Gozo Channel to suspend lunch-time ferry service on Christmas and New Year

On Christmas and New Year’s Day, Gozo Channel will be suspending its ferry service between noon and 3pm.

The ferry service will be suspended in order to allow Gozo Channel employees, who will be on duty on those two days, to have lunch with their respective families, Gozo Channel Operations Limited management wrote in a statement.

On both feasts, the 12.00, 12.45,13.00,13.30,13.45, 14.00 and 14.30 hrs trips from Mgarr to Cirkewwa and the 12.15, 12.45, 13.30, 13.45, 14.15, 14.30 and 14.45 hrs trips from Cirkewwa will not be operated.

This means that the last trip from Mgarr will be at 11.30am, while the last trip from Cirkewwa is scheduled for 12.00 noon. In the afternoon, the service will resume at 15.00 hrs from Mgarr to Cirkewwa, while the first trip from Cirkewwa to Mgarr will be conducted at 15.15 hrs.

The Board of Gozo Channel said it would like to show appreciation to the company’s employees who are obliged to work long shifts and sometimes in difficult weather conditions.

It also took the opportunity to thank them for their unstinting efforts and excellent work in providing reliable service to customers.