Valletta Cruise Port – Nicko Cruises VASCO DA GAMA maiden call – 05.11.2021

On Friday 5th November, 2021 the 1993 built cruise liner VASCO DA GAMA entered Grand Harbour, Malta on a foggy morning during her maiden call with Nicko Cruises at 0709 hrs coming from Syracuse, Sicily. She was built by Fincantieri at Trieste, Italy as the Holland America Line STATENDAM trading until 2015. She was acquired […]

Fishing – Fishing Vessels Movements from 22.05 – 29.05.2021

Maltese aquaculture produce is almost entirely exported to European and Asian markets. Over 65 percent of annual landings originates from the tuna and dolphin fish fisheries, which contribute about 56 percent in value terms (about US$ 6 million). Blue Fin Tuna (BFT) Season is on the way too. Here are some of Week 20/21 interesting movements – […]

MBL News – WORLD EXPLORER Maiden Call at Malta – September 2020

On Thursday 10th September, 2020 the 2017 built expedition cruise ship WORLD EXPLORER entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call at 1438 hrs for first fly-cruise embarkation operation in the Mediterranean sea. She was built in Portugal by West Sea Estaleiros Navals LDA as yard number CO 10 and entered service in 2019 with […]

Cruise Liner News – P&O Cruises sell OCEANA – July 2020

Carnival Corporation subsidiary P&O Cruises has sold the liner OCEANA which is one of the oldest ships in the fleet. Buyer was not disclosed and she’s scheduled to leave the fleet during this month. The company decided to sell the ship due to the ongoing global COVID-19 Pandemic disease, which has suspended cruise ship sailings […]

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 […]

VALLETTA CRUISE PORT –  April 2018 Kick Off. On Thursday 5th April, a dull day with Easterly force 5 winds and the afternoon it was blowing to North Westerly Force 7 sometimes 8 at times 3 cruise liners berthed at the Valletta Cruise Port Terminal filling up the Waterfront berths.We had the 2000 built P&O […]