Bali has welcomed the Holland America Line cruise ship, the MW Westerdam, to Benoa Harbour. The ship arrived in the early hours of Monday, 16th January, and stayed in dock until 5 pm. The cruise liner was carrying 2,811 passengers, including over 800 crew. The arrival of the international cruise ship has given renewed optimism …
Benoa Cruise Port
Bali’s Benoa Harbour is undergoing a massive redevelopment to enable the island to welcome bigger cruise ships into the dock. Bali has welcomed two international luxury cruises into Benoa Harbour this week, and the area looks busier than it has done in over two years. Both vessels docked in Benoa Harbour early on Thursday, 3rd …
The first cruise ship to dock at Benoa Harbour in Bali arrived on Monday the 19th of September. The ship, named Laperouse, arrived in Bali from Australia carrying 250 guests. The vessel is the first of 53 cruise ships scheduled to arrive at Benoa Harbour before the end of 2023. Laperouse and her guests were …
Bali is preparing to welcome the first cruise ship to arrive on the island in over 2-years. The Australian cruise ship, Laperouse, will come into Benoa Harbour on the 19th of September. The return of cruise ships to Bali is a positive sign that the Island of the Gods continues to move in the right …
A yacht with the Malaysian flag has been found stranded by a police officer on Banyuasri Beach in North Bali. One of the officers found the Malaysian yacht near the Bali Police Academy on Wednesday (23/2) at 7:30 am. After noticing that the vessel was locked and unoccupied, the officer immediately reported what he found …
The central government has announced that Bali will have the biggest cruise port in Indonesia. The State-Owned Enterprise Minister, Erick Tohir, confirmed that the central government would develop the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub (BMTH) to revive Bali’s economy. The project will be located in the Benoa Port area in Southern Bali, where the government also …
A 50-year-old captain of a Liberian flagged ship called Star Gina 2 GR has been evacuated by Bali search and rescue on Tuesday Oct 13th 2020. Head of Denpasar Search and Rescue Team, Gede Darmada said that Captain Geneper Oledan from the Philippines was evacuated after they received a distress call from the medical team …
A 30-year-old man was found dead in a sewage near Benoa Port on Thursday morning Sept 24th 2020. Search And Rescue office received a report from Head of KP3 Benoa Port Police Department, Ketut Suparta at 10:20 am. The man has been identified as Slamet Meidias from Semarang, Central Java. Head of Bali Search And …
Two foreign owned fishing vessels that were anchored in Benoa Harbor caught fire on Monday (11/5) night around 7:15 pm. The fire was reported to have started approximately 1.5 km from the western pier of Benoa Harbor. The Bali Police Labfor Team conducts a crime scene to find out the cause of the burning of …
Four cruise ships will be docking in Bali to drop off hundreds of migrant workers returning home. The first ship will drop off 232 crew of which 117 reside in Bali. The rest are from other regions in Indonesia. “The commitment that we have agreed with the central government is that the ship is allowed …
Bali Governor Wayan Koster said earlier today that he has delayed the permit to grant entry for hundreds aboard a Norwegian-flagged cruise ship, the Viking Sun, which is reportedly scheduled to dock at Benoa harbor this coming Sunday. The Viking Sun and its passengers were rejected entry by the East Java provincial government due to …
State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir says he plans to make Benoa Port in Bali as the “world-class port” by integrating the port service, business, and tourism. “Benoa will become a one-stop area facilitated by art center, culinary tour, and SME trading center. There will also be convention hall, trading center, and many others,” the minister said in his official statement …