Ukhathele imikhumbi emikhulukazi ethwala abantu abangu-3,000 noma ngaphezulu? Imigqa eminingi emikhulu ibikhipha imikhumbi emincane, futhi obekujwayelekile - imikhumbi yemakethe enkulu ethwala abagibeli abangaphansi kwe-1,500 - iya ngokuya inqabile. Kodwa izindaba ezinhle kubagxeki bemikhumbi emikhulu ukuthi oyedwa osebenzisa imikhumbi emikhulu, iHolland America, akagcini nje ngokubambelela emikhunjini yayo emincane, uthela imali kuyo.
Kuleli sonto eledlule i-Holland America ikhombise ukuguqulwa okukhulu, okungamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-40 komunye wemikhumbi yayo emincane, i-Veendam elayisha abantu abangu-1,350 - ukulungiswa kabusha kolayini kuzophinda kweminye imikhumbi yayo emine emincane (nangaphezulu).
Odadewabo bakaVeendam abaneminyaka engu-13 ubudala, iS Class, iStatendam (eyakhiwa ngo-1993), Maasdam (1993) kanye noRyndam (1994), bahlelelwe ukulungiswa okufanayo eminyakeni emibili ezayo, njengoba kungokuqala kwezine ze-Holland America. Imikhumbi yekilasi, iRotterdam enabagibeli abayi-1,316 (1997).
Ukulungiswa kabusha, njengoba kubonakala kuVeendam, kuthinta cishe yonke indawo yemikhumbi futhi, ngokungangabazeki, kuzohamba ibanga elide ekuqiniseni ukubusa kweHolland America emakethe yemikhumbi ephakathi nendawo - leyo esebangeni labagibeli abayi-1,000 kuye kwayi-2,000.
Yini entsha ku-Veendam? Ushintsho oluphawuleka ngokushesha lungemuva komkhumbi, lapho enguqukweni enkulu yesakhiwo kwengezwe indawo entsha ukuze kuvuleke indawo yamakhabhini amasha angama-48, okuhlanganisa nama-32 anovulandi - okuyivelakancane okuhlobene emikhunjini emidala kangaka.
Amakhabethe anovulandi, adingeka kakhulu kuyo yonke imboni futhi abiza kakhulu, futhi adingeka kakhulu emikhunjini emincane efana ne-Veendam eyakhiwa ngaphambi kokuba ovulanda abe yinsakavukela.
Ngaphezu kwamakhabethe amasha angemuva komkhumbi, iHolland America yengeze ovulandi emakhabetheni ayi-12 akhona ngaphambili komkhumbi. Futhi oguqukweni olukhulu nolubizayo, ulayini uphinde wengeza iminyango eshelelayo kumakhabethe angama-38 abuka umphakathi, hamba uzungeze i-Promenade Deck (bona isithombe ngenhla) ukuze wakhe lokho okubiza ngokuthi amakhebhini e-Lanai - ngokwakha ikhabethe elivulavula lapho kwakukhona khona. akukho ngaphambili (I-Cruise Log izoba nombiko ogcwele ngamakhabethe amasha e-Lanai ngoLwesibili).
Umphumela ophelele wazo zonke izinguquko zekhabhinethi ukwandisa kakhulu iphesenti lezindawo zokuhlala e-Veendam ezihlanganisa indawo yokuhlala yangaphandle, ushintsho olungeke luhlangabezane kangcono nesidingo samakhasimende kodwa futhi lwandise kakhulu imali engenayo umkhumbi ongayithola.
Noma kunjalo, izinguquko zesakhiwo azigcinanga lapho. Isitezi esisodwa phezulu ukusuka emakhabetheni amasha angemuva komkhumbi ulayini uphinde wengeza indawo yechibi entsha esesitayeleni yangaphandle ebizwa ngokuthi i-The Retreat lapho abagibeli bengahlala khona kuma-recliner ahlala khona kanye emanzini (amayintshi amathathu-ukuphakama).
I-Retreat, ingxenye yayo eboniswe kwesokunxele, futhi iyikhaya le-pool bar entsha, i-pizzeria encane ebizwa ngokuthi Ucezu (osesithombeni kwesokudla), indawo yokuhlala yangaphandle ngaphansi kwe-canopy kanye nesikrini esikhulu se-LED samamuvi akusihlwa.
Iyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu kunendawo yokubhukuda ngaphambili engemuva kwe-Veendam, i-The Retreat iyisibonelo somzamo we-Holland America wokwenza imikhumbi yayo ibe yesimanje futhi ibe nesitayela - into ebonakale ngokusobala ngokwethulwa ngonyaka odlule i-Eurodam enabantu abangu-2,104.
