On Monday 9th May, Valletta Cruise Port and Mifsud Brothers Ltd. (MBL) welcomed the brand new Carnival Vista. To mark this special occasion, a plaque exchange function took place on board. Guests included H.E. Hill, USA Ambassador, the Hon Dr Edward Zammit Lewis, Minister of Tourism, the Hon Mr Joe Mizzi, Minister of Transport, Mr […]
This month sees the end of the fourth edition of the Valletta International Baroque Festival which comprised of 25 events in nine venues around Valletta, Malta’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed capital city. Kenneth Zammit Tabona, Artistic Director of the Manoel Theatre proudly stated that “The Baroque Festival this year was a literal galaxy of stars; Mahan […]
2015 was a busy year for MBL with Holland & America bookmarking the cruise season with the first call of the year of the Rotterdam calling on the 17 January in Valletta, Malta and the Maasdam anchoring off the Port of Mgarr in Gozo on the 1st December effectively extending the cruise season to 11 months, […]
Cruise ships are scheduled to anchor off the coast in Gozo with interest in the island as a luxury cruise destination increasing, says Esther Bajada, director, Ministry for Gozo Tourism and Economic Development Directorate. Tourism is a main contributor for the Gozo economy. A recent study conducted by the ministry for tourism, established that the […]
All Leisure’s MV Minerva recently called in the Ports of Bejaïa and Algiers in Algeria which were two out of six Mediterranean ports that the Minerva was calling on a cruise themed “Empires of the Mediterranean”. Amongst the several guest speakers, was Graham Archer, a former British High Commissioner for Malta. As a diplomat […]