The Chennai Port Trust has taken up dredging activities in order to attract large number of cruise vessels and has received Rs 70.24 crore as grant from the Tourism Ministry for the purpose. In fact, a maiden cruise vessel ‘Viking Sun’ was handled at the port on April 1.
The existing cruise terminal has been upgraded and modernised to international standards following the grant received from Ministry of Tourism. The Port Trust is ready to receive the Cruise Vessels with all facilities required.
The ‘Viking Sun’ cruise vessel with 845 tourists on board was handled at the Chennai Port Trust en route to Cochin.
The Port Trust was also awarded the ‘Best Tourist Friendly Harbour Award’ during the Tamil Nadu Tourism Award ceremony held last month based on the State-of-the-Art cruise facilities available at the Port.
