O Exploris One, an expedition ship, from Exploris Expeditions, arrived at afternoon from yesterday, stayed the night and is scheduled to leave at 2pm today, heading to Ponta Delgada.
This morning, Commander Eric Pierre Saint Plancet, from France, received the president of the Port Authority, Paula Cabaço, representatives of the Captaincy, the agent of the Ship Enthusiasts Club. On the occasion, Paula Cabaço asked the captain to include the island of Porto Santo in the expedition itineraries of this ship, having presented the island as “an environmental paradise.” After the usual exchange of plates, a visit on board followed, guided by the captain himself.
O Exploris One came from La Palma with 37 passengers and 94 crew, as part of a cruise along the African coast, which included Dakar, Cape Verde, Dakla and the Atlantic islands of the Canary Islands and Madeira. O Queen Victoria is finishing a 111-night cruise. On board, it has 1798 passengers and 975 crew members. This cruise started in Hamburg on January 9th, with stops in Southampton, Bermuda, Florida, Aruba, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, California, Hawaii, Samoa, Fijis, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore , Sri Lanka, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Tenerife, now Funchal, followed by Southampton and Hamburg, where the trip ends on April 30th.
O Seabourne Ovation is crossing the Atlantic, on a 26-night journey, from Barbados, with stops in St. Lucia, St. Georges, Tobago, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Miami, now Funchal, followed by Lisbon, where it ends this cruise. On board, there are 555 passengers and 416 crew members. The ship leaves at 5pm, after an 11-hour stopover in Madeira.
The fourth ship that arrives this afternoon, on an inaugural call at the Port of Funchal, is the National Geographic Endurance. It comes from La Palma, with 51 passengers and 103 crew, stays in Madeira for 26 hours and leaves for Vila do Porto tomorrow, at 6pm. The ship was in South America, with stops in Argentina, Brazil, passing through Cape Verde, Gran Canaria and La Palma.
