Mangaluru, Feb 8 (PTI) ‘MS Nautica,’ the fifth cruise vessel of the current season called on New Mangalore Port here.
Carrying 550 passengers and 400 crew members, the 180.5 m vessel has 30,277 gross tonnage and has a draft of 6 m, said a release from New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) on Wednesday.
The vessel came from Muscat to India en route to Male (Maldives) and called on Mumbai and Mormugao ports earlier.
Offering a traditional welcome, NMPA arranged their medical screening, immigration and customs counters, 15 coaches of buses, including two shuttle buses for tourists visiting local markets around Mangaluru, taxis, and tourist vans.
The cruise passengers also availed benefits of meditation centre set up the by the AYUSH department inside the cruise lounge. Clothes and handicraft outlets were also kept open for them.
The tourists later visited places of tourist interest in and around Mangaluru while NMPA presented them souvenirs when they embarked the vessel that sailed out of NMP towards Kochi in the evening, the release said. PTI MVG ROH ROH
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