Umkhumbi i-Queen Elizabeth wasuka eSouthampton waya emachwebeni ambalwa e-Australia, Japan, China, Singapore naseSri Lanka ngaphambi kokuthatha uhambo oluya eSeychelles. Manje usendleleni yokuvakashela ezinye iziqhingi ze-Vanilla ezi-2 - i-Reunion island ne-Mauritius - ngaphambi kokulibangisa eKapa naseMedithera. Lolu hambo lwezinyanga ezi-4 luzophelela eSouthampton okuyidolobha eliyitheku ogwini oluseningizimu ye-England.
I-Seychelles yamukele umkhumbi omkhulu nokanokusho we-Queen Elizabeth ePort Victoria izolo. Njengoba kunezivakashi eziyi-1,950 kanye nabasebenzi abangaphezu kwenkulungwane, umkhumbi wabagibeli ufike eSeychelles izolo ekuseni wasuka ngo-1,000 ebusuku ngalo lolo suku.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ezokundiza Kwezindiza, Amachweba Nezasolwandle uMaurice Loustau-Lalanne, uvakashele umkhumbi wabagibeli izolo ngemuva nje kokuba umise ePort Victoria. UNgqongqoshe u-Loustau-Lalanne ubephelezelwa nguNobhala Oyinhloko Wezokuvakasha, u-Anne Lafortune; Unobhala Omkhulu Wezokundiza Komphakathi, Amachweba Nezasolwandle, uGarry Albert; Isikhulu Esiphezulu Sebhodi Lezokuvakasha laseSeychelles, u-Sherin Francis; kanye noMphathi Omkhulu Wezikhumulo Zemikhumbi yaseSeychelles, uColonel Andre Ciseau.
Ukaputeni, u-Aseem Hashmi, wamukela izithunywa; umphathi jikelele wehhotela, uNaomi McFerran; umphathi wezokuzijabulisa, u-Amanda Reid; kanye nomphathi wokusebenza kwamahhotela nokuthengisa, u-Jonathan Leavor. Izipho zashintshaniswa emkhunjini ngaphambi kokuba uNgqongqoshe u-Loustau-Lalanne kanye nethimba lakhe bavakashelwe umkhumbi yi-social host host emkhunjini u-Queen Elizabeth, u-John Consiglio.
Enikeza ithimba umbono kafushane ngomkhumbi, uMnu. Consiglio uthe iNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth yakhiwa e-Italy ngo-2010, futhi kwathatha cishe izinyanga eziyisi-6 ukwakha. Imakethe enkulu yomkhumbi ohamba ngezikebhe yi-United Kingdom.
INdlovukazi u-Elizabeth ingumkhumbi wesibili osuka kulayini waseCunard ozoma ePort Victoria, owokuqala kwaba yiNdlovukazi uVictoria ngonyaka odlule.
