French Polynesia Port of call
Two-bay views, Tahiamanu’s shore, or Opunohu heritage.
Princess describes an offshore anchorage and tender arrival at Moorea and notes that the port location can change. Confirm your ship’s actual landing and last return tender before arranging a driver; do not use a ferry ticket as the cruise return.
Option 1
Choose a plan for the stops, food, walking and extra costs. Suggested plans are flexible; use your ship’s all-aboard time to set your return.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
Two bays from a selected viewpoint
The permitted roadside viewpoint area at Belvédère d’Opunohu.
Stops, in order
Your belvédère d’opunohu plan
Local tip
Use the Moorea viewpoint name. Tahiti Tourisme identifies Belvédère d’Opunohu above Moorea’s two bays. Our suggestion: use that exact name, since other islands also have places called Belvédère.
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
Belvédère d’Opunohu: visitor information
A land-side pause at Opunohu Bay
A selected dry-land public foreshore section at Tahiamanu.
Stops, in order
Your tahiamanu beach shore plan
Local tip
Tahiamanu also appears under an older name. Tahiti Tourisme identifies Tahiamanu as the former Mareto beach at the entrance to Opunohu Bay. Our suggestion: share both names with the driver to avoid a different shore pickup.
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
Tahiamanu beach shore: visitor information
A selected archaeological-site section
A permitted short section of the marked Opunohu heritage path.
Stops, in order
Your opunohu marae visitor path plan
Local tip
One site differs from the whole marked trail. Tahiti Tourisme describes a marked path linking several platforms and marae. Our suggestion: select a short permitted section rather than treating the complete heritage trail as one quick stop.
Set a return reminder
Your phone uses its own clock; if it differs from ship time, set the reminder by ship time.
Hours and prices checked Oct 5, 2026.
Opunohu marae visitor path: visitor informationCount from when you can get off the ship, or ashore by tender, to the all-aboard time, using ship time. Times on these plans are our estimates, with time to spare; they cannot promise a plan fits your sailing.
Short plans need up to 4 hours in total, medium up to 6, long more than 6. A plan with a connection still to confirm has no total.
Select a terminal or place to see its location and open directions.
Open Belvédère d’Opunohu in Google Maps
Choose a place for its location, then open Google Maps for directions. Confirm the terminal on your cruise documents; a map result does not establish your ship’s berth or an accessible route.
The Belvédère, Tahiamanu beach and Opunohu archaeological sites are separate road destinations. Agree the correct pickup point, road return and tender allowance for one selected visit.
Moorea: passenger arrivalOur suggestion: choose an operating roadside café or a planned refreshment stop with the driver, keeping the tender deadline in view.
Published information checked Oct 5, 2026. Confirm current prices before paying.
Transport
Check the outward and return charge, pickup point, waiting and any shuttle or ferry. Admission does not establish a port transfer.
Moorea: passenger arrivalAt the stops
Confirm admission, included areas and optional food, drinks, purchases or equipment before paying.
Port details
Save the actual tender landing. The Belvédère, Tahiamanu beach and Opunohu archaeological sites are separate road destinations. Agree the correct pickup point, road return and tender allowance for one selected visit.
Moorea: passenger arrivalOther outings: Plan separately. Lagoon boats, motu visits, the full Vaiare crossing hike and longer island circuits require their own bookings and conditions. No swimming or mountain hike is included below.
Use your actual terminal. Any quoted walk starts at the location named, not automatically at the gangway. Allow for port access, weather and your walking pace.
First steps ashore
Princess describes an offshore anchorage and tender arrival at Moorea and notes that the port location can change. Confirm your ship’s actual landing and last return tender before arranging a driver; do not use a ferry ticket as the cruise return.
Your ship confirms the arrival pier and any tender arrangements for your sailing.
| Location | Area | Passenger detail |
|---|---|---|
| Assigned Moorea tender landing | Assigned Moorea tender landing | Princess describes an offshore anchorage and tender arrival at Moorea and notes that the port location can change. Confirm your ship’s actual landing and last return tender before arranging a driver; do not use a ferry ticket as the cruise return.Moorea: passenger arrival |
Port hours vary by ship and date in Moorea. Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
Our suggestion: choose one of the three activities below, confirm current entry and both connections, and use your ship’s actual all-aboard or last-tender deadline.
Take your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification. CFP francs (XPF). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Sources checked Oct 5, 2026
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningCFP francs: currency informationWait for the ship’s announcement that passengers may go ashore. Follow its gangway, shuttle or tender instructions and any ticketing order. Keep your ship identification ready when leaving and returning. Allow for terminal access checks, queues and security screening before reboarding; tender passengers also need to meet the last return boat.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
Carnival: identification when reboardingRoyal Caribbean Group: boarding and port-call screeningA walkable location is not a safety assessment. We have not completed a route-specific security review around Moorea’s terminals. Before leaving, check current local or government advice and the ship’s port briefing; ask about your intended route and use recognized transport for unfamiliar areas.
Sources checked Sep 24, 2026
U.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningCFP francs (XPF). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Currency checked Oct 5, 2026
CFP francs: currency informationLagoon boats, motu visits, the full Vaiare crossing hike and longer island circuits require their own bookings and conditions. No swimming or mountain hike is included below.
Look toward Cook’s Bay and Opunohu Bay if visibility allows, then return to the agreed driver. Trailheads and mountain hikes are separate.
Belvédère d’Opunohu: visitor informationEnjoy the bay from the authorised shore and make an agreed turnaround. Swimming, snorkelling, kayak hire and motu boats are excluded.
Tahiamanu beach shore: visitor informationRead the available interpretation and view the stone structures from designated paths. Do not climb platforms; the full Ancestors’ Trail and nearby mountain walks are separate.
Opunohu marae visitor path: visitor informationThe port, beaches and places to explore
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Save the actual tender landing. The Belvédère, Tahiamanu beach and Opunohu archaeological sites are separate road destinations. Agree the correct pickup point, road return and tender allowance for one selected visit.
Moorea: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Princess describes an offshore anchorage and tender arrival at Moorea and notes that the port location can change. Confirm your ship’s actual landing and last return tender before arranging a driver; do not use a ferry ticket as the cruise return. Check the terminal comparison above for the different arrival areas.
Moorea: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Other outings: Plan separately. Lagoon boats, motu visits, the full Vaiare crossing hike and longer island circuits require their own bookings and conditions. No swimming or mountain hike is included below.
Our suggestion: choose one of the three activities below, confirm current entry and both connections, and use your ship’s actual all-aboard or last-tender deadline.
Local connections. The Belvédère, Tahiamanu beach and Opunohu archaeological sites are separate road destinations. Agree the correct pickup point, road return and tender allowance for one selected visit.
Moorea: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Take your ship card or wearable, the identification specified in the ship’s port briefing, any tour ticket and a way to pay. Save your terminal name, return deadline and ship’s emergency contact offline. Ask whether your original passport is required for this visit; do not assume a phone photo replaces required identification. CFP francs (XPF). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Royal Caribbean: shore-excursion documents and planningCarnival: identification when reboardingU.S. Department of State: cruise travel planningCFP francs: currency informationSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Port hours vary by ship and date in Moorea. Check your sailing itinerary for scheduled arrival and departure, then the onboard app or daily notice for all-aboard, ship time and any last-tender deadline. Subtract clearance, both transfers and a return buffer before choosing an outing. Scheduled arrival is not your guaranteed time ashore.
Wait for the ship’s announcement that passengers may go ashore. Follow its gangway, shuttle or tender instructions and any ticketing order. Keep your ship identification ready when leaving and returning. Allow for terminal access checks, queues and security screening before reboarding; tender passengers also need to meet the last return boat.
Carnival: identification when reboardingRoyal Caribbean Group: boarding and port-call screeningSources checked Sep 24, 2026
Local guide checked Oct 5, 2026. New practical guidance carries its own source dates. Published prices, hours and terminal use can change. Our outing suggestions are editorial advice, not cruise-line schedules or return guarantees. Cruise-line links illustrate their own policies; your line’s instructions govern your sailing.
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