Indonesia allows cruise ship to dock at Lombok

The MS Albatros calls at port in Sabang, Aceh, on April 11, 2019, during an earlier journey through Indonesian waters. - Kompas.com/Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Hundreds of passengers disembarked the MS Albatros on Monday morning to start their holiday on the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) island of Lombok, following the Mataram Port Health Authority's (KKP) declaration that the vessel and all aboard were coronavirus-free.

Mataram KKP head Wayan Diantika said all passengers and crew on board Albatros had to undergo medical check-ups before the ship was allowed to dock at the resort island.