Umkhumbi wama-Cruise waseJalimane uzwa nge-Classic Grand Hotel
Njengegama lakhe, i-Deutschland ingumkhumbi weqiniso waseJalimane, njengoba inikwe isivumelwano kwi-shipward ye-HDW. Ngaphambi komsebenzi we-Deutschland, lo mkhumbi wawungakhananga umkhumbi kusukela ngo-1987. I-liner empeleni yayakhiwe yi-130 subcontractors ezingxenyeni emikhumbi emine yemikhumbi, futhi ekugcineni yahanjiswa nge-HDW Umkhumbi wanikezwa ku-Peter Deilmann Shipping Company ngoMeyi 11 , 1998. Umkhumbi wawuthengiswa ngo-2015, futhi inkampani yokuhamba yaseJalimane nenkampani yokuhamba ngesikebhe iPhoenix Reisen okwamanje isebenza ngomkhumbi ezindaweni ezenyakatho zaseYurophu ehlobo.
Phakathi nonyaka wonke, i-Deutschland iyashintsha ibe yi-World Odyssey futhi isebenza njengengxenye yohlelo lwe-Semester olwandle,
Umgibeli ovuthiwe waseJalimane noma waseNyakatho waseYurophu wayebhekiswe kulo mdwebo womkhumbi. Ihlotshiswe njengehotela elikhulu lama-1920, izisebenzi ziyiJalimane, futhi iqhuma ifulegi laseJalimane. Abagibeli abaningi baseYurophu.
Ukubukeka kuka-Deutschland kubambelela emuva kuma-1920 kanye "nobudala begolide" bokuhamba. Ubisi, imabula, i-teak, ne-crystal kubonakala kuwo wonke. Umkhumbi ungolwandle olwandle lwangempela, futhi luhlala kuphela izivakashi ezingu-550. Ingaphandle ye-Deutschland imhlophe nge-blue trim, futhi ibonakala sengathi ijwayelekile. Ingaphakathi kungenye into. Uma uhamba ebhodini, ukuma kwe-1920 kukukwenza uzizwe sengathi uvakashela isethi yama-movie endala. Lo mkhumbi uphinde uvuselele i-crystal candle, i-ballroom yombusi, izihlalo ezigqoke esivinini esigcwele sasebusika esinezindebe, ama-antiques amahle nemisebenzi yokuqala yobuciko.
I-"Grand Hotel" ihlobisa ubuhle benkathi ye-Edwardian ne-Roaring Twenty ngokusebenzisa ukusetshenziswa kwebhesi, i-marble, ukufakela kwe-Tiffany nokuphakama okuhloniphekile kulezi zindawo. I-staterooms ehlelwe kahle, i-Spa yama-Roman enhle kakhulu, izindawo ezihamba phambili nezinqwaba ze-teak ziqedela ukulungiselelwa.
I-Partner Ship Design (PSD), inkampani yaseJalimane yaqala ngonyaka ka-1991, ingadalwa ngekwakhiwa ngaphakathi nesitayela somkhumbi.
Ake siqale ngamakolishi. Ngokuhambisana nesihloko, uzodinga ukhiye wezitshalo ukungena ekamelweni lakho. Nakuba ungazitholi amakamelo amaningi okukhanyisa ku-Deutschland (kunamabili kuphela), ama-cabins anamafasitela amakhulu nama-blinds ase-Venetian. Ukuhlobisa kufaka phakathi ukugcoba komuthi we-walnut, izibuko ezimbili ezigcwele ubude, nokudweba ngamafutha okukhiqiza. I-art deco bathroom igcwele ithusi ne-tile.
Ngabe ihotela elikhulu lalizoba namakamelo amakhulu okudlela? I-Deutschland ihlanganisa ezintathu - i-Berlin, i-Four Seasons, ne-Lido. I-Berlin yiyona yokudlela enkulu, equkethe ukudla kwase-Continental. Izikhathi ezine zivulwe kuphela ekudleni, futhi zibeka abagibeli abangu-70 ngokubhuka kuphela (akukho izindleko ezengeziwe). I-Lido iyi-buffet engavamile ehlala ngaphakathi nangaphandle.
Ukuphila elwandle ku-Deutschland kubonisa isithombe sakhe esiklasini. Uhambo olukhulu olwandle olwandle olunjengalokhu luhlanganisa izinsuku zokuzilibazisa olwandle, ukuphoqelela ukuphumula kwabagibeli. Ayikho i-casino yokugembula kulo mkhumbi, kodwa ama-lounges amaningana, imigoqo nezindawo zokuhlangana, bonke ngesitayela sabo. I-Old Fritz Pub, ngokwesibonelo, ingase ikukhumbuze ihholo le-heidelberg lebhiya. I-Amphitheatre (Kaisersaals) ibukeka njengegumbi lebhola lezinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili, ngokudweba okwenziwe ngama-classical ophahleni, amakhanda e-crystal, nemidwebo kanye ne-candelabras ezindongeni.
Ukuhamba emkhunjini kungaba ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle, njengomkhumbi wabagibeli endala. Ukusetshenziswa komklami wamakholomu okuhlobisa okungafani kahle kanye nephethini ye-carpet ephuka kuzo zonke ezinye ikholomu, inikeza imiklamo umphumela wokuphumula othakazelisayo.
Uma umkhumbi wesikebhe u-Deutschland uzwakala umsindo, umkhumbi wathola ukukhangiswa okuningi okungakabonakali ngasekupheleni kukaJulayi 2000 ngengozi ye-Concorde supersonic jet liner. Bonke abagibeli be-Concorde engafanelekile abaphazamise ngaphandle kweParis babesemthethweni wokuya eNew York. Babehlele ukuqala uhambo lwe-Deutschland phansi kolwandle olusempumalanga ye-United States nangomgwaqo wePanama ngaphambi kokuphela e-Ecuador. Kuyadabukisa ukuthi inhlekelele yendiza ingaxhunyaniswa nalesi sikebhe esikhulu.
Uma ungumkhulumeli waseJalimane ufuna i-cruise ngesitayela esihle "sezinsuku zakudala", i-Deutschland ingahle ibe yinto ephelele kuwe!