Tag: Cruise Ships

How to reach Goa from Mumbai searches always used to show the scenic rail journey on the Konkan route or the long road trip and the easy and fast flight services, but, now there’s a water route open between the two destinations. India’s first ever passenger cruise ship service, Angriya, will ferry you from Mumbai to Goa for just Rs 7000/-. The glamorous cruise between Mumbai and Goa, is sure going to attract a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. A one-way ticket for the cruise will approximately cost Rs 7,000 for a bed in the dorm and Rs 11,000 for a ... Read more

Pon Radhakrishnan, Minister of state for shipping and finance stated that five major ports have developed to facilitate cruise tourism. “Chennai  in Tamilnadu, Mormugao in Goa, New Mangalore in Karnataka, Cochin in Kerala and Mumbai in Maharashtra are developed with dedicated cruise terminals and other related infrastructure for docking of cruise vessels and embarking and disembarking of cruise passengers,” said the minister while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Earlier, a Task Force on Cruise Tourism has been formed jointly by the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Shipping with representatives of all major ports and ... Read more

The Mumbai-Goa cruise ferry service, which is set to start after the monsoon, will also have its halts in towns like Ratnagiri, Malvan, Vijaydurg and Raigad. The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT), the executing authority of the project has already appointed an operator who will run the cruise services. Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) is currently working on the feasibility of having additional jetties for the cruise service. “The jetties can be used by all the vessels, and are being constructed as part of coastal tourism plan which means it will also boost tourist activities in the Konkan region. The jetties are ... Read more