For a long time now, cruise has been on my mind. There have been many
occassions when I have made plans, but it has not materialised. Mainly because
I have to make a trip to someplace in Europe, Asia or America to take a cruise
to exotic destinations. So, my happiness knew no bounds when I heard about this
Costa Classica that will begin their cruise from my home town Mumbai. It is a
brilliant idea mainly because the cost of travelling is slashed, no more
travelling to another place to board the ship, nor any hassle of passport and
Visa, its just pack my bags and I am on the go.
I was invited for the launch of ‘First time cruising between Mumbai and
Maldives’ at Lotus Room in Trident Hotel. I was eager to learn about their
services. Cruising is like a floating city with new view every day without any hassle of packing and unpacking at every port.
Like every other cruise, there is lots of entertainment on board like
casino, theatre, disco, ballroom, etc. This classic cruise ship has a total of
654 cabins (with a capacity of 1700 passengers) including sea view cabins and
suites with private balconies. It also has jogging track, pools, jacuzzis,
library and shopping centre.
Not to forget the food, there will be Indian cuisine, vegetarian and
Jain food in addition to their Italian regional menus, a choice of dishes
representing different regions of Italy reflecting their culinary heritage.
Cruise of one week will start from Mumbai, pass through enchanting
destinations within India such as Goa, Cochin, Colombo and Maldives at the
price as low as 42K. Costa neoClassica will perform a series of weekly sailing
from 16th December2016 – 18th March 2017.
Sanjay Bhatia, Chairman of Mumbai port, plans to make Mumbai port of
International standard with latest technology and sound security. He spoke
about opening the eastern front of Mumbai that will change the coastal line of
the city.
Valsa Nair Singh, the Principal Secretary Tourism of Maharastra looked
positive towards the future tourism where people could come back with happy
memories. “This is the perfect mode of ‘Me’ time where you can unwind and just
enjoy the cruise” he said.
Nalini Gupta, Costa Cruise India Head, was sure that it would attract
lots of corporates, Bollywood clan, religious groups, senior citizens, etc. “We
are conducting regular training and workshops for the travel agents to educate
them on the product. Cruising is the future and we offer great value for money.
We are targeting customers across the board, with kids go free policy,” said
Gupta.
This idea has appealed me so much that I am looking to contacting my
closed circle of friends to accompany me for this trip.
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