Gadkari inaugurates India's first luxury cruise service between Mumbai-Goa

Mumbai/Urban Transport News: The Mumbai Port Trust has opened its newly-refurbished Domestic Cruise Terminal and is preparing to give green signal to India's first luxury cruise ship 'Angria' (between Mumbai to Goa). Union Minister of Road Transport, Highway and Shipping Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the cruise service on Saturday. However, the commercial launch of the cruise service will start from October 24 i.e. from next week you will be able to enjoy a trip to the luxury cruise.

This is part of the Indian government's plan to develop Cruise Tourism as a major means of raising revenue for India. At present, work is going on in the 3 coastal cities of India - cruise service in Mumbai, Chennai, and Kochi. In these three cities, basic infrastructure is already available in terms of cruise service.

Great opportunities for cruise tourism in India More than 2.6 million Indians traveled abroad in 2017 and less than 1.5 million of them went to the cruise. However, the cruise holiday trade is now catching up and this year, 2 lakh Indians are expected to go to the cruise.

Cruise service is becoming increasingly popular in the last few years. This year, around 27 million tourists worldwide are expected to go to the cruise service. Last year more than 14 lakh tourists went to the cruise. However, the number of Indians going on the cruise is low. In 2017, only 1.4 lakh Indians went on the cruise, whereas in Japan it was more than 43 lakhs. In this view, there are opportunities for cruise tourism in India and the Government of India is working on the scheme to redeem this opportunity.

Cruise named in memory of Maratha Admiral The name of the cruise is Angria, which is named after Admiral Kanhoji Angre of Maratha Navy, the name of the coral reef between Maharashtra and Goa is also the Angria Bank. This cruise was made in Japan in 1997. Earlier, cruise service was introduced between Goa and Mumbai in 1991. At that time, two ships, Konkan Shakti and Konkan Sevaks traveled between Mumbai and Goa. It took 24 hours to travel between the two cities. But this journey from Angrera Cruise will be completed in only 16 hours.

Luxury facilities to meet in Cruise In addition to the 8 restaurants and bars in the cruise, there is a 24-hour coffee shop on the deck. Apart from this, the guests' choice dish will also be found on the cruise. The cruise also has a swimming pool, modern lounge and amusement room. The cruise will be decorated with beautiful petting and pictures.

400 passengers capacity This cruise has a capacity of 400 passengers. This cruise will take 16 hours to reach Goa from Mumbai. The cruise speed will be 30 to 32 kilometers per hour.

One way ticket from 7000 to 12000 rupees One side fare from the cruise will be up to 7 thousand to 12 thousand rupees. Separate rentals for different categories of cruise service. Ticket rent will include meals, refreshments, and breakfast. The cruise ship will run 4 times a week. The cruise will be operated only when the weather is clear. Accordingly, the cruise will be operated between October and May.

Cruise services already available from Mumbai Mumbai-Goa Cruise Service is India's first cruise service, but from Mumbai you can still cruise travel. Many international cruise companies organize these trips. Viking Ocean Cruise Service takes Mumbai from Mumbai to Goa, Sri Lanka, and Singapore. Apart from this, you can go from Mumbai to the Maldives with the Costa Line Cruise Service. Many other cruise companies also provide cruise service from Cochin in addition to Mumbai and Goa. Here you can book online