MSC Meraviglia and Other Ships Bring Activity to Funchal

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 MSC Meraviglia handled 224 disembarkations and 132 embarkations on Tuesday. The ship arrived at 9:00 and is on a 26-night voyage with 3,996 passengers and 1,582 crew members, departing shortly before midnight. The Norwegian training ship Sorlandet, with 94 crew members, will depart on Wednesday at 9:00 for Seville, Spain, having been in Funchal since the 19th of this month, while the Swedish sailing ship SS Alva, carrying 41 people, arrived at 9:00 and will depart on Thursday morning at 8:00 for Vigo, Spain. On Wednesday, Funchal also expects the AIDAprima with 4,160 passengers and the Viking Sea with 908 passengers.

What it means for you

The Norwegian training ship Sorlandet will depart Funchal for Seville, Spain, on Wednesday at 9:00.

Sources

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Funchal Notícias, 2026-10-27 16:18 — Navio "MSC Meraviglia" movimenta embarques e desembarques no Funchal

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