Hon'ble Union
Minister, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, flagged off MV EMPRESS, a cruise
passenger vessel, introducing the 1st regular international cruise service from
Chennai Port which will be connecting to 3 ports of Sri Lanka.
The tours packages
onboard MV Empress will be offered for 2 nights, 3 nights, 4 nights and 5
nights. During its run at sea, MV
Empress will be touching 3 ports in Sri Lanka and back to Chennai.
M/s. GAC shipping (India) Pvt. Ltd. has been
instrumental in initiating this international cruise service between Chennai
and Sri Lankan Ports, viz. Hanbantota,Trincomalee, Kankesanturei, etc.
Chennai Port is offering huge concessions to the
Cruise vessels for its operation at the Chennai Port.