ISorway Sun ihamba ohambweni lokuqala olusuka ePort Canaveral luye eCuba

Ukukhula kokuhamba ngomkhumbi kusuka e-Port Canaveral kufinyelele enye ingqopha-mlando njengoba iLanga laseNorway liphuma ngomkhumbi ethekwini ohambweni lwalo lokuqala oluya e-Havana, eCuba namuhla. Isanda kuphuma ukuthuthukiswa kwedokodo elomile, iNorwegian Sun ibuyele ePort Canaveral ukuyoqala isizini yasolwandle yasehlobo lika-2018. ILANGA LaseNorway libize iPort Canaveral ikhaya iminyaka emibili, kusukela ngo-2010 kuya ku-2012. Lo mkhumbi uzomiswa echwebeni elisanda kulungiswa kabusha i-Cruise Terminal 10, lapho ichweba litshale imali engaphezu kuka-$35 million ukulungisa. Izinketho ezintsha zikaseyili zeNorwegian Cruise Line - uhambo lobusuku obune oluya eHavana, Cuba naseKey West uhambo lobusuku obuthathu oluya eBahamas - kuphawula okokuqala ngqa umkhumbi ohamba ekhaya usuka ePort Canaveral uya eCuba.

"Sijabule ukwamukela i-Norwegian Sun ePort Canaveral kulolu hambo olusha oluya eHavana, eCuba," kusho isikhulu esiphezulu sePort uCaptain John Murray. “Siyaziqhenya ngokubambisana kwethu neNorwegian Cruise Lines futhi siyajabula ukusingatha la mathuba amasha ohambo lwemikhumbi ezivakashi kule sizini yasehlobo.”

"I-Port Canaveral bekuyindawo ekahle yokunikeza izivakashi zethu ulwazi olucebile ebhodini kanye nezikebhe zocingo ezigcwele izenzo, okuhlanganisa nokushaya ucingo ubusuku bonke e-Havana, eCuba," kusho u-Andy Stuart, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu senhlangano. I-Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).

Ngaphakathi kweLanga laseNorway, uCaptain Teo Grbic unikezwe uqwembe olwamukela ukubuya komkhumbi ePort Canaveral. I-plaque yethulwe nguKapteni John Murray kanye noSihlalo weCanaveral Port Authority uWayne Justice.

"Siyajabula ukuthi iNorwegian Cruise Line ikhethe iPort Canaveral ukuthi ihambise uhambo lokuya eHavana, eCuba futhi sijabulele umphakathi ohambayo ukuthi le ndawo entsha isiyatholakala," kusho uSihlalo weCanaveral Port Authority uWayne Justice. "Uhambo lwanamuhla oluya eCuba luqinisekisa ukutshalwa kwezimali okuqhubekayo kwechweba ezikhungweni zesimanjemanje kanye nokwenza ngcono okuqhubekayo kwezokuhamba ngomkhumbi, okwenza ukuba ezinye zezinkampani ezihamba ngomkhumbi zethembeke kakhulu emhlabeni."

Uhambo lwezinsuku ezine lweNorwegian Sun oluya eCuba luzosuka ePort Canaveral njalo ngoMsombuluko futhi lufake ucingo eKey West kanye nokuhlala ubusuku bonke eHavana, lubuyela ePort Canaveral njalo ngoLwesihlanu. E-Havana, i-Norwegian Sun izohambisa izivakashi e-Havana Harbor, ephakathi kwe-Old Havana, indawo ye-UNESCO World Heritage. I-NCL izonikeza izivakashi ithuba lokuzizwela isiko elimangalisayo nomlando wase-Cuba nge-OFAC (i-USTreasury Office of Foreign Assets) -uhambo lolwandle oluvumelanayo.

Uhambo lwezinsuku ezintathu lwe-Norwegian Sun oluya e-Bahamas lusuka e-Port Canaveral njalo ngoLwesihlanu futhi lufaka izingcingo e-Nassau nase-Great Stirrup Cay, ubhishi oluyimfihlo lwesiqhingi sase-Norwegian elinezitolo zokudla neziphuzo ezisanda kuthuthukiswa, ama-cabana kanye ne-snorkeling engaphansi kwamanzi.

Umkhumbi oyi-grosston engu-78,309, owakhiwa ngo-2001, usanda kulungiswa kabusha idokhu elomile. Umkhumbi osanda kuvuselelwa wabagibeli abangu-1,936 unikeza izinketho zokudlela eziyi-14, amabha kanye nezindawo zokuphumula, ukuthenga okusebhodini, i-spa nokuzijabulisa. Zonke izihambeli ezihamba ngomkhumbi e-Norwegian Sun's Cuba noma e-Bahamas zisuka e-Port Canaveral zizojabulela iziphuzo ezingenamkhawulo ezifakwe ohambweni lwazo lokuhamba ngomkhumbi njengengxenye yohlelo lomkhumbi oluhlanganisa konke.