New cruiser to serve Bali

JAKARTA (JP): Spice Island Cruises, the country's first international cruise operator, will operate a ship in Bali in July.

The company said yesterday that the 120-passenger ship was bought from Tokyo's Showa Lines. The ship, previously called Oceanic Grace, has been renamed the Oceanic Odyssey,

The new ship will join Spice Island's 140-passenger Bali Sea Dancer with both ships offering three and four night cruises from Bali to Sumbawa and the Komodo National park in West Nusa Tenggara.

The five-star Oceanic Odyssey, is an all-suite vessel with cabins averaging 175 square feet. (icn)