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Mangalore: 'M V Amsterdam' Cruise Vessel Calls in at NMPT

  •   Tue, Mar 27 2012 11:44:48 AM

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Mangalore, Mar 27: A cruise vessel 'M V Amsterdam' with 918 passengers and 668 crew on board called at NMPT on Monday March 26. This is the 16th cruise vessel calling at the Port during the current financial year 2011-12.

The vessel with a length of 238 metres came to NMPT as her first port of call from Colombo and sailed to Goa in the evening. Majority of the passengers are from USA.

Around 600 passengers have opted for ground tour arranged by the local tour operators. The passengers have visited places like cashew processing unit at Bykampady, 1000 pillar Jain temple Moodabidri, lunch at Soans Farm, monolithic statue of gomateshwara at Karkala, Gokarnanatha temple, Kadri temple, St Aloysius chapel, Sultan battery, Ullal darga, Thannirbhavi, etc. 49 passengers have opted for air travel for site seeing at Agra and will join back the vessel at Mumbai.

Chairman, Dr P Tamilvanan while expressing happiness over the good feedback from the captains and tour operators of the various cruise vessels called at the Port during the current cruise season, has appreciated all those connected with the smooth handling of the cruise vessels at New Mangalore Port.
  

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 27 2012

    When ships come with passengers, some might have already come before to Mangalore so it is better to offer them choice of different tours as they do in other countries. Some might like to see Kambla at Pilikula organised for them or classes in Mangalore cooking etc.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Tue, Mar 27 2012

    More and more such activity will educate our customs and immigration officers. These tourists are looking for pure joy of sight seeing and no scope for side cash! Good opportunity for the growth of local economy and local tour operaters and transporters.

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  • Vinayak, Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, Mar 27 2012

    Seems like M'lore is becoming one of the tourist attraction. If marketed in the best way, this can yield good revenue for the state and as well to the port. Sight seeing should also include tour to Pilikula park, whereby people can see breeding of king cobra in captivity. This is one and the only park in whole of the world reclaimed for captivity breeding.

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