The New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Funchal, Madeira’s capital, is one of the best in the world.

If there’s a place to come and celebrate life, then that place is Madeira. As each year draws to a close, the end is commemorated of yet another cycle of 365 days that have been lived as intensely as our memory allows us to recall. 

The Christian traditions of Christmastime combine with the displays of rejoicing at the arrival of the New Year, in a rich and extensive programme of cultural, ethnographic and artistic events that continue throughout the month of December and carry on till Twelfth Night.

The specific conditions of Funchal’s naturally formed amphitheatre transform it into a giant crib lit by the thousands of lights placed up and down the city’s main avenues, resulting in a most extraordinary scenario.

Allow yourself to be tempted by the wares in the shops of Funchal and give yourself up to the frenzied activity of shopping. Here you can buy anything from the latest international brands to the most diverse handicraft articles. Funchal is like a giant outdoor shopping centre.

An island in festival, both at the hotels and in the restaurants, bars and streets, where, to mark the transition to the New Year, the skies of Funchal are lit up with a gigantic firework display that lasts for a good ten minutes. This is undoubtedly the dawning of a whole new life! 

You can watch the fabulous new year’s firework display with comfort and stability.

And the best way to do it is on board of a cruise. A pleasant experience to spend the New year Eve, where you have another perspective from Funchal bay with all the fireworks, but the problem is that normally tickets are sold very fast.

These are 3 options available at the moment, book it as soon as possible as they have only few seats available:

VMT catamaran – Check here

Seaborn Catamaran – Check here

Gavião Madeira Sailboat – Check here

All options above are already fully booked for 2022/2023