Archive · 24 Jun 2025
India to Launch Luxury Brahmaputra River Cruises
Antara River Cruises, a company that offers luxury river cruises, has made a deal to build two new cruise ships.
These ships will travel on the Brahmaputra River in India, and will be the first of its kind to be classified under new rules.
Antara already operates cruises on other rivers, and its goal is to attract more tourists.
These new cruises are expected to boost tourism in India, creating jobs and bringing in money.
Antara River Cruises signed a contract with Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited for two luxury river cruise vessels.
The vessels will operate on the Brahmaputra River.
Antara River Cruises currently operates luxury cruises on the Ganga, Padma, and Brahmaputra rivers.
The agreement includes a Letter of Intent for a second vessel.
These vessels will be the first luxury river cruises on the Brahmaputra under the Inland Vessels Rules.
- Who
- Antara River Cruises and Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited.
- What
- Antara River Cruises signed a deal to build luxury cruise vessels.
- When
- June 24, 2025 (publication date)
- Where
- Brahmaputra River, India
- Why
- To expand luxury river cruises on the Brahmaputra River.
- Company
- Antara River Cruises
- Shipyard
- Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited
- River
- Brahmaputra
- Type
- Luxury River Cruise Vessels
- Rules
- Inland Vessels (IV) Rules, 2022
- Founder
- Raj Singh