Ngaphandle kwezithende izinkathi ezimbili ezilandelanayo zokubeka amarekhodi, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha uMhlonishwa. ILindsay FP Grant ihlangene noMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye neSt. Kitts Tourism Authority isingathe le ndawo I-FCCA Ithimba Lokusebenza esiqhingini ngemihlangano nababambiqhaza bezikebhe zasendaweni ngoMsombuluko, Novemba 4 kanye nezikhulu zikahulumeni ngoLwesibili, Novemba 5, 2019 ukuxoxa ngokuqhubeka komkhakha wezokuvakasha esiqhingini.
“Kuyintokozo yami ukwamukela I-Florida Caribbean Cruise AssociationIKomidi Lokusebenza leSt. Kitts, ”kusho uNgqongqoshe uGrant. “Imihlangano yethu iqinisekisa ukuthi siyaziqonda izidingo zolayini abahamba ngezikebhe nabagibeli bazo, sithola izimpendulo ngamazinga wethu wensizakalo kanye nesipiliyoni sezivakashi futhi sinikeza ukuqonda ngezindlela ezihamba phambili embonini yezikebhe ezinjengemikhumbi emisha nohambo lwamasizini azayo, konke lokhu kuzosisiza hlala uncintisana njengendawo yokuqala uNdunankulu ehamba phambili. Siyajabula ngamagalelo eFCCA ekuthuthukiseni umkhakha wethu wezikebhe futhi sizoqhubeka nokusebenza ngokubambisana. ”
Ithimba Lokusebenza le-FCCA lamukelwe nguNgqongqoshe Grant lifaka phakathi: UMongameli we-FCCA uMichele Paige; Usihlalo weqembu le-FCCA Operations kanye ne-VP Operations, i-MSC Cruises (USA) Inc., u-Albino Di Lorenzo; Umqondisi, Ukusebenza Komhlaba Wonke, iRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., uJamie Castillo; Hlanganisa Iphini Likamongameli Wezobudlelwano Bohulumeni eLatin America naseCaribbean, eRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Andre Pousada; kanye noMqondisi, Commercial Homeport Operations, Carnival Cruise Line, Carlos Estrada.
Ngemuva kohambo lwesikebhe esisha sesibili ePort Zante, iqembu le-FCCA Operations libambisene noMnyango Wezokuvakasha kanye neSt. Kitts Tourism Authority bakhulume nababambe iqhaza embonini yezikebhe zasolwandle ngesikhathi somhlangano obungoMsombuluko kusihlwa. Bakhulume ngempumelelo ephelele yendawo okuyiwa kuyo, isidingo sokuvakasha okuyingqayizivele okuhlukile kokuhlukanisa iSt. Kitts kusuka kwezinye iziqhingi zaseCaribbean okungenzeka ukuthi sezivele zikwazi ukuhlalisa imikhumbi yekilasi i-Oasis neXCEL noma ngenqubo yokwakha izinsika ezikwazi ukwenza ngakho-ke, isidingo sokuqinisekisa ukwaneliseka kwezivakashi nabahlinzeki bamakhasimende bendawo, kanye nesidingo sokuvakasha kwezilimi eziningi nezimpawu zokuthuthukisa ulwazi lwesivakashi. Umhlangano ubuhanjelwe kahle kakhulu, kanti isibalo esikhulu sababambe iqhaza emkhakheni wezokuhamba ngezikebhe baphendukela ekufundeni kabanzi ngemigwaqo yezokuvakasha kanye nokuthuthukiswa komkhakha wama-cruise kanye nokuthi ungazisiza kanjani izivakashi ezihamba ngesikebhe.
Beholwa nguNgqongqoshe uGrant, iqembu laseSt. Kitts lifaka phakathi: UNobhala Ongunaphakade woMnyango Wezokuvakasha uNkk Carlene Henry-Morton; Umphathi omkhulu we-St. Kitts Tourism Authority uRacquel Brown; kanye neMenenja Yezokuthuthukiswa Komkhiqizo weSt. Kitts Tourism Authority Melnecia Marshall. Baphinde bakhuluma nethimba le-FCCA Operations ngenqubekelaphambili eyenziwayo ekwakhiweni kwesikebhe sesikebhe sesibili ePort Zante, amazinga womkhakha wezokuthutha, ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yomphakathi, ukuqeqeshwa kwamakhasimende kubahlinzeki bendabuko nabangajwayelekile kanye nezinhlelo zokuthuthukisa umkhiqizo Isikhalazo esiqinile sendawo oya kuyo emakethe ye-cruise.
I-St. Kitts yeqe abagibeli besigidi besikebhe ngesikebhe se-2017-2018 okokuqala ngqa emlandweni wayo, yaphinde yakwenza futhi ngonyaka wesibili olandelanayo ngesizini ka-2018-2019. Yiyo kuphela indawo e-OECS eyake yafinyelela ingqophamlando yabagibeli abayizigidi. Sekufinyelelwe kuyo, iSt. Kitts manje isibhekwa yimizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuthi ibe sesigabeni sesimo samachweba afanayo njengezindawo ezinkulu kakhulu esifundeni.
