Grand Harbour Cruise

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Itinerario

1. Board the state of the art, eco-friendly, 20 metre, red iSee Malta harbour catamaran ferry boat operated by Captain Morgan, moored at the Ferries in Marsamxett Harbour in Sliema. Arrive early since boat boarding is on a first come first served basis. Relive Malta's gallant history with a detailed live commentary in English and German. Enjoy and take photos of the fantastic views of the magnificent forts, battlements, creeks and skyline of Valletta. Marsamxett Harbour is a natural harbour located to the north of the larger Grand Harbour bounded by Tigné Point in Sliema and extending to Gżira, Ta' Xbiex, Pietà and Msida. Off Gżira lies Manoel Island, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge. The south eastern shore of the harbour is formed by the Sciberras peninsula, largely covered by the capital city Valletta. At its tip lies the 16th century Fort Saint Elmo.

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2. The fortress captial city Valletta on the Sciberras peninsula, divides Marsamxett Harbour from the larger parallel natural harbour, Grand Harbour. The use of Grand harbour dates back to prehistoric times to circa 3700 BC. The Grand Harbour has been described as Malta's greatest geographic asset. Grand Harbour is bounded to the north Saint Elmo Point and the bastions of Valletta, and is bounded to the south by Ricasoli Point and the Three Cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea. Fort Saint Angelo in Vittoriosa was the base for the Order of Saint John for 268 years, from 1530 to 1798. The area was the scene of much of the fighting in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565 when the Ottomans attempted to eject the Order of St. John but were ultimately defeated. The area was heavily bombed during the Second Siege of Malta during World War II, as the docks and military installations around the port became targets, causing a large number of civilian casualties.

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3. The harbour cruise starts from Sliema. You can either stay on board for the 90 minute cruise back to Sliema or (weather permitting) hop-off at the Esplora Interactive Science Centre in Kalkara to visit the science centre and the Three Cities and then hop-on later from Esplora at 11:40, 13:40 or 15:55 to return to Sliema. Esplora Interactive Science Centre is a fun, recreational and educational interactive space for visitors of all ages. Over 200 indoor and outdoor interactive science exhibits make science fun. An exciting Activity Centre allows visitors to experience hands-on workshops and entertaining science shows. Esplora’s stunning Planetarium includes a Colour space 4K theatre showing full-dome shows and live presenter-led visualizations of astronomy and other sciences. Visitors are encouraged to explore, think and imagine as they immerse themselves in a positive and exciting interactive experience.

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Cancellazione

Cancellazione gratuita fino a 24 ore prima dell’inizio, con rimborso totale.

Recensioni

I voti arrivano da 23 recensioni raccolte dal nostro partner di prenotazione. Sono parole dei viaggiatori, nell’ordine in cui sono state scritte — mai riordinate per far apparire meglio l’esperienza.

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• 3Not very informative.

  Don’t waste your time. Not very informative. The commentary was mostly in French. The English commentary never mentioned the war or crusades or Napoleon. We cancelled another trip by the same group. They’re difficult to get to from Valletta.

  Leslie_Vgiugno 2026via Viator

• 5Fabulous and Informative

  It was educational, offered spectacular views and it lasted an ideal amount of time. The trip was not too long not too short.

  Duane_Ggennaio 2026via Viator

• 2Don't bother

  Firstly you are told the wrong place to meet the activity to complete the tour. We were told to meet opposite the M&S store when in fact, it was opposite The Londoner Pub. The email received advertised the tour as the following: Find attached your confirmation voucher for Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour catamaran boat cruise from the 'Captain Morgan Harbour Cruise' at The Strand, Sliema (Google map Plus Code: WG53+GW Sliema) opposite M&S Marks & Spencer Sliema departing at 10:30 or 12:30 or 14:45. The whole cruise was boring and what makes it worse is the fact that Malta is a lot richer in history. Would not waste £40 again for this tour, waste of time and money

  valerietheobaldsluglio 2025via Viator

• 5Great cruise, very...

  Great cruise, very interesting and informative. We thourghally enjoyed it. Very good value for money, we would definitely recommend it.

  Ann_Caprile 2025via Viator

• 4Nice tour of the harbors surrounding Malta

  Excellent overall view of Malta from the water. English ability by your operator was average…difficult to understand at times.

  Robert_Mottobre 2024via Viator

• 2Wonderful views but a poor experience in other respects.

  Very disappointing. It’s hard to see how they can have made such a poor job of this wonderful tour. The views are really spectacular and these harbours are full of interesting history, so what can go wrong? The English commentary was really poor, delivered in a monotonous, dreary voice and in an accent that most of our group of 30 intelligent English tourists couldn’t understand. Those who spoke German said that it was better! Most people turned off completely so I can’t comment on the content delivered but we didn’t come back with much interesting background or history. The red two deck catamaran is too big to do this job and so a large portion of people have to sit in seats that don’t afford a clear view or make it easy to take photos, especially as some passengers often stood up to take their own photos blocking the view of those in inner seats. If you get a good view from side seats ok but I can’t recommend this cruise if you want to learn any history. It’s clearly a very popular and commercially successful trip but this sort of “industrial tourism” is not giving a good service.

  rwt2imvcottobre 2024via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Malta, outside the cities

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 8 autobus hop-on hop-off we list in Malta, outside the cities.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 8.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.