Following the successful trial runs of cruise ship ‘Sivaganga’ from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai in Sri Lanka, the ferry service will be started on a regular basis after August 15. Ind Shree ferry services from Andaman has been operarting the Sivaganga cruise ship. The new ship has 133 seats in ordinary class and 27 seats in premium class. The one way ticket price will be Rs 5,000 and Rs 7,500 for the ordinary class and premium class respectively. A total of 60kg in luggage and 5kg in handbags can be carried. When the service started last year, the one-way ticket price was Rs 7,670 inclusive of taxes. Ferry services from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka has been a long standing demand of commuters.
