I-MSC Meraviglia, umkhumbi we-7 ngobukhulu emhlabeni, wenza uhambo lwawo olusagolide ukuya Belize namuhla ithwele izivakashi ezicela ku-4,500.

I-MSC Meraviglia, iphethwe futhi iqhutshwa yi-MSC Cruises futhi yangenela inkonzo ngoJuni 2017. Ingumkhumbi wesi-7 ngobukhulu emhlabeni. Yakhiwe endaweni yemikhumbi ye-Chantiers de l'Atlantique e-St. Nazaire, e-France yi-STX France. I-MSC Meraviglia kwakuwumkhumbi wokuqala we-MSC Cruises esigabeni sokusungula i-Meraviglia semikhumbi yesizukulwane esilandelayo, eklanyelwe ukuthi ikwazi ukushayela iningi lamachweba ohambo lwamazwe ngamazwe.

Umkhumbi uqale wasebenza entshonalanga yeMedithera futhi usuhambe ngomkhumbi eNyakatho Yurophu kusukela ngehlobo lika-2019. Ngo-Okthoba 2019, i-MSC Meraviglia yaphinde yahlala e-United States okokuqala ngqa. Idizayinelwe ukuthi ihambe ngomkhumbi kuzo zonke izinkathi nezimo zezulu, i-MSC Meraviglia ewubukhazikhazi yaqala uhambo lwayo lwaseNyakatho Melika ngomkhumbi osuka eNew York City (NYC), okuhlanganisa nezinhlelo ezimbili zokuya eNew England naseCanada kanye nokubeka enye indawo ethekwini layo elisha eMiami. Kusukela ngomhlaka-10 Novemba 2019 kuya ku-Ephreli 5, 2020, i-MSC Meraviglia izohamba ngomkhumbi izikhathi ezimbili ezahlukene zobusuku obuyi-7 zasentshonalanga ye-Caribbean, okuhlanganisa nokuma e-Belize.

Ngegama elisho isimangaliso, ukwakheka kwe-MSC Meraviglia kugqugquzelwe izimangaliso zomhlaba. Indawo yokuvakasha yomkhumbi yesitayela saseMedithera ihlanganisa izitolo nezindawo zokudlela ezinhlobonhlobo - okuhlanganisa ubudlelwano nompheki waseSpain onenkanyezi ye-Michelin u-Ramón Freixa we-HOLA! I-Tapas - futhi ihlanganisa isibhakabhaka se-LED eside kunazo zonke olwandle, ebonisa ukubuka okuyingqayizivele imini nobusuku. Imisebenzi ebhodini ihlanganisa ipaki ye-aqua enetimu yasebusika; ibhuloho lase-Himalaya; i-cinema ye-XD; kanye namakilabhu ezingane amaningana. Embonini yokuqala, ezokuzijabulisa ze-MSC Meraviglia zihlanganisa ubudlelwano nomholi womhlaba kwezokuzijabulisa ezibukhoma i-Cirque du Soleil, ukudala imibukiso emibili ehlukile ye-Cirque du Soleil at Sea ethi VIAGGIO kanye ne-SONOR ye-MSC Meraviglia kuphela.

Kusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ngo-2003 ngezingcingo ezingama-315 kanye nokuvakasha okungu-575,196, imboni yemikhumbi yemikhumbi yaseBelize ikhule ngokugxumela nemingcele kule minyaka eyishumi edlule futhi isilungele ukukhula okwengeziwe. Unyaka ka-2018 bekuwunyaka wokuqopha umlando kwabafika ezokuvakasha eBelize ngemboni yezokuvakasha iyodwa ebhalisa izivakashi eziyizigidi eziyi-1,208,137 ngezingcingo ezingama-392.

Njengamanje imigqa eyisikhombisa emikhulu yokuhamba ngomkhumbi yenza izingcingo zamachweba eBelize. Ukwengezwa kwe-MSC Meraviglia akulindelekile nje kuphela ukuthi kukhuphule inani lokuvakashelwa kwemikhumbi, kodwa futhi kuyinkomba eqinile yokuthi iBelize manje isiyindawo edumile yezokuvakasha esifundeni.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

The addition of MSC Meraviglia is not only expected to boost the number of cruise ship visits, but it is also a strong indication that Belize is now a popular tourism destination in the region.
MSC Meraviglia was MSC Cruises first ship in the innovative Meraviglia class of next-generation ships, designed to be able to call in most of the world's international cruise ports.
In an industry-first, MSC Meraviglia's on board entertainment includes a partnership with world leader in live entertainment Cirque du Soleil, creating two unique Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows VIAGGIO and SONOR exclusive for MSC Meraviglia.