Isikhulu esiphezulu sezokuvakasha izolo sivikele isinqumo sikahulumeni sokuqasha cishe ingxenye yeshumi nambili yama-cay aguqulwe yaba amapharadesi eziqhingini ezizimele ngabakwa-cruise liners.
Ephendula ekukhathazekeni kwakamuva okuvezwe ezinye zezakhamizi zase-Abaco, ezingajabule ngokuthi indawo eseduze kwaleso siqhingi iqashiselwa i-Disney Cruises, uMqondisi Jikelele wezokuvakasha u-Vernice Walkine ugcizelele ukuthi naphezu kwenkolelo evamile yokuthi ama-cay athengiswa ngenzuzo yesikhathi esisodwa. , ukuqashwa kweziqhingi ezizimele kuzuzisa kakhulu imboni yezwe yokuqala.
"Sekuyisikhathi eside sinemizila yokuhamba ngomkhumbi eqashise izindawo ezizimele eziqhingini zaseBahamas," kusho yena. “Ngakho lokho akuyona into entsha kithina.
"Isizathu sokuthi benza lokho nokuthi kungani lokho kusizuzisa singagwegwesi ngoba uhambo lwesikebhe olunamalungelo okusebenzisa indawo yangasese e-The Bahamas, abangathuthukisa abagibeli babo, empeleni lusekela uhambo lwe-Bahamas kuphela."
Ngokusho kuka-Walkine, uma uhambo lokuhamba ngomkhumbi lutshala izigidi zamaRandi ekuguquleni isiqhingi, bathambekele kakhulu ekwenzeni i-Bahamas indawo yabo kuphela.
Ubuye wengeza ngokuthi ezimweni eziningi leyo mikhumbi, ethwala amakhulukhulu abagibeli, ima ethekwini eliseNew Providence noma eGrand Bahama ngaphambi kokuvakashela isiqhingi esizimele.
"Amaphesenti angu-XNUMX ohambo lomkhumbi olubiza i-Bahamas yi-Bahamas kuphela," kusho u-Walkine. “Ayikho enye indawo ekuyiwa kuyo enobuqotho obunjalo ngasohlangothini lwabahamba ngomkhumbi ngoba abanakho ukusondelana esinakho.
“Lokho kusho ukuthi basinikeza ukwethembeka kwabo, ngoba banemali etshalwe phansi ngakho bazoyisebenzisa futhi bakhulise lokho. Ngakho-ke lokho kuyinzuzo yangempela yalezo zindlela zokuhamba ngomkhumbi ezifinyelela eziqhingini ezizimele e-Bahamas. ”
Izikhulu zezokuvakasha zithi okwamanje kunezindawo ezinhlanu eziqashwe yimizila emikhulu yokuhamba ngomkhumbi: iCastaway Cay, esetshenziswa yiDisney Cruise Line; I-Coco Cay, eqhutshwa yiRoyal Caribbean International; IGreat Stirrup Cay, esetshenziswa yiNorwegian Cruise Line; IHalf Moon Cay, esetshenziswa yiHolland America Line kanye neCarnival Cruise Line; kanye nePrincess Cay, esetshenziswa yiPrincess Cruises.
INorwegian Cruise Line imemezele ngesonto eledlule ukuthi isiqhingi sayo esizimele, iGreat Stirrup Cay izothola ukuvuselelwa okungamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-20 okuzoqedwa ekupheleni kuka-2011.
Ukulungiswa, okuzophothulwa ngezigaba ezimbili, kuzobandakanya ukumbiwa kanye nokwakhiwa komsele omusha wokungenela amathenda, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwendawo yokugeza amanzi olwandle kanye nendawo yokufikela ibe nepheviliyoni elamukelekayo elizoba isizinda sokufikelwa kwamathenda amasha namatheku.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lesi siqhingi sizoba ne-private beach front cabanas engezwe kwezinye iziqhingi ezizimele ze-cruise line eminyakeni yamuva nje.
Izibalo zakamuva ziveza ukuthi ukufika ngomkhumbi phakathi kukaJanuwari 2009 no-Okthoba 2009 kwafinyelela inani eliphakeme nezivakashi ezingu-2,601,321 ezifika ogwini lwase-Bahamian.
