Jim Fenton
Thursday, June 25, 2026 Kenna and I woke up extra early today so that we could have our bags packed and placed outside our cabin door by 7 am. We beat that schedule by a few minutes, which gave us time to take a final stroll around the Sea Cloud II and get some coffee. Breakfast at 7 was with...
Jim Fenton
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 The last full day of our cruise was spent not actually cruising, but docked at Valletta. Due to an enormous (over 6000 passenger) cruise ship, the Sea Cloud II was forced to dock some distance from the cruise passenger terminal, which meant that we had to take shuttle...
Jim Fenton
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 After an overnight cruise from Sicily, we arrived at the second-largest island of Malta, Gozo. Unlike most of our earlier port calls, we anchored offshore and used tenders (lifeboats) to reach Mgarr, the primary port city. After arriving at the port, we boarded buses to...
Jim Fenton
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Today is the last day of our pre-trip, and in the afternoon we will board the Sea Cloud II. Mnajdra temple complex We boarded a small bus, traveling to the south side of Malta’s main island. We were scheduled to take a boat into the Blue Grotto there, but weather...