The cruise ship Azura arrived in Funchal on Monday morning for a 16-hour stop, handled by the agency Blatas, according to the Madeira Regional Port Authority (APRAM).
The vessel entered the port at 6 a.m. carrying 3,371 passengers and 1,132 crew members. It is on a 13-night voyage starting and ending in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. After Funchal, the ship heads to Agadir in Morocco and then Lanzarote before returning to Tenerife next Friday.
The P&O Cruises ship will return to Madeira in November for four more calls, the first planned for 2 November. On the same day, the Norwegian sail training ship Sorlandet is also in Funchal, along with the Portuguese sailing vessel Santa Maria Manuela at anchor. On Tuesday, the MSC Meraviglia is expected, carrying 5,568 people for an 11-hour stop.