Passengers embarking into ship's boats alongside the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta. The photographer is in a boat alongside the port side amidships waiting to come alongside the accommodation ladder which is rigged to a shell door. One of the boat's crew is standing on the bow. Another of the ship's motor tenders is alongside the ladder embarking passengers for a run ashore. Two dghaisas are standing off to port. Fort Ricasoli is in the background. A vertical format negative.