Funchal, Madeira

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Funchal: tourist information

Funchal city is the capital and owes its name to the plant called "funcho". This plant existed in abundance in this area. Sweets are still made from this plant today. The category of city was granted by King Manuel I, on 21 August, 1508.

It's a city of white rows of houses that climb up the hills, like an amphitheatre around a beautiful bay of blue sea. This architectonic distribution, due to the region's rugged and high terrain, covers itself with special beauty to bring in the New Year, since it makes it possible to put on a fireworks display of rare beauty and present a unique festive illumination for the season. Funchal's port is the entry door for many cruise ships as well as for the loading and unloading of goods shipped by sea. The city is divided into three principal areas: on the west side, we have the tourist area where we find most of the hotels; on the east side, the so-called "Zona Velha" or "Cidade Velha" (Old Zone or Old Town), where old constructions predominate, some of them having been transformed into typical restaurants; and the central part, where a great part of the commerce and characteristic monuments are found.

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Funchal in the News

• May 27, 2023
  Royal Caribbean Cancels Port Due to Weather Conditions In an unfortunate turn of events for guests onboard Anthem of the Seas, the ship was forced to ca...
• May 16, 2023
  Windstar releases cruise schedule through summer 2025 The Xanterra Parks & Resorts-owned ultra-premium cruise line Windstar announced its depl...
• Apr 29, 2023
  Carnival Cruise Ship Begins Dry Dock for Makeover and Upgrades Carnival Pride has arrived at its scheduled dry dock in Cadiz after completing her transatlantic ...
• Mar 26, 2023
  Speed Issues Change Multiple Itineraries for Royal Caribbean Ship Royal Caribbean International has reached out to guests on multiple sailings of Anthem of the Sea...
• Mar 23, 2023
  SeaDream Yacht Club launches 2023 National Geographic Day Tours The luxury yachting brand SeaDream Yacht Club announced its partnership with National Geographic ...
• Mar 14, 2023
  Ritz-Carlton Cruises opens bookings for Ilma ship's inaugural 2024 Mediterranean season The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection announced that the inaugural 2024 Mediterranean season for Ilma...
• Mar 4, 2023
  Cunard Line unveils 2025 Winter Program Luxury cruise line Cunard announced its Winter 2025 program, offering 133+ voyages, with calls at...
• Mar 4, 2023
  Fred. Olsen unveils new 106-night ‘Voyage of Exploration Around the World’ aboard flagship Bolette Departing from Southampton (England UK) on January 6th, 2025, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' flagship B...
• Mar 2, 2023
  Cunard Announces 2025 Winter Program WHY IT RATES: Cunard will be offering over 130 cruises in the winter of 2025, including Queen Ann...
• Mar 3, 2023
  Carnival Cruise Line Details Exciting European Options for 2024 Carnival Cruise Line aims to expand its European offerings in 2024 with the Spirit-class Carnival...
• Mar 3, 2023
  Cunard Unveils Winter 2025 Cruises, Plus World Voyage Cunard rolled out the winter 2025 cruise schedules for its three ships, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Vi...
• Feb 3, 2023
  75-year-old CMV Astoria cruise ship sold for recycling? The owner of the oldest oceangoing cruise ship in the world denies it is ending a 75-year career....
• Jan 26, 2023
  AIDA's ships to visit 250+ call ports in winter 2023-2024 AIDA Cruises offers tourists a variety of routes in winter 2023-2024 with 250+ ports of call in 8...
• Jan 21, 2023
  Madeira's ports Funchal and Porto Santo record 323 stopovers in 2022 The ports of Funchal and Porto Santo (Madeira) registered a total of 323 calls in 2022, 25 more i...
• Jan 4, 2023
  Cruise Ship Undergoes Unexpected Dry Dock With Guests On Board When a cruise ship goes into dry dock, the ship is generally empty of guests and out of service f...

Port rating and occupancy

Port of Funchal ranks 40th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.

Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 287.

The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Funchal in the next 12 months is 947128.

According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Funchal ranks 123.

Weather in Funchal

Current water temperature in Funchal now is 69°F (20.5°C)

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