Tourists soon will have a heightened experience as Mumbai is set to get its first floating restaurant.

The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation in collaboration with a private party is starting the floating restaurant off Bandra. This will be the first of many such projects to be replicated across the state, said tourism board officials.

The project will take off in the next couple of months and the consent from Maharashtra Maritime Board has already been received by the tourism body, sources said.

"It will be a great experience for the food lovers and others who want to have some good time with near and dear ones amidst the breathtaking view of the sea," said Paraag Jain Nainuttia, chief executive officer of the maritime board.

The development is significant considering the fact that Mumbai does not have a wine and dine vessel even though it sees the highest number of foreign visitors. Many cities across the country and the world have developed tourism around floating restaurants. They offer special dining, cruises and parties organised on rivers, lakes and the sea.

Officials having direct knowledge about the project said that nearly 70 people can be accommodated in the vessel on which the passengers can dine or party till the permissible limits set by the civic and police authorities. The restaurant will start functioning mainly during the evening hours, they said.

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