|
Cruiser
Location: Funchal, Madeira
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 188
Frubals:97610785
Activity:  Today:  |
Quote:
Originally Posted by luckybluesman
This is such a wonderful event. I remember taking a blanket and bottle of wine and sitting on the beach watching the beautiful display. World class fireworks. It is surprising to me that there is only one cruise ship scheduled to stop at Madeira in June and none on the nights of the fireworks. When I was there it was possible to hire a boat, have a nice dinner and watch the fireworks from the water.
|
Hi Lee, 
Nice to see you again!
It's nice to know you were present at a fireworks display, already. Porto Santa Maria, the hotel where you usually stay, is very handy for this event.
This year, as far as it's been advertised, only Colombo's Santa Maria vessel is offering outings for firewok watching. It leaves at 10pm and arrives at 11:30pm. They are charging 15 euros for residents and 25 euros for outsiders and are including a glass of Madeira wine.
You're right, in June, July and August Funchal is very quiet as far as cruise ships are concerned. In September it starts getting busier and in October we're back to normal, with as much as 43 dockings. |