India’s 1st domestic cruiseliner ‘Angriya’ docks at MPT on maiden voyage

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The most-awaited first cruise vessel operating between Mumbai and Goa, ‘Angriya’ arrived on Sunday afternoon on it’s maiden voyage from Mumbai bringing in 220 passengers and around 67 crew members.
‘Angriya, Voyage of Wows’ was flagged off from Mumbai port on Saturday at the hands of Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis arriving at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) International Cruise berth at 2.30 pm on Sunday.
The guest were given a warm welcome in Goan style with a traditional brass band and folk dancers.
MPT Chairman (I/c) G P Rai, Traffic Manager (I/c) Jerome Clement, Dy Conservator Capt Manoj Joshi and other officials from MPT also arrived on the berth along with other top MPT officials and Moteush Nazareth, Branch Head of the shipping Agents Benline Agencies (India) Private Ltd to welcome the guests who had arrived on their maiden voyage aboard the Angriya.
The vessel ‘Angriya’ is named after Kanhoji Angre, known as the Shivaji of the Indian ocean and the first admiral of the Maratha Navy.
Angriya, which can ferry up to 400 passengers at a time will be making 4 trips a week every alternate day between Goa and Mumbai. The travel time between the destination​s is around 14 hours.
Speaking to the media, Capt Nitin Dhond said that he was very happy to see smiles on the faces of all the passengers who had sailed on board the ship on it’s maiden voyage from Mumbai to Goa. Dhond also said it was too early to think of expansion and extending the cruise services between Goa and other destinations in India.
“I am extremely satisfied to see that all the passengers had a great time on board and are sporting big smiles on their faces. Our group Angriya is presently focussing only on the Goa-Mumbai route which is a very nostalgic route for Goans,”he said.
Passengers can disembark in Goa or if they wish can choose to go back to Mumbai again via the same cruise.
Tickets can be booked via the website www.angriyacruises.com. The vessel has around 104 rooms divided into 8 categories, 2 restaurants, 6 bars, swimming pool and an underwater level spa. Tickets range between Rs 6,000-11,000 with breakfast, dinner and snacks.