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Madeira
 
 
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of shipping at Madeira. An alphabetical list of ships shown on this page is shown below. The Table beneath gives links to complete history pages on selected individual ships. Below the table is a Fleet List in chronological order.
 
 
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Madeira Cruise Ships
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Ships on This Page:-
Arcadia (P&O Cruises)
Black Prince (Fred Olsen)
Lobo Marinho (1) (Porto Santo Line)
Lobo Marinho (2) (Porto Santo Line)
Queen Elizabeth 2 (Cunard)
 
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Table of Ship Histories

Name

Owners

 Built
 Arcadia (4)  P&O Cruises

 2005
 Black Prince (2)  Fred Olsen Line

 1966
 Lobo Marinho (1)  Porto Santo Line

 1967
 
 
 
 
 
Madeira Cruise Ships
 
 
Arcadia
(P&O: 2005- )
 
The P&O cruise ship Arcadia (4) of 2005. She is the fourth ship of this name in the P&O fleet. Arcadia (4) entered service in April 2005, built by Fincantieri of Italy. She was originally ordered for Carnival subsidiary Holland America, but later reassigned as the Queen Victoria of Cunard Line. Finally, she was transferred to P&O Cruises as the Arcadia (4).
 
 
Arcadia (4) at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
Arcadia (4) at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
 
 
Queen Elizabeth 2
(Cunard: 1969- )
 
The Queen Elizabeth 2 was launched on 20th September 1967. Following early problems and extended trials, she did not enter service until May 1969.
 
 
Queen Elizabeth 2 at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
Queen Elizabeth 2 at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
 
 
Black Prince (2)
(Fred.Olsen: 1966- )
 
Black Prince (2) was built by Fred Olsen Line to operate on their Kristiansand-Harwich and Kristiansand-Amsterdam services during the summer, and with her sistership Black Watch (2) between London and the Canaries in the winter. She was delivered from builders Lübecker Flender Werke in the autumn of 1966. Her sistership had already operated through the summer as Bergen Lines' Jupiter. For the winter on 1966/67, both sisters operated on the Fred Olsen service from London to Las Palmas and Tenerife (and also Madeira in later years). This winter service carried large amounts of fruit, in addition to the cruise passengers.
 
In 1970, Fred Olsen took delivery of the similar but slightly larger ship Blenheim, and Olsen made a joint ownership arrangement with Bergen Line, so that Black Prince (2) shared the Newcastle-Bergen with route each summer as the Venus, also making some Bergen-Amsterdam trips. Her winter also changed, introducing Rotterdam-Canaries cruises, whilst her place on the London-Canaries cruises was taken by the new Blenheim. The Rotterdam cruises did not carry fruit, so could take a more leisurely route with stops at Lisbon, Casablanca, Madeira, Las Palmas and Tenerife, which took 14 days for the return voyage. This pattern continued until 1975, from which time the summer services were opearted under the joint title of Fred Olsen-Bergen Line.
 
In the early 1980s, DFDS was in an expansive mood in the North Sea, and for the summers of 1982-84, they operated the Venus, and sistership, under charter on Bergen-Newcastle and Bergen-Amsterdam routes. However, in 1985, the Bergen-Newcastle service passed to Bergen-based Norway Line, who chartered the Venus. In 1986, the joint ownership agreement between Fred Olsen and Bergen Line came to an end. Sistership Jupiter passed to Bergen Line and was soon sold to Norway Line. Black Prince became wholly owned by Fred Olsen, and was completely refitted as a full-time cruise ship, re-entering service in 1987. She operated as one-ship cruise line until 1996, when Fred Olsen added the Black Watch (3).
 
 
An enlarged image from a multi-view postcard of Madeira
showing both Black Prince & Black Watch (plus Oriana).
The card is published by Francisco Ribeiro, Madeira, serial number 2606. Photo by Marcial Fernandes.
 
 
Black Prince at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
Black Prince at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
Black Prince at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
Black Prince at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
Black Prince at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
 
 
 
Costa Marina
(Costa: 1990- )
 
Costa Marina built 1969 as the freighter Axel Johnson. She was converted into cruise ship for Coast Cruises in 1990.
 
25558 gross tons - 174.2 metres long - 867 passengers (1025 max) - Crew 374
 
 
Costa Marina at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
 
 
 
Madeira Ferries
 
 
Lobo Marinho (1)
(Porto Santo Line: 1996-2003)
 
Porto Santo Line acquired the Lobo Marinho (1) in June 1996, for services between Funchal, Madeira, to the Island of Porto Santo. The first trip was on the 8th June. She was converted for side loading, since ro-ro ramps were not installed at both ports until June 2000. The journey takes 2hr 40min. In 2003, Lobo Marinho (1) was replaced by the newbuilding Lobo Marinho (2).
 
 
Photograph of Lobo Marinho (1) at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Sergio Ferreira - Scan supplied by Fakta om Fartyg.
 
 
 
 
 
Lobo Marinho (2)
(Porto Santo Line: 2003- )
 
Postcard of Lobo Marinho (2) at Funchal, Madeira.
 
 
Lobo Marinho (2) at Funchal, Madeira.
Photo: © Dimas Almada, 1st January 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
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