On the day I arrived in Alleppey, and went to the stipulated destination to board my houseboat; I was made to wait for my houseboat; and that too I had to share till 3.30 PM with some other family.
Later on I was moved to a different private boat; but they also took some time to clean it and get ready for us; and we had to wait for some time for it to get started.
While we took some rest after an exhausting day; and later were enjoying the scenic beauty; the boat was put to halt and anchored on the shore at 5.30; citing govt. regulations.(But as far as I know, they allow till 6.00 PM).
Recently I visited Kerala for family tour and I booked the Alleppey boat house through Country Travel Mart.
The houseboat was very beautiful. The cruise members are very polite and helpful. The food given were very delicious.