jessica kartalija was lucky enough to be there. and she s also live at the inner harbor. and she s going to tell us more about it. reporter: hello, denise. hello to everyone alone. talk about pomp and circumstance, that s all there was this morning around the inner harbor as the sailabration officially got under way. my favorite song is the star spangled banner. and i wanted her to come and see the history of the war of 1812 and everything about it. reporter: an international spotlight on baltimore s inner harbor, as the sailabration officially gets under way. a ceremony with maryland s top brass. we are officially kicking off baltimore s star spangled sailabration. from indonesia. captains from all 40 ships around the world, are presented with gifts. [ music ] as the naval ceremonial band plays. [ music ] visitors from around the world commemorate the war of 1812. it s wonderful receiving in baltimore. i want to see everybody. we have something to celebrate