Port overview
Port of Funchal at a glance
Garden island of the Atlantic.
Our AIS tracking recorded 22 cruise ship calls at Port of Funchal since Jul 2026, about 1.3 a week, from 10 cruise lines. The busiest lines are P&O Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, MSC Cruises.
Sunrise 7:23, sunset 18:23 local time on Oct 28 (11 h 0 min of daylight)
Cruise ships in Port of Funchal todayRecent arrivals at Port of Funchal
- In port now
- 1
- Ship calls, since Jul 2026
- 22
- Ships seen
- 17
- Cruise lines seen
- 10
observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships
- Port type
- Port of Call
- Time zone
- Western European Time
- Terminals
- 2
- Annual passengers
- 600,000
- Max ship length
- 320 m
- UN/LOCODE
- PTFNC
Facilities
- Shopping
- Hotels Nearby
- Taxi Available
Cruise ship calls at Port of Funchal
Last 90 days, Jul 30 to Oct 28, counted from AIS ship tracking. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
- Calls, last 30 days
- 16
- Calls, last 90 days
- 21
- Calls per week
- 1.6
- Typical arrival
- 7:30 am to 9:00 am
| Cruise line | Calls, last 90 days |
|---|---|
| P&O Cruises | 5 |
| Celebrity Cruises | 4 |
| MSC Cruises | 3 |
| Norwegian Cruise Line | 3 |
| Disney Cruise Line | 1 |
Harbour facts
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m (41 ft)
- Tide range
- 2 m (7 ft)
- Pilot required
- Yes
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub 150), October 2026 edition.
Next 60 days
Port of Funchal cruise departure schedule
3 sailings leave Port of Funchal between Tue, Nov 3 and Tue, Dec 22, on 2 ships from 1 cruise line. Dates come from the Cruisebound catalog, which lists a departure date but not a sailing time; your cruise line sets boarding times. Where our AIS tracking has seen the ship arrive, the observed time is shown in Western European Time.
MSC Grandiosa MSC Cruises · 10 nights · 10 Night Mediterranean Cruise
See sailing on MSC Grandiosa, Tue, Nov 3
MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises · 7 nights · 7 Night Canary Islands Cruise
See sailing on MSC Fantasia, Tue, Dec 15
MSC Fantasia MSC Cruises · 7 nights · 7 Night Canary Islands Cruise
See sailing on MSC Fantasia, Tue, Dec 22
Cruises from Port of Funchal from $589
Live data
1 In Port Now
Last confirmed positions: Oct 27, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC
Ship calls, since Jul 2026
Who calls here most
observed tracked since Jul 1, 2026; we capture most, not all, calls. How we track ships
Ships
- VenturaP&O Cruises3 calls since Jul 2026
- Celebrity XcelCelebrity Cruises2 calls since Jul 2026
- Celebrity ApexCelebrity Cruises2 calls since Jul 2026
- MSC VirtuosaMSC Cruises2 calls since Jul 2026
- MSC MeravigliaMSC Cruises1 call since Jul 2026
- Silver MuseSilversea Cruises1 call since Jul 2026
- Le LapérousePonant1 call since Jul 2026
- Liberty of the SeasRoyal Caribbean International1 call since Jul 2026
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