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Santa Maria


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 22 attractions in Funchal
Traveler Description: A functional replica of the Columbus' ship.
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Attraction type: Ship, Tour
Address: Funchal harbor Funchal, Madeira
Portugal
Tel: 291 220 327

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4 of 5 stars
eMBieAntwerp   62 contributions
Antwerp, Belgium
Oct 13, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

Joint the journey with the Santa Maria on October 11 2009. It was great ! Normal price for such an experience. The ship is a true replica of the real one. Crew is dressed as in the old day's. The journey took about 3 hours to sail (on motor power !) from Funchal harbour to the cliff's of Cabo Girão,... more

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5 of 5 stars
imsharper   3 contributions
Canada
May 23, 2009
4/4 found this review helpful

I must start by saying that the cost of this trips is at par with other "boat" tours ... but all similarities to other "boats" ends there ... The ship is a replica of Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria - not a 'pirate ship' - however that being said it does evoke the image of pirates of years gone by. The... more

excellent
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5 of 5 stars
monkeybreadeeek   1 contribution
London, United Kingdom
Sep 2, 2008
5/5 found this review helpful

I dont agree with the above review. the trip was under 30 Euros as was really worth it. All the staff were all dressed up like pirates and were really nice. theres a bar which sells beer, soft drinks, crisps etc and there is a little dog that walks around hes really cute and plays with the kids. There are... more

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2 of 5 stars
blueandwhitehoops   69 contributions
reading, berkshire, UK
Jul 15, 2008
7/10 found this review helpful

Very pricey for what you get. A couple of hours on a replica pirate boat. One stop for a bit of swimming and back again. Obviously you can't guarantee anything as far as nature is concerned, but apparently they do see whales and dolphins sometimes. We didn't. You go out to the huge cliffs (can't remember what they call them)... more

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Santa Maria Address

Funchal harbor, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Tel: 291 220 327