The Blue Lagoon

We booked a cruise with Captain Morgan Cruises, this would include a leisurely sail to Comino Island to enjoy the Blue Lagoon and the Blue Grotto, a sight seeing opportunity of Malta from the sea, taking in places such as the Grand Harbour at Valletta and a lunch on board.

This trip would be very touristy, especially when reaching the Blue Lagoon. This could not be helped as it was August!

Comino is a very small island between Malta and Gozo, about 2.5km by 2km. There are no roads on the island which in turn would indicate no cars, there is one hotel which is only open during the summer months.

Diving, snorkeling and leisurely walks are the main activities of this island. It is best to bring your own food and drink, unless it is included in your cruise because otherwise you can only get food and drink at the hotel.

The island is a wildlife sanctuary, but is named after the cumin plant, which surprisingly, turns out to be very hard to find!

It seemed like a lifetime before we arrived at the lagoon. Although we had a pleasant cruise, the boat was packed so you were almost permanently in your seat. It was extremely hot and not all seats had shelter from the sun. The lunch was nice and we enjoyed as much as we liked.

Finally arriving at the Lagoon, we were offered a speed boat trip to the Grotto at an additional cost. We accepted and we have to say, it was definitely the right choice! The ride in the speed boat itself was absolutely fantastic! It was like being on a roller coaster and nobody could stop laughing! We were soaked to the skin and a fellow passenger just about managed to film us all with his camcorder (how the camcorder survived the soaking, I don't know!). The recording was hilarious!

The Grotto was interesting enough. The caves and coves were brilliant shades of purple and glistened when the sun caught reflection, very pretty. The waters were extremely clear, just unfortunate they were spoiled by the odd bit of rubbish that had been discarded.

Arriving back at the lagoon, we couldn't stop raving about the speedboat ride!

Fighting our way through the crowds, we managed to get down to the lagoon. Snorkel and underwater camera ready we made our way in.

I was slightly disappointed, yes the water was clear and a brilliant shade of turquoise, but I think the amount of people scared away the marine life. We settled on enjoying a bit of relaxation and some swimming.

Andy spotted some kids jumping off a pretty tall boat into the lagoon and decided it looked like fun! Hey, its good to just act like a kid sometimes, I think you enjoy some things better that way! The kids loved him!

To get into the water where we were, the rocks were quite sharp, obviously slippy, so due care and attention was in order. We spotted a child of about 3-4 years old trying to get in, no adult helping. The child was going to fall, so we assisted and led the child to a more shallow part near the sand and away from the rocks. Eventually, a parent called to the child, but made no effort to supervise. We kept one eye on the child as drowning is possible in the most shallow of waters.

We kept an eye on the time as there was no roll call for our ship and they did warn they would leave on time with or without you!

To avoid the crowds, we would suggest visiting outside of the popular months or stay at the hotel on Comino and visit the lagoon when everyone is gone.

We sailed with Captain Morgan Cruises, departing from Sliema Harbour. Included in the cruise was a pick-up and drop-off coach from our hotel, lunch, Comino and the Blue Lagoon and a cruise around the coast of Malta. The speed boat trip to the Blue Grotto, is an optional trip at an additional cost when you arrive at the lagoon.