Raiatea Cruise Reviews

Knowledgeable guide ...

A functioning town supporting the island. Nice not to see the usual cruise tourist shops. But because Captain cancelled all excursions because of the weather, and poor condition of roads, we were stuck just wandering around the shops. ...

No excursion but went on shore and walked around. Loved it! ...

It was raining here but we were just gland to finally be on land after almost 9 days at sea. We missed Fanning and Rarotonga islands. ...

Lush foliage and flowers, beautiful views, great roads. Bit of a town by the pier (get wine at the Champions grocery). Great place to rent a car and circle 'round the island (about 3.5 hours). ...

We took a general island tour (which we did at each stop). We found every guide to be quit knowledgle about the island on tour. The sights we saw were so beautiful that words don't really do justice, and so lots of photos were a must. ...

Not much to do if you don't take a tour. The tours are cultural in nature. We didn't participate in tours here. Others liked them though. ...

This is the only port that you dock at, despite what your cruise documents say, which is heavenly, easy on & off. The ship docks right in the main city of Uturoa, a very small city. They do have concessionaires right at the terminal building that provide the same excursions as the Cruise ship offers. We took the 3 hr bus tour of the island for $35 p/p on the Le Truck. They took US $. The ship ...

Very basic tours available first day at dock. ...

Tahaa was day two and the ship organises the passengers to transfer to a gorgeous Motu for lunch & drinks, swimming , snorkelling etc. It was fantastic and the reason we did this cruise. Absolutely amazing water ...