The second pre-wedding celebrations for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant have kicked off with a four-day luxury cruise from Palermo to the South of France and then back

Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, Salman Khan, and former Indian men’s cricket team captain MS Dhoni are among the 800 guests expected to attend the second lavish pre-wedding bash of the youngest son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani.

Twenty eight-year-old Anant Ambani’s wedding to childhood sweetheart Radhika Merchant is set to take place on 12 July, but the four-day luxury cruise, starting 29 May, is already setting expectations for extravagant wedding celebrations.

Ms Merchant, 29, is from a family with business interest in pharmaceuticals.

According to the invite, which has gone viral on social media, the theme for the cruise is La Vite E Un Viaggio – translating to Life is a Journey – and promises guests “an adventure of a lifetime”.

According to Indian media reports, the festivities kicked off with a welcome lunch for the guests who boarded a luxury cruise liner on 29 May, which set off for a 4,380kms voyage from Palermo to the South of France and then back, and was then followed by a Starry Night-themed evening gala.