Gozo Channel will be running ferry trips every 30 minutes on Wednesday August 16, anticipating the heavy traffic after the Santa Marija holiday.
It said that there would be trips at 6am, 6.30am, 7am and 7.30am from Mġarr and at 6.30am, 7am and 7.30am from Ċirkewwa.
Santa Marija is one of the busiest weekends for the sister island, adding headaches to an already busy month. Last year, over 582,000 people crossed to Gozo in August, up 8.2% over 2015. Gozo Channel operated 2,178 trips last year, over 100 extra trips over the total for July and September.