English cruise liner, ‘Queen Victoria’ makes Kochi its port of call

Kochi: It was a proud moment for Kochi, the “Queen of Arabian Sea” to play host to ‘Queen Victoria’ the UK luxury cruise liner on its maiden voyage.

With a passenger capacity of over  2000 passengers, this ship is fondly called ‘floating palace’ by its die hard fans and committed users. As the ship docked at Kochi, the Passengers were given a traditional reception with a rich feast of folk art and music.

The 90,000 tonne ship, inaugurated by the Duchess of York Camilla is the latest in the series of cruise liners of British shipping company Cunard. This luxury liner flaunts the state -of- the- art facilities such as theatre, live orchestra and a second largest floating library in the world.

Some of the other eye popping features include well stocked bars and lounges, apart from an in-house museum and a card room to cater to the eclectic entertainment needs of its passengers. True to its name, this cruise liner is indeed an epitome of the ultimate onboard opulence that any one could ask for!

The next whistle stop for this cruise liner is Mumbai, where it will be docked for a fortnight before it sets sail to the Baltics and Scandinavia. Kochi has enough reason to cheer as it is the 40th cruise vessel to drop anchor in this port in less than a year and what more, Kochi will be playing a welcoming host once again in April when two more cruise vessels are expected to dock here.