City welcomes 900 cruise ship tourists for a day

The Jakarta Post, Wed, 03/18/2009 2:34 PM

JAKARTA: The Costa Allegra cruise ship was docked at Tanjung Priok seaport in North Jakarta recently, carrying 900 tourists from Europe and Asia, an official said Tuesday.

The tourists were welcomed by by Betawi Dancers and as well as a Welcome Dance by children from Delima Studio, in Tebet, South Jakarta.

About 400 of the tourists got off the ship to tour the capital, riding 16 buses to the National Monument in Central Jakarta, the Indonesian Miniature Park (TMII) in East Jakarta, the Old Town area in North and West Jakarta and several shopping centers. They were accompanied by 20 guides.

"I hope the tourists get a positive impression of Jakarta and return here," Arie Budhiman, head of the city's tourism agency said, as quoted by beritajakarta.com.