First cruise vessel of the season arrives at New Mangalore Port with 271 passengers

First cruise vessel of the season arrives at New Mangalore Port with 271 passengers

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Nov 29, 2022: New Mangalore Port on November 28, Monday welcomed the first cruise ship of the current cruise season – “MS EUROPA 2” – that was berthed at Berth No. 4 after a gap of two years. The ship had arrived from  Mormugao Port in Goa.

 

MS EUROPA 2, sailing under the flag of Malta (Europe), carried 271 passengers and 373 crew members. With a length of 224.38 mt and width of 29.99 mts, the 42,830 gross tonnage capacity vessel was having 6.3 mt draught, said a press release from New Mangalore Port Authority.

NMPA’s International cruise terminal was all set for the  welcome of cruise passengers while arrangements were made for medical screening. As many as 11 immigrations and four customs counters were set. Six coaches of bus and cars and 15 prepaid taxis, were kept ready for the passengers. A meditation centre was also set up by Department of AYUSH while cultural programmes portraying the Indian mythology were performed for passengers’ experience.

Tourists visited various places in and around Mangaluru, including St. Aloysius, Kadri temple, Kudroli Temple, local market, cashew factory, Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt, Karkala Gomateshwara statue, Moodbidri 1000 Pillar Temple and other places. After savoring the ethnic tradition and cultural experience, they embarked back to the ship that sailed towards Kochi at 3 pm.