Ukulandela uhambo lokumisa umbukiso oluthatha inyanga yonke I-the united states kufaka phakathi ukubuka kuqala I-New York, Miami futhi e-Los Angeles, Umkhumbi olindelwe ngabomvu waseNorwegian Cruise Line, Norwegian Bliss, ubhapathizwe ngokusemthethweni namuhla ekhaya lakhe lasehlobo lase- Seattle. Ukulandela ukubuka kuqala ngomkhumbi kusuka Kwangathi 30 - June 2, Norwegian Bliss, umkhumbi wesithathu esigabeni esiphumelele kakhulu emlandweni wolayini, uzoqala isizini yawo yokuqala yasehlobo ngohambo lokuya Alaska kufaka phakathi amakholi I-Ketchikan, Skagway, Juneau futhi Victoria, iBritish Colombia iqala June 2. Uzojoyina i-Norwegian Jewel kanye ne-Norwegian Pearl njengomkhumbi omncane kunawo wonke owake wagibela ukuya. Alaska.
U-Norwegian Bliss wamukelwe ekhaya lakhe lasehlobo ngesaluthe yamanzi aphakeme esibhakabhakeni Seattle UMnyango Wezomlilo, njengoba engena ngomkhumbi ePort of Seattle. Itheminali esanda kulungiswa futhi yanwetshwa iBell Street Cruise Terminal e-Pier 66, utshalomali oluzimele phakathi kweNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings kanye nePort of Seattle, ithole umkhumbi obiza amathani angu-168,000, okwazi ukuthwala abantu abangu-4,004, okuhlalwa kuwo kabili, ekuseni namuhla. Itheminali ethuthukisiwe ifaka isithombe esiphindwe kathathu kunesikwele, okwandisa amandla okusetshenziswa ngamaphesenti angu-300, indawo yokuphumula ezinikele yezivakashi ezixubile kanye nezinto ezibheke isivakashi ezengeziwe ezinikeza umuzwa ongenamthungo, onethezekile futhi osesitayeleni wokuya ogwini.
INorwegian Cruise Line ibilokhu isuka ePort of Seattleiminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili, kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwezinkampani ezizimele okwenze ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Bell Street Cruise Terminal e-Pier 66 kwaba nokwenzeka, kubonisa ukuzibophezela esinakho edolobheni Seattle, ”Kusho UFrank Del Rio, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu seNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings. “Kule nyanga, abantu baseNorway bagubha iminyaka engamashumi amabili nane behamba ngomkhumbi Alaska, kanye neNorwegian Bliss ejoyina yethu Alaska sizoba nomthamo omkhulu kunawo wonke emlandweni wethu, sinikeze izivakashi izinketho ezengeziwe zokuzwa ubuhle baleyo ndawo.”
“Ichweba lase Seattle ikuthokozele ukwamukela iNorwegian Bliss ebabazekayo nabagibeli bayo kwabaningi Alaska izinkathi zokuvakasha ezizayo,” kusho uPort of Seattle Umongameli weKhomishini U-Courtney Gregoire. “Imikhumbi ehamba ngomkhumbi efana neNorwegian Bliss ihlangabezana nezinhloso zethu zokwandisa amathuba omnotho esifundeni sethu ngenkathi ilokhu iphakamisa izinga lokusimama kwemvelo. Sibonga abantu baseNorway ngeminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili yokubambisana nePort of Seattle, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ezinye eziningi ezizayo.”
Umkhosi wokubhapathizwa wenzeka emkhunjini, komunye waseNorway kuqala. Lo mcimbi obuhlelwe ngobunono ubuwubufakazi bokuzinikela kwenkampani kwezokuzijabulisa. Iholwa ngunkulunkulu, Elvis Duran kanye nabasebenzi be-The Morning Show, abantu abacishe babe ngu-2,400 babone umcimbi wokubhabhadiswa njengoba wawusakazwa emkhunjini wonke, okuwenza ube yingxoxo kubo bonke abasemkhunjini. Umcimbi omkhulu wenzeke e-Bliss Theatre enezihlalo ezingu-900 ngokusebenza kwesathelayithi ku-Q - i-Texas Smokehouse eqalayo, i-20,000-square-foot-foot Observation Lounge entsha enikeza ukubukwa kwe-180-degree, i-Atrium nezinye izindawo kuyo yonke indawo.
UFrank Del Rio futhi U-Andy Stuart, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu seNorwegian Cruise Line, wamukele abalingani bezokuvakasha, abatshalizimali nabamele imboni esikebheni saseNorwegian Bliss, futhi wakhuluma ngobuhle bomkhumbi, injabulo yohambo lwakhe olumangalisayo lokuqalisa, imboni ehamba phambili izinsiza kanye nokubonga kwabo kubo bonke. labo abaqinisekisa okuhlangenwe nakho okukhumbulekayo kwesivakashi ku-Norwegian Bliss. Izivakashi ezikhethekile zazihlanganisa umbusi wase-Alaska uBill Walker kanye nezikhulu zendawo ezivela Seattle. Obekhona futhi umdwebi wezilwane zasolwandle odume umhlaba wonke u-Wyland, omdwebo wakhe osesithombeni omkhulu kune-life ohlobisa i-Norwegian Bliss, futhi ume njengesikhumbuzo esikhuthazayo sobukhazikhazi be Alaska kanye nokubaluleka kokulondoloza izilwandle zomhlaba.
“Njengomkhumbi omkhulu kunawo wonke owake wabhabhadiselwa kuwo Seattle, umcimbi kaNorwegian Bliss wawujabulisa kakhulu kunakho konke okwamanje,” kusho U-Andy Stuart, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu seNorwegian Cruise Line. “Sibonga i-Emerald City ngokusamukela ngezandla ezifudumele nokusebenzisana kwabo, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nokuqinisa ubudlelwano bethu nechweba lasechwebeni. Seattle iminyaka ezayo.”
Ngemva kwezibusiso zendabuko, uGodfather ohloniphekile, Elvis Duran, ogcotshwe ngokusemthethweni i-Norwegian Bliss ngokugqashuka kwebhodlela okungokomfanekiso emkhunjini womkhumbi, ofisa uhambo oluphephile kuzo zonke izihambeli nabasebenzi noma kuphi emhlabeni lapho engase ahambe khona, futhi aqale kusihlwa okugcwele izimanga ezimisa umbukiso.
