Papeete cruise crowd calendar

Papeete, French Polynesia

How many cruise ships and people are in Papeete today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Wednesday 11 November 2026 · all times local (Tahiti Time)

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Papeete port guide and schedule

In port today

No ships

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No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Papeete is today

Wednesday 11 November 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Tahiti Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Papeete today.

How busy is Papeete? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Papeete day. Select a day to see its ships.

Later months
  • No ships nothing scheduled
  • Quiet under half a typical day
  • Light 50–85% of typical
  • Typical 85–115%
  • Busy 115–150%
  • Peak over 150%

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Wednesdays are the busiest and Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days. Papeete is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    773
  • Tuesday
    695
  • Wednesday
    1.1K
  • Thursday
    442
  • Friday
    284
  • Saturday
    369
  • Sunday
    879

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 27 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    296
    Quiet
  2. Sun 10 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    296
    Quiet
  3. Thu 12 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    502
    Quiet
  4. Mon 23 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    502
    Quiet
  5. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    502
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 8 Feb
    4 ships · 3 turnarounds
    4,699
    Peak
  2. 4,290
    Peak
  3. 4,114
    Peak
  4. 3,194
    Peak
  5. Tue 17 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,916
    Peak

Papeete port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Wed 11 Nov – Mon 8 Feb

Ship calls
68
Daily average
644
people in port
Busiest day
4,699
Mon 8 Feb · 4 ships
Days with ships
57 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Papeete

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Papeete crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Papeete day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships in Papeete are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.