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Mangalore: Cruise Ship ‘Nautica’ Impresses Locals

  •   Tue, Apr 27 2010 07:25:41 AM

Mangalore: Cruise Ship ‘Nautica’ Impresses Locals  
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Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (CN) 

Mangalore, April 27: A cruise ship carrying tourists from the United States of America reached New Mangalore Port on Monday April 26. 

The beautiful vessel ‘Nautica’, which set off from Port Klang in Malaysia with 643 passengers and 397 crew members, was the centre of attraction at the port with its massive size and various onboard facilities.  

City's well known Lia Travels made the necessary arrangements for the ship’s passengers to visit the main tourist attractions. 




















They visited St Aloysius Chapel, Kudroli Gokarnanatha Temple, Kadri Temple, cashew industry, Thousand Pillar Jain Temple in Moodbidri, the Bahubali statue in Karkala, and several other places based on optional plans.     
  
District-in-charge minister Krishna Palemar along with family members visited the ship and spent some time with the crew. The restaurants, play areas, clubs, and entertainment zones appealed to the minister and his family members.  

“It is not a ship, but a small city”, said a family member of the minister. “Everything is inside the ship. We only spent some hours inside it but we wanted to spend some days on it”, he added.    

The ship was docked at the port for 12 hours before leaving for Goa.

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  • VISHWANATH B.K., MANGALORE

    Sat, May 01 2010

    Lia Travels should have arranged a programme for our Mangalore school children in side this ship. Our children will know what is available in side the ship and they will dream , one day they will work and travel in such a ship. These are the practical study our children in India miss.Mr. Palemar , if you can please arrange this, if the ship's iterinary , permits this.

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  • Josly, Karnad

    Fri, Apr 30 2010

    Nice to hear about cruise ship docked in Mangalore port, Nautica also viewed by Local Minister with his family which impressed him with best fecilities on board. thousands of tourists Landed to Visit Mangalore City Premises, State Tourist Board & Minister Must Open Eyes to Provide/Build at-least few hundred Public Toilets/Wash-Room & Clean Drinking Water Fountain At Tagore Park, Kadri, Nehru Maidan, Jyothi, Kodial Bail, LadyHill, SulTan Batteri or Kudroli, and all other tourist spots Like Panambur Beach, or Malpe Beches with Shower Rooms,with changing fecility, similar to SRILanka or Malaysia.

    These Basic Requirements are needed to Improve our tourism.

    So State Tourist Board & Minister must decide Above & all Basic Needs,with Sanitation every Corner of City, Clean Public Health Hospitals Near to tourist spots Plan to Act quickly to improve Tourist Spots with all fecilities to Welcome more Tourists.

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  • Purvander, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 29 2010

    Palemar, please note your have only 3.5 years to make your dream true. You are minister, why cant you take your family on Cruise ship on Govt expenditure, no need to tell you, you must be doing this already (Comment by Minister - Everything is inside the ship. We only spent some hours inside it but we wanted to spend some days on it”, he added)

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  • Ashwin , mangalore

    Wed, Apr 28 2010

    Impressive,
    See this is what it fells like when you welcome tourists .
    Mangalore is a Awesome place with a blend of culture and modern times . The peace of this place attracts all people from all age groups . This is my strong opinion that mangalore should promote its tourism to the new heights , There is everything what you need in Mangalore , From the traditional Kori rotti to starbucks (coming soon ) )and from slums to super malls . beaches , temples , churches and mosques , having history of a 1000 years .

    Just like Goa it has to put up some beach shacks , Cops and the people should work hand in hand to promote tourism , and make the tourists feel absolutely safe , this way it will benifit all the locals and the place will get its own unique identity . Say what friends ? lets make this happen ...

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Apr 28 2010

    Anita, It is very sad that no one noticed such a BIG PASSENGER SHIP at Mangalroe Port.Many Thanks for the information.

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  • johny, mangalore / Dubai

    Wed, Apr 28 2010

    Mangalore has tremendous potential as far as tourism is considered. Only thing we are lacking is a collective effort by the people to kick start the tourism trade in a big way in Mangalore. If the tour authorities feel it is safe, then they will bring even more tourists to mangalore and we can compete with Goa, Kerala and Bangalore to attract tourists.

    We need to think big, and ignore petty issues among ourselves. There is money to be made for everyone, if tourists come to visit our city. But the tourists have to feel safe and secure, only then they will come. Fortunately, we are not as voilent as some other people in india, and are more peace-loving and understanding.

    there is so much to do in South Kanara and the surrounding districts all the way up to the western ghats. We really need to boost this tourism field by having better road connectivity, and better infrastructure and continous power and water supply. Only then will we make our DK and surrounding districts prosperous.

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  • nauseer dubai, manglore ullal

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    wow nice coulorful snaps. realy good news for manglore.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/USA

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    dr Kiran Acharya, manipal,

    While you visit US, you should visit Baltimore Inner harbour, where they have amphibious site seeing boats, you can see the city as well as cruise...

    ProbablySingapore/Thailand/Malesia have same....

    Johns Hopkins hospital is a mile from there....

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  • dr Kiran Acharya, manipal

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    Thanks for the correction(port Kala to Port Klang)
    Cruise tourism is yet to take off fully in India, due to non availability of berthing facilities...most harbors have only tender dock facility...moreover cruise terminal with immigration & customs is a necessity for the comfort of the guests. Other countries in the region (Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand) are ahead of us in this front, while most Indian ports concentrate mostly on pure cargo handling...

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  • Joseph D'Souza, Bijai / Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    Dear Kushal, pls note it is not J M Baxi who has initiated these ships in to Mangalore. It is done by one of the leading Tour Operators from Mangalore. J M Baxi no doubt is leading Shipping Agent who handles clearing of these Cruise Liners.
    For your information there have been a couple of bigger Cruise Liners with greater length n more passengers who have arrived in to Mangalore Port.
    May be that no minister had visited these ships so there has been no publicity...
    Lets not conclude things with in- sufficient information..

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  • anita, mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    Jaimini,,
    on 14 april2010 v had a bigger ship in mangalore carrying 1300 passengers AIDACARA...since no minister boarded the ship ...she sailed without being noticed.....this is mangalore namma kudla

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  • PINTO, MANGALORE/BAHRAIN

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    It is nice to hear about American Cruise Ship arriving to Mangalore. Looks some people like Mr. Mushtaq ZamZam are over excited!!! What a development and technology in Mangalore ... Cruise Ship Landing at Mangalore  ... Wow

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    FIVE STAR HOTEL OR SHIP ? CONFUSION ! I boarded non passenger ship many times. (oil tankers/live stock) and saw AMERICAN WAR SHIP once. But didn't get a chance to see or board passenger ship. These pic. make me to board Passenger ship at any cost. Beautiful snaps. Thanx Daiji.

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  • Uday Rodrigues, Mangalore/KSA

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    Lucky Minister & his family :)

    It is not a ship, but a small city”, said a family member of the minister. “Everything is inside the ship. We only spent some hours inside it but we wanted to spend some days on it”, he added.

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  • Kushal Puthran, kaup , Dubai

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    As usual Baxi are the leading agents in Mangalore ! Its really good news that Mangalore port has a draft to call such a huge passenger ship .

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  • Eulalia Dsouza, Bijai / Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    It is good to hear about the arrival of this ship to our city. But am given to understand that J M Baxi was only the Shipping Agent and NOT the Local Tour Operator???
    It is so strange that all news published mention details about the vessel and always forget to add the Local Tour Operators name who toils so hard to get these Tourists to our city and organise these tours with coaches and guides and other arrangements.

    Needless to say that Tourism Department has hardly contributed anything towards these kind of movements in Mangalore, till today & credit goes to everybody else other than the most deserving people.. Strange but true...!!

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  • Alfred D'souza, Bendoor / Dubai

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    How can a ship land at Mangalore Airport.

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  • Dr Kiran Acharya, Manipal

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    For Nautica Port of call at Malaysia was Port Klang

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  • akbar ali, Vittal/Sharjah

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    Our Mangalore Developing city like Bangalore. we have shopping centers like Big Bazar, City Centre & Saibeen Complex and many Tourist places for foreigners who came now in Cruise Ship ‘Nautica. but some poltical & communal mind parties dont want improve our city they supporting always for section 144.

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  • Mushtaq ZamZam (KSA), Azad Nagar Bhatkal

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    Really good news for Mangalore an as well as for Karnataka people , the cruise ship from the United States of America reached to Mangalore port.
    What a colorful snaps, wow a dining room, cute swimming pool, as well as beautiful lobby,

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  • mallika, mangalore

    Tue, Apr 27 2010

    super place...

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