The one thing that Kochi was proud was for the Kochi – Colombo cruise. But here is some bad news. Louis cruises has decided to stop all operations from Kochi just 6 weeks after launch because of the very high operating costs. According to the company while Colombo charged $5000 as port charges for 5 hours Kochi charged $25000. Apart from the exorbitant operational charges, Kochi port lacked basic features such as passport readers. These lack of minimum ammenities led to passengers waiting in queues for upto 3 hours to get a clearance. Louis Cruise has promised to come back to Kochi after October if things improve.
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The cruise was really a great one to attract more people towards cochin…
anyway bad luck to Cochin again ….
Hi,
May be our politicians and authorities need to be proactive and understand, that a small deviation would have opened new avenues for the state.
Let our authorities not turn Gods own to devils own.
these are the ways to show to the world what is cochi and how devolops coming in to kerela.but one thing we have to consider these are helping our growth of the state.however need more patience ….and wait for that