Cruise Tourism

Lok Sabha

The Minister of Tourism Kumari Selja has said, there is tremendous potential of Cruise Tourism in the country, accordingly, the Cruise Shipping Policy of Ministry of Shipping has been approved. The following projects have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism for development of Cruise Tourism in 2008-09.

1. Development of tourism infrastructure at Cochin Port, Kerala for Rs.1450.00 lakh to Cochin Port Trust, Kochi.

2. Purchase of Ferries in Tamil Nadu for Rs.52.70 lakh to Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Ltd., Chennai.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, she said, the Cochin Port was also one of the eleven ports in world which hosted the Volvo Ocean Race from 3rd to 13th December, 2008.