Papeete Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Papeete gets before you commit to a port day.
Papeete Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Papeete cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Papeete cruise port schedule for Papeete, Tahiti — a real-time Papeete cruise terminal schedule. Pick any date to see which ships are docked, when each one arrives and sails, how many passengers and crew are aboard, and how the day's total compares with a typical day at the port.
Cruisers use it to pick quieter days to be in port. Anyone working around the port can see how many passengers and crew are due in before the day starts.
Everything below runs off the same schedule feed: a three-month heat map, traffic highlights, a 90-day chart, and a full roster of the cruise lines and ships calling at Papeete this season.
Papeete cruise port schedule, September–November 2026
Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.
Papeete cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Papeete schedule actually tells you
Papeete cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Tuesday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 907 passengers and crew. Sunday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 0.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Monday, October 12, when 2 ships bring roughly 5,962 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Papeete is on track for about 0.2 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 555 people a day.
Use the heat map above to find a green day if you want a quieter port, or a pink day if you want the biggest ships in port at the same time.
Papeete, Tahiti is the capital of French Polynesia and is located on the northwest coast of the island of Tahiti. The cruise port is located in the heart of the city, just a few blocks from the waterfront. It is close to the main shopping and dining areas, as well as the local market. The port is also within walking distance of the city's main attractions, such as the Museum of Tahiti and the Gauguin Museum.
Full Papeete port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Papeete schedule
Daily Papeete cruise port traffic chart
Scheduled passengers and crew, day by day. Hover a bar for that day's totals, click to open it up top.
Papeete cruise ship schedule FAQ
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