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Bitung, Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Bitung is the second most populous city in the Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, but sometimes numbers don’t tell the whole story. Know what does? Amazing landscapes, ancient artifacts and diverse local wildlife. And it’s a great story! The nature preserve of Tangkoko is inhabited by endangered, expressive macaques, toucans and almost impossibly cute tarsiers. From here, the city of Monado is within reach and features sights like an impressive Chinatown, dramatic Monument of Christ Blessing, plus buildings that have been standing since the Dutch colonial days of the 1800s.

Benoa, Bali, Indonesia

Benoa's recently built seafood restauraunts along the coast allow visitors to pick their fish out of the tank and watch it be cooked, ensuring that they receive the freshest food around. Benoa is a popular spot for windsurfing. Small boats for sailing are also available for rent, allowing travelers to sail at their leisure around the picturesque port. As the sun sets, the beach is enveloped in a cozy feeling which lasts throughout the calm, peaceful nighttime.

Port of Benoa Jalan Dermaga II, Pedungan, Kuta Selatan, Kota Denpasar Bali, Indonesia

The Port of Benoa is located approximately 20 minutes from the Ngurah Rai International Airport.

From the airport, get onto Jl. Akses Bandara Ngurah Rai, then continue onto Jl. Airport Ngurah Rai for 2km. Turn slightly right at Jl. By Pass Ngurah Rai, then turn left onto Bali Mandara/Jl. Nusa Dua - Bandara Ngurah Rai - Benoa Toll Road. Drive 1km, then take the exit onto Jl. Nusa Dua - Bandara Ngurah Rai - Benoa Toll Road/Mandara Toll Road. After 2km, use the right lane to take exit towards Jl. Pelabuhan. Turn right onto Jl. Pelabuhan, then left onto Jl. Dermaga II to reach the Port of Benoa, on the right.

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With over 17,000 islands that cover nearly 750,000 square miles of land and sea, Indonesia is  one of the largest countries in the world. It’s also one of the most ancient and culturally rich places on earth, with a deep history of spice trading, European influence, and intertwining religious backgrounds.

On Indonesia cruises, you’ll uncover this country’s wild, elemental natural beauty, from volcanoes and jungles in Celukan Bawang to secluded surf spots in Lombok. Get your adrenaline going on a jet ski tour around the beaches of Benoa, or try fresh vegetable curries as you sip on cool coconut milk after a yoga class in Ubud. You’ll experience the best of Bali, Lombok, and their surrounding islands on a luxury cruise to Indonesia with Celebrity.

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Blissful bali.

Cruises to Indonesia will bring you to the world-famous island of Bali, where a boho vibe, exciting cuisine, and unspoiled beaches await. Bask in the sun on the bright white sands of Gunung Payung Beach, or head to artsy Ubud for an afternoon of yoga or a traditional dance class to rejuvenate your spirits. Relax with a fresh acai bowl or tropical blended cocktail as you overlook the palm-fringed sands of Nusa Dua and soak in this magical island’s blissful energy before heading back to the ship.

Endless Natural Beauty

Indonesia is full of natural beauty, unique biospheres, and some of the most sought-after beaches on earth. On cruises to Indonesia you’ll have the opportunity to trek to volcanic crater lakes, ride scenic boats through mangroves, surf and snorkel at tucked away jungle beaches, and much more. From casual birdwatching to adrenaline-boosting ATV safari tours, you’ll find endless opportunities to explore the natural world on a cruise to Indonesia.

Cross-Cultural Experiences

Indonesia is a country of contrasts in every way, and one of the biggest highlights of visiting is experiencing an array of harmonious, intertwining local cultures. Each port has its own traditions when it comes to food, art, architecture, dialect, and religion. This diverse cultural blend allows you to immerse yourself in a world of temples, shrines, ancient healing practices, local art, and island cuisine. Discover new perspectives, make everlasting memories, and gain a fresh understanding of how harmonious and welcoming this diverse island culture can be.

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Celukan bawang.

Celukan Bawang lies on the northern coast of Bali, fringed by dense tropical jungles to the south and the beautiful Bali sea to the north. Here you’ll enjoy the quieter, less developed side of the island. Visit Segara Karang Rata, a coastal wildlife preserve that hugs the sea, or Lovina Beach, where you may spot dolphins. Journey out to a tropical plantation to try the famous Kopi Luwak, an unusual and prized coffee. Step into the Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Temple, Bali’s largest Buddhist monastery, and join a meditation class.

Lombok is the perfect compliment to Bali, just across a narrow strait but different in both culture and faith. While in Lombok, explore the village of Kuta, where you’ll find small restaurants with fantastic local seafood curries, an uncrowded beach, and nearby nature escapes that are easy to access by taxi or tuk-tuk. Thrill-seekers can trek on the slopes of the towering volcano, Mount Rinjani, or for a more relaxed experience, you could take a guided jeep tour around the blue-green caldera lake, Segara Anak.

The port of Benoa is the main southern gateway to Bali for cruise ships, and a short distance from the island’s principal city, Denpasar. Take a day trip to artsy Ubud for colorful café scenes, yoga, artisan gift shopping, and a deliciously healthy acai bowl to feed the soul. Enjoy thrilling water sports like kitesurfing, wakeboarding, and jet skiing on Tanjung Benoa Beach. Visit the Pura Dalem Ning Lan Taman Beji temple site to reflect on the island’s intricate and harmonic blend of both Buddhist and Hindu traditions, where three majestic gates made of white-hued sandstone greet worshippers and visitors.

Indonesia Cruise Itineraries

Cruises to Indonesia cover a wide range of ports and countries in the region. They typically sail for about 11 to 15 nights, and include between three and eight days at sea, depending on your itinerary. Options include voyages between Bali and Singapore, or Sydney and Singapore, with some cruises overnighting in Benoa. Most set sail between October and March, at varying times throughout the week.

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Enjoy world-class dining with exclusive service offerings on each ship as you sail to Indonesia and throughout the region. Treat yourself to rejuvenating spa treatments, or spend sea days relaxing by the sparkling pool. Step out over the sea on the one-of-a-kind Magic Carpet, the world’s first cantilevered platform that floats over the ocean on Celebrity Edge. No matter which itinerary you choose, you’ll enjoy impeccable service, thrilling port destinations, and elegant accommodation with Celebrity.

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Located in the province of North Sulawesi, Bitung is a city on the northern coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. It faces Lembeh Island and Lembeh Strait and is the second-most populated city in the province, after the capital. This vibrant port town has a welcoming natural harbor protected by its neighboring island and is an industrial center for shipbuilding, as well as commercial fishing. The city is quaint with little, charming pieces of infrastructure such as a 40-foot replica of Paris’s Eiffel tower located in the center of a roundabout leading into town. A previous mayor erected it to showcase his love for the “City of Lights” where he studied as a boy. The region is well-known for its unique spices, and vendors all over the city sell their specialties like cinnamon, vanilla, ginger and cloves. Unique souvenirs depicting spices—such as figurines made of cloves—can be found within the city’s many shops.

• Divers from near and far come to experience the Lembeh Strait. Great, colorful coral and various maritime species are in abundance under the water and make for grand viewing.  
• Hikers and natural-born explorers will love venturing through the Tangkoko National Reserve. There is so much flora and fauna to discover, including the delightful tarsier monkeys.  
• The Trikora Monument is a tall, aged remembrance of conflicts past. There are a few planes to observe, including a crashed Japanese fighter from WWII.  
• Visit the city’s unofficial trademark, the Cakalang Statue. This statue features numerous fish as a nod to one of their major economic industries.  

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Local Time 2024-04-01 20:46

Port Bitung cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Bitung, Sulawesi Indonesia. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.

Kota Bitung is a port city in Indonesia, located on Sulawesi Island's northern coast and facing Lembeh Island. The city has a population of around 190,000, ranking it the province's second-largest (after North Sulawesi province's capital city Manado).

As a tourism travel destination, Bitung is famous for the Tangkoko National Park (officially Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve) located just a 1-hour drive away from Bitung. The park covers a land area of 8700 hectares (87 km2 / 33,6 mi2) and includes 3 mountains (Tangkoko, Dua Saudara, Batuangus), lowland rainforest, abundant wildlife (including 127 mammal and 233 bird species), most of which are endemic to Sulawesi island.

Bitung is served by cargo-passenger ferries linking it to Davao City (on Mindanao Island, Philippines). The ferry service was inaugurated in April 2017, with crossing time just 3 days between both cities. The original shipping route's crossing time was up to 5 weeks as Ro-Pax ships had to navigate first northwards to Manila, then through the South China Sea and Malaysia before reaching Indonesian ports. The new Indonesia-Philippines ferry route was introduced by the Philippine company Asia Marine Transport Corporation with the ship "Super Shuttle RORO 12" (combined Ro-Ro- containership with cargo capacity 500 TEUs / containers).

Among the goods transported by the freight ferries are animal feeds, coffee beans, copra (dry coconuts), fresh fruits, water equipment, construction materials, charcoal, fertilizers, food (meats, peanuts, poultry, soy, sugar), beverages.

In 2014 was acquired land for the construction of the Manado-Bitung Toll Road (length 40 km / 25 mi). The project's cost was estimated at around USD 503 million, with scheduled completion by late 2018.

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Cruise ship timetables with arrival and departure times of all major cruise lines scheduled to visit ports in Indonesia. Find out which ships are scheduled to arrive in Indonesia today or any other day from January to December, with cruises going to or leaving from ports. From the list below select a port you plan to visit, and complete information about the cruise ship arrivals in timetable calendar format will appear.

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The following timetable is created by using the itineraries of the following cruise lines: Aida, Azamara Club Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Cunard, Disney Cruise Line, Fred Olsen, Holland America Line, Hapag Lloyd, MSC, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn, Silversea, Star Clippers, Viking Ocean Cruises, Windstar, Costa Cruises, Pullmantur and TUI. Although updated regularly, users are advised that the cruise ship arrivals in South America are advanced schedules and are subject to change. For the most up to date arrivals, always check with your cruise line or port agents.

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Carnival Freedom's next two sailings canceled after funnel fire, second within 2 years

A fire in the exhaust funnel of the Carnival Freedom this weekend has disrupted a cruise for the second time in less than two years — and will mean that the Florida-based ship's next two sailings are canceled.

Damage to the funnel will require the cancellation of Carnival's next two cruises out of Port Canaveral, which were scheduled to depart Monday and Friday.

There were about 3,700 passengers onboard the ship when the fire occured. And the two upcoming sailings, which were canceled, likely would have had a similar passenger count amid the busy Spring Break season.

Carnival initially had said it expected no changes in its upcoming cruises, but on Sunday afternoon said the cancellations would be required.

"Regrettably, the damage is more than we first thought, and will require an immediate repair to stabilize the funnel, resulting in the cancellation of the March 25 and March 29 cruises from Port Canaveral," according to a statement issued by Matt Lupoli, Carnival Cruise Line's senior manager of public relations. "The funnel has been stabilized for the ship’s return to Port Canaveral overnight to disembark guests, and then it will go to the Freeport shipyard on Monday afternoon to begin the required repairs."

Carnival said it made the decision after "our technical team completed a thorough assessment" during the ship’s visit Sunday to Freeport in the Bahamas.

In the statement, Carnival said: "We sincerely regret the impact to our embarking guests, as we know they have been looking forward to their spring break vacation. We are providing all guests on both canceled cruises a full refund and a 100% future cruise credit, so they can come back and enjoy a future cruise with us. We also greatly appreciate the terrific guests who are currently sailing with us, for their outstanding cooperation and support."

In a Facebook post, Carnival's widely followed brand ambassador, John Heald, conceded that many people who booked one of the canceled cruises are "feeling very disappointed," and he apologized for the turn of events.

But, Heald added that he wanted to assure affected passengers that, "when you rebook, using your full refund and your 100% future cruise credit, that the crew will be standing by to give you all the fun you deserve."

More than 500 people responded to the post, with many saying they thought Carnival was generous with the compensation offer. But some people who said they were on the cruise that experienced the fire said they thought Carnival should have done more for the people who were on the ship.

Carnival said the fire was confined to the funnel area. The cruise line said there are no reports of injuries to passengers. Two firefighting crew members were treated for minor smoke inhalation.

Carnival said that, at about 3:15 p.m. Saturday, the Carnival Freedom reported a fire on the port side of the ship’s exhaust funnel. The ship was 20 miles off Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, heading to Freeport after a canceled call to the Carnival private island of Princess Cays due to adverse weather.

"The ship’s fire response team was quickly activated, and the ship’s captain also turned the vessel towards the heavy rain in the area to maximize the efforts to put out the flames," an earlier Carnival statement said. "Eyewitnesses reported the possibility of a lightning strike, and that is being investigated, but cannot yet be confirmed."

By 5:20 p.m. Saturday, the fire was extinguished. 

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Carnival said the ship's captain made multiple announcements to passengers and crew, and advised all but essential safety personnel to stay away from balconies and all open decks. 

The port-side portion of the funnel had fallen onto Deck 10, and the firefighting response put out any flames. 

The U.S. Coast Guard has been notified of the fire, and Carnival activated its incident response team to support the ship’s crew. 

Carnival said there were no other operational issues with the ship’s systems, and the ship, which was on a four-night cruise, was visiting Freeport on Sunday.

A cruise ship funnel generally serves as a smokestack to lift emissions above the deck, thus away from passengers and crew.

On Saturday evening, "Carnival Freedom guests enjoyed the Elegant Night dinner as planned, and, with the exception of the open decks, all areas of the ship are fully functioning," Carnival said in its statement. 

The Carnival Freedom's next voyage was scheduled to depart from Port Canaveral on Monday afternoon on a five-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. That cruise had port-of-call stops scheduled at Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic and at Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

But that sailing and a Friday sailing both have been canceled. Friday's five-night sailing also was scheduled to stop at those two ports of call, but in reverse order.

In May 2022 , a fire broke out in the funnel area of the Carnival Freedom while it was docked in Grand Turk. Carnival then canceled three scheduled sailings of the Carnival Freedom out of Port Canaveral because of the need to repair the ship's fire damage at a shipyard in Grand Bahama.

More recently, in October 2023, the Carnival Freedom debuted a new iconic winged funnel after returning from a 16-day dry-dock refurbishment in Cadiz, Spain.

Dave Berman is business editor at  FLORIDA TODAY.  Contact Berman at  [email protected] .

Carnival Corporation Orders Fifth Excel-Class Ship for Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Corporation has ordered a fifth Excel-class cruise ship that will sail under its Carnival Cruise Line brand starting in 2028.

The 180,000-ton vessel will be similar to other Excel-class ships, with capacity for more than 6,400 guests and 1,800 crew members, plus systems that can run on liquefied natural gas.

The news comes on the heels of the company’s February announcement that it had ordered a fourth Excel-class ship, also for Carnival Cruise Line, to be delivered in spring 2027. That was the firm’s first newbuild order in five years.

Both new vessels are being constructed by Meyer Werft in Germany. Together, they’ll bring the total number of Excel-class ships in the company’s fleet to 11, with five of those sailing under the Carnival Cruise Line brand.

Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said the Excel-class ships are “very popular” among travelers and provide “tremendous operating efficiencies.”

"Since the introduction of Mardi Gras in 2021 and the subsequent expansion with Carnival Celebration in 2022 and Carnival Jubilee in 2023, these Excel-class ships are driving excitement, demand and strong guest satisfaction ratings,” she added.

“With the arrival of Carnival Firenze in April, we are completing the addition of five ships to our fleet in less than 20 months, and then we will pivot to another phase of growth with these two Excel ships," Duffy continued.