Comments on: Madeira 1950 – Caronia Cruise

By: William de Freitas

William de Freitas — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:45:59 +0000

@Francisco: Great memory. I was wondering if you recall a place called African House in Funchal and a man called Gabriel de Freitas.
Thanks.

By: Francisco Leite Monteiro

Francisco Leite Monteiro — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:23:47 +0000

I was ‘surfing in the net’ and found this, today – 15.08.2010. Yes, I have photos of that time and, should you still be interested, do not hesitate – be in touch!

By: Editor

Editor — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:23:39 +0000

@Francisco: Great information. Thank you. Do you by any chance have photos from those days?

By: Francisco Leite Monteiro

Francisco Leite Monteiro — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:57:17 +0000

In 1950 I was 18 and I was living in Madeira. It was actually the year Winston Churchill spent a holiday there. I can remember his disembark in Funchal, from a Union Castle Line ship on 1st January. He enjoyed a 10 days holiday at Reid’s Hotel with his wife, but had to rush back by seaplane – Aquila Airways had regular flights between Southampton and Funchal – to fight an earlier than expected general ellection. And, he won! I wonder if this is better known, maybe in the very near future, Madeira will be chosen again, for “batteries charging” of the Tory candidate, if and when he is prepared and determined to to win the election…. (by the way, I am Portuguese)
F.L.M.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:02:38 +0000

Another amazing clip. This is soon becoming an archive. Wonderful stuff!