The three ships that are currently docked at the Port of Funchal, Spirit of Adventure, on the north pier, and the usual Monday ships, Azura and AIDAcosma, are carrying a total of 13,338 people, of which 10,168 are passengers, says APRAM, in a press release. Funchal is the penultimate stop on the Spirit of Adventure’s...Read More
The SANAS103 lifeboat was called out early last night to an incident in the at Vereda Ponta de São Lourenço. The alert was given at 7:20 pm by the Command and Control Center of the Coastal Rescue Center, after reports that two young men, of Italian nationality and around 20 years old, had thrown themselves...Read More
The port of Funchal welcomed the arrival, this Friday morning, of the Marella Discovery 2, joining the Queen Mary 2, which was already in port. Queen Mary 2 stayed overnight and leaves Funchal at 4pm. Marella Discovery 2 arrived today at 8 am and will stay until 6 pm.Read More
The Funchal port authority today issued a bad weather warning for the sea off the Madeira archipelago until 6 am on Saturday, February 22. The warnings are based on forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), which indicate winds from the west/southwest with gusts between 13 and 30 km/h, sometimes reaching...Read More
A Polish man, aged around 50, died yesterday afternoon, after allegedly becoming ill after walking along a levada in the Rabaçal region. The causes of death are still unknown, but it is known that the victim was already in cardiorespiratory arrest when the Calheta Volunteer Firefighters arrived at the scene. The Rapid Intervention Medical Team...Read More
The ship Lobo Marinho returns to service on February 19th. According to a video made available by Porto Santo Line, the cost of the ceca dock was 5.3 million euros. The ship that provides maritime connections between the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo has been stopped for more than a month for maintenance. The...Read More
The three ships currently in the port of Funchal – the Marella Explorer which arrived this morning, the Mein Schiff 7 which docked last night and the AIDAblu which docked yesterday morning – are carrying 9,458 people, of which 7,061 are passengers, revealed APRAM. The ships, which are positioned on the Atlantic Islands cruise route...Read More
Several tourists continue to venture onto prohibited routes in the Region. Yesterday, the Forest Police identified six people in the closed section of the PR1 Classified Trail – Vereda do Areeiro, which connects the two peaks. According to the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN), “the tourists did not respect the closure signs and...Read More
The Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation reported this morning that, following the update of the meteorological warnings issued for the Autonomous Region of Madeira, some classified hiking trails in the Region are now passable. However, the following walking trails remain closed: -PR 1.3 Encumeada Path -PR 4 Levada do Barreiro -PR 7 Levada do...Read More
The Port of Funchal received two cruise ships, Marella Explorer and AIDAblu, which carry 5,559 people on board, of which 4,149 are passengers. The two ships are carrying out cruises around the islands of Madeira and the Canary Islands and both are staying overnight in Funchal, says APRAM in a press release. The Marella Explorer...Read More
