The Centre has planned to make Chennai the hub for cruise tourism on the
East Coast, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal
said here on Sunday 23 April.
For the first time in the history of Chennai Port, a continuous cruise
service was operated from June to September 2022, he said.
Sonowal was here to review the performance of the Chennai Port Trust and
its subsidiary Kamarajar Port Ltd along with senior officials including the
chairperson of the Ports, Sunil Paliwal. “We are going to make Chennai Port a
hub of cruise tourism in the East Coast.” Sonowal told reporters. Chennai Port and Cordelia Cruises signed a
memorandum of understanding in May 2022 to boost cruise tourism, he recalled.
Sonowal said 87,000 passengers from 37 cruise tourism operators visited Chennai Port in the past few years.