I-Cruise "elula" esuka eNorfolk kuya eBermuda ngeNew York City
Wake wafuna ukuthatha iholide "elula" - ayikho indiza, akukho imigqa, ayikho inhlekelele? Kulabo abahlala ogwini olusempumalanga ye-United States, ngithole ukusikisela okuhle kakhulu - ukuhamba ngesikebhe eBermudda ukusuka eNorfolk, eVirginia, kumgwaqo we-Regent Seven Seas Navigator we-490. Ngaphandle kweviki elide (ubusuku obuthathu) emgodini eBermmuda, lohambo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa oluvela eNorfolk luhlanganisa usuku eNew York City nezinsuku ezimbili ezigcwele olwandle ukuze ziphumule futhi zivuselele!
Konke okumele ukwenze ukushayela eNorfolk, thola umgwaqo waseNorfolk wedolobha, uphonsa izikhwama zakho, paka imoto endaweni yangaphakathi ngaphesheya komgwaqo kanye ne-cruise!
Loluhambo olushukumisayo lokuhamba ngezinyawo luvumela abagibeli ukuba baqale noma bahambe eNorfolk noma eNew York City. Abagibeli abagibela eNorfolk banosuku lokuhlola iNew York ngenkathi abanye abagibeli behla noma begibela. Abagibeli abagibela eNew York City banosuku oluneNorfolk ukuvakashela indawo enhle yaseVirginia noma ukuvakasha kololoniy Williamsburg. Noma ngabe yikuphi, uthola ukuhamba ngezinsuku ezingu-7 eBermmuda emkhunjini omncane omangalisayo ongakwazi ukuwudla kokubili eHamilton naseSt. Georges, eBermuda.
Sasihamba ngamamitha angu-600 ukusuka e-Atlanta kuya eNorfolk ngosuku ngaphambi kokuhamba ngesikebhe futhi sihlala edolobheni laseNorfolk. Kulabo abashayela eNorfolk, kunamahhotela amaningi eduze nendawo yokuhamba ngomkhumbi. Izindiza zeNorfolk neNewport News zombili zihamba ibanga elifushane ukusuka edolobheni laseNorfolk.
Ngemva kokungena ehotela, sasihamba ngesitimela endaweni yedolobha. Sasikujabulela kakhulu ukuhamba endleleni ekhanyayo eduze komfula. Sasiba nombono omuhle ngePortsmouth ngaphesheya komfula naseNauticus Maritime Centre. Yeka indlela elula "elula" yokuqala iholidi lokuhamba ngebhayisikili!
Ukuqhubeka nesihloko esithi "lula", sajabulela ukuphumula ekuseni ehhotela ngaphambi kokushayela emkhunjini kancane kancane ngaphambi kwemini.
Umkhumbi wawuhamba ngomkhumbi ngo-3: 00 ntambama, kodwa sasicabanga ukuthi singahlangana nabanye abagibeli esikanye nabo noma sijabulele i-Nauticus National Maritime Centre. Mina noRonnie sabeka izikhwama zethu ngesikhwama esikhwameni bese simisa imoto ngaphesheya komgwaqo egaraji lokupaka elizosetshenziswa yi-Seven Seas Navigator.
Asikwazanga ukugibela umkhumbi kuze kube semini, kepha sasijabulela ukuhlala esikebheni nokwazi abahamba nabo eNorfolk. Abaningi babonakala bevela eMalton, eVirginia noma eCarolinas, kodwa kwakukhona nabambalwa abaye baphuthunyuka eGeorgia njengoba sasenze. Omunye wabasebenzi wasitshela ukuthi abagibeli abangaphansi kuka-100 babegibela eNorfolk. Abagibeli abaningana eNew York babonisa umona wabo ukuthi sasisanda kugibela, kuyilapho kwakudingeka baphume ngosuku olulandelayo! Lawo mazwi ngokuqinisekile asenza sizizwe kahle ngesonto elizayo.
Ikamelo lethu # 1106 lalihle kakhulu futhi lifana nelilodwa engangihlala kulo lapho ngigcina ngihamba nge-Seven Seas Navigator ngoNovemba 2002. Sinqume ukukhipha emuva kwesikhathi futhi sifike eminikeni yethu yokudla emihle kakhulu emkhunjini. Uhambo olwandle lwalubuya ekuseni kakhulu, kanti i-Seven Seas Navigator yahamba ngomfula i-Elizabeth River yangena e-Chesapeake Bay.
Isivunguvungu sezulu sasekuseni se-ntambama senzelwe umkhumbi omangalisayo. Sasiwelele izikhathi eziningi eChesapeake Bay emhubheni weChesapeake Bay Bridge , kodwa sekuyisikhathi sokuqala ukuhamba ngomkhumbi emkhunjini wokunethezeka. Umkhumbi waphuma echwebeni futhi waphendukela enyakatho eNew York City.
Inothi Lomlobi: Lesi sihloko sabhalwa ehlobo ka-2004, kanti i-Seven Seas Navigator ayisavamile ukuvakashela eBermuda. Umkhumbi unezinkambo ezimbalwa ezihlanganisa ukuma eBermudda, kanti neminye imikhumbi yokudoba ivakashela lesi siqhingi esihle kakhulu e-Atlantic Ocean.
Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi ngaphansi kweVrazzano Narrows Bridge futhi kudlule iSitatimende Sokukhululeka eNew York City yisikhathi esingakhohlwa umuntu noma ubani emkhunjini wokuhamba ngomkhumbi. Umkhumbi wezinqola eziyisikhombisa we-Seas Navigator wafika eNew York ekuseni ekuseni, kodwa sasimi ebhodini lethu futhi sazizwa siziqhenya njengoba sidlula iSitembu Sekululeko, esaseceleni kwechweba (New Jersey) lomkhumbi . Umkhumbi wawela eMfuleni i-Hudson eduze kwesakhiwo se-Intrepid Museum.
Kwakujabulisa ukukwazi ukungazinaki ngokuphelele iziyalezo zabagibeli abadlulayo. Bonke babheka sengathi badangele ukushiya i-Seven Seas Navigator.
Ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni, sashiya umkhumbi nombhangqwana ojabulisayo esasihlangabezane nawo ngosuku olulandelayo egalaji lokupaka laseNorfolk. Lapho besikisela ekudleni ubusuku bethu bokuqala ukuthi sisebenzisa usuku lwethu eNew York ukuvakashela i-Ellis Island nendawo ye-WTC yomhlaba zango-9/11/01, sagijima ngethuba lokubona lezi zindawo ezimbili. Njengamanye amadolobha emhlabeni jikelele, ngolunye usuku eNew York alutholakali! Sasijabule abangane bethu abasha babe nesiphakamiso esihle ukubona izindawo ezimbili esingazange sivakashele ngaphambili.
Sine sabamba itekisi yaseNew York City futhi sagibela eSitokisini saseLiberty / Ellis Island eBettery Park . Sithenge amathikithi ethu futhi sijabulele ukugibela (kanye nezinye izivakashi ezimbalwa) eSitatimendeni Sekululeko , kulandela u-Ellis Island.
Ukubona indawo lapho abafuduki abaningi bangena khona e-United States kuqala, futhi bekuyoba okhethekile kunoma ubani izihlobo zakhe ezidlula ngaleli phuzu lokungena. Isiqhingi sase-Ellis sisanda kuvuselelwa, futhi isakhiwo esikhulu sasimangalisa. Sasihamba ngokuzungezile isikhala esikhulu lapho izinkulungwane zazilindele ithuba lokuthola impilo entsha e-United States, zibuza zonke izindaba ezakhiwe.
Sithatha esinye isikebhe sabantu ababuyela emuva eBattery Park futhi bahamba ibanga elifushane esiteshini se-World Trade Center. Izakhiwo eziningi zisabonisa umonakalo ovela kule nhlekelele, futhi umoya nomqondo wokulahlekelwa kuzohlala nami kuze kube phakade. Ngenye yalezi zindawo ofuna ukuzenza, kodwa abafuni ukubona. Ngiyajabula ngokuthi sihambe, kodwa kufanele ngivume ukuthi angizange ngiyithande imizwa eyangivusa kimi-inzondo, ukulahleka, ukudabuka, nokuqinisekiswa ukuthi akukho lutho oluzobe lufana nalokhu ngaphambi kwethu 9/11 / 01.
Sasidla sasemini bese sigibela itekisi emuva ku-Seven Seas Navigator. Kwaba kuhle ukubuyela emuva emkhunjini, futhi saqaphela ukuthi sasinabangane abangamakhulu amaningana abahamba ngezinyawo.
Njengoba sasishiya eNew York City ntambama, esinye isiphepho sasiqhubekela olwandle. Lesi simo sezulu sasehlobo sasiba umkhuba omubi, kodwa sasingakhathaleli. Sasihamba eBermmuda!
Sasiba nezinsuku ezimbili olwandle olwandle ku-Regent Seven Seas Navigator cruise eBermudda, futhi ziphelelwe yisikhathi ngokuphelele. Usuku lokuqala lwaluhamba ngomkhumbi lusuka eNew York luya eBermuda, futhi lusivumela isikhathi ukuba singene "imodi yokuhamba". Akudingeki sikhathazeke ngokushiya phansi ukuze sibone amasayithi ogwini. Kwakuwusuku oluphelele olwandle ukuhlala emgodini futhi ufunde incwadi. Abagibeli abaningi bahlala elangeni; Ngakhetha umthunzi, kodwa sonke sajabulela usuku lwethu olwandle.
Ngemva kwezinsuku ezine sathola usuku lwethu lwesibili olwandle - usuku lwethu lokugcina ku-Navigator - ukuhamba ngomkhumbi ovela eSt. George, eBermuda kuya eNorfolk, VA. Lolu suku lwalukhuni futhi lulu. Ngangijabule ukuthi ngihlele ukuvakashela e-Spa enhle kakhulu, lapho ngangibukeka khona. Ngangidinga ngempela emva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa eBermmuda enelanga! Nakuba umkhumbi "weqa futhi wagudluza" ngaphesheya kwe-Atlantic, usuku oluvunguvunguzayo, olunomoya luyinto ethakazelisayo. Abaningi bethu abathanda ukuhamba ngesikebhe abakhathaleli ukuhamba ngezinye izikhathi emkhunjini wemikhumbi. Yiqiniso, into efanayo ayinakusho ngokugibela indiza!
Zombili lezi zinsuku ezimbili zasolwandle (naso sonke isikebhe sethu) zazibonakala zihamba. Kuhlale kungimangaza ukuthi isikhathi singasheshe sihambe kanjani uma useholidini, kodwa kubonakala sengathi uhudula uma ususebenza! Umkhumbi omncane onjenge-Seven Seas Navigator awunayo imisebenzi ehlukahlukene emikhumbi eminingi ehamba ngemikhumbi, kodwa kusekhona okuningi okumele kwenziwe. Abanye abagibeli bacebisa imizimba yabo esikhungweni sempilo noma esibhedlela.
Abanye abagibeli bacebisa izingqondo zabo ngenkulumo eBermmuda, umdlalo webhuloho, i-jigsaw puzzle, iklasi lekhompyutha, noma ukuboniswa kocansi. Uma engekho emisebenzini engenhla ekhonsela abanye abagibeli, bangahlala befunda isifundo segolfu, bajoyine iqembu le-needlepoint, bahlanganyele esitolo sezitolo, badlale ibhayisikili, noma bahlale emgodini futhi bajabulele incwadi enhle.
Umkhumbi wawunehlelo lwezingane, kodwa kwakunokuthula nokukhiya phansi. Injabulo ekhululekile etholakala emikhumbi eminingi yokudoba iyathandeka kwezinye izingane kanye nentsha nakanjani elahlekile ku-Seven Seas Navigator. Sasifuna ukuthula nokuphumuza futhi sathola kulo mkhumbi omuhle.
Ukufakwa kwemisebenzi kwi-Seven Seas Navigator kunenqwaba yezikhathi "zokudla" - isidlo sasekuseni esiphuthumayo, ukudla kwasekuseni okuvamile, isidlo sasemini ekuseni, ukudla kwasemini, itiye, kanye nesikhumbuzo. Akukho buffet phakathi kwamabili ku-Seven Seas Navigator, kodwa akekho owake waphawula. Kunezinzuzo eziqondile zokudla emkhunjini omncane njenge-Seven Seas Navigator. Amawayini anikeziwe afakwe ngesidlo sakusihlwa, futhi ukudla kukhulu kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngeke uthole noma yikuphi imigqa ende ekudleni kwasekuseni noma kwasemini kule mkhumbi omncane. Nakuba ukudla kwasekuseni nokudla kwasemini kwabekwa e-menu enkulu ye-Compass Rose, abagibeli abaningi bakhetha i-buffet ku-Portofino Grill kulezi zikhathi ezimbili zokudla. I-Portofino Grill iguqulwa ibe yindawo esondelene nayo, yokubhuka kuphela, isikebhe sase-Italy kusihlwa. Akukho sikhokhelo salolu khetho oluhlukile lokudla kwasekuseni, futhi ukudla kwakumnandi. I-Compass Rose iyindawo yokuhlala evulekile kusukela ngo-7: 00 kuya ku-9: 00 kusihlwa kusihlwa.
Ngithanda ukukwazi ukudla uma ngikhetha futhi ngikukhetha nobani. Ukuhlala okuvulekile kukuvumela ukuba wenze lokho nje.
Iningi lama-suites ku-Seven Seas Navigator anama-balconi futhi ane-veranda yokuhlala ngenkathi eBermmuda yindlela yokwelapha eyengeziwe. I-Seven Seas Navigator yakhwela egodini eHamilton, eBermuda ekuseni. Umkhumbi uncane ngokwanele ukufika endaweni yedolobha laseHamilton. I-Bermuda ibukeka sengathi ifana nezithombe ezinhle nemidwebo engiyibonile yesiqhingi. Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kuchwebeni kwakumnandi. Ilanga lalikhazimulayo ezakhiweni ze-pastel zalesi siqhingi, futhi into yokuqala esiyiqaphele kwakuwukuthi ubuhle beBermuda nokuntuleka kobumpofu obubonwa eziqhingini eziningi ezishisayo. Amaphuzu angena emachwebeni omabili kaHamilton naseSt. George aphansi kakhulu, kepha iSeas Navigator eyisikhombisa iyisikebhe esincane esanele sokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
Eminye imikhumbi ye-mega-cruise kumele ifake eWest End yaseBermmuda ngaseRoyal Naval Dockyard.
I-Bermuda iyisiqhingi esiphezulu sezithombe seholide, futhi sise-Atlantic Ocean cishe ngamamitha angu-650 empumalanga yeNorth Carolina ne-775 miles eningizimu empumalanga yeNew York City. I-Bermuda iyimfashini futhi ibusiswe ngesimo sezulu esinomoya oshisayo, amabhishi anobumnandi, abantu abanobungane, nezifundo zegalofu ezinhle kakhulu. I-Bermuda empeleni iqoqo leziqhingi eziningi e-Atlantic Ocean, ezinye zazo ezixhunywe ngamabhuloho.
Mhlawumbe isithombe esaziwa kakhulu seBermuda sinezakhiwo ze-pastel kanye namabhishi asemakhaleni aphethwe yi-ocean bright turquoise. Ngokuthakazelisayo, amabhishi awazange abheke ukuthi i-pink uma sivakashele, kodwa ngokuqinisekile kubonakala sengathi i-pinkish kwezinye zezithombe zami. Iya isibalo.
Njengoba sibheka iBermmuda, sathola ngokushesha ukuthi kungani kuyindawo ehambelayo yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Lesi siqhingi sinezindawo eziningi zokudlela nezindawo zokudlela eziningi ezinhle kakhulu, kodwa eziningi ziyabiza kakhulu. Wonke umuntu esakhuluma naye emkhunjini wethu wavuma ukuthi ukusebenzisa i-Seven Seas Navigator njengehhotela eliphambanayo "namakamelo okuhamba olwandle", kwakuyindlela ejabulisayo yokuhlala ehhotela, futhi inzuzo enkulu yekhwalithi eyamukelwe. Umkhumbi wemikhumbi emaceleni kokubili eHamilton naseSt. George wawuphelele.
Yize izivakashi zingeke ziqashe imoto eBermuda , kulula ukuhamba. Ekuqaleni sasizicabange ukuthi sizoqasha ama-scooters; Kodwa-ke, lapho sibona inani lezimoto eHamilton, sonke esishayela ngakwesobunxele, sashintsha ngokushesha izingqondo zethu.
Ukushayela i-scooter endaweni yaseSt. George noma ngaphandle kwedolobha laseHamilton emaphandleni kwakungaba lula, kepha ngangizama kakhulu ukuzama ukuhamba emigwaqweni encane, egcwele umgwaqo eHamilton. Lapho sithola mayelana nemisebenzi enhle yebhasi eBermuda, lokho kwaqinisekisa ukushintsha kwethu ezinhlelweni.
Uhlelo lwebhasi lwaseBermmuda lungcono, futhi amabhasi ahlanzekile futhi aphethwe umoya. Amabhasi agijima cishe yonke imizuzu engu-15 futhi avame ukugcina isikhathi. Ukuyeka kwebhasi kubhalwe nge-blue (amabhasi aya eHamilton) noma ama-pink (amabhasi aphuma ngaphandle kwe-Hamilton). Kuzodingeka ube nokushintsha okuqondile noma ithokheni lebhasi; umshayeli akakwazi ukwenza ushintsho. Amaphasi okugcwele ahamba phambili, ngaphandle uma nje uhlela ukugibela isikhathi esisodwa. I-main terminal yokugcina ibhasi ibhekene nokuhamba okulula kokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
Usuku lwethu lokuqala eHamilton, iBermuda yayichithwa ukuhlola inhloko-dolobha kanye nokuphela kwesentshonalanga kwesiqhingi. I-Hamilton yidolobha elihamba phambili, futhi omunye umkhumbi wemikhumbi, i-Empress of the Seas, nayo yayisemgodini. I-suite yethu yangasese ibheke ngaphesheya kwechweba, ngakho sasibukwa kahle ngamabhayiseti, izikebhe ezisheshayo, ama-kayaks, neminye imisebenzi yokudoba. Abagibeli emasiteshini ohlangothini lwe-Seven Seas Navigator bangakujabulela ukubuka ezinye izakhamuzi ezihamba phambili e-Front Street ngezansi noma zibheke imigoqo eminingi echwebeni elisuka ekuthuthukisweni kwe-Seven Seas Navigator yabo. Sasijikeleza umuzi sahamba sazobona ihhotela elidumile le-pink Princess. Abazali bami bebehlala lapho ngawo-1980, futhi ihhotela elimlando lalihle kakhulu.
Akekho kithi owayesevakashele iBermudda ngaphambili, ngakho sanquma ukuchitha usuku lwethu lokuqala olwandle sisanda kuhlola lesi siqhingi. Sasihamba ohlelweni oluhle kakhulu lwebhasi, simangale emabhishi ashabalalayo, izindawo zokungcebeleka, nasemakhaya. Asikwazanga ukuchuma okucacile nokuhlanzeka kwalesi paradesi esiqhingini. Njalo ukujika nokujika komgwaqo onamandla oya entshonalanga kuveze elinye ibanga elimangalisayo. Sasihamba nge-georkeling gear, futhi ekugcineni saphelela ebhishi elincane, elihle kakhulu eningizimu-ntshonalanga yesiqhingi. Ugu lolwandle lwaluseduze, futhi sashaya ingxoxo nombhangqwana waseVancouver, eCanada, ababehlala esikebheni esiteshini.
Usuku lwethu lwesibili eHamilton, sithatha uhambo lwe-Seven Seas Navigator elinguhhafu lwezinsuku zokuhamba olwandle olubizwa nge-catamaran okuthiwa i- Native Restative . I-catamaran yakhonza ama-fresh cookies, ama-cookies ashisayo, futhi umqondisi wethu wayengowokuzalwa waseBermuda owasinika ulwazi oluningi mayelana nomlando waseBermuda nabantu bawo.
I-snorkeling yayinhle, futhi ukushisa kwamanzi kwakungalungile futhi kucacile kahle. Kwakukhona amaxhaphozi amaningi amadwala edwaleni eligcwele ama-lobsters. URonnie wayekujabulela ukuqoqa amabhola egalufu esezansi elingenalutho lehlabathi. Sasicabanga ukuthi kwakukhona igalofu eliseduzane, kepha umqondisi wethu wasitshela ukuthi abantu abaningi bajabulela ukusebenzisa ulwandle njengothayela lokushayela! Kwakuyi-excursion enkulu, futhi ngiyincoma kakhulu kunoma ubani ojabulela ukuhamba nge-snorkelling nokuhamba ngomkhumbi.
Ngemuva kwamabili ubusuku eHamilton, i-Seven Seas Navigator yahamba ngeSonto ekuseni ngaseSt. George ngasempumalanga yeBermud. Into yokuqala esiyibonayo eSt. George kwakuyiCriker Crier emi emgodini ukusibingelela.
Idolobha laseSt. George lihluke kakhulu noHamilton. Kuyinto encane futhi encane, kodwa kufanelekile ukuvakashelwa. I-St. George yayiyinhloko-dolobha yokuqala yaseBermuda, lapho iqala ukuxazululwa ngabakhethi baseBrithani ngomkhumbi ngo-1609. Abaningi balabo bahlala khona baya eJamestown, eVirginia, kodwa abanye bahlala eBermudda.
Sinqume ukuhamba edolobheni ukuze sibone i-Fort St. Catherine enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeSt.
Ipherishi likaGeorge. Sagibela intaba e-Unfinished Church. Lesi sakhiwo se-Gothic esithakazelisayo esakhiwe ngo-1874 sinikeza umbono omuhle wendawo engezansi. Kwakungakaze kuqedwe ngenxa yokuntuleka kwezimali kanye nezingxabano zezombangazwe.
Njengoba siqhubekela phambili e-Fort St. Catherine, sahamba ngendlela yegalofu yendawo eya e-Tobacco Bay futhi sifike eSt. Catherine's Beach eduze nenqaba. Le nqaba emangalisayo yaqala ukwakha ngo-1614 futhi yakhiwe kabusha ngo-1812. Senze uhambo oluqondiswayo futhi sajabulela ngempela ukubona imigudu kanye nezindawo ezingaphansi komhlaba zaleli bhilidi elimangalisayo. Imibono evela e-Fort St. Catherine nayo iyamangalisa kakhulu.
Sabuyela emuva emkhunjini ngomzila ohlukile wokuhamba, sifika ngesikhathi sokuvuselelwa kabusha kwesigwebo somunye wesifazane wasendaweni owayezobe ehlushwa ngenxa yokugxeka kwakhe njalo, ukuhleba nokuhleleka okuvamile. Ummangaleli wodolobha nommeli babengamele isigwebo sakhe, futhi sonke sasihleka kahle imali yakhe.
Ngangithokoza nje ukuthi kwakungeyena mina, nakuba ulwandle olunezinkathi ehlobo ehlobo lwaluzoqabula.
Ngemuva kokudansa nokudla kwasemini, sasihamba ngeSt. George. Njengoba kwakuyiSonto, kuphela izitolo zezivakashi ezivulekile, kodwa lokho kwakungcono kithi. Sasijabulela ukuhamba nezimpawu ezimnandi esizibonayo.
Ngokufana no-Hamilton, bonke abantu esihlangana nabo babenobungane.
I-Seven Seas Navigator yasuka eSt. George naseBermuda eNorfolk ntambama ngeSonto. Labo kithi ababengakaze bavakashele eBermuda ngaphambi kokuba baqonde ukuthi kungani abaningi bebuyela emuva futhi. Laba bagibeli ababengakaze bahambe no-Regent ngaphambi kokuba baqonde ukuthi kungani umzila wokuhamba umgwaqo unamakhasimende amaningi kakhulu. I-Seven Seas Navigator inezinkampani ezinhle nezindawo ezivamile. Abasebenzi badonsa abagibeli, futhi iziphuzo eziphuzayo eziphuzayo, iziphuzo, futhi akukho ukuphoqa kwenza kube nokuhlangenwe nakho okujabulisayo okuhamba phambili.