Cordelia Cruises is all set so as to add vital ports in West Asia to its itinerary as the next stop overs from June 2024, a prime govt stated.
“Last month, we commenced our international sailing from Chennai to three coasts in Sri Lanka. Next June, we will be touching the coasts of Oman, UAE, entire gulf region, Qatar and Bahrain from Mumbai,” Waterways Leisure Tourism Pvt. Ltd.’s president & CEO Jurgen Bailom stated in an interplay.
Cordelia is owned by Waterways Leisure Tourism, an arm of the Dream Hotel Group. The India-focussed cruise operator is planning to offer extra choices to Indian travellers with three, 4, 5 and seven-night packages for voyages from Mumbai to West Asia as towards five-night bundle to Sri Lanka. These packages would value roughly ₹11,000 to ₹13,000 for an individual per day.
“Our decision to operate on an international route with Sri Lanka this year and the West Asia in 2024 reflects our long-term vision and commitment to promoting India’s maritime tourism industry,” Mr. Bailom stated.
Asserting that the variety of Indian vacationers on Cordelia had been on the rise since its launch, he stated that since September 2021 greater than 4 lakh individuals had travelled. This included 1.30 lakh travellers on the West coast circuit and 70,000 from the East per 12 months.
“Globally, the number of travellers has crossed the pre-pandemic levels. The tourist potential from India and SE Asia looks bright,” Mr. Bailom stated including that the operator was planning to amass 2-3 vessels larger than Cordelia within the close to future maintaining the expansion potential in thoughts.
According to him, it could value about â‚ą500 crore per vessel, which might be met by inner accruals.
On any plans for a personal cruise terminal, he stated the present requirement was improvement of correct infrastructure and elevated consciousness.
Taking the monsoon into consideration, Cordelia is working on the East Coast (Chennai-Sri Lanka) from July to September and on West Coast (Mumbai, Goa, Kochi and Lakshadweep) from October to June.
“India boasts of the world’s third largest coastline, offering numerous opportunities for the cruise industry. In the future, we can also look forward to visiting other ports such as Kolkata, Port Blair, Diu, New Mangaluru and Porbandar, if infrastructure permits,” he stated.
On future plans, he stated: “We are committed to providing a consistent and exceptional cruising experience, and our plan is to continue operating in the coming years and beyond.”
(This correspondent was in Sri Lanka lately on invitation from Cordelia Cruises)
