See this link for photos - https://www.facebook.com/groups/bettergoa/permalink/1966289776751753/
“The problem with India is, Indians live there.” - Old saying, inspired by the Duke of Edinburgh The first thing you notice is the ill-conceived, clunky design of the website. Later I discovered that the Angriya site is not SSL-secure (see attached screenshot of the field in the Chrome browser). Not fatal for an information-only site but it shows that the designer of the website is not in step with the best practices in the area. I forgot to check if the third-party payment gateway where you are directed to for credit card and bank details is secure. If it isn’t, Angriya should immediately move to remedy the situation. The check-in process in Bombay was okay, but a clear outline of boarding procedures would help. They should be spelled out in the e-ticket itself and in placards at the terminal. That said, the Angriya staff was very helpful, both at the embarkation port as well as on-board. I had reserved a “Buddy Room with Large Windows.” This ain’t luxury, but it is comfortable. Crucially, it was clean, the attached bathroom was clean, the bedsheets and linen were clean. Kudos to Angriya for delivering on this vital aspect of the experience. The density of people on the open decks was agreeable. You had a lot of room to breathe without Indians breathing over your shoulder. As soon as the ship got going, the pool was commandeered by Indian slobs (see photo) endowed with pot bellies and poor manners. This meant that ladies were going to stay out of the water for a while. Fortunately, I think they (the slobs) ceded after a while. The least pleasant part of the journey was the conduct during dinner and breakfast. Lines and Indians don’t go well together. And when you add a buffet to the mix, the results are tragic. Cutting lines was going to be a given. The highlight was people repeatedly grabbing items from the food trays with their bare hands. Disgusting. See attached photo. Finally, no Indian experience can be complete without the obligatory sighting of paan spit. There is no escaping the “Delhi pigs” and the bhaiyyas. They have already done a number on Goa and as you will see from the attached photo, they didn’t spare Angriya. One way to mitigate these abominations is to subject N Indians to a written test and a thorough screening before boarding. If that violates the Indian Constitution (which no Indian, living or dead, has ever read), then the Constitution should be amended. So - was Angriya worth it? Yes, for this Goan. The staff looked well-trained and enthusiastic. So long as you mostly stay within the confines of your room, you’ll be fine.
