Funchal Port Hosts Three Cruise Ships

3 November 2026 · Updated 4 November 2026 · Madeira Journal News Desk

Funchal Port experienced a bustling Tuesday with the simultaneous arrival of three cruise ships, collectively bringing over [7,400](https://funchalnoticias.net/2026/11/03/tres-navios-de-cruzeiro-movimentam-o-porto-do-funchal/) people.

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

Funchal Port hosted three cruise ships, MSC Grandiosa, Artania, and Borealis, which together moved over 7,400 people, including 5,594 passengers. The MSC Grandiosa arrived at 6:00 from Barcelona and departed at 18:00 for San Juan, Puerto Rico, performing a partial turnaround operation that involved disembarking 258 passengers and embarking 70. The Artania arrived at 7:00 from Gibraltar for a 10-hour stop, while the Borealis arrived at 8:00 from Santa Cruz de La Palma and departed at 17:30 for Lisbon.

What it means for you

Three more cruise ships are due in Funchal on Wednesday, 4 November: the Ventura, the SeaDream I and the Celebrity Ascent.

Correction, 4 November 2026: an earlier version of this article gave the MSC Grandiosa's next port as São Juan; it is San Juan, Puerto Rico. This section repeated Tuesday's departure times and now lists the ships due on Wednesday.

Sources

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

Funchal Notícias, 2026-11-03 15:49 — Três navios de cruzeiro movimentam o porto do Funchal

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