I-Hong Kong – Ngamaphuzu ayo aphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni emihlanu, i-Crystal Cruises ivotelwe “Umzila Ohamba Kakhulu Womkhumbi Ohamba Kakhulu Emhlabeni” ngabafundi bemagazini i-Travel + Leisure iminyaka engu-13 ilandelana. I-ultra-luxury Crystal Cruises iwukuphela kwendlela yokuhamba ngomkhumbi, indawo yokungcebeleka noma ihhotela eliye lawina umklomelo ovelele minyaka yonke kusukela kwasungulwa imiklomelo. Amaphuzu angcono kakhulu kaCrystal Emhlabeni ka-2008 angu-90.67 amaka amaphuzu aphezulu kunanoma iyiphi i-cruise line - enkulu namancane. Lo mphumela ulinganisa i-Crystal nehhotela lenhlolovo eliqashelwa kakhulu emhlabeni.
Ngokusekelwe kunhlolovo yekota yokuqala ka-2008 yezinkulungwane zabavakashi bomhlaba, Imiklomelo Engcono Kakhulu Yomhlaba iyavela kumagazini ka-August 2008. Ababhalisile, abavunyelwe ivoti elilodwa kuphela umuntu ngamunye, bacelwe ukuthi balinganise imigqa yokuhamba ngomkhumbi kumakhabethe, ukudla, isevisi, izindlela zohambo/izindawo, imisebenzi kanye nenani.
“Sihlonipheke kakhulu futhi sijabule ngokuthi imfudumalo yangempela yabasebenzi bakaCrystal abangajwayelekile, ukunethezeka kwethu okungenazihibe kanye nokunaka okungenakuqhathaniswa emininingwaneni kwenza kube yinto ebaluleke kangaka kubafundi abaningi abaqaphelayo be-Travel + Leisure,” kusho umongameli weCrystal Cruises uGregg Michel. “Lokhu kuwukuqinisekisa okumangalisayo kokutshalwa kwezimali okuqhubekayo esikwenzayo emikhunjini yethu, izinhlelo ezinengqondo ezenzelwe umuntu siqu esizethulile kanye nendlela yokuwina kaCrystal yenkonzo ephakeme, ukukhetha, indawo kanye nekhwalithi.”
Ibutho lemikhumbi le-Crystal Cruises eliwubukhazikhazi, eliwinile lihlanganisa izivakashi ezingu-940, i-Crystal Symphony yamathani angu-50,000 kanye nesivakashi esiyi-1,080, i-68,000-ton Crystal Serenity, ehamba ngomkhumbi emhlabeni wonke ohambweni lwezinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-106. NgoNovemba, ulayini ukhuphula inani lawo eliwubukhazikhazi njengoba kukhishwa ama-stateroom amaningana ukuze kuvuleleke amaPenthouse amaningi. Phakathi neminyaka emibili edlule, ulayini wokunethezeka uqedele ukuklama kabusha okusesitayeleni nokuyinkimbinkimbi kwe-Crystal Symphony futhi wandisa amathuba okwenza umuzwa wakho ube ngokwakho ngasogwini “ngokunethezeka okwedlulele” okuhlangenwe nakho kogu, iqoqo elengeziwe le-boutique Crystal Adventures® kanye ne-Crystal Private Adventures eyenziwe ngendlela oyifisayo kulo lonke. Umhlaba.
Ngokusekelwe empumelelweni yezindawo zokudlela ezivezwe ku-Crystal Serenity, uCrystal uphinde wathinta umpheki odumile uNobu Matsuhisa ukuze ethule ukudla kwakhe ezindaweni zokudlela ezikhethekile eziguquliwe e-Crystal Symphony. I-Silk Road kanye ne-Sushi Bar yaqedwa entwasahlobo, ngemva kokuphothula kwabahambi inhlolovo. Isipiliyoni sewayini esiphezulu esiveza amagilebhisi ayivelakancane yethulwa ngasekupheleni kuka-2007 futhi ukucutshungulwa okwengeziwe kwe-culinary kwenziwa ngo-2008. Ukufaneleka, ukuba nempilo enhle kanye nokunothisa amasiko kusaqhubeka nokugxila kakhulu.
UMichel wanezela, “Kule ndawo yokuvakasha eyinselele, enokuncintisana, lesi silinganiso sisho lukhulu kubahambi banamuhla. Lapho behlukana nemali yabo yeholide abayisebenze kanzima, bafuna isiqinisekiso sokuthi bathola okungcono kakhulu.”
Ngaphakathi kwe-ultra-luxurious Crystal Symphony kanye ne-Crystal Serenity, ubuhle obucolisisiwe buhlangabezana nokulula okuvamile. Ngokugcizelela ekuhlukaniseni imikhiqizo emisha, ulwazi oludumile lwe-Crystal luhlukaniswa ngesevisi yakudala, indawo eningi, ukukhetha okubanzi kanye nekhwalithi ephezulu, ukuhlinzeka ngamaholide omhlaba wonke wezinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-100+ ezihlanganisa indawo ehamba phambili yomhlaba nolwandle. Esekelwe eminyakeni engaphezu kweshumi yokuhlonishwa, uCrystal uvotelwe “Engcono Kakhulu Emhlabeni” ngabafundi be-Travel + Leisure ne-Condé Nast Traveller ngaphezu kwanoma yimuphi omunye umzila wesikebhe, ihhotela noma indawo yokungcebeleka emlandweni.
