Malta Ship Photos & Action Photos

VALLETTA CRUISE PORT -  SAPPHIRE PRINCESS - 22.04.2018. On Sunday 22nd  April, 2018 the cruise liner of the Princess Cruises  SAPPHIRE PRINCESS  called Valletta during her maiden call berthing at Boiler Wharf since all Pinto wharves were occupied with 2 other MSC Crociere cruise liners bearing more or less the same length.  Below Aerial images are of the cruise liner berthed at Boiler Wharf - Vessel was represented in Malta by Malta Cruise Services, a division of Mifsud  Brothers Ltd - ( http://www.mbl.com.mt/)  When visiting Malta - FERRETTI BATTERY At Birzebbugia FERRETTI BATTERY also known as Qajjenza Battery or St. George's Battery is  an artillery battery in the village of Qajjenza, within the limits of Birzebbuga, in  Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1715 and 1716 as one of a  series of coastal fortifications around the coast of the Malt...

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 liner OCEANA   coming from Civitavecchia, Italy to do a turnaround of passengers before proceeding to Rhodes, Greece of which she was the first one to enter at 0514 hrs (0314 UTC) berthing at Pinto 1 and 2 wharves, then at 0606 hrs (0406 UTC) the  1999 built liner  PACIFIC PRINCESS   sporting her giant logo with the Seawitch on her bow. ( Since 1968 the SEAWITCH has been the part of Princess Cruises logo) coming from Venice, Italy before heading to Porto Empedocle, Italy berthing at Pinto 3 Wharf and the  1996 built liner  MEIN SCHIFF 1   entering at 0616 hrs (0416 UTC)  coming from Souda, Crete before proceeding to Salerno bert...