Ngibhalile ngohambo lwasolwandle e-Arctic, futhi kuze kube manje babephethe i-aura yemfihlakalo nokuzidela okucacile, noma kunjalo Ukuncibilika kwale ndawo ngenxa yokufudumala kwembulunga yonke kuholele ekuvulekeni kwemizila lapho izinkampani ezithengisa kakhulu nezinkampani zemikhumbi zifinyelela khona, njengeCrystal Cruises, esivele inawo wonke amalungiselelo aqhubekayo ukuze ngo-Agasti 16, ukuwela kokuqala phakathi kwe-Anchorage (Alaska) naseNew York ngokunqamula iNyakatho-ntshonalanga, cishe amakhilomitha angama-800 ngenhla kombuthano we-polar.
Umkhumbi ohamba ngesikebhe, ongena eSerenity, uzolanda abagibeli abangu-1.070 ngezinsuku ezingama-32. Intengo yethikithi, okungeke kusabekelwa kuyo ukubhuka, ngoba amathikithi aphela emavikini amathathu, kwakungu- $ 3 (eshibhe kakhulu) ngaphandle kohambo olufakiwe. Labo abagodle amakamelo akhethekile kakhulu bakhokhele ama- $ 30.000 umuntu ngamunye.
ICrystal Cruises 'Serenity izohamba phakathi kwezinguzunga zeqhwa eziqhingini ezingama-19.000 emanzini asenyakatho eCanada. Umkhumbi onezitezi eziyi-13 unamandla okuthatha cishe izivakashi eziyinkulungwane namalungu abasebenzi abangama-600, okunikeza umbono wedwa, futhi lapho ugibele ungajabulela imibukiso, ikhasino, umtapo wezincwadi nezindawo zokudlela.
Yize emhlabeni wezikebhe zokuhamba ngomkhumbi kungewona umkhumbi omkhulu kakhulu, kuzoba kulo mzila odabula i-Arctic, okwedlula kuwo kuze kube manje kuphela imikhumbi ephihliza iqhwa yoGada Lwasolwandle, imikhumbi emincane ethutha insimbi isuka eQuebec iye eChina noma leyo yemiphakathi yasendaweni, ohambweni lwesayensi kanye nezikebhe ezizimele.
Lona ngumzila ofanayo owathathwa ngumhloli wamazwe u-Amundsen (1872-1928) owathatha iminyaka emithathu ukuhamba. Uhambo luphakamisa inkinga ebalulekile yokuphepha Iqiniso ngukuthi umsebenzi wokutakula uma kwenzeka noma iyiphi ingozi uzodinga ukungenelela kwamasosha ase-US noma aseCanada, okuyiwona kuphela anamandla okufinyelela kule ndawo ye-Arctic.
Ungafunda ezinye izindatshana ezimayelana nohambo nohambo oluya e-Arctic lapha.