Another luxury cruise vessel calls on at NMPT

Another luxury cruise vessel calls on at NMPT

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, March 21, 2012: Cruise vessel M.V. AID DIVA   with 1869 cruise passengers and 607 crew members on board called at New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) today.  This is the 14h cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12.  The vessel came to NMPT from Cochin and sailed to Goa in the evening.  Majority of the passengers are from Germany.  1700 passengers have opted for ground tour arranged by M/s Globe International, Mangalore, the local tour operators.   The passengers have visited places like cashew processing unit at  Bykampady, 1000 Pillar Jain temple, Moodabidri, Soans Farm, monolithic statue of gomateshwara, at Karkala, Gokarnanatha temple, Kadri temple, St.Aloysius chapel, etc.  M/s J.M. Baxi & Co. are the agents of the vessel.

 

 

 

This cruise liner is in her repeated call to NMPT during the current financial year, her first call was on 12-11-2011. The next vessel M.V. SEVEN SEAS VOYAGER will be calling at the Port on 22-3-2012.  Dr. P. Tamilvanan, Chairman, NMPT has stated that the number of cruise passengers who have called at the Port in 14 cruise vessels during the current year is 8726 out of which 6432 have visited various places in and around Mangalore which will be a boon to the tourism development of Karnataka and in particular to Mangalore region.