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 these two days, to lunch with their respective families, a company statement said.

On both feasts, the 12noon, 12.45,1pm, 1.30pm, 1.45pm, 2pm and 2.30pm trips from Mgarr to Cirkewwa and the 12.15pm, 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 1.45pm, 2.15pm, 2.30pm and 2.45pm 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 noon. In the afternoon, the service will resume at 3pm from Mgarr to Cirkewwa, while the first trip from Cirkewwa to Mgarr will be conducted at 3.15pm.