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 18 November 2026 · all times local (Tahiti Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Papeete port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 18 Nov

Peak

4,290

people in port · 3,090 guests + 1,200 crew

699% busier than a typical day in Papeete.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 23:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Papeete is on Wed 18 Nov

Wednesday 18 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,290 people · all times local (Tahiti Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Crown Princess
    Princess Cruises
    08:00 – 23:00 · Port of call
    4,290 people

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Wed 18 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 23:00: 4,290 people on 1 ship.

Crown Princess
08:00 – 23:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00

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
    543
  • Tuesday
    773
  • Wednesday
    897
  • Thursday
    508
  • Friday
    449
  • Saturday
    513
  • Sunday
    750

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
    Light
  2. Sun 10 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    296
    Light
  3. Thu 29 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    502
    Typical
  4. Thu 12 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    502
    Typical
  5. Mon 23 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    502
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,290
    Peak
  2. 4,114
    Peak
  3. Sat 24 Oct
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    3,453
    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 · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls
61
Daily average
635
people in port
Busiest day
4,290
Wed 18 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
54 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.