Jalesh Cruises to start cruise line with casino onboard
Essel Group-backed Zen Cruises Private Limited has confirmﷺed that they would be starting their first premium brand of leisure cruises with a fully equipped casino under the brand name ‘Jalesh Cruises’ from April 2019 onwards.
The first vessel of the cruise liner, , will sail from Mumbai to Goa in April this year, with numerous other locations and cruise ships set to be added subsequently. As pe🤪r the company’s claim, the multi-destination cruise line will offer entertainment shows, adventure activities and exotic authentic cuisines to the passengers.
As per the f🍰or use for patrons on board the Karnika vessel. The page on casino on the Jalesh Cꦓruises website currently states the following:
Roll the dice and spend your night with the lady lꦑuck and enjoy a flutter at Players Bar & Casino. Located on Deck 8, the Royal Casino will spoil you for choices. From most popular games like Blackjack, Poker, Scratch-off and Slot Machine Games to some amazing table games, this place is sure to rise up your excitement.
While you are busy praying for your luck,ꦰ we are here to quench your thirst with some sparkling spirits. Get ready ℱto experience a slice of Vegas right at sea – with thousands of square feet of lights, action, slots, and tables.
Notably, Essel Group Chairman and Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra had played an important role in forming the India Cruise Lines Association (INCLA) last year. INCLA had petitioned Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport, Highways, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari and the Priﷺmeಞ Minister’s Office (PMO) to allow gambling and casinos onboard cruise vessels and permiꦉt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the casino sector.
The association in its petition to the PMO had indicated that currently casino ope💎rations can be conducted on cruise vessels beyond 12/200 nautical miles from the Indian coastline, i.e. outside the Indian territorial waters and had urged the government to allow casinos to operate in cruise vessels even within the Indian territorial waters.
It remains unclear whether Jalesh Cruises will be offering casino services to its customers within the Indian territorial waters or if casino services will be made available only after the ship crosses the Indian coastline. The legality of casinos operating inღ Indian cruise ships with (primarily) Indian customers outside Indian territorial waters remains unclear.
