World’s longest river cruise absolutely booked until March 2024
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VARANASI: Vegetarian Indian delicacies, assorted non-alcoholic drinks, spa, and docs on name are a few of the options of the world’s longest luxurious river cruise MV Ganga Vilas which was flagged off on Friday for its 3,200 km maiden journey from this historical metropolis to Dibrugarh, in Assam.
The 51-day luxurious journey overlaying 5 Indian states, and Bangladesh will value Rs 50-55 lakh per passenger.
However, one must await greater than a yr to get a set within the luxurious ship which can cruise throughout 17 river methods as it’s absolutely booked until March 2024.
The bookings can be found for excursions April 2024 onwards.
The vacation guarantees an experiential voyage because the vacationers will get an opportunity to indulge within the artwork, tradition, historical past, and spirituality of India and Bangladesh.
The value of all the size of journey from Varanasi to Dibrugarh on the world’s longest river cruise — MV Ganga Vilas — can be round Rs 50-55 lakh per passenger, Antara Luxury River Cruises Vice President Saudamini Mathur mentioned.
Antara Luxury River Cruises is working MV Ganga Vilas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off MV Ganga Vilas for its maiden voyage with 32 vacationers from Switzerland.
Mathur mentioned the cruise is absolutely booked until March 2024 and bookings can be found past that.
Most of the vacationers who’ve secured seats are from the US and Europe.
MV Ganga Vilas is the first-ever cruise vessel made in India.
The luxurious cruise has three decks, 18 suites on board with a capability of 36 vacationers, with all the luxurious facilities.
The vacationers can be served native meals and seasonal greens, Mathur mentioned.
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Antara Luxury River Cruises founder and CEO Raj Singh added there can be no non-veg meals or liquor on board.
The ship has 39 crew members and its captain is Mahadev Naik who has greater than 35 years of expertise.
Speaking to PTI, Knegar Krieger, a Swiss nationwide who’s on board for the maiden journey, mentioned “traveling on the Ganges is a very special experience, it is once in lifetime experience, not to be missed.”
Thommien Christian one other Swiss vacationer, mentioned: “Everything is fantastic on this cruise.”
The 51-day cruise is deliberate with visits to 50 vacationer spots together with world heritage websites, nationwide parks, river ghats, and main cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam.
The MV Ganga Vilas vessel is 62 meters in size, 12 meters in width and comfortably sails with a draft of 1.4 meters.
VARANASI: Vegetarian Indian delicacies, assorted non-alcoholic drinks, spa, and docs on name are a few of the options of the world’s longest luxurious river cruise MV Ganga Vilas which was flagged off on Friday for its 3,200 km maiden journey from this historical metropolis to Dibrugarh, in Assam.
The 51-day luxurious journey overlaying 5 Indian states, and Bangladesh will value Rs 50-55 lakh per passenger.
However, one must await greater than a yr to get a set within the luxurious ship which can cruise throughout 17 river methods as it’s absolutely booked until March 2024.
The bookings can be found for excursions April 2024 onwards.
The vacation guarantees an experiential voyage because the vacationers will get an opportunity to indulge within the artwork, tradition, historical past, and spirituality of India and Bangladesh.
The value of all the size of journey from Varanasi to Dibrugarh on the world’s longest river cruise — MV Ganga Vilas — can be round Rs 50-55 lakh per passenger, Antara Luxury River Cruises Vice President Saudamini Mathur mentioned.
Antara Luxury River Cruises is working MV Ganga Vilas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off MV Ganga Vilas for its maiden voyage with 32 vacationers from Switzerland.
Mathur mentioned the cruise is absolutely booked until March 2024 and bookings can be found past that.
Most of the vacationers who’ve secured seats are from the US and Europe.
MV Ganga Vilas is the first-ever cruise vessel made in India.
The luxurious cruise has three decks, 18 suites on board with a capability of 36 vacationers, with all the luxurious facilities.
The vacationers can be served native meals and seasonal greens, Mathur mentioned.
WATCH |
Antara Luxury River Cruises founder and CEO Raj Singh added there can be no non-veg meals or liquor on board.
The ship has 39 crew members and its captain is Mahadev Naik who has greater than 35 years of expertise.
Speaking to PTI, Knegar Krieger, a Swiss nationwide who’s on board for the maiden journey, mentioned “traveling on the Ganges is a very special experience, it is once in lifetime experience, not to be missed.”
Thommien Christian one other Swiss vacationer, mentioned: “Everything is fantastic on this cruise.”
The 51-day cruise is deliberate with visits to 50 vacationer spots together with world heritage websites, nationwide parks, river ghats, and main cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam.
The MV Ganga Vilas vessel is 62 meters in size, 12 meters in width and comfortably sails with a draft of 1.4 meters.
