(Nancowry + Campbell Bay + Indira Point)
It was the day for departure from Port Blair to Chennai. For return we had booked B-Class cabin tickets for M.V.NANCOWRY ship.
It is huge as compared to M.V.HARSHAVARDHAN. It is very long, 157mts long. It’s a passenger cum Cargo ship, it has ample space for putting big containers in the front. It has 7 decks. 1&2 are for bink, 3rd for B-class cabins, 4th for 1st class cabins, 5th for deluxe cabins, 6th for ship officers & open spaces and 7th for the bridge. It has a helipad as well at the rear end.
It has 3 eating places, one for bunk passengers and 2 for cabin passengers. The ship can carry 1200 passengers + 113 crew members. In ship crews language it can carry 1200 souls. !!!
My cabin is good, it has enough walking space and a very effective air-conditioning. It has 6 bunk beds and 6 almirahs + 2 fans + a wash basin. No attached bathroom. The a/c was so effective that blankets were needed during the night. It looked like, its gonna be a sleeping competition this time, as much as one can sleep.
Open space.
Deluxe rooms are more like regular hotle rooms, 2 separate beds, 1 small TV, a fridge, attached bathroom, 2 almirahs + room service for bed tea :D On this ship as well, cabin class dining coupons can be purchased for 600 INR(3 days). Ship’s average speed is 13knots/hrs(24kms/hrs), it is supposed to reach Chennai on 3rd afternoon. A long time to reach Far Far Away land.
Tank shaped Lifeboats!!!
Campbell bay is the must visit place for next Andaman trip. The ship goes via Campbell bay, I was lucky to have seen it. It takes around 24hrs to reach from Port Blair. The place is amazing, the scene from the ship is breathtaking. I could see huge trees lining up the beach all along the island and few peaks as well. I guess the trees would be atleast 200-300 feets tall. The whole island is a National Park and this makes the place more inviting. Helicopter service is available as well. I could see very few houses and huts near the jetty and on the rest of the island. A National Park ought to be like this. Unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures. I always wonder about the Forest Officers, who get this enjoyable stay across the wonderful forests. Even Havelock had a beach front Forest colony.
One more highlight for the return trip was the sighting of Indira Point. It is the southernmost point of India. It’s a small island with a lighthouse at the end of the island. It looks great.
Even from a far distance, the waves crashing at the beach are huge. There was lot of white color mist all along the coast. Being part of Nicobar islands, it is a restricted place, even for Indian nationals. It is under the control of Navy. Visiting any of the Nicobar islands requires special permissions, which is very difficult to get. A compelling reason is required, being a visitor is definitely not one of them, being a research student is one of them. The best I can do to visit Indira Point to see it from the onboard the ship.
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