Ukwesaba ukuthi ukufika kwemikhumbi emithathu yokuhamba kuzokhubaza iSydney namuhla ngendlela efanayo nokufika konyaka odlule kweNdlovukazi uMary 2 kanye ne-QE2 kwabonakala kungenasisekelo.
Ukubamba i-Eastern Distributor bekuyinjwayelo njengoba i-Diamond Princess, i-Sun Princess kanye ne-superliner elungiswe kabusha i-Pacific Jewel bonke badabula amakhanda ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esimpunga ngaphambi kuka-7am okuwuphawu oluqinisekile ukuthi isizini yohambo lomkhumbi isizogcwala.
Imikhumbi iphakathi kwemikhumbi yabagibeli engu-118 elindelwe ethekwini laseSydney kule sizini yohambo.
Umbiko we-Access Economics, okhishwe yiCarnival Australia futhi okhishwe kuleli sonto, uthole ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha inikele ngamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-1.2 emnothweni wezwe ngo-2007/2008.
Isikhulu esiphezulu seCarnival Australia u-Ann Sherry uthe lesi sibalo singaphindeka kabili eminyakeni eyishumi uma ohulumeni bethuthukisa izindawo zamachweba.
Imikhumbi isebenzisa izisebenzi ezihlangene ze-2500 futhi ingakwazi ukuthwala abagibeli abangaphezu kuka-6500 sebebonke.
Umbukiso wamanzi okudonsa umlilo, ngezilokotho ze-Sydney Ports, namuhla uhambisane ne-Pacific Jewel, esanda kulungiswa kabusha e-Singapore.
Umkhulumeli weCarnival Australia, u-Anthony Fisk, uthe lo mdlali osemusha, oseqanjwe kabusha ngokuthi i-superliner uzochitha izinsuku ezine eSydney ngaphambi kokuthatha uhambo lwayo lokuqala ngeSonto.
UMbusi-Jikelele, uQuentin Bryce, uzoqamba ngokusemthethweni i-Pacific Jewel emcimbini ozoba seTheminali Yabagibeli Baphesheya kwezilwandle ngoMgqibelo ebusuku.
AbakwaSydneysiders bayamenywa ukuba bathamele kusihlwa bemikhosi e-Circular Quay. Abawine ama-Idol base-Australia uWes Carr noStan Walker bazocula.
