India has joined the global cruise line club with the country's first cruise ship, the "AMET Majesty", which will make her maiden visit to the Indian shores on June 8, 2011 in Chennai. The ship will operate regular service covering India and Sri Lanka and offer locations in Asia such as Anadaman, Phuket, Mumbai, Goa, Lashdweep, Kochi, Colombo and Maldives for the tourists. The Directorate General of Shipping has approved the ship in principle to train 90 nautical cadets and 120 engineering cadets for a period of six months of their required pose-sea training mandatory to appear for the competency examination conducted by them. The proposed cruise routes are: Chennai-Andaman-Phuket-Chennai; Chennai-Vizag-Chennai; Chennai-Trincomalle-Karaikal-Chennai; Mumbai-Lakshadweep-Mumbai; Kochi-Lakshadweep-Kochi; Kochi-Maldives-Colombo-Kochi.