The Indian government has approved the Beypore-Kochi-Dubai cruise service on December 15, 2023, Manorama Online, a Kerala-based news outlet, reported.

The initial steps to launch the cruise service are underway, following consistent demands from non-resident Indians from Kerala, the report said, citing India’s Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

The minister’s disclosure came in response to a recent question by Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden.
 
A fully equipped ship will be deployed for the service on the Kochi-Dubai route,  with the possibility of buying a one-way ticket for Rs 10,000 ($120.42) amid soaring airline ticket prices, the report said.

Passengers can carry three times the luggage allowed on an airplane, it added.

(Editing by Seban Scaira seban.scaira@lseg.com)