The Port of Funchal is receiving two cruise ships on Wednesday: the AIDAprima and the Viking Sea. Two sailing vessels, the Sorlandet and the SS Alva, are also in port.
The AIDAprima arrived at 6:30 from Lisbon with 4,162 passengers and 1,011 crew, and departs at 18:00 for Santa Cruz de La Palma in the Canary Islands. The ship is on an 11-night voyage between Hamburg and Tenerife, with earlier stops in Southampton, Gijón, A Coruña, Porto and Lisbon.
The Viking Sea entered port at 7:15 from Valencia, carrying 908 passengers and 466 crew. It sails at 18:00 for Philipsburg, on the island of Sint Maarten. The Sorlandet left for Vigo in the morning, while the SS Alva remains in Madeira until Thursday.