Chief Minister M.K. Stalin launched cruise tourism in the city on Saturday. Two new east coast roundabout routes covering Puducherry and Visakhapatnam introduced.
Cordelia Cruises is in charge of the cruise tourism inaugurated in Chennai. The Empress, a fully booked ship, set sail from Chennai Port on Saturday evening. The cruise line has launched two new east coast loop itineraries from Chennai, one to Puducherry and the other to Visakhapatnam.
The Empress comprises 11 decks containing 796 cabins, several food pavilions, dive-in theatre, and marquee theatre, providing wholesome entertainment to the tourists. Tourism Minister M. Mathiventhan and B. Chandra Mohan, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department, participated in the inaugural function.
