Herasails Ltd. (now Hera Cruises Ltd.) was set up in 1997 by two leading Maltese companies. The first vessel, which was purchased, was the M/S Hera. The M/S Hera is a 26.5 metre twin-mast Gullet; built in Turkey in 1988 and made of 'Eroco' whilst her superstructure and interior are made of mahogany and teak. The M/S Hera was joined by the M/S Hera II in 1999. The M/S Hera II is a 31.5 metre twin-mast Gullet; built in Turkey in 1997 and built out of Mahogany. (Details & Specifications of the Yachts can be found in the 'Our Yachts' Section of this website). Hera Cruises offers no less then four, quality excursions, namely, the Hera Cruises Snorkelling Adventure, Hera Cruises Round Malta 360 Motor & Sailing Cruise, Hera Cruises Sunset Cruise Delight, and finally the Hera Cruises Gozo & Comino Full day Motor and sailing cruise. These are over and above the various charters and private events we hold nearly on a daily basis. (Details on chartering our yachts can be found in the 'Charters' Section of this website)

Another aspect about us is that we take particular pride in our safety & comfort features on board both the M/S Hera as well as the M/S Hera II. In order to reflect our 'Quality Events at Sea' theme, the company makes sure that it provides all the necessary safety features which include amongst others: A fully trained crew, lifejackets, life rafts, first aid kit, Insurance, VHF Radio, Radar and firefighting gear. These safety features all conform with the requirements set by the Maltese Maritime Authority. on the other hand, much has been done to enhance comfort features which include lounging areas with cushions, sun mats, cabins for changing, seating facilities, areas with shade, fresh water showers, a fully stocked international bar, WC facilities for both men and women and finally a clean and hygienic catering gulley for the storage of food. Both yachts have also been fully rigged to offer clients the experience of sailing on all our programmes. Although cosmetic sailing and weather permitting, this has proved to be extremely popular with all our guests.

The two Turkish Gullets are constructed along traditional lines to give a classic sea-faring look to the vessels. Yet, at the same time the most stringent standards have been adopted to provide customers with the utmost luxury and safety. It is this aspect, which makes the M/S Hera and the M/S Hera II a special innovation to Maltese Waters.

Testimonials:

A quick note to thank you for last Sunday.  Also, I would like to point out that Hera Cruises have an amazing crew, always with a smile, ready to help and very efficient. Last Sunday was very windy and the sea was a bit rough.  Notwithstanding this, the crew were running around like mad helping everyone on their way.
 
Thanks and best regards
Clint Agius

On behalf of the Chapel Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, I would like to say a huge thank you for the Round Malta cruise that we went on. We all had an absolutely fantastic day and are very grateful to Hera Cruises for this. It was a beautiful day and the views of Malta, Gozo and Comino were breath taking. Many members of our party said that the cruise was their favorite day of the tour and I think that I can safely say that we would all recommend the cruise as an essential to anyone visiting Malta. 
Personally, I have never swum in such beautiful clear water as well as seeing so many amazing sights in one day!  The crews were brilliant fun and really helped us to enjoy ourselves.

Once again, many thanks, yours sincerely

Natalie March
Chair of the Chapel Choir
Royal Holloway University of London

Just a short note to thank you and all your staff for the wonderful evening we had on the M/S Hera last night. As you said before, the sea was fantastic. The evening was appreciated by all our clients who this morning have not stopped sending us e-mail's with messages of thanks and congratulations.

Thanks, once again.

Paul Vella
Velprint Limited - Managing Director

I would like firstly to thank you for the day trip in Comino as it was an amazing trip. It was my first time on the M/S Hera and also my first time in Comino. The service on the boat was great and staffs were friendly. The snacks and lunch aboard were also abundant. What I could see from the rest of the guests was that they had a great time thanks to the efficient and friendly crew. I thank you once again and hope to see all of you very soon.
 
Best Regards,
James Decelis

The last of our guests have just left and I can now turn to my thank you's. Needless to say, Hera Cruises is TOP of the list. Thank you so very, very much for your tremendous effort during the weeks of hard work before the event and during the event. I don't know how we would have managed such a successful party had it not been for your extreme professionalism, forethought and impeccable attention to detail. We knew we were in safe hands as soon as we appointed Hera Cruises and we're so glad we did.

With our renewed thanks and very best wishes
Rose & Julius Nehorai

Dear Hera Cruises Crew,
This is to tell you that our students enjoyed the trip to the Blue Lagoon. Thank you again for the great experience!

Many regards
Andreas Urscheler
Zurich, Switzerland

Yesterday's Sunset cruise on the Hera was great. Everyone, I mean EVERYONE had a really good time - The staff was helpful, a friendly captain, well organised, nice food and very entertaining music to top it all up. A BIG Thanks from all Computime Staff, and look forward to sail to the beat again next summer.
 
cheers,
 
Ivan
Computime Sports & Social Club

The diving adventure we took on the Hera was absolutely fantastic. It is probably the best diving adventure we have been on. The places we visited were great and all the staff were helpful and fun. We will definately do this again on our next visit to Malta. I must also point out that the equipment provided was top quality and they are also extremely well organised.

See you again soon,

Julie Mattock - UK

Just a short note to thank you for the trip we did on the Diving adventure. It was magical. Staff, food, places we visited, equipment was all first class. We had a great day.

Christian Hanke - Germany

We decided to take this excursion as we wanted to do something different. Our courier in Malta proposed it and we will never stop thanking her for doing so. We hand fed fish which was incredible and we saw loads of underwater fauna as well as a variety of fish. Our divemasters also pointed out the names of the fish and explained many things to us about Malta's underwater world. A really great day. Well done to Hera Cruises.

Simona Faustini - Italy

It was our first visit to Malta and we decided to take up this full day cruise to Comino. Personally I had mixed feelings about snorkelling but it turned out to be a great day. It was easy, fun and we were instructed from beginning to end. The food was great, the crew were friendly and everything was perfect. Thanks from all of us and we hope to see you again soon.

John Higgins - Norfolk (UK)