Two cruise vessels called at New Mangalore Port on Wednesday.
A press release issued by New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) said here that mv Norwegina Star with 2,064 passengers and 1,048 crew members and mv Nautica with 590 passengers and 398 crew members called at the port on Wednesday.
For the first time the port handled two big vessels simultaneously. Both the vessels came from Goa and left for Kochi in the evening, it said.
Most of the passengers -- who came from the US, the UK, Canada and Brazil -- opted for ground tour. The port handled 23 cruise vessels with 19,160 passengers during 2015-16.
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