Tahiti (Papeete) Cruise Reviews

In 2005 we did a cruise around the islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas. We absolutely loved Papeete. Now, in November 2018, we were so disappointed. It has deteriorated greatly with warehouses and factories everywhere and rubbish and broken paving. ...

Interesting town, good for shopping. Lots of traffic. ...

kind of disappointed. Port is kind of like any big city in Mexico or other warm weather location. Not much to see unless you get out of town. ...

Spent two nights at the Intercontinal Tahiti prior to cruise - it was a fabulous resort, great spa ...

arrived sunday - nothing open - somewhat of a disappointment. ...

Stayed at the Intercontinental Tahiti for 2 days after the cruise. Highly recommended to get an over water bungalow. Preferably 487 if you can. Exceptional property. ...

We just stayed at the La Meridien on Papeete the night after our cruise and flew out early the next morning. We did walk around the market. ...

Next time we would arrive the day before so we could board earlier. Our flight brought us in VERY late at night and we had all of 15 minutes aboard before the ship set sail..... a LATE night to unpack and get to bed, to be up early for lifeboat drill and a shore excursion left us exhausted. ...

Oddly Tahiti was the worse Port-of-Call. No wonder we just start and leave from there. We had a late flight so we rented a day room and went to the beach - which was about 20 minutes from the city. If you have all day I would suggest and island tour rather than the beach, although having a day room was nice. ...

They had the typical island bus tours and lagoon snorkel trips off the stop. We really only wanted to do the Papanoo Valley 4WD excursion but apparently all available tour 4WDs were allocated to Princess. So beware! Did the food trucks for dinner. The "food trucks" are really just mobile kitchens that serve you like a sit down restaurant. Beware that "water" may mean bottled water (bring ...