Tall ship Sörlandet in Funchal bay until 28 October

Hand-painted cream and cobalt picture of the tall ship Sørlandet, with no people — AI-generated illustration after a photo by kevinmcgill from Den Bosch, Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

What happened

The report says the bay also has the classic ship Santa Maria Manuela. Sörlandet arrived on 19 October, on a call handled by Wilhelmsen Port Services Portugal, and it came from Vigo. It is due to leave at 18:00 on 28 October 2026 for Seville, Spain. The paper calls it a historic ship of 1927 that is marking its centenary, with 72 students aboard on a training voyage.

What it means for you

The ship is in the bay until that 18:00 departure on 28 October.

Sources

Publication times are the times on the source items, in Europe/Lisbon.

Funchal Notícias, 2026-10-21 16:29 — Veleiro Sörlandet a emoldurar a baía do Funchal até 28 de outubro

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