Ahmedabad: While major ports like Mumbai, Cochin, Chennai, and Mormugao have made notable progress in developing cruise terminals, Gujarat, despite having the longest coastline in India, still lacks a dedicated cruise terminal. Taking a significant step towards establishing a cruise tourism ecosystem, the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) organized a stakeholder consultation workshop on May 6 to chart out a Cruise Shipping Policy tailored to the state. The first session of the day-long workshop, the...Read More

New Delhi: Gujarat, which has around 1,600 kilometers of coastline, the longest among all states in the country, has yet to see development in cruise tourism. The state does not have a single project related to cruise tourism. The Ministry of Tourism provides financial assistance to states and Union Territories for tourism infrastructure development under various schemes. However, according to the list of projects sanctioned under the Coastal Circuit and Cruise Project schemes, including Swad...Read More

Ahmedabad: The services of Sabarmati River Cruise, a floating restaurant in river Sabarmati are suspended for indefinite period due to low water level in the river. The restaurant is shut for last two days and it will reopen only after the level of water in river goes up and stabliize. The cruise is parked outside its office on the Sabarmati riverfront West at present. It is not for the first time that the cruise is non-0perational in monsoon. Even in previous monsoon, the cruise service was ...Read More

Surat: The Hazira-Diu-Hazira cruise service by a private operator namely 'Mumbai Maiden' will restart its operation from 5th November. The service will resume after a gap of long pandemic period. The liquors such as beer, whisky, wine and vodka will be served on the cruise. It will also have the facilities of a casino, night club, restaurant and hotel. As informed by the spokesperson of Mumbai Maiden, the cruise had started from 31st march 2020 but it was closed from April due to Covid-19 pa...Read More