Cordelia Cruises-owned luxury cruise liner MV Empress reaches Kochi with 1200 travellers; marks revival of tourism in Kerala

The luxury liner MV Empress, owned by Cordelia Cruises reached the shores of Kochi on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. The cruise was travelling from Mumbai and was anchored at Cochin Port.  

The luxury cruise was carrying 1,200 travellers. The Kerala Tourism Department accorded a warm welcome to the guests with martial Velakali dancers and women in traditional off-white dress greeting them, as per a report by ANI.

The tourists were then taken to Mattancherry and Fort Kochi.

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Kerala Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas said the arrival of domestic tourists marks a promising start to the full-scale resumption of Kerala Tourism, overcoming the pandemic-induced crisis.

 "This trend is set to gain pace in the coming days. Kerala is a safe and secure place for the lock-down weary vacationers to come as we have put in place an efficient and meticulous bio-bubble model to create protective layers of inoculated service providers to receive and host tourists," Minister said.

“Cordelia Cruises is grateful for the kind and warm reception extended to us by Kerala Tourism. Together, we hope to bring new dawn on the travel and hospitality industry in India and do hope the world takes notice and travels to our Subcontinent to experience our offerings which are, both, international quality and have a local soul," the company said in a release. 

"With promising collaborations such as these, we will bring a new way of touring breathtaking locales along with enjoying fresh flavours of entertainment for our guests. We are tirelessly curating a plethora of experiences for the same,” the release further said.