Consecutive days in Jakarta

[Solent Richard]

Following some posts elsewhere I see Queen Elizabeth is in Jakarta, Indonesia today and will be followed there tomorrow by Queen Victoria.

 

I'm not sure whether these are 'maiden' calls but Jakarta is certainly a fascinating and interesting port of call not usually on the cruise lines beaten track.

 

My wife and I visited Jakarta some years ago though not with Cunard. I was so impressed with the place I wrote a review...

 

https://solentrichardscruiseblog.com/2018/02/23/one-way-to-do-jakarta/

 

Let's hope these two visits are a success and see Cunard repeating the visits on future Asian cruises.

 

 

*****

 

[benjoon]

We had a great day yesterday in Jakarta. Some people didn’t even bother getting off as they were worried about getting stuck in traffic. We did the full day tour. We got around easily as we had two police escorts. At times they were stopping traffic so the convoy of 5 buses could go through a red light. Except for our guide talking way too much we had a great time. If it was a maiden port then everything went very smoothly. 

[Solent Richard]

10 hours ago, benjoon said:

We had a great day yesterday in Jakarta. Some people didn’t even bother getting off as they were worried about getting stuck in traffic. We did the full day tour. We got around easily as we had two police escorts. At times they were stopping traffic so the convoy of 5 buses could go through a red light. Except for our guide talking way too much we had a great time. If it was a maiden port then everything went very smoothly. 

Good on you and pleased to hear your excursion was worthwhile.

 

There were so many places I personally wanted to visit that we were forced into doing it ourselves. So glad we did but not everyone has the confidence.

 

As a nautical chap one couldn't have missed climbing the Menara Syahbandar Tower…

 

 

including a walk along the Sunda Kelpa...

 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Solent Richard