Gozo Channel has advised that it will be suspending its ferry service on Saturday, the 2nd of April between 16.00 hours and 19.00 hrs from Mgarr, Gozo and between 15.45 hrs and 19.00 hrs from Cirkewwa.

Pope Francis will be visiting Gozo on Saturday afternoon during his two-day stop on the Maltese islands.

He departs the Grand Harbour for Gozo at 3.50pm on the Maria Dolores catamaran which will arrive at Mgarr Harbour at 5.00pm. He leaves Gozo by ship at 6.45pm and arrives at Cirkewwa Harbour at 7.30pm.

Therefore Gozo Channel said that the 16.30, 16.40, 17.00, 17.30, 18.00, 18.15, 18,30 hours trips from Mgarr to Cirkewwa and the 16.15, 16.45, 17.15, 17.30, 17.45, 18.15, 18.45 hours from Cirkewwa to Mgarr will not be operated.

This means that the last trip from Mgarr will be at 16.00 hours, while the last trip from Cirkewwa is scheduled for 15.45 hours. In the evening, the service will resume at around 19.00 hours from both ends.

The company also informed that the 13.40 hours and 15.10 hours from Mgarr and the 14.30 hours and 16.00 hours from Cirkewwa will not be operated.

Photo by Alain Salvary

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