Funchal cruise ship calendar
Which ships are in port on which day, and how busy Funchal will be.
Funchal is a port of call, not a home port: most ships arrive between 7 and 9 in the morning and leave between 5 and 6 in the evening. On a day with two or three large ships, up to ten thousand passengers come ashore at once, and the old town, the cable car and the Monte toboggans fill up by mid-morning.
Planning the Monte cable car? Pick a day marked quiet, or go after 3 pm on a busy one: the queues thin out as passengers head back to their ships. On a day with no ship at all you can usually walk straight on.
How to read the calendar
- No shipsNo cruise ship in port during the day
- QuietUnder 2,500 passengers ashore
- Busy2,500 to 5,500 passengers ashore
- Very busyOver 5,500 passengers ashore
Levels are based on the passengers aboard ships in port between 9 am and 4 pm, Madeira time. * marks a day where a ship's size had to be estimated.
The next 14 days
Monday, October 26Today
- AZURA07:00 – 22:003,100 pax
Tuesday, October 27
- MSC MERAVIGLIA08:00 – 19:004,488 pax
Wednesday, October 28
- AIDAprima07:00 – 18:003,286 pax
- VIKING SEA08:00 – 17:00930 pax
Thursday, October 29
- CELEBRITY XCEL07:00 – 18:003,248 pax
- ILMA07:00 – until 12:00 the next day448 pax
Friday, October 30
- ILMAsince 07:00 the day before – 12:00448 pax
- SEVEN SEAS MARINER08:00 – 17:00700 pax
Saturday, October 31
- ARCADIA07:00 – until 16:00 the next day2,094 pax
Sunday, November 1
- ARCADIAsince 07:00 the day before – 16:002,094 pax
- MEIN SCHIFF 306:00 – 23:002,506 pax
Monday, November 2
- AZURA07:00 – 22:003,100 pax
Tuesday, November 3
- MSC GRANDIOSA07:00 – 18:004,888 pax
- BOREALIS07:30 – 17:301,360 pax
- ARTANIA08:00 – 17:001,188 pax
Wednesday, November 4
- VENTURA08:00 – 16:303,078 pax
- SEADREAM I08:00 – 14:00112 pax
- CELEBRITY ASCENT08:00 – 18:003,260 pax
Thursday, November 5
- AIDAprima07:00 – 23:003,286 pax
- EXPLORA I08:00 – 18:00922 pax
- CARNIVAL MIRACLE11:00 – 19:002,124 pax
Friday, November 6
- NORWEGIAN STAR08:30 – 19:002,348 pax
Saturday, November 7
- MEIN SCHIFF 706:00 – until 14:00 the next day2,894 pax
Sunday, November 8
- MEIN SCHIFF 7since 06:00 the day before – 14:002,894 pax
- QUEEN ANNE08:00 – 18:002,996 pax
Ferry to Porto Santo
Departure times of the Lobo Marinho for the coming week, both ways, as Porto Santo Line publishes them. The timetable changes from month to month and some days have no sailing, so check it before you plan a day trip.
| Day | FunchalPorto Santo | Porto SantoFunchal |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 26Today | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Tue, Oct 27 | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Wed, Oct 28 | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 19:00 | 22:30 |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 08:00 · 16:30 | 13:00 · 20:00 |
Departure times from the Porto Santo Line timetable, last checked on October 26, 2026. Times can change at short notice.