Papeete, Tahiti

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Papeete: tourist information

Papeete is the major city of Tahiti and the capital of French Polynesia. This little city of 80,000 people is pretty recent as there was no buildings on its site when in 1769, Captain Cook first reached the Matavai Bay located 10 km away on the East Coast. Since the 18th century, sailors realized how safe was its bay for their ships.

In 1797, the London Missionary Society (LMS) tried to send some missionaries to settle down in Papeete but they did not succeed until 1824 with the help of Queen Pomare IV.

It is Governor Bruat who decided in 1843 that Papeete would become the administrative center of the newly born French Protectorate. At that time, the expansion of the city was going fast and the bay of Papeete had become a large harbour.In the 19th century, some Chinese started to settle down in Papeete that counted only 5,000 persons. During World War I, Papeete was bombed by the Germans and the Municipal Market was destroyed.

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Papeete Cruise Port Schedule

Papeete in the News

• May 31, 2023
  Holland America Unwraps Longer Voyages for Three Ships Holland America Line announced itineraries for a series of longer cruises, falling under its new ...
• May 31, 2023
  HAL-Holland America unveils 2024-2025 Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific cruises In the 2024-2025 season, HAL-Holland America Line is offering 3 of its ships to explore the stunn...
• May 27, 2023
  HAL-Holland America opens bookings for 2025 Grand World Voyage & Grand Voyage: Pole to Pole After a successful pre-booking period, HAL-Holland America officially commenced public bookings o...
• May 26, 2023
  Cruise Line Unwraps 140-Day 2026 World Cruise Luxury cruisers can follow in the wake of ancient explorers and seafarers aboard Silversea Cruise...
• May 16, 2023
  Windstar releases cruise schedule through summer 2025 The Xanterra Parks & Resorts-owned ultra-premium cruise line Windstar announced its depl...
• May 13, 2023
  Significant Changes to Princess Cruises Transpacific Sailing Princess Cruises has announced several significant alterations to its Transpacific Cruise schedul...
• Apr 22, 2023
  Holland America Line Unveils Pole-to-Pole Grand Voyage Holland America Line has announced a first-of-its-kind “pole-to-pole” Grand Voyage th...
• Apr 22, 2023
  HAL-Holland America introduces first 133-day Grand Voyage 'Pole-to-Pole' and a simultaneous 124-day 2025 Grand World Voyage HAL-Holland America Line will offer a new 133-day sailing "Pole-to-Pole" roundtrip from the Unite...
• Apr 8, 2023
  Princess Cruise Ship Cancels Port Calls Due to Severe Weather Due to severe weather conditions, Majestic Princess has been forced to cancel two of its schedule...
• Mar 9, 2023
  NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line deploys 3 ships to Asia Pacific in 2024-2025 NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced a record deployment of 3 ships to the Asia Pacific region in ...
• Mar 8, 2023
  Holland America Line Creates Longer Cruises From 25-59 Days Holland America Line, a Carnival Corporation brand already known for offering extended cruises, h...
• Mar 4, 2023
  Fred. Olsen unveils new 106-night ‘Voyage of Exploration Around the World’ aboard flagship Bolette Departing from Southampton (England UK) on January 6th, 2025, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines' flagship B...
• Mar 2, 2023
  Fred Olsen's MS Borealis to set sail on a 2nd world cruise from Southampton UK in early 2024 Fred Olsen Cruise Line's ship Borealis recently set sail on the Around the World in 80 Days voyag...
• Jan 30, 2023
  Oceania Cruises' newly re-inspired Riviera ship to sail in Asia for the first time in 2023-2024 Oceania Cruises, the world's leading destination-focused cruise line, announced that its newly re...
• Jan 26, 2023
  Windstar Cruises: Explore paradise in ultimate luxury Windstar Cruises is recognised as the most romantic cruise line and has been sailing the islands ...

Port rating and occupancy

Port of Papeete ranks 208th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.

Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 193.

The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Papeete in the next 12 months is 188439.

According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Papeete ranks 104.

Weather in Papeete

Current water temperature in Papeete now is 83°F (28.3°C)

Water temperature data provided by seatemperature.net.

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