In the press...

$2 BILLION IN NEW CRUISE SHIPS ORDERED AT SEATRADE CRUISE SHIPPING CONVENTION

29/03/2007

A great deal of excitement was generated at the 2007 Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention. If you were there, read on about the enthusiasm you helped create. If you did not attend this year, see what you missed. We hope to see all of you at next year's event.

Malta Cruise Network 'an example of collaboration'

15/02/2007

The challenges facing the European cruise sector are too endemic and critical to be addressed by individual commercial entities or single port-destinations alone.

Valletta seventh most visited port in Europe

13/02/2007

MCN Co-sponsors first Cruise Conference in Brussels and raises Malta's profile in the Industry.

Cooperation of all cruise industry stakeholders key to facing challenges ahead.

13/02/2007

At Brussels Conference MCN underlines the need for strong Cooperation and Coordination both Locally and EU wide

Shape up or ship's out

13/04/2006

No one would dream of having a 30 second advert which portrayed one's product in a bad light. It is only common sense that you do all that you can to capture its best features in the short time available.

Niddefendu lill-haddiema tax-xatt

27/04/2005

Bdiet qatiegh il-haddiema biex insalvaw l-ghixien tal-haddiema tax-xatt Maltin u dawk ta' pajjizi ohrajn ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea.

Cruise passengers on the increase

27/04/2005

The number of cruise passengers last month increased by 5,597 over March last year to 7,997, according to the National Statistics Office.

Number of Cruise Passengers increases in March

27/04/2005

In March this year, the number of cruise passengers went up by 5,597 over the same month last year to 7,997 from 2,400.

Zieda fil-passiggieri fuq il-cruise liners

27/04/2005

Fl-ewwel tlett xhur tas-sena n-numru ta' passiggieri li zaru Malta abbord il-cruise liners zdied bi 12,922 fuq l-istess perjodu s-sena li ghaddiet ghal 15,675.

From the customers' point of view

19/04/2005

Two completely independent events contributed last week to put the countrys newest venture under a not particularly positive spotlight.

Mdina Works - Paving on Main Street to start next week (extract)

15/04/2005

The Malta Cruise Network recently organised a tour to Valletta and Mdina to try to bring out how things are seen by cruise passengers here for a few hours. Mr Debono said tourists he had spoken to loved Mdina.

Isle of Intrigue

13/04/2005

Warts and all, Malta continues to fascinate most of our visitors. The Malta Financial & Business Times is reproducing an article that was first written for the Los Angeles Times by a regular visitor to our islands, Lyn Hamilton, who is also a writer of archaeological mysteries.

A tourist's perspective of Malta

11/04/2005

Having just returned from a holiday in Malta and having read the letter "To devalue or to sink" (The Malta Independent 14 March 2005), I thought a first time visitor's observations might be of interest.

Valletta Waterfront welcomes 7,000 passengers

11/04/2005

Valletta Waterfront last Friday welcomed more than 7,000 cruise liner passengers. A total of seven ships called at the Grand Harbour Friday with one vessel, the Minerva II, concluding its voyage here.

Unfinished Malta: Impressions of a cruise tourist

11/04/2005

Tourists who spend a few days in Malta might have enough time to form a fairly balanced opinion of Malta but those who arrive on a cruise liner have only a few hours. What can we do to make that impression as good as possible?

Malta Cruise Network to organise integrated workshop

20/02/2005

The Malta Cruise Network is organising a standnard setting workshop entitled Developing Industry Standards. The industry wide exercise will determine and establish the level of standards required throughout the cruise liner industry and business community in Malta.

Valletta Waterfront vehicle management system gets underway

14/11/2004

This week saw the first physical step being taken towards the setting up of a new Vehicle Management System at the Valletta Waterfront project, following months of raging controversy between VISET and White Taxi Licensed Amalgamated, which represents three quarters of Maltas independent taxis.

New Magic Coast luxury liner

24/10/2004

Cruise and stay is a concept which is increasingly being promoted by the Ministry of Tourism, said Francis Zammit Dimech at a press conference, held recently to launch the brand new cruise liner Costa Magica.