Funda ukuthi ungahlola kanjani isiqhingi saseCaribbean ngaphandle kokuphula ibhange.
Ngamabhishi anamangalisa nesiko esinamandla, iCuba ibhekwa njengendawo yokuvakasha ephezulu kunabanye emhlabeni wonke. Kodwa ngenxa yemikhawulo yokuhamba eqondile ehamba yonke indlela eya emuva ngawo-1960, iningi lezokuvakasha zase-US alitholanga ithuba lokuzwa konke okumele kutholakale isiqhingi saseCaribbean. Okungenani kuze kube manje.
Ngokokuqala ngqa emashumini eminyaka, ngo-June 2016, uMnyango WezokuThutha wase-United States wanikezela imvume yezindiza eziyisithupha zase-US zokuya enhloko-dolobha yaseCuba, eHarana.
Ukuvakashelwa kukaMongameli Obama eCuba ekuqaleni kuka-2016 - owokuqala ngumongameli waseMelika ehlezi eminyakeni engu-88 - kuye kwasiza ukuvula ukuhamba phakathi kwamazwe amabili. Njengomuntu waseCanada, sengivele ngijabule ukuvakashela amabhishi amahle eCuba nokuthatha umculo wabo namasiko abo. Hlola amathiphu ambalwa engiwutholile ngokumboza ingxenye yezindleko zohambo lwakho ngamaphuzu okuthembeka namamayela.
JetBlue
Izindiza zansuku zonke ezivela Fort Lauderdale, eNew York, nase-Orlando zenze iJetBlue othintekayo ngezindlela eziningi eziya enhloko-dolobha yaseCuba. Uma ucabangela ukubhuka indiza eCuba ngeJetBlue, zama ukushaja izindleko zezindiza emakhadini ekhredithi yokuhamba. I-JetBlue Plus noma ikhadi lebhizinisi le-JetBlue lingakusiza ukuthi uthole imali engxenyeni ye-in-flight movies, i-cocktails kanye nokudla, isikhwama esibukelwe mahhala kuwe nabangani abathathu ekubhujisweni okufanayo namaphesenti angu-10 emuva uma uhlenga amaphuzu owawutholile ngesikhathi uhambo.
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Kodwa ngisho nangaphandle kwekhadi lesikweletu lesikhampasi, amalungu e-JetBlue TrueBlue angasebenzisa amadili amangazayo ezindizeni ukuya naseCuba. Uhambo lukaJetBlue lokuya eCuba ngo-Agasti 31 lubiza u-$ 204 noma nje amaphuzu angu-7,000.
Lokho kubaluleka kwamaphesenti angaphezu kwamabili ngomklomelo wamamayela! Kunzima ukushaya leyo ndlela yokuphatha, ikakhulukazi uma ucabanga ukuthi leso sidingo siqinisekile ukuthi siphezulu.
Ama-American Airlines
Kulabo abakuMiami, i-American Airlines ingaba yilabo abahamba phambili ukuhamba ngezindiza eziya eCuba. UMnyango WezokuThutha waseMelika usanda kunikezela izindiza ezine zaseMelika phakathi kweMiami naseHavana usuku ngalunye. Njengoba le mizi emibili ihlukaniswe ngamamayela angaba ngu-350, amalungu e-AAdvantage angeke adingeke ahlenge amaphuzu amaningi okuthembeka ukuze afinyelele endaweni yawo yokugcina. I-Cuba itholakala esifundeni se-Caribbean ye-American Airline, okusho ukuthi uzokwazi ukuthola isihlalo somnotho ngamamitha angu-15 000 uma kuqhathaniswa namamayela angu-20,000 noma ngisho nama-30,000 ngezindiza eziya eNingizimu Melika naseYurophu. Ungathola futhi amamayela angaphezu kuka-5 000 kuzo zonke izinkulungwane ezingu-20,000 ze-Starwood ezikhomba ukuthi uguqulela ku-AAdvantage miles, uvula umnyango wokonga okuningi.
Nakuba kungase kube isilingo sokubhuka iholide lakho kulo mzuzu (ngithembele, ngiyazi umuzwa), kufanele uthathe imizuzu embalwa ubuyekeze ukulinganiselwa kokuhamba okuzayo nokuhlenga amaphuzu okuvuza kanye namamayela ngendiza eya eCuba. Isibonelo, ngaphambi kokugibela indiza yakho kuzodingeka usayine i-afidavithi echaza isizathu sokuhamba kwakho.
Lokhu kungafaka noma yini kusukela ekuvakasheleni komndeni ukuya ku-adventure yemfundo. Vele uqiniseke ukuthi ucabange ngaphambi kokuba ufike esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Delta Airlines
I-Delta iyakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezihamba ngezinkulungwane zezinyawo ezihamba ngezindiza zansukuzonke ezivela emachwebeni amathathu e-airport - Atlanta, Miami naseNew York. Ngama-SkyMiles angama-35,000, kufanele ukwazi ukukhipha ithikithi lokujikeleza ngeDelta. Ngenkathi indiza yezindiza ingakanikeli noma yiziphi amadili akhethekile ezindizeni eziya eCuba, lokho akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukukhipha amamayela ambalwa namaphuzu eceleni. Ngokubhalisela ikhadi lekhredithi ye-Gold Delta SkyMiles, uzokujabulela ukugibela kuqala kuzo zonke izindiza bese uhola amamayela amaningi kabili kuwo wonke ama dollar owasebenzisa ngezindiza nge-Delta. Okuhle kunakho konke, ayikho imali yokuthengiswa kwamanye amazwe. Ngakho-ke hamba futhi uhlele i-cocktail (noma amabili noma abathathu) uma usuwenza ulwandle ogwini!
Ngokokuqala ngqa emashumini eminyaka, izivakashi zase-US zinethuba lokubona zonke izinto nemisindo yaseCuba. Zama amathiphu engiwachazile ngenhla ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi uqala ukuhlola isiqhingi saseCaribbean ngaphandle kokuphula ibhange.