Updated: Huge cruise ship anchors off Gozo

Mark Dalli

Aug 11th 2010, 09:25

I ask "would you be next to a Greek island and not visit?" .....so why not visit Gozo?"
I hope someone from the Gozo Tourism Authority or MTA would ask this puzzling question!

victor caruana

Aug 10th 2010, 16:22

Only 600 out of some 3000 tourists on board. What is wrong.

malcolm seychell

Aug 9th 2010, 23:43

@ tony gatt

Angelo Xuereb, before the last election mentioned your point.

We will have also a problem in Malta soon, unless something tangible is done.

True investment will be millions, but if we do not invest, we can say bye bye to this industry which is getting us quite a good amount of money back

Alison Natalie Keeler

Aug 9th 2010, 20:37

What an impressive vessel. It truly dwarfed the Gozo Channel ferries!

Hope Gozo really benefited from its visit.

Jesmond Micallef

Aug 9th 2010, 18:23

Just as a one off event but these large cruise liners could meet one day off the coast of Malta somewhere and maybe use it as a promotion for their cruises along the Mediterranean. Some nice areial video footage or photoshoots would then be used in their advertising campaigns !! Interesting to note the dark coloured hull of the Holland America cruise liners. The Holland America line is indeed one of the oldest serving passenger shipping lines in the world. It was very popular on the former emigration routes around the world.

T Camilleri

Aug 9th 2010, 16:14

"Families with children will be taken to Ramla il-Hamra.."
Has it been cleaned of all the stones and rocks?

Simon Ciantar

Aug 9th 2010, 16:10

I was amazed at the proximity to the shore of the bouy in xlendi. the idea of having a bouy is for the Ship not to cast anchor or stay on its bow trusters - but with such proximity cruisers will have no option but to keep their bow trusters and engines on . A waste of money in my opinion

c galea

Aug 9th 2010, 12:33

This is what Gozo needs not the proposed Hondoq monster.

If a nature park (which is more sutiable for hondoq) with walkways, rock climbing etc was put instead in Hondoq the tourists from the cruise liner could visit this place as well.

M Vella

Aug 9th 2010, 12:06

Now this is some good news,I believe that with good management Gozo can be the Pearl of the mediterranean

Charles Micallef

Aug 9th 2010, 11:58

Why did they not make use the expensive buoy at Xlendi?
it does look that this facility was a waste of taxpayer’s money!

J.Bugeja

Aug 9th 2010, 11:27

Well done O.F. Gollcher & Sons for all the hard work involved in bringing such a prestigious cruise liner to our shores. I am sure that the tourists onboard will love what our country has to offer.

Charles Galea

Aug 9th 2010, 11:27

A big thanks goes to Michela Serra who works like a dog to make it happen so perfectly. The organisation behind it all is a painstaking job which requires dedication and commitment. Thanks to the dedication of these people that tourism in Malta is improving year after year.

Kevin Camilleri

Aug 9th 2010, 10:15

Thanks to Mifsud Brothers such initiative will boost Gozo as a destination credit for the said company bigger firms should follow suit

Tony Gatt

Aug 9th 2010, 10:14

"A spokesman said the buoy installed for cruise ships off Xlendi could not be used because it is meant for smaller ships."
Someone obviously hasn't noticed that cruise ships are getting bigger!