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Post by paulvanb on Aug 13, 2017 18:34:21 GMT -8
Ferries That Service the Islands and Malta and Gozo
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Post by paulvanb on Aug 13, 2017 18:55:13 GMT -8
On my recent vacation I got to travel on Gozo Ferries during my time in Malta. There are three ships, Malta Ta'pinu and Gaudos. Gaudos seems to be the vessel that handles trucks and oversized vehicles only. The other two have two car decks. They are not long ships, but seem to pack in quite a few cars! The vessels cross between Cirkewwa on Malta and Mgarr on Gozo. Sailing time each way is 25 minutes. (and, yes, you can buy beer on board) Foo passenger fare is 4.65 euros. Here are a few photos from my trip!  Malta  Cirkewwa Harbour  Bow of the Ta' Pinu  Front deck  Main outside deck  Main Car deck  Upper car deck   Upper Deck  Gaudos docking at Cirkewwa |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 13, 2017 19:33:38 GMT -8
On my recent vacation I got to travel on Gozo Ferries during my time in Malta. There are three ships, Malta Ta'pinu and Gaudos. Gaudos seems to be the vessel that handles trucks and oversized vehicles only. The other two have two car decks. They are not long ships, but seem to pack in quite a few cars! Main Car deck Upper car deck Thanks Paul. For the two car decks, which deck unloads directly to the shore? I'm assuming that the upper deck has internal ramps for cars to drive down to the lower deck, and then off the ship. |
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Post by paulvanb on Aug 14, 2017 7:50:59 GMT -8
Yes, they do. I was surprised to read later that vehicle capacity is only 72 vehicles. There are four lanes of traffic that I can see. It was hard trying to even get down to the car decks. Passenger loading is similar to here.
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