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Arcadia Cruise Ship Visits Funchal This Weekend

· Madeira Journal News Desk

The Arcadia cruise ship arrived in Funchal for a 33-hour stopover.

Hand-painted cream and cobalt picture of the Port of Funchal cruise terminal at the Pontinha pier, with the cruise ship and the city, with no people
AI-generated illustration after a photo by Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. This illustration is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What happened

The P&O Cruises vessel arrived on Saturday morning from La Coruña, Spain, at 7:00. It is carrying 1,966 passengers and 825 crew members. The ship is scheduled to depart on Sunday at 16:00 for Santa Cruz de La Palma in the Canary Islands.

What it means for you

The Arcadia will depart Funchal at 16:00 on Sunday.

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