Funchal cruise crowd calendar

Funchal, Madeira

How many cruise ships and people are in Funchal today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Monday 28 December 2026 · all times local (Western European Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Funchal port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 28 Dec

Peak

13,990

people in port · 10,334 guests + 3,656 crew

110% busier than a typical day in Funchal.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
07:00 – 23:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Funchal is on Mon 28 Dec

Monday 28 December 2026 · 3 ships · 13,990 people · all times local (Western European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Marella Discovery 2
    Marella Cruises
    arrives from Sun 27 Dec · Port of call
    2,567 people
  • AIDAcosma
    AIDA Cruises
    07:00 – 23:00 · Port of call
    6,779 people
  • MSC Fantasia
    MSC Cruises
    14:00 – overnight · Turnaround
    4,644 people

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Mon 28 Dec

Most people in port 14:00 – 23:00: 13,990 people on 3 ships.

Marella Discovery 2
arrives from Sun 27 Dec · Port of call
AIDAcosma
07:00 – 23:00 · Port of call
MSC Fantasia
14:00 – overnight · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is Funchal? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Funchal day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier monthsLater months
  • No ships nothing scheduled
  • Quiet under half a typical day
  • Light 50–85% of typical
  • Typical 85–115%
  • Busy 115–150%
  • Peak over 150%

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Mondays are the busiest and Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    8.8K
  • Tuesday
    7.2K
  • Wednesday
    8.7K
  • Thursday
    6.5K
  • Friday
    7.4K
  • Saturday
    5.6K
  • Sunday
    3.6K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 296
    Quiet
  2. Thu 12 Nov
    2 ships
    1,012
    Quiet
  3. 1,288
    Quiet
  4. Fri 30 Oct
    2 ships
    1,970
    Quiet
  5. Mon 30 Nov
    2 ships
    2,290
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 31 Dec
    8 ships
    20,597
    Peak
  2. Fri 1 Jan
    6 ships
    18,505
    Peak
  3. Mon 28 Dec
    3 ships · 1 turnaround
    13,990
    Peak
  4. Mon 21 Dec
    4 ships
    13,519
    Peak
  5. Sat 2 Jan
    3 ships
    13,099
    Peak

Funchal port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls
149
Daily average
6,832
people in port
Busiest day
20,597
Thu 31 Dec · 8 ships
Days with ships
84 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Funchal

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Funchal crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Funchal day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships call at Funchal for the day: they arrive in the morning and leave in the late afternoon, so the town and its sights are busiest in between.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.