Tourists to get added pleasure as sea cruise starts at Cox's Bazar
Keari Cruise and Dine sails through Moheshkhali channel with tourists from Cox's Bazar as the luxury ship started its maiden trip yesterday morning.Photo: STAR
Luxury ship Keari Cruise and Dine started its maiden trip yesterday, offering tourists in Cox's Bazar a unique opportunity for enjoying the picturesque natural beauty of the Bay of Bengal and the beach. Lawmaker from Cox's Bazar-3 (Sadar-Ramu) constituency, Lutfor Rahman inaugurated the trip at the BIWTA jetty at Nuniachhara on the estuary of Bakkhali River in the town at 10:00am. During its daily trip from the jetty, the ship will cross through Moheshkhali and Sonadia channels and sail up to Inani beach in Ukhia upazia. The 35-kilometre trip will take one and a half hours. In another 90 minutes, it will return to Bakkhali River, touching Himchhari, Baro Chhara and Kolatoli. The ship with a 150-seat conference room and arrangement for 310 passengers' travelling will take three two-way trips (morning, noon, afternoon) daily from Bakkhali River to Inani beach and a night trip will be added later, said Mohammad Mohsin, director of Keari Cruise and Dine. A tourist will have to pay Tk 1200 to Tk 1800 for the three-hour trip, including high quality food, tea, coffee and snacks, said officials of Keari Tours and Services Ltd that has taken the initiative. The initiative has offered tourists the rare opportunity to watch the coast with hills and streams, fishermen's catching and drying fish while travelling in the sea, said several tourists narrating experience of their first trip by the ship.
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