I-DUBAI - Imboni yezokuvakasha esanda kuzalwa yaseDubai izobhekana nokuwohloka komnotho emhlabeni jikelele njengoba kulindeleke ukuthi isibalo sabagibeli sinyuke ngamaphesenti angama-30 ngo-2010 njengoba i-emirate ilungiselela ukuheha imikhumbi emikhulu kanokusho esikhungweni sayo sesimanje, kusho abezindaba ze-Emirates. umbiko ku-"Khaleej Times."
I-Dubai Cruise Terminal entsha, eklanyelwe ukuphatha imikhumbi emine, kungenzeka iqale ukusebenza ngokugcwele ngoJanuwari 23, inikeze amandla ama-cruise liners amakhulu ukuletha izivakashi.
Isabalele endaweni engamamitha-skwele angu-3,450, lesi sikhumulo esisha sizosiza i-Dubai iqinise isithombe sayo njengendawo ekhethwa yilabo abahamba ngomkhumbi, kusho uHamad Mohammed bin Mejren, uMqondisi oMkhulu wezokuVakasha kweBhizinisi eMnyangweni Wezokuvakasha Nezohwebo waseDubai, noma i-DTCM.
“Silindele ukuthola imikhumbi engu-120 nabagibeli abangaphezu kuka-325,000 XNUMX esikhungweni esisha sobuciko esisezingeni eliphezulu kulo nyaka,” usho kanje.
Ngo-2009, iDubai, okuyisizinda sesifunda sabaqhubi abahamba phambili okuhlanganisa i-Costa Cruises neRoyal Caribbean, yadweba imikhumbi eyikhulu kanye nezivakashi ezingaba ngu-100, okukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-260,000 ngonyaka odlule.
“IDubai iya phambili futhi sibheke phambili esikhathini sokukhula okumangalisayo engxenyeni yezokuvakasha. Abavakashi abahamba ngesikebhe sebeyingxenye ebalulekile yemboni yezokuvakasha yaseDubai,” kusho uMejren.
ICosta Cruises yenza iDubai isizinda sayo sesifunda sokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngonyaka wezi-2007, okuyisinyathelo esisize ukubeka iDubai - ebekwe endaweni ekahle ezimpambanweni zemigwaqo phakathi kwempumalanga nentshonalanga - iqine ebalazweni lokuhamba ngomkhumbi emhlabeni jikelele, kusho uMejren.
Kulo nyaka, imboni yezokuvakasha ethuthukayo izothuthuka lapho ubucwebe bakamuva bemikhumbi yeCosta Cruises - iCosta Deliziosa - izoqanjwa eDubai ngoFebhuwari 23 ohambweni lwakhe olukhulu lwentombazane, oluqala eSavona ngoFebhuwari 5.
“Umcimbi wokuqanjwa kwamagama uzophinde uqinise ubudlelwano phakathi kweCosta Cruises, okuyiqembu elikhulu lezokuvakasha e-Italy kanye nenkampani yezokuvakasha ehamba phambili eYurophu, kanye ne-DTCM,” kusho uFabrizia Greppi, iPhini Likamongameli weCosta Cruises weCorporate Marketing and Communications.
Ngaphandle kwezinselelo imboni yezokuvakasha yomhlaba wonke ebhekene nazo, imboni yezokuvakasha yomhlaba yagcina ijubane ngo-2009 ngabagibeli abayizigidi eziyi-14 ngenkathi izivakashi ezibalelwa ezigidini eziyi-1.2 zikhethe ukuhamba ngomkhumbi neCosta, irekhodi lemboni yezokuvakasha yaseYurophu. Kulo nyaka, inkampani yase-Italy ilindele ukuthwala izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-1.5, kusho uGreppi.
Uthe iCosta ikholelwa enanini leDubai njengendawo yokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
“Sibonga ubudlelwano bethu beminyaka emine ne-DTCM, sikhulisa ubukhona bethu eGulf ngokuletha eminye imikhumbi eDubai. Silindele ukwanda ngamaphesenti angama-40 ezivakashi zethu eziya e-Dubai ngo-2010, okunomthelela wezomnotho olinganiselwa ku-14 million wama-Euro edolobheni,” kusho yena egibele umkhumbi kanokusho i-Costa Luminosa obekwe e-Dubai Cruise Terminal.
Kulo nyaka, imikhumbi emithathu yaseCosta esebenza emkhakheni weGulf, phakathi kwemikhumbi engu-15, kulindeleke ukuthi ilethe ukunyakaza kwabagibeli abangu-140,000 eDubai ngenxa yokuba khona kwemikhumbi emithathu ingqikithi yezingcingo ezingu-32, kusho uGreppi.
UMejren uthe i-DTCM ilindele ukuthi ngo-2011 ithole imikhumbi engu-135 enabagibeli abangu-375,000 ilandelwe yimikhumbi engu-150 enabagibeli abangu-425,000 ngo-2012, imikhumbi engu-165 ngabagibeli abangu-475,000 ngo-2013 kanye nemikhumbi engu-180 nemikhumbi engu-525,000, engu-2014 195 nge-575,000. Abagibeli abangu-2015 ngo-XNUMX.
Kule nyanga, iRoyal Caribbean International, noma i-RCI izoba umzila wesibili omkhulu wokuhamba ngomkhumbi ukusekela umkhumbi eDubai. Ulayini wase-US uzobe uthumela i-Brilliance of the Seas e-Dubai ohambweni lwasebusuku oluyisikhombisa phakathi kukaJanuwari no-Ephreli 2010.
