The cruise ship Arcadia arrived in Funchal on Saturday morning for a 33-hour stopover. The P&O Cruises vessel is carrying 1,966 passengers and 825 crew members and was handled by the agency Blatas.
The ship sailed from La Coruña in Spain and is scheduled to depart on Sunday at 16:00 for Santa Cruz de La Palma in the Canary Islands.
Built in 2005 by Fincantieri and refurbished two years ago, the Arcadia is on a 16-day voyage that begins and ends in Southampton, England. The sailing sloop Gulden Leeuw is also calling at Funchal and stays until Monday.