Cruise service between Dhaka and Colombo to be launched

Anthony Sunday, 31 October 2021 04:52 PM

Good Idea Our Sri Lankan Ambassador too is working hard on this Topic in Promoting Sri Lanka and to work together with Bangladesh. Also Sri Lankan Airlines is the only direct flight to Srilanka from Bangladesh so we should promote more srilankan flights rather than permitting private Airlines to have direct flights, specially at this morement.

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Rajkumar Nagarajah Sunday, 31 October 2021 11:00 PM

When exactly Minister? What happened to the Sri Lanka India Ferry Service? Any idea of operating cruise service to the Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, plenty of tourism related opportunities for our country but due to unprofessionalism and mere talk and nothing happens at the end.

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Mohammed Abdul Shahid Monday, 01 November 2021 07:35 AM

We are proud both of government Bangladesh and Srilanka, It's very good deshidhion for both country tourisum sector.

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Aam Monday, 01 November 2021 09:38 AM

???? Another white elephant

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Fatima Lai Monday, 01 November 2021 09:46 AM

I never knew that SL had this much importance and relationship with Bangladesh to the extent a private airline will operate direct flights between them and us.

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Punchi Banda Monday, 01 November 2021 12:44 PM

Our minority citizens can cruise to Bangladesh and ask for refugee status there.

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Lokusalli Monday, 01 November 2021 12:46 PM

Who on earth would want to go to Bangladesh .A cruise to the Maldives and India is sensible .But a cruise to Bangladesh is as useful as having an airport in hambantota ...that is ,useless and unwanted .

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Nicolas Peucelle Tuesday, 02 November 2021 10:34 AM

To provide finally a passenger ship service to all people in Sri Lanka is most important and should be considered as a right by the authorities and at least in the early stage of reinatauration subsidized by the government. It seems that this island with a population of more than 20 Million souls appears to be the only inhabited island without ships to reach and leave it since close to 50 years. The "justified" reasons or excuses for this will never outweight the benefits for all people. Millions will never like to be squeezed into airplanes without much luggage allowance when coming back, especially the elderly and families. To travel by boat is fun, very social and inexpensive. People can take a lot of baggage on board and do also shopping abroad.This will of course disturb some kind of whole saler's business. But the welfare of the population should be prime and let millions of Sri Lankans finally experience the life of islanders without restricted travel opportunities.

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