Construction of a new cruise ship terminal at Bali’s Benoa Port will begin in September and is slated to open in late 2018.
A Tourism Ministry spokesman said 260,000 tourists came to Indonesia on cruise ships in 2016. He estimated the number would drop to 200,000 this year because a lack of infrastructure.
Currently, cruise ships stopping in Bali have to moor off shore and land passengers on small boats.
The new terminal at Benoa will be able to handle two mega cruise ships carrying up to 5,000 passengers and 1,500 crew members.
The government also has plans to develop Celukan Bawang Port in North Bali for cruise ships.