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VALLETTA CRUISE PORT -  MSC MERAVIGLIA


Since her maiden call to Valletta Cruise Port back to 14th June last year, the 2017 French built Vista Project Class Cruise Liner MSC MERAVIGLIA has been calling  to Valletta (Grand Harbour), Malta for several times during her inaugural  season cruises.

She was built in France by STX France in her Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire. She arrived on Wednesday 7th March,2018 from Civitavecchia, Italy with 4,938 passengers in the morning around 0800 hrs (0700 UTC) and left to Barcelona, Spain with 4,937 passengers during the same day around 1700 hrs (1600 UTC).

She will be calling to Valletta this month always on Wednesdays -  14th March; 21st March and 28th March.

Below are images of the cruise liner during her maiden call to  Valletta back to 14th June 2017 -








Photos by Capt. Lawrence Dalli. Do not use these images without my permission. © All rights reserved. Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos - www.maltashipphotos.com

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