Ferry sri lanka to India

edwardseco got this right. This is the Titanic redux. It is rapidly becoming the template for everything connected with Sri Lanka.

Ferry service delayed
The ferry that was to leave for Colombo from Tuticorin, India this Friday (May 27) on its maiden voyage has been delayed due to unavoidable circumstances, the Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) said.

The Corporation said that the ferry will however make its way to Colombo during the first week of June and the ferry from Colombo is to leave during the first week of June to Tuticorin, India.

The Indian ferry that is to arrive in Colombo will be able to accommodate close to a thousand passengers and 100 kg in luggage for every individual. The Colombo harbour has arranged the necessary services needed to receive these passengers with the customs and other services establishing their counters in the harbour premise.

The 280 mile trip between the two countries that is to take place three times a week has been delayed on several occasions due to various reasons from both countries.

The 10 to 12 hour trip that has been looked forward to is to be established following a joint declaration last year and is said to provide service to a 100,000 passengers annually most of whom are devotees.

Authorities said that they would begin a ferry service between Talaimannar and Danushkodi if this is a success. The service was to begin in 2003/2004 but was halted due to security threats. (Nabeela Hussain-Daily Mirror 05/26/2011)

Hold your breath. That way you can swim further - there's no ferry in the offing.

ferry service to be resumed
http://dailymirror.lk/news/11827-ferry-service-to-dock-at-colombo-harbour.html

More..
http://dailymirror.lk/news/11815-indo-sl-for-a-concrete-mechanism-.html

Indo-Lanka ferry service resumes

The much-awaited Indo-Lanka ferry service will resume operations from tomorrow from Tuticorin, with India’s Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan flagging off the vessel Scotia Prince.

The Scotia Prince can accommodate 1,044 passengers in 307 cabins. The service, initially sailing twice-a-week between Colombo and Tuticorin would boost trade and tourism. The journey is expected to last 14 hours each way.
More Details<http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/06/12/new02.asp>

I took the Rameswaram to Talimanar ferry in 1978 . Back then there were no tourist prices and Sri Lanka was one of the cheapest countries in Asia.

Davelliot 1978 is long long back.I don't think there were even TVs in Sri Lanka those days..And I think ferry was not more than a fishing boat..

I don't think Dave missed the TV's and India was much the same. Try finding a 70 paise fish dinner now:)..

RE#17.
The ferry was hardly a fishing boat . It was a full sized and reasonably modern for the time actual ferry ( European built) with announcements on the PA and an upper deck where it was relaxing to sit up on the upper deck in the sun .
Sri Lanka was even cheaper than some places in India back then. Point taken prices have gone uo everywhere. But some posters have claimed out that Sri Lanka is more expensive than India or even Thailand , is that exaggeration ? Thailand is a wealthier country than Sri Lanka.