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“India is fast emerging as a cruise tourist destination. In 2014-15, a total of 1,04,125 cruise passengers were handled at five major ports which increased to 1,25,838 during 2015-16, achieving a growth of 20.85% over the previous year,” informed Minister of State for Shipping, Pon Radhakrishnan.
To attract cruise lines and ships as a part of Cruise Tourism in India, Radhakrishnan stated that the government has developed cruise terminals at four major ports which include Mumbai, Marmugao, New Mangalore and Cochin.
A new cruise terminal is being developed at Chennai Port and is scheduled to be completed by April 2017. Incentives to attract cruise liners to make major ports as homeports include a rebate of 25% in vessel-related charges for coastal cruise movement, as well as existing 40% rebate for the coastal vessel.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in