Like I call it Never Ending Thursday, last Thursday 10th October 5 passenger ships entered Grand Harbour with of them overnight/s scheduled calls on a foggy day with Southwest wind. The first lady to enter which calls weekly was the 2010 built cruise liner 288 metre long AZURA passing breakwaters at 0503 hrs.
Berthing at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves as always, she left Valletta later at 2055 hrs.
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Then it was the turn for the stars of the day starting with the 2024 built 242 m passenger ship ILMA which was her second call passing breakwaters at 0638 hrs heading slowly for Bighi Bay with Chief Pilot Capt Terence Farrugia aboard awaiting the 298 passenger ship EVRIMA of the same company.
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Her berth was at Pinto 4 and 5 and she had an overnight stay , leaving on Friday 11th October at 2055 hrs bound to Catania, Sicily –
More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/ilma-11-10-2024/
Finally at 0706 hrs the 2022 built passenger ship EVRIMA passed breakwaters passing ILMA while she was still at Bighi Bay for a drone footage and it was a nice moment seeing them passing each other while proceeding to their berths.
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Berthing place for EVRIMA was at DWQ 1, part of Valletta Gateway Terminals (VGT).
She left later on at 2015 hrs bound to Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
Passing breakwaters at 0723 hrs coming from Mazara Del Vallo, Sicily was the 1990 built 88 metre cruise liner CORINTHIAN –
Her berthing was at Gun Wharf, securing the ship port side alongside –
More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/corinthian-10-10-2024/
She left Valletta on Saturday 12th October at 1911 hrs going to Mazara Del Vallo again –
And the last one was the Oceania Cruises 2023 built cruise liner VISTA that passed breakwaters at 0749 hrs –
Her berthing was at Boiler Wharf, Senglea offering spectacular views while turning & going astern to be secured.
More images can be found here – https://maltashipphotos.com/photo/vista-10-10-2024/
She left later on at 1800 hrs.
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Meanwhile shuttle service of passengers from Valletta Cruise Port (Pinto 3 Wharf) to Boiler Wharf and vice versa were done by Supreme Cruises Passenger Ships GERALDINE and JADE.
Valletta Cruise Port – For more information about Valletta Cruise Port kindly visit their website – www.vallettacruiseport.com
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