
“Kubukeka sengathi asizange siqhubekele phambili eminyakeni emibili,” kusho yena, “nakuba besilindele ukuthi lokhu kubuyekezwa kuzosicacisela okwengeziwe.”
Nakuba osebenza ngomkhumbi oyizimbangi iRoyal Caribbean izolo ethe iPort Botany kufanele ithathwe njengendawo yokumisa, uNksz Sherry uthe bekungeyona into efanelekile yabagibeli.
Umphathi weRoyal Caribbean yase-Australia, uGavin Smith, uthe: “Ukube leli thuba litholakala besingalisebenzisa kuyo yonke imikhumbi yethu. Lokhu kuzokhulula izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezingu-50 ngesizini ngayinye yokuhamba ngomkhumbi eSiteshini Sabagibeli Baphesheya kwezilwandle.”
Kodwa uNksz Sherry uthe iPort Botany “iyindawo yezimboni eminyene ngendlela emangalisayo, esebenza kanzima”.
“Siyazi ngolwethu ucwaningo ukuthi ulwazi oluhle lwabagibeli abahamba ngomkhumbi luza ngeSydney Heads,” kusho yena.
I-Carnival nayo ibhekene nobunzima eBrisbane, lapho ukuntuleka kwezindawo zamachweba kusho ukuthi abagibeli abakhokha izinkulungwane zamaRandi ukuze bahambe ngohambo lokungcebeleka baphoqeleke ukuba behle ezindaweni zokusanhlamvu zedolobha.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Ilayini elizinze eFlorida, elibizwa njengenkampani enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, bekulindeleke ukuthi umbiko okhishwe izolo uzovumela imikhumbi yawo emikhulu ukuthi ime ekomkhulu lamasosha asolwandle e-Garden Island, eSydney, njengoba zingekho ezinye izindawo ezingaba khona zokumisa imikhumbi engaka. ethekwini.
- Instead of Garden Island, the review suggested international cruise ships could dock at Port Botany, at the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, Athol Bay in the harbour or anchor at sea with passengers tendered to shore —.
- “Obviously the long-term consequence of not having arrangements for passengers to disembark or having alternatives that are very expensive is that we will have to rethink the number of ships that end up coming to Australia,”.
