Mangalore, April 1: Giant luxury cruise vessel M V Brilliance of the Seas of Royal Caribbean International called at New Mangalore Port on Sunday.
This is one of the beautiful radiance-class ships that combines sleek swiftness, panoramic vistas, and wide-open spaces in the World.
This is the largest cruise vessel ever handled at the Port. The vessel having a length of 196 mtrs with 1962 passengers and 860 crew handled at the deep draft berth (No.14) .
Around 1600 passengers opted for ground tour arranged by local tour operators, Lia Travels, Nirmala Travels and My Trip Guide, Mangalore.
They visited various tourist locations like cashew processing units, 1000 Pillar temple, Monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali, Soans farm, St. Aloysius Chapel, Kadri Ttemple, Gokarnanatha Temple, Pilikula, Summersands, Ullal, etc. M/s J.M. Baxi and Co are the agents of the vessel.
Dr P Tamilvanan, Chairman alongwith Traffic Manager and other officers of the Port has received the vessel by presenting a flower bouquets to the captain of the vessel. While interacting with the captain and the Manager of the Cruise Operators, Mr. Adam Sharp , the Chairman got a very good feed back and they are very much impressed upon the world class facilities available at the Cruise Lounge, neat and tidy berth area, concretised roads, security arrangements, Immigration facility, greenery in and around the port, availability of local ground tour operators, proximity to tourist areas, etc.
They have also assured to bring more big vessels during the next cruise season. The vessel left the Port in the evening and gone to Cochin. The same vessel will be again calling at NMP on April 12.
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