How to make the most out of your Christmas & New Year

Sep 15 2021

Book a Holiday

After what can be considered quite a stressful year, a Christmas holiday is just what you need to close off a long 12 months in peace. Thankfully, Virtu Ferries are offering some of the best deals around and will benefit any kind of traveller, even if they wish to embark on their journey with a car or motorcycle.

To top it all off, lovers of Christmas will rejoice at the fact that Sicily in December is as traditional as it gets. From Christmas nativities to Christmas markets, iconic holiday meals and a couple of beverages in between, trust us when we say that you need a Sicilian Christmas right now.

Find the best deals

While a few shopping excursions are absolutely necessary during a Christmas and New Year’s trip, it doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to find the best deals. Virtu Ferries are offering travellers a chance to book early and save more with their Christmas & New Year Deals.

For just €49 per person, you can book a trip to Sicily with the return fare included. If you want to embark on your holiday journey with a motorcycle or car, prices go up to as little as €59 and €69 respectively. Moreover, families will not have to worry as kids travel for free!

Plan well

The Virtu Ferries’ Super December offer is available to book anytime before 15th October and you can travel anytime from December 1 to January 9 as they operate daily with super convenient timings.

Discover Sicily like you’ve never seen before, a mecca of diversity, tradition, culture and mouth-watering food. Sicily in Winter offer not only winter sunshine, but a plethora of exhibitions and activities to make sure that your time is occupied in the best possible way.

Leave with an empty stomach

The unmistakable Christmas vibes and the great value for money are already enough to convince you that you need a holiday trip, but Sicily’s never-ending list of the island’s typical cuisine is the cherry on the cake for so many people.

Classic cannoli, astounding arancini and a plethora of pasta dishes which will have you licking your fingers and wanting more, Sicilian cuisine is the pure definition of comfort food.

Tag someone who NEEDS Christmas trip.

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Primark promises sustainable and affordable clothing for all

Sep 15 2021

Fast fashion giant Primark has pledged that it will make all of its clothes by using recycled material by 2030 whilst ensuring this does not boost prices. The durability of the clothes is set to be made stronger in order for them to last longer, with garments designed to be recycled. Primark seeks to cut its carbon emissions by half as part of its new sustainability strategy as well as seeking a living wage for workers in its supply chain.

With around 25% of Primark’s clothes already made from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials, the retailer will commit to making all men’s, women’s and children’s entry price T-shirts using sustainably sourced cotton over the next year. Its design process will be adapted to ensure clothes can be recycled at the end of their life to reduce fashion waste. Paul Marchant, Primark chief executive, stated that the company believes ‘that sustainability shouldn’t be priced at a premium that only a minority can afford. Because of who we are, we believe we have the opportunity to make more sustainable fashion choices affordable to all.

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Red Arrows returning to Malta end of September

Sep 15 2021

The famed aerobatic team of the Royal Air Force, The Red Arrows, will be returning for the Malta International Air Show on the 25th and 26th of September 2021. The last the aircrafts flew over the island was back in 2014, with this year’s performance made possible following the cancellation of a planned display in Avalon, Australia.

This will be the team’s ninth visit to Malta but they face an uncertain future with the Royal Air Force as it stated recently that it will discontinue operations of its Hawk aircraft. The Red Arrows hd flown around 5000 displays in 57 countries by the beginning of 2021, making this the team’s 57th season. Thy are based at RAF Scampton.

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Cocaine ring with links to Malta busted by Italian police

Sep 15 2021

An international cocaine smuggling ring with connections to Malta was busted by Italy’s finance police on Tuesday. The ring is run by the ‘Ndrangheta crime group, with over 400 officers carrying out dawn raids across the country wielding 57 arrest warrants following a four year investigation. The investigation was dubbed ‘Crypto’ and delved into investigating over 90 suspects from many known mafia families.

The cocaine was shifted in large quantities from Northern Europe and Spain to Italy, hidden in false bottoms of car boots. The drug was sometimes moved it on to Malta by boat. Captain Carmine Virno, whose team lead the investigation, revealed how the group communicated via a ‘complex code matching numbers to apparently random letters of the alphabet, without any spaces or punctuation.’

Families of the ring in Gioia Tauro and Rosarno in Southern Italy forged direct contacts with South American suppliers through Dominican Republic intermediaries. Another suspect living in Germany in a mob stronghold acted as both courier and another intermediary with dealers. Using disposable German sim cards, the traffickers communicated purely by text message in order to avoid identification through their voices.

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