<p>Dining is no longer going to be conventional, as the megapolis got its first floating hotel – 'AB Celestial' - where one can enjoy a relaxing evening in the backdrop of the iconic Bandra -Worli sea link.<br /><br />This new theme hotel is docked at the Maharashtra Maritime Board's jetty at Bandra under the Bandra-Worli Sea link, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) said in a release.<br /><br />This luxury floating hotel was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday.<br /><br />The concept is conceived by WB International Consultants (the founder of AB Celestial) in association with MTDC and Maharashtra Maritime Board.<br /><br />The AB Celestial is designed and imported from the US, having three-tier luxury dining floatel with a sky deck, two galleys and a capacity to accommodate a minimum of 660 guests across four tiers, it said.<br /><br />The floatel, mainly targeted at affluent and foreign tourists, also houses two multi-cuisine restaurants including a club lounge equipped with a 24-hour coffee shop.<br /><br />Earlier, the floatel was launched in 2014, by then state tourism minister Chhagan Bhujbal, but could not open to public due to issues over permissions.<br /><br />Currently in India, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have floating hotels. Globally cities like New York, Dubai, Hong Kong, Saigon in Vietnam have floating restaurants.</p>
<p>Dining is no longer going to be conventional, as the megapolis got its first floating hotel – 'AB Celestial' - where one can enjoy a relaxing evening in the backdrop of the iconic Bandra -Worli sea link.<br /><br />This new theme hotel is docked at the Maharashtra Maritime Board's jetty at Bandra under the Bandra-Worli Sea link, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) said in a release.<br /><br />This luxury floating hotel was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday.<br /><br />The concept is conceived by WB International Consultants (the founder of AB Celestial) in association with MTDC and Maharashtra Maritime Board.<br /><br />The AB Celestial is designed and imported from the US, having three-tier luxury dining floatel with a sky deck, two galleys and a capacity to accommodate a minimum of 660 guests across four tiers, it said.<br /><br />The floatel, mainly targeted at affluent and foreign tourists, also houses two multi-cuisine restaurants including a club lounge equipped with a 24-hour coffee shop.<br /><br />Earlier, the floatel was launched in 2014, by then state tourism minister Chhagan Bhujbal, but could not open to public due to issues over permissions.<br /><br />Currently in India, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have floating hotels. Globally cities like New York, Dubai, Hong Kong, Saigon in Vietnam have floating restaurants.</p>