Salerno to Malta Ferry

Well I guess that's another ferry service that will soon disappear!
What a disappointment for you and what terrible customer service.
Hope everything else goes OK.

Terry

Hmm, when did you try to take it? I remember an earlier post of yours saying you had to reschedule... We were in the same situation (regular car though, not a van), we were meant to take it last Sunday (13/10), but were told it wasn't running, so we were rebooked to Tuesday (15/10).

Arrived at the port at 5ish, checked in (was a bit confusing, there's this tiny little office in the middle of nowhere we would have never found, but some guy drove us), then got on board. There were only 8 personal cars, of which 5 went to Malta I think, and very few trucks too, the (gigantic) deck was pretty much empty.

We left a bit late but otherwise no problems. There's a bar/cafetaria on board, not much else in terms of entertainment. Cabin was small but comfortable, clean, with toilet/shower (and you even got towels ). The sailing was really smooth, boat didn't move at all, you only felt the vibrations of the engines.

I woke up at night when we crossed the strait of Messina, could almost touch Sicily with one hand, while watching an amazing lightning storm over Calabria.

Stopped in Augusta, had breakfast, left on time, beautiful weather, but last bit of the crossing out in the open sea was really choppy, so went back to cabin to lie down, fell asleep again, and only awoke as we entered the Valletta Grand Harbour (on time).

I'm not saying this is the best ferry ride ever, but i guess it could work (if they actually sail and take you on). But i'm really sorry to read about your bad experience.