Cruise Liner News – 2021 built Cruise Liner SILVER DAWN at Malta – 18-19.11.2021

On Thursday 18th November, 2021 the newly cruise liner SILVER DAWN entered Grand Harbour, Malta at 1304 hrs coming from the Fincantieri Shipyard at Ancona, Italy. during her maiden call. She was handed over to Silversea Cruises 6 days before with Executives from the company and Fincantieri attended an intimate delivery ceremony to welcome the […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC FANTASIA from 09.06.2021 to 23.06.2021

Another MSC Crociere cruise liner seen in the second quarter of 2021 was the 2008 built MSC FANTASIA. She entered Grand Harbour on Wednesday 9th June at 0847 hrs coming from Augusta, Sicily berthing starboard side alongside at Parlatorio Wharf assisted by tug SEA SALVOR of which by 0938 hrs pilot was completed. On Wednesday 16th […]

Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC DIVINA 07.05.2021 – 07.06.2021

Another MSC Crociere cruise liner seen in the second quarter of 2021 was the 2012 built MSC DIVINA. She entered Grand Harbour on Friday 7th May at 1324 hrs coming from Civitavecchia, Italy berthing starboard side alongside at Parlatorio Wharf. MSC DIVINA is the third ship of the four Fantasia class – built in 2012 by […]

Casualties – COSTA CONCORDIA – 13.01.2012

On Friday 13th January 2012 at 2145 hrs COSTA CONCORDIA ran aground off the eastern shore of Isola Giglio with 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew. She left Civitavecchia Port around 1915 hrs and was bound to a week long Mediterranean Cruise. As she made her way north west along the Italian coastline at 2130 hrs, Captain […]

Valletta Cruise Port – 4 Cruise Ships – 17.10.2019.

Today Thursday 17th October, 2019 Valletta Cruise Port hosted 4 Passenger Ships – i) Entering yesterday Wednesday 16th October at 2206 hrs coming from Dubrovnik, Croatia till today at 2210 hrs bound to Civitavecchia, Italy the 264 metre OCEANA for Pinto 1 and 2 Wharves. ii) Coming from Livorno, Italy the 289 metre EMERALD PRINCESS entered Valletta […]

VALLETTA CRUISE PORT –  OCEANA – 17.05.2018. Every single Thursday during 2018 the cruise ship of the P&O Cruise Line OCEANA is calling at Valletta Cruise Port berthing at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves to finish/start cruises from Malta. Below images are of the cruise liner entering Valletta back to 26th April, 2018 – Various changes regarding her ETA […]

VALLETTA CRUISE PORT –  OCEANA – 12.04.2018. On Thursday 12th April, 2018 the cruise ship of the P&O Cruise Line OCEANA called again at Valletta Cruise Port berthing at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves. She’s the former OCEAN PRINCESS and at over 77,000 tonnes, OCEANA is the fifth largest of eight ships currently in service with P&O Cruises. She entered […]

VALLETTA CRUISE PORT –  OCEANA – 05.04.2018. On Thursday 5th April, a dull day with Easterly force 5 winds with the afternoon blowing to North Westerly Force 7 sometimes 8 at times the 2000 built cruise liner OCEANA called to Valletta for the first time during her 2018 itinerary cruises. She arrived from Civitavecchia, Italy to […]