Cordelia Cruises Boarding Point - Cruise terminal in Chennai - Chennai, India

Awesome cruise. It is huge. You can easily spent 3-4 days without getting bored. It was my first cruise trip including for my family too. We had a great time travelling from Chennai to Kochi. Thanks to person who booked me Ocean View Standard room for my trip. Kids enjoyed a lot with fun games, food, and other activities. Marquee Theater is one of the best, you should not miss a single show their. It has few restaurants, bars, casino, etc. Restaurant has wide varieties of items with Veg, Non-veg and Jain food options. I would definitely recommend one to go at least once in this cruise.

My recent voyage to the "Srilankan serenity" CORDELIA cruise ship was nothing short of a revelation. From the moment I stepped abroad I knew I was in for an extraordinary journey. The ship itself was comfortable, elegance with stunning ocean views . One of the highlight of the cruise was our Dolphin and Blue whale watching adventure with the "Trincomalee diving center" was a dream come true. We were fortunate to encounter rare sight of majestic blue whale the largest animal on earth. Our guide Shan and other crew members was exceptional in every way. It's a memory my family and I will cherish forever. I wholeheartedly recommend this cruise ship and Blue whale watching experience to anyone seeking a magical encounter with nature :)

This where you will go for cruise meeting point, after document verification have to take bus to port, keep your documents handy process will be quick.

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The checkin area was a tent. Horrible. Process was fast. Boarding to the cruise: The luggage services is not provided. So if you have small children and elderly please be careful. The bags needs to be carried down the escalators. There were no signs for elevators. Taking the luggage to the cruise ship is also a hassle. You will have to climb and roll the bags to the ship than place your luggage through the airport style security machines and carry your own bags to your rooms.

This is not the place where the actual cruise starts After verification of booking they will take to the cruise in a bus from here Better go early, like 1 PM when the crowd starts to pour in Also you enjoy the lunch on a cruise if you go early

Pros: Theatre was excellent and one of the major highlight. The artists who performed the play and dance were so good that they could act in movies and were flawless. Good food, excellent staff in the food court who were very calm and helpful. Bridge tour was great and informative. Cordelia academy for small kids day care for 1 hour was very good. Staff there were so good and they took care of my son well. The room with Balcony was ok. I could see the signs of aging which no youtuber talked anywhere. Swimming pool was small and there were safety issues. The small water area for young kids is not so deep for a 3 year old. So we chose the deep swimming pool. Water was great and it's actually sea water we were told and it helps floating better. The actual problem was there were no proper floaters available for a three year old. So we requested the adults vest and this slowly got loose and my sons head fell inside the swimming pool water for few seconds. Thankfully the lifeguards near swimming pool jumped in on time and saved my son for which I will be very grateful. Like I said earlier the staff were so good but the management should take steps to avoid such situation in future by either providing hand floaters for little kids or anyone who is reading this review bring their own floaters. Rock climbing should have been included in the room price. The worst part is the check out experience and going back to the Island grounds in Chennai from the ship. I was expecting a first class /business class in flight like experience but it was a big disappointment probably when the crowd is huge they were not able to manage the transfer from ship to Island grounds in the bus very well. It turned out like a big huge crowd in a packed hall waiting for tripathi laddoo. Everyone was trying to rush out from the hot waiting room through a single way which they blocked and nobody were trained enough to control the big crowd. It was literally like a stampede. Its completely unacceptable when we were big family with kids in hand and there were no priority arrangements like you get in airport. Summary: A big hype, 33 year old used ship but excellent courteous staff who are always very kind and helpful inside the ship. Hate the Chennai transfer to ship experience.

Boarding Point is exactly in Island Grounds, Gate 7. Step 1: Document Verification Process One person per booking ID, need to stand in line to get the Boarding Pass along with one original Indian ID Proof verified. After verification, you will get a token number (in a small chit) along with the number of persons. Step 2: Board bus to Port Based on the token number, they will allow us to board the bus to port. Step 3: Collect Key Card Notify your Room Type (Standard, Mini Suite etc), based on that you will be asked to stand in different lines. You need to give your room number to Cordelia Cruise Staff, so that he will call the number in order, so that you can go in and Collect the key card (Again your Original Proofs along with Boarding Pass is needed here) Step 4: Security Checks Here they will scan your bags and check for any eatables, electrical items like hair dryers etc. If you have, they will take it, which can be collected while deboarding the ship. Step 5: Board the ship Crew will welcome you and one of the member will assist you with your bags until the lift. You will also get welcome drink over here. Step 6: Go to your room and go for buffet lunch at Deck 10 :) And then enjoy your stay in the cruise. It is awesome and fun-filled experience.