Mangalore, 07 November 2010: Cruise ship with 120 passengers on board, sailed off from Mangalore to Lakshadweep on Saturday November 06. The travel fare is Rs. 5,310.00 per passenger. Previously the ship from Mangalore used to sail through Coachin and was costing Rs. 11,000 and the journey was taking four days. Now the trip will be within two days.
The ship will reach Lakshadweep on Sunday morning and will return to Mangalore on Monday November 08. Lakshadweep is about 144 miles from Mangalore coast. This has been introduced by the Lakshadweep Islands Tourism Department Authority.