Umkhumbi wokuhamba kanokusho emhlabeni manje usulungele abantu baseMelika

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Ubusuku obusemthethweni e-Europa, umkhumbi wokuhamba osezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu emhlabeni, buqala ngama-cocktails e-atrium enezitezi ezimbili lapho umdlali wopiyano wakudala ecula ku-Steinway. Ngemva kwalokho, abagibeli bahlala phansi ukuze badle isidlo sakusihlwa esiyizifundo ezinhlanu. Imenyu yami iphrintwe ngesiNgisi, kodwa cishe bonke abagibeli abaseduze kwami ​​bafunda ukukhetha kwabo ngolimi olusemthethweni emkhunjini: isiJalimane.

UHapag-Lloyd, umdondoshiya waseJalimane wemikhumbi, usebenzisa imikhumbi emine esigabeni saso sokungcebeleka futhi i-Europa iyinkanyezi emqhele wayo. Okuwukuphela komkhumbi wokuhamba emhlabeni olinganiselwe ngezinkanyezi ezinhlanu ngebhayibheli lemboni yezokuvakasha, “Umhlahlandlela WaseBerlitz Wokuhamba Ngemikhumbi kanye Nemikhumbi Yemikhumbi,” uhlala ekilasini wodwa. Isibambe leso sikhundla iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili edlule.

Iningi labantu baseMelika, ngisho nabahamba ngomkhumbi abangomakadebona, abayazi i-Europa ngoba iHapag-Lloyd ayizange imakethe imikhumbi yayo nganeno kwe-Atlantic. Lokho kuyashintsha kancane kancane njengoba i-cruise line ingena ohambweni lwezilimi ezimbili. Kulolu hambo, abagibeli abakhuluma isiNgisi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi baseMelika, abaseBrithani noma base-Australia, bathola amamenyu, izinhlelo zansuku zonke, izincwadi zokuhamba, izethulo zevidiyo kanye nenani elilinganiselwe lohambo lolwandle ngesiNgisi. Iqembu lonke likhuluma isiNgisi, kuhlanganise nendoda yesondlo eyabuza umyeni wami ukuthi uvotela u-Obama noma uMcCain.

Izikebhe eziyisishagalolunye ziye zaqokwa zaba izilimi ezimbili ngo-2009. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma abagibeli abakhuluma isiNgisi abangu-15 noma ngaphezulu begcina uhambo ngomkhumbi, luba nezilimi ezimbili kanye nezimemezelo kanye nohambo lolwandle ngesiNgisi. Kolunye uhambo lomkhumbi, abagibeli bangenza isicelo kusengaphambili samamenyu esiNgisi nolunye ulwazi oluphrintiwe, futhi i-concierge ebhodini izohlela uhambo olulodwa lolwandle ngesiNgisi.

I-Europa iheha abahambi abangomakad’ ebona, abacebile abacebile ngokwanele ukukhokhela leli zinga lenkonzo. Isilinganiso seminyaka yabagibeli sineminyaka engaba ngu-65, kuqagela umqondisi ophethe we-Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, u-Sebastian Ahrens, nakuba lehla ngesikhathi samaholide esikole lapho kuhlaliswa izingane ezingafinyelela kwezingu-42.

Naphezu kwezindleko, i-Europa cishe ihlezi ibhukhiwe ngokugcwele. Imakethe yezokuvakasha kanokusho ayikhathazwa yimiphumela yokuwohloka komnotho ngokungafani nezinye izingxenye zemboni yezokuvakasha, kusho u-Ahrens. Abanemali bayaqhubeka nokuyisebenzisa.

Yini eyenza i-Europa ibe nezindleko, futhi ifanele isimo sezinkanyezi ezinhlanu? Kafushane: indawo kanye nenkonzo.

I-Europa inenani eliphakeme kakhulu lesikhala sabagibeli embonini yezokuvakasha, enezindawo ezinkulu zomphakathi ezingazizwa ziminyene. Izindawo eziyimfihlo nazo zinezikhala. Igumbi lezivakashi ngalinye liyi-suite, elincane elilinganisa amafidi-skwele angama-290, kanti amaphesenti angama-80 anovulandi. Kwaqathaka umhlathi lapho ngibeka amehlo ekhabetheni lokuhamba, into engingakaze ngiyibone nakweminye imikhumbi ewubukhazikhazi. Indawo yesitoreji ivamise ukucinana, kodwa kule suite benginamakhabethe nama-hangers okumele ngiwashiye. Amagumbi okugeza emikhunjini eminingi nawo mancane, kodwa lawo ase-Europa anobhavu kanye neshawa ehlukanisiwe enengilazi enendawo eyanele umugqa we-NFL. Indawo yokuhlala ye-suite inesihlalo, umbhede wosofa, ibha encane enobhiya wamahhala, ijusi neziphuzo ezibandayo. Ideski ligcina ikhibhodi yokufinyelela i-akhawunti ye-imeyili yamahhala usebenzisa isikrini se-TV, lapho abagibeli bengakwazi futhi ukubuka amamuvi adingeka kakhulu, izinhlelo zebhodi lomkhumbi namashaneli ethelevishini ngesiJalimane nangesiNgisi.

Umkhumbi, owasungulwa ngo-1999, mncane uma uqhathaniswa nemikhumbi emikhulu elayisha abantu abayizi-6,000 280 eyakhiwa namuhla. Iqembu labangama-400 libhekelela abagibeli abangama-XNUMX kuphela, okuyinani eliphakeme kakhulu labasebenzi/abagibeli kunoma yimuphi umkhumbi ohamba ngomkhumbi. Lokhu kwenza isevisi yezinga eliphezulu ibe khona.

“Imikhumbi emincane ilungele ikakhulukazi abahambi abangomakad’ ebona,” kusho uchwepheshe wokuhamba ngomkhumbi uDouglas Ward, umbhali wencwadi yomhlahlandlela yaseBerlitz. “Imikhumbi emikhulukazi ayinazo izinto ezinhle zemikhumbi emincane.”

Amalungu eqembu aneminyaka yokuqeqeshwa ebhizinisini lamahhotela eYurophu futhi abheka isikhundla e-Europa njengomnyakazo wokwakha umsebenzi. “Abasebenzi abayingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu ohambweni lomkhumbi,” kusho uWard. Amalungu eqembu lase-Europa "aqashelwa kahle kakhulu abagibeli." Ohambweni lwamasonto amabili, bavame ukukhumbula amagama, ubuso nezidingo ezikhethekile zabagibeli kanye nezicelo.

Phezu kwenkonzo enhle, uWard uthi i-Europa izuza izinkanyezi ngokunaka kwayo imininingwane. Izifundo zezinhlanzi zinikezwa ngommese wezinhlanzi. Ikhofi liza nezinhlobo ezintathu zikashukela, ngaphezu kwalokho esikhundleni sikashukela. I-doily engilazini kabhiya eneziqu ibamba ukujiya. I-China kanye ne-cutlery ihamba phambili. Endaweni yokudlela yaseMpumalanga, enye yezindawo zokudlela ezine ezigibele, amapuleti e-china anephethini yezinhlanzi ezindizayo eziyivelakancane ephindaphindwe ngomklamo wama-1920s. Ipuleti ngalinye, uma ungalithenga ngokuthengisa, lingabiza ama-euro angama-350 kuye kwangama-400.

Izinto zemenyu zihlanganisa izinhlobo eziningi zokudla. Umkhumbi unikeza ukudla okuyizi-8,000, uma kuqhathaniswa nezingu-3,000 ohambweni oluningi, futhi uphethe amabhodlela ewayini ayi-17,000 amboza amagilebhisi avela kuzo zonke izindawo ezikhiqiza iwayini ezihamba phambili emhlabeni.

Noma kunjalo, i-Europa ayiphelele. Izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa ohambweni lwethu, amaphutha ngesikhathi semisebenzi esohlwini lohlelo olunyathelisiwe lwansuku zonke abagibeli abadidekile nabakhungathekile. Yonke imimese yezinhlanzi emhlabeni ayikwazi ukuvala isikhala sokuvakasha ngenxa yokungaxhumani kahle.

Futhi ngenkathi okwethu kwakungolunye lwemikhumbi ekhethiwe yezilimi ezimbili eyayihlelelwe ngo-2008, akuzona zonke izimemezelo ebhodini ezaphindwa ngesiNgisi. Lokhu kwadumaza kakhulu ngoba indikimba yohambo lwethu bekuwumkhosi waminyaka yonke womkhumbi i-Ocean Sun Festival, odlalwa ngabaculi bomculo wakudala. Njengoba umculo uwulimi olusetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke, akwenzanga mehluko ukuthi i-soprano ne-tenor efakiwe zazicula i-arias ngesiNtaliyane noma ngesiJalimane, kodwa sadumala lapho izethulo zesiqephu ngasinye zinikezwa ngesiJalimane kuphela. Noma kunjalo, njengoba bekuyithina sodwa abantu baseMelika phakathi kwedlanzana lezikhulumi ezingezona isiJalimane ebhodini, sasikuqonda ukungabaza kokuphazamisa abaningi kangaka kwabambalwa.

Ohambweni oluningi, i-Europa ikhombisa okungenani abaculi nabaculi abayingxenye yeshumi nambili ezinhlelweni ezihlanganisa cishe amaphesenti angama-60 omculo we-classic. Ngesikhathi se-Ocean Sun Festival, ezophinde inikezwe ngo-2009 ngo-Agasti 12-22, abaculi abayisishiyagalombili abahlonishwa umhlaba wonke badlala ohlelweni lokuzijabulisa olungamaphesenti angama-80 kuya kwangu-90 omculo we-classic. Le festiveli izuza udumo phakathi kwabalandeli bomculo we-classic efana naleyo ye-Napa's festival del Sole kanye neTuscan Sun Festival yase-Italy.

Ngaphezu kwamakhonsathi asemini nakusihlwa ebhodini phakathi nomkhosi, amakhonsathi angasese amahhala abanjelwa echwebeni. Lapho siseCadiz, eSpain, saya eCastillo San Marcos yekhulu le-13, lapho uChristopher Columbus ahlala khona lapho ehlela uhambo lwakhe lokuya eMelika. Ngemuva kwama-cocktails nama-canapés egcekeni, umculi wodumo wase-German-Canadian Mozart uMichael Schade wasiculela kuma-cloister. E-Majorca, uSchade wajoyina i-soprano u-Andrea Rost ekhonsathini ne-Orquestra Clasica de Balears ku-Teatro Principal. Ebhodini ngemva kwesidlo sakusihlwa, imali yomculo elula ku-Clipper Bar ibonise ukucula kwe-chanteuse ngendlela ka-Edith Piaf.

I-Europa ayigcini nje ohambweni lwase-Europe. Uhambo lwangonyaka ozayo lwezilimi ezimbili luzohambela eSouth Pacific, Australia, China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Libya nase-Arab Emirates, ngaphezu kweBaltics, Italy naseGreece.

Uma ungahloli izimbobo, abagibeli bajabulela izinsiza eziningi zomkhumbi, okuhlanganisa i-spa, ichibi lamanzi anosawoti anophahla oluhlehlisayo, isifanisi segalofu se-21 esine-PGA pro esandleni sezifundo, kanye nendawo yokuzivocavoca enokubukwa kolwandle. Ngaphezulu kwe-loft, phezulu komkhumbi, indawo engatholakali emikhunjini yaseMelika: Isiteki salabo abakhetha ukushisa ilanga benqunu - isitayela saseYurophu.

• Ulwazi lwalesi sihloko luqoqwe ohambweni lokucwaninga oluxhaswe ngabakwaHapag-Lloyd Cruises.

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Ulwazi: Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, (877) 445-7447, www.hl-cruises.com

Uhambo nezindleko: Ukuhamba ngezilimi ezimbili ngo-2009 kuhluka ngentengo kanye nobude besikhathi kusuka ohambweni lwezinsuku eziyi-10 olusuka e-Barcelona luya e-Canary Islands luqala cishe ku-$6,000 ngomuntu ngamunye ukuya ohambweni lwezinsuku eziyi-18 olusuka eTahiti luya e-Australia oluqala ku-$9,900 ngomuntu ngamunye. Izipho azilindelekile. Isaphulelo samaphesenti angu-5 sinikezwa ukuze ubhukhe ngaphambi kwesikhathi.

Ikhodi yokugqoka: Ihlelekile kakhulu kunemikhumbi eminingi yaseMelika, namadoda agqoke isudi noma ijazi lezemidlalo kusihlwa kakhulu kanye ne-tuxedo noma ibhantshi ledina ngobusuku obusemthethweni.

Ukudla: Izihlalo ezivulekile endaweni eyodwa esidlweni sakusihlwa. Ukubhukha okuthathwa egumbini lokudlela elisemthethweni, futhi kudingekile (futhi okufunwa kakhulu) ezindaweni zokudlela ezimbili ezikhethekile. Nakuba kungumkhumbi waseJalimane, ukudla kuhlanganisa izitsha ezivela emhlabeni wonke.