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Bali island has several ports, and three of them are used ships- layover. Those ports are: Benoa port in the southern of the island, Celukan Bawang port in the northern part, and Padangbai/Tanah Ampo port in the eastern part; with most of tourism activities are concentrated in the southern part. Disadvantageous management and competition between those ports raised the question and challenge for the cruise port and its nearest vicinity. A cooperation is required to enable those ports to compete more effectively, in attracting tourists and supporting the island-s tourism destination development. This study employed a set of semi-structured interviews (SSI) and the spot field observation in assessing the port-s management for tourism destination-s development. The result of this study is expected to contribute in providing useful information for tourism destination development and for the industry itself, which are constantly growing and attractive for international tourists.