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Dilip Patel
Ahmedabad, 6 July 2023
River Cruise, a luxury floating restaurant cruise launched for wealthy families in the Sabarmati River, was launched for the public on 10 July at a cost of Rs 15 crore. Gujarati cuisine has 32 dishes. Checked thousands of river cruises in India and the world, these are the best from Ahmedabad. The Gujarat government has lagged behind in starting river cruises. 36 river cruises are considered among the best in India. Which offers from 1 day to 29 days. The most popular month for this cruise is October. In which the maximum number of people travel. Backwaters are Lakshadweep, Yanam, Goa, Mangalore, Brahmaputra, Ganga Heritage, Mandovi, Dibru-Saikhowa, Andaman Islands, Chilka Lake, Sundarbans, Kerala.
This cruise goes from Uttalbridge to Dadhichibridge on the banks of the Sabarmati River. In which domestic and foreign rich tourists come more. The rich people of Gujarat used to go to Goa for cruise. Now comes Sabarmati. Any live show, musical party, birthday party, office meeting or any other function can also be done. Rentals are also offered for family gatherings. The furniture inside the floating restaurant has also been given a modern look.
There are 35 vegetarian Jain recipes. There is Gujarati, Rajasthani, Chinese, Punjabi food. Food is not made only in Gujarat. Akshar Travels company’s river cruises were launched for the rich at only Rs 1,800 per person for lunch and Rs 2,000 for dinner. However the ticket rate will determine the journey.
Lunch is scheduled from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM and the second slot is from 1:45 PM to 2:50 PM. For dinner, it is from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM and the second slot is from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
Ahmedabad-based company Akshay Travels Pvt Ltd will operate the river cruises. The company will pay an annual charge of Rs 45 lakh to SRFDCL for running cruises like 5 star hotels. The assembly of the cruise has taken place near the riverfront and the cost of this project is around Rs 15 crore.
Presently boating is done from two points on the riverfront in the city.
Why the delay of 18 years?
A floating restaurant project that took 18 years to get started. MoU in 2005 and Tender in 2011. However, after its cancellation, the project fell into disrepair. The work on the project started after the tender was floated a few months ago. Akshar Group Chairman Manish Sharma said that the cruise MoU was signed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat. The cruise is finally starting. This is the first project of its kind to be developed in India. The cruise boat was scheduled to launch in the first week of April 2023. But it will start in July.
The 30 meter long and 10 meter wide cruise features food, music. Fire safety is safety. The floating restaurant cruise has two floors above and below where the rich enjoy their meals. The lower part of the restaurant cruise is covered with glass and is centrally AC. The kitchen is built in the rear of the cruise. The restaurant has TV, projector, lighting, sound system, life saving system. Enjoy your meal with a view of the Sabarmati River on either side. Top is open.
Recreation in the river has been started by the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Limited. Annually Rs. A license fee of 45 lakhs is paid for the Sabarmati riverfront system. The company gets 3.75 lakh per month rent. This cruise has two dinner and two lunch trips throughout the day. There are 600 people in a day. But it is not decided how many rounds to do. In this way 5 cycles can be done.
Assembling in Vasna Barrage
The cruise was brought to the Sabarmati riverfront from Umargam in Valsad in the month of February 2023. It was made for three months. Tested. The body of the cruise has been prepared on the river front near Vasna Barrage. The body which was being prepared was lowered into the Sabarmati river today and later the work of interior design will be started. So that the cruise does not have to be brought into the river.
Cruise Features
Professional management, WiFi, CCTV cameras.
First passenger catamaran cruise made in India.
Two propulsion engines and two generators.
length 30 m and lower upper deck
150+15 Crew Capacity
three toilets
Lower deck (central air conditioner) upper deck open to the sky.
Sitting AC Restaurant.
Time slot 12 to 1:20 and lunch slot 1:45 to 3:15.
Dinner from 7:15 to 8:45 and 9:00 to 10:30
Music and LED system.
Live program every day.
Mocktail Bar.
More than 35 Veg/Jain recipes. (soup, starter, main course, various desserts)
Magnificent waiting AC lounge with seating for more than 180 people.
Travel from Uttlebridge to Dadcheybridge with one and a half hour lunch/dinner entertainment.
Check-in as per international standard
Online and offline booking system.
Professional Management.
wifi
High resolution cctv camera.
Information through audio-video guide visuals of the historical city of Ahmedabad.
Chartered arrangements for corporate and other occasions or events.
Proper security at cruise entry.
VIP Lounge.
Passengers can enjoy beautiful views of Sabarmati from the upper deck.
Large 700 ton capacity wharf for boarding, 27 m long and 14 m wide.
Safety device
Emergency rescue bot with a capacity of 165 people.
12 rafts in which 20 people can sit and swim
Fire system, fire alarm system, smoke detector, fire company etc. systems are built-in.
Battery operated emergency lights, public address system, emergency exit door in case of power failure
180 Life Safety Jacket
12 rafts (10 people capacity and 20 people seating capacity)
Inbuilt system of fire sprinkler system, fire alarm system, smoke detector, portable fire extinguisher and fire pump for fire protection has been installed.
To take care of any emergency – Emergency Rescue Boat Provision of Emergency Rescue Boats available at all times/standby.
6 nug-ring buoys for use in an emergency.
Battery operated emergency lights are available in case of a power failure in cruise.
The cruise structure is protected from fire by thermal insulation.
1 Captain, 1 Joint Captain and 7 full time crew members on the cruise.
Using the advanced walkie-talkie and radio equipment onboard, the crew can immediately communicate with the shore team in the event of an incident.
public address system.
First aid for emergency.
emergency exit door.
Adequate signs and signals are provided in boats for proper identification of equipment.
Eutlebridge on the River Front
A spacious waiting luxury AC lounge for 100 passengers
Website https://aksharrivercruise.com/
Akshar Travels Pvt. Ltd., 9, City Center, 2nd Floor, Swastik Cross Road, C.G. Road, Ahmedabad 380009. Gujarat.
A joy ride will also be started soon on the riverfront. Cruise, seaplane and joy ride will start on the riverfront. Garden, flower garden, event center, cycling, sea-plane, helipad and Atal Bridge have been made for entertainment. Parks and Gardens, Riverside Promenade, Food Court, Biodiversity Park, Event Centre, Walkway, Ghat etc. have created a complete ecosystem.
what was decided before
In January 2021, it was announced that river cruises would be introduced on boats for a 20-minute journey. Which has started from 14 August 2021. The cruise boat was to carry 60 people in one trip. The river cruise boat ticket price was fixed at Rs 200 per person. Tickets had to be taken from the counter of Vallabh Sadan. Online booking was to be done from the website of Sabarmati Riverfront. The cruise ride with sound system was to go from Vallabh Sadan to Ellisbridge.
The specially designed luxury small vessels are difficult to ply in the rivers.
While India has a long, impressive coastline of 7,500 km with a large number of rivers, the benefits of a river cruise extend to ocean travel as well. The government had planned to open 111 waterways in the country for cruise tourism.
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International cruise liners operate at the ports of Mumbai, Goa and Vizag. A large number of Indians go to Singapore and Malaysia for cruise holidays. Small-scale inland river tourism has been operating in the Ganga, Yamuna, Kaveri, Narmada and Brahmaputra rivers for some time now. M.V. A flagship ship like Ganga Vilas has been launched with a multi-country itinerary.
What Gujarat lacks is investment, infrastructure development, single-window clearance and lack of uniformity in state laws.
Modi’s central government decided in early 2014 to take steps to jointly identify routes and develop necessary infrastructure, including all-weather navigable channels with suitable berthing facilities, to further promote cruise tourism on tourist waterways. did. Nothing happened for him in Gujarat. Now that Modi has completed 10 years, Sabarmati has got this scheme.
Ganga Villa is better than Sabarmati
World’s longest river cruise launched in India. The launch of India’s largest Ganga Villa will pave the way for rapid development of inland river ports, jetties and cruise terminals. This is just the beginning and tip of the iceberg of opportunities that cruise tourism brings with it to the whole country. Ganga Villa is a first of its kind cruise service that has received support from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI).
Not only India’s, but the world’s biggest river cruise. The cruise ship covers a distance of 3,200 kms across 5 states, and takes visitors across 27 rivers to more than 50 major tourist destinations in 2 countries in a 5-day journey. A package that no other river cruise in India today offers. Equipped with 18 luxury suites and modern amenities, Ganga Vilas is a river cruise that matches international standards and hence will attract not only domestic tourists but international tourists as well.
India aims to increase cruise passenger traffic to 4 million from 0.4 million at present
The economic potential of cruise tourism is expected to increase from US$ 110 million to US$ 5.5 billion in the coming years. The Indian cruise market has the potential to grow 10 times over the next decade.
Four theme-based Coastal Destination Circuits namely Gujarat Pilgrimage Tourism, West Coast – Cultural & Scenic Tourism, South Coast – Ayurvedic Wellness. Cruise is another potential component of tourism that can be explored.
India’s first domestic cruise liner, Angaria has made several voyages along the pristine Konkan coast as well as the Mumbai-Goa sea route. It offers world-class entertainment as well as exquisite cuisine and many other facilities.
