MV Saint John Paul II

Built by Incat in 2017–18, the vessel entered service as a ferry between Malta and Sicily in March 2019.

[5] The vessel consists of two aluminium hulls connected by a bridging section, with the forward end containing a central bow structure.

[17] MaltaPost installed a mailbox on board the catamaran on 11 March 2019, and mail posted there is marked as paquebot.

[19] During the COVID-19 pandemic in both Italy and Malta, the catamaran was still operating according to schedule but only commercial vehicles and their drivers were allowed on board.

[20] A limited number of repatriation trips allowing passengers to return to their home countries were organised in March 2020.

Saint John Paul II in Malta's Grand Harbour