Vanuatu Port of call
A beach pause, local craft stalls, or a host-led Aneityum visit.
A beach pause, local craft stalls, or a host-led Aneityum visit. Mystery Island is a small islet near Aneityum. Cruise passengers use a tender landing; the inhabited island and its village visits need a separate boat arrangement. Follow the ship’s landing and last-tender instructions.
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.
Shore time after the tender
One approved beach section on Mystery Island.
Stops, in order
Your mystery island beach plan
Local tip
A simple island day has few fixed services. Vanuatu Tourism describes Mystery Island as a simple beach-focused stop. Our suggestion: bring the ship’s essential water and sun protection rather than relying on a large resort operation.
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.
Mystery Island Beach: visitor informationMeet local sellers respectfully
Selected operating craft stalls on Mystery Island.
Stops, in order
Your mystery island craft stalls plan
Local tip
The sellers come from the neighbouring island. Princess describes Aneityum residents bringing crafts to Mystery Island. Our suggestion: ask who made a piece and follow the seller’s photography preferences.
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.
Mystery Island Craft Stalls: visitor information
A host-arranged cultural programme
The confirmed host-led village visit on Aneityum.
Stops, in order
Your aneityum village visit plan
Local tip
There are two different boat connections. Royal Caribbean offers village-family visits on Aneityum as well as activities on Mystery Island. Our suggestion: keep the local return boat and the ship’s tender deadline separate.
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.
Aneityum Village Visit: 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 Mystery Island Beach 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.
Use the approved island paths after landing. A visit to Aneityum needs an agreed local boat, host and return connection; do not assume a ship tender serves the village.
Mystery Island: passenger arrivalOur suggestion: ask an operating local stall about today’s food and accepted payment, protect drinking water from the heat and keep the tender return simple.
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.
Mystery Island: passenger arrivalAt the stops
Confirm admission, included areas and optional food, drinks, purchases or equipment before paying.
Port details
Tender first, then approved island paths. Use the approved island paths after landing. A visit to Aneityum needs an agreed local boat, host and return connection; do not assume a ship tender serves the village.
Mystery Island: passenger arrivalOther outings: Plan separately. Snorkelling, kayaking and other water activities require current conditions, operator checks and separate booking. None is part of the beach or craft-stall plans.
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
Mystery Island is a small islet near Aneityum. Cruise passengers use a tender landing; the inhabited island and its village visits need a separate boat arrangement. Follow the ship’s landing and last-tender instructions.
Your ship confirms the arrival pier and any tender arrangements for your sailing.
| Location | Area | Passenger detail |
|---|---|---|
| Mystery Island tender landing | Mystery Island tender landing | Mystery Island is a small islet near Aneityum. Cruise passengers use a tender landing; the inhabited island and its village visits need a separate boat arrangement. Follow the ship’s landing and last-tender instructions.Mystery Island: passenger arrival |
Port hours vary by ship and date in Mystery Island. 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. Vanuatu vatu (VUV). 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 planningVanuatu vatu: 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 Mystery Island’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 planningVanuatu vatu (VUV). Confirm the quoted currency, entry and both transport charges before paying. Optional purchases are separate.
Currency checked Oct 5, 2026
Vanuatu vatu: currency informationSnorkelling, kayaking and other water activities require current conditions, operator checks and separate booking. None is part of the beach or craft-stall plans.
Choose a small open shoreline area, ask about current conditions and shade, and keep the visit on shore unless swimming has been separately checked.
Mystery Island Beach: visitor informationAsk the sellers from nearby Aneityum about their offered crafts, seek permission before photographs and browse a few stalls.
Mystery Island Craft Stalls: visitor informationMeet the booked boat operator and host, cross on the agreed service and follow the offered cultural programme.
Aneityum Village Visit: visitor informationThe port, beaches and places to explore
56 itineraries in the catalog
Tender first, then approved island paths. Use the approved island paths after landing. A visit to Aneityum needs an agreed local boat, host and return connection; do not assume a ship tender serves the village.
Mystery Island: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Mystery Island is a small islet near Aneityum. Cruise passengers use a tender landing; the inhabited island and its village visits need a separate boat arrangement. Follow the ship’s landing and last-tender instructions. Check the terminal comparison above for the different arrival areas.
Mystery Island: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Other outings: Plan separately. Snorkelling, kayaking and other water activities require current conditions, operator checks and separate booking. None is part of the beach or craft-stall plans.
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. Use the approved island paths after landing. A visit to Aneityum needs an agreed local boat, host and return connection; do not assume a ship tender serves the village.
Mystery Island: 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. Vanuatu vatu (VUV). 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 planningVanuatu vatu: currency informationSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Port hours vary by ship and date in Mystery Island. 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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