Njengoba i-Spring Break igqanyiswa kumakhalenda abafundi abaningi kanye namaholide ehlobo angaba khona emkhathizwe, abanye bangathola indawo yokuphumula ngomkhumbi wokuhamba. Kodwa, ngokwendatshana yakamuva ye-New York Times, kungase kube nzima kakhulu kulo nyaka ukuthola leyo mali oyifunayo ngohambo lohambo. Ngo-2009 amakhasimende ahlomula kumadili amaningi, izaphulelo, ukuthuthukiswa kwamahhala, namakhredithi angaphakathi. Kodwa-ke, ungalindeli lokhu kwelashwa okufanayo ngo-2010 emigqeni eminingi yokuvakasha.
Ochwepheshe bemboni bathi okunye “ukweba” kusantanta laphaya, kodwa kuzodinga ukuhlela okuthuthukile, ucwaningo, kanye nokuvumelana nezimo kubahambi. Okunye ukuthuthukiswa kanye nezamahhala nakho kuzobe kungekho kulo nyaka. Isibonelo, ngo-2010 i-Disney Cruise Line ngeke inikeze iphakheji yayo ye-Kids Sail Free futhi I-Norwegian Cruise Line ngeke isanikeza ngekhredithi yayo yonke engu-$250 njengoba yenza ngonyaka odlule. Ngenye indlela, i-NCL ihlela ukunikela kuze kufike ku-$300 wekhredithi ye-onboard kuphela kulawo masudi agcinwe izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye ngaphambi kokuhamba. Futhi, ukubhukha kufanele kwenziwe ngo-Ephreli 1.
Njengoba amanani enyuka kulo nyaka, ukuguquguquka nezinsuku zeholide kungasebenzela umuntu. Ukusesha kwakamuva kohambo lwesikebhe oluya e-Bahamas ku-Kayak.com kuholele ebusuku obune ku-Carnival's Fascination ehamba ngo-February 11 nge-$359. Kodwa-ke, uma ushiya emasontweni amabili kamuva intengo yehla yaya ku-$269. I-SureCruise.com inesici esisha sesayithi esibizwa nge-“Dates Flexible?” okuvumela amakhasimende ukuthi abone ukuthi angalondoloza malini uma ehlehlisa uhambo lwawo. Uhambo lwesonto lonke lwaseCaribbean ngoJulayi luqala ku-$1,049 eRoyal Caribbean, kodwa isiza siphinde sisho ukuthi kube nezinye izinsuku ezitholakala ngoSepthemba eziqala ku-$539. Intengo kaSepthemba iyathandeka, kodwa ngingabaza ukuhamba ngomkhumbi phakathi nesikhathi esithathwa njengenyanga yesiphepho esisebenza kakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, amanye amanani akhuphuka ngokuphawulekayo kungakhathaliseki usuku lokuhamba. Ngo-2009 i-Holland America Line yabhala uhambo lwezinsuku eziyi-12 lwase-Europe kanye ne-Panama Canal ngama- $999, kanti kulo nyaka lezo hambo ezifanayo ziqala ku-$1,199. Ochwepheshe batusa ukubhukha amaholide ohambo kusasele izinyanga ukuze ugweme ukudayiswa futhi uthole noma yiziphi izaphulelo ezingaba “izinyoni eziqalayo”. Kubonakala sengathi ungakwazi ukuthola amadili ohambo ngomkhumbi ikakhulukazi uma ukwazi ukuba nohlelo lokuhamba oluguquguqukayo. Uma kungenjalo, ukuthola leyo phakheji yedili/iholide kungase kube inselele ngandlela thile kulo nyaka.
