Madeira (Funchal) Cruise Reviews

What a beautiful port and island! ...

The itinerary had changed here, as we did not dock in Funchal but in Agadir, Morocco. We took the Souk & Fantasia tour, which was probably the weakest tour of the cruise but still very nice to do. You start by driving just out of town to the Fantasia show, which is dancers and musicians, acrobats and Berber horsemen shooting muskets while riding. It's very interesting but not as polished as we ...

Took the "Best of Madeira" shore excursion, which covered the entire island well, but was 8 hours long and everyone appeared dragging at the end. A good overview of a tropical playground. ...

Do look for Rue Santa Maria, the street with the painted doors located near the cable car station ...

Good old Madeira, been on the cruise circuit for many a year. Best value cable car and tourist toboggan ride, then do the open top bus. Get to the cable car as soon as you can. We have been to the top them back by 10 am. At this time the queues were down the street and two hours long ...

Terrific shore excursion visiting a Madeira winery. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and added in visits to the cathedral and many insights into Madeira itself. Completely worth the cost. ...

The ship’s tour Viewpoints of Funchal was good. We all had a great time on the pier too when all FO ships met up. ...

Lots to see and do on this beautiful island ...

This was a fun stop, with the toboggan ride and visit to the botanical garden. If you can, allow some time to visit the botanical garden and just walk around the town. ...

How in the world did they build all those roads is beyond me. Seen a lot of islands but this one is one of the more interesting and beautiful ones and would love to spend more time there (though leave the driving to the locals). ...