During the ongoing tourist season, cruise-tourism lovers and visitors to Kochi may miss out on two premium vessels - Nefertiti, the sea-going cruise ship owned by the Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC), and Vega-1, the partly AC ferry that the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) operates in the Ernakulam-Fort Kochi corridor.
Nefertiti, that had been sent for dry-docking to Goa in September, was awaiting the final round of survey by the Mercantile Marine Department (MMD), while fast ferry Vega-1 ought to be inspected by officials of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) after it was dry-docked at a boatyard in Alappuzha, said official sources. Both vessels had sound patronage, thanks to the comfort levels they offered.
