Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BSCS) has clinched a technical management deal for a new Indian cruise venture.

It will oversee Jalesh Cruises’ 70,000-gt Karnika (built 1990), which was previously P&O's Pacific Jewel.

The Crown Princess-class vessel is undergoing comprehensive refurbishment at Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard in Singapore before entering service from Mumbai in mid-April, the company said.