I-Alaska i-Un-Cruise Way
Kwabaningi abahamba ngezinyawo, i-Alaska iyindawo yokuphupha. Phela, umbuso omkhulu kunawo wonke e-US unikeza ezinye izindawo ezikude kakhulu futhi ezinhle kakhulu ezingacabangeka, futhi zisekhaya ezinhlobonhlobo zezilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo, umlando ocebile, ngisho nomkhuba wendabuko othakazelisayo oyingxenye ebalulekile yefa lezwe. Yiqiniso, enye yezindlela ezithandwa kakhulu ukuvakashela i-Alaska ingumkhumbi we-cruise, okuyinto evame ukuphikisana nendlela abahambahamba ngayo abaningi abafuna ukuhlola indawo entsha.
Kodwa njengoba sikutshele ngenyanga eyedlule , i-Un-Cruise idala ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezincane ezenzelwe ngqo abahambi abakhuthele engqondweni. Enye yezinketho zabo ezingcono kakhulu ithatha abagibeli e-Alaska, edumile i-Inside Passage, indawo enhle kakhulu okumelwe ibonakale ikholwa.
I-Inside Passage yindawo ethandwayo yemikhumbi ye-cruise, nezinkampani eziningi ezinkulu ezisebenza ngaphakathi kwendawo. Kodwa yini ebeka izinketho ze-Un-Cruise ngaphandle kwesixuku ukuthi zenzeka emikhumbi emincane. Ngenkathi iningi leminye imikhawulo yokuhamba ngemikhumbi ihamba ngemikhumbi ethwala amakhulu-uma kungenjalo-abagibeli, imikhumbi ye-Un-Cruise inabagibeli abangaphansi kuka-80. Ngokwesibonelo, i- Wilderness Explorer , umkhumbi wezinyawo ezingu-186 ophethe isivakashi esingu-74 nje kuphela lapho unamandla. Lokhu kwenza kube nesipiliyoni esihlukile kakhulu kwezinye izinsiza, okuvame ukuzizwa zingenangqondo futhi zingenasisekelo.
Uhambo lwami lwama-Cruise lwaluyisihambeli sezinsuku ezingu-7 esasuka enhloko-dolobha yase-Alaska ka-Juneau futhi yaphela ekugcineni kwe-Sitka. Uhambo olufanayo lungenziwa ngokuphindaphindiwe, nakuba okuhlangenwe nakho kukhulu kakhulu. Phakathi neviki emanzini, umkhumbi uhambela izindawo eziningana ezimangalisayo kangangokuthi cishe zizoshiya ngisho nabahambi abanolwazi bezama ukuthuthumela amakhanda abo.
Imibono isukela ezigodini ezikude kanye nama-cove kuya ezintabeni eziqhwaqhoqhoqho ezigqama izinkulungwane zamamitha ngaphezulu. Lokhu kunikeza ugu lwama-Alaskan ingqondo engakaze ibe khona engatholakali kwezinye izindawo eziningi eMhlabeni.
KuGlacier Bay National Park
Yiqiniso, i-jewel enkulu yalezi zindawo ezihlaba umxhwele futhi ezakhazimulayo kumele kube yiGlacier Bay National Park, ihlane eliyizigidi ezingama-3.3 ezigcinwa ehlane elihlanganisa izintaba ezizungezile, imvula yamanzi nama-fjords amakhulu. I-Un-Cruise ithatha abagibeli ekugcineni komngcele weMarjorie Glacier, udonga oluqhakazile lweqhwa elithatha izindaba ezingu-25 ukuphakama. Ngaleso sikhulu, ngisho nomkhumbi we-cruise ungase uzizwe uncane, ufinyelele udonga olukhulu lweqhwa.
Ukufinyelela epaki kunikezwa ngesikebhe kuphela, futhi imigqa emikhulu yokuhamba ngemigwaqo ingakwazi ukuchitha isikhathi esilinganiselwe emanzini ayo ngaphambi kokuqhubeka. Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi i-Un-Cruise isebenza ngezitsha ezincane, indlela yazo yokuhambahamba inama-lee-way ngaphezulu uma kuziwa ekuhloleni i-Glacier Bay. Abahambi bangakwazi ngisho nokushiya i- Wilderness Explorer ukuba bahambe kancane emvula yehlathi lapho eseduze kwedolobha laseGustavus, indawo yokuhlala kwabakhileyo abangu-400 kuphela nezinja ezingaba ngu-200. Okunye okuvelele kokuvakashelwa epaki kazwelonke kwakuhlanganisa ukuhamba ngesikebhe esikhulu sikaJohn Hopkins Glacier, bebukele izimbuzi zezintaba ezintabeni eziphakeme kakhulu, kanye namaconsi amachweba asekela izingane zabo.
I-Active Adventures
Usuku olujwayelekile ohambweni lwe-Un-Cruise lunikeza abagibeli ithuba lokubamba iqhaza kwezinye ukuvakasha okukhuthele kakhulu. Ngokuvamile banikwa ithuba lokukhetha uhlobo oluthile lomsebenzi ekuseni, kanti enye ntambama, nakuba kunezinye izikhathi zokuphuma ngosuku. Lezo zihambela zinika abahambi ithuba lokuphuma emkhunjini okwesikhashana futhi bahlole ezinye izindlela. Ngokwesibonelo, ngezinsuku ezithile abagibeli bangakhetha ukuhamba ngezinyathelo zokuhamba, behamba ngehlane elizungezile bengenawo umzila omkhulu wokuqondisa indlela. Ngaphandle kwalokho, bangakhetha ukuhamba nge-kayaking, bahambe ngezinyawo, bavakashele indawo enqabeni ye-zodiac, noma inhlanganisela yazo zonke ezingenhla.
Lezi zenzo ziletha into ehamba phambili ehamba ngezinyawo, futhi abatholakali kubagibeli abangena emikhumbi emikhulu.
Iningi lalezo zitsha azenzi izitebe eziningi kakhulu ngaphakathi kwe-Inside Passage, akeke uvumele izivakashi zazo ziqale lezi zindlela zokuvakasha. Kodwa le misebenzi iphinde inikeze amathuba okuhlangana okungazikhunjulwa kakhulu. Isibonelo, ku-kayak eqondiswayo iqembu elilodwa lezivakashi lihlangabezane ne-curious seal eliphelile ukubalandela nxazonke ukuze libe yingxenye engcono yehora. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, isidalwa esincane esinobungane sifike kuwo wonke ama-Kayak eqembu, singena ezinyaweni ezimbalwa nje. Yilohlobo lokuhlangana ukuthi abahambi bazohlale bekhumbula, futhi kwakungeke kwenzeke okwenzekayo e-Alaskan cruise.
Ngesinye isikhathi bonke abagibeli abahamba nge- Wilderness Explorer bathole isibonelo esicacile sokuthi i-Un-Cruise ihluke kanjani emncintiswaneni. Ngelinye ilanga umkhumbi wathola igama lombhoshongo wezingulube ezidlula endaweni, futhi isitolo saqeda ukuhamba amakhilomitha angu-85 ngaphandle kwendlela ukuze nje uqale ukubuka lezi zidalwa ezimangalisayo. Kusukela emgodini womkhumbi abagibeli bakwazi ukubona izilwane ezincelisayo ezibhukuda emanzini, zivame ukukhanyisa izintatheli zabo noma zihlukumeze ubuso ngaphandle komnsalo. I- Explorer kwadingeka ukuba agibele ubusuku bonke ukuze afike endaweni elandelayo ekuseni, kodwa wonke umuntu ohambisane naye wavuma ukuthi bekufanelekile. Imikhumbi emikhulu ye-cruise inomzila ohleliwe futhi unamathele kuwo.
Ngena ku-Explorer Wilderness
Ukuphila ku- Explorer Wilderness kukhululekile futhi kukhululekile. Amakamelo amancane ajwayelekile, kodwa aklanyelwe futhi ahlelekile. Abaqeqeshi, abaqondisi behlane, kanye nabasebenzi bayizikhonkwane eziphezulu, beguqa ngemuva ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi abahambi banakho konke okudingekayo futhi baqinisekise ukuthi amakamelo ahlanzekile futhi agcinwe kahle. Abasebenzi bekhishini baya phezulu nangaphezulu ekwenzeni ukudla okunezinsuku ezintathu nsuku zonke, kanti induna yemoto igcina abagibeli bezwa ukuthi kwenzekani kuzo zonke izigaba zohambo. Umkhumbi ugcwele ngisho nesibhubhe esishisayo, esingasetshenziswa kahle emva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zokuhamba ngezinyawo noma i-kayaking. Lezo zindlela zokwelapha zinikeza usizo oluqabulayo ngombono omangalisayo ngezinye izindawo ezinhle kakhulu zase-Alaska.
Ukwengeza, umkhumbi omncane umkhumbi wenza kube lula ngawo wonke umuntu ogibele umkhumbi ukuthi azi ukuthi ngubani. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kudlula ukudla okunomsoco, ukuchitha isikhathi esendlini yomkhumbi, noma ukujabulela ukuvakasha okusebenzayo, wonke umuntu unethuba lokuchitha isikhathi nabo bonke abantu. Lokhu kudala umuzwa omkhulu wokusebenzelana phakathi kwabagibeli nabagibeli, okwenza ukuthi ukuphela kweviki kube nzima kakhulu.
I-Un-Cruise isipiliyoni ngempela imangalisa. Akuyona nje kuphela uhambo olusebenzayo kuzo zonke izinga, kubuye kwacaca ukuthi abahambi banikezwa ukufinyelela kanye nokuvezwa kwi-Inside Passage okungenakwenzeka emkhunjini omkhulu. Ukwengeza, ukuziphatha okuqhubekayo kolu hambo kuneza umuzwa we-adventure engatholakali nakwezinye izindawo, okusiza ngempela Un-Cruise ukuba uphile ngokuvumelana nedumela layo lokuba yisinqumo esingcono kakhulu kubahambi be-adventure.