French Polynesia Port of call
Uturoa’s waterfront, a sacred marae, or Faaroa’s garden.
Princess identifies Uturoa as Raiatea’s cruise gateway. Confirm your passenger landing and return; a marina berth or an inter-island ferry ticket is not your cruise connection.
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.
A selected town-and-harbour pause
A selected permitted public section of Uturoa’s waterfront.
Stops, in order
Your uturoa public waterfront plan
Local tip
A town view does not require another boat. Tahiti Tourisme presents Uturoa alongside Raiatea’s other island activities. Our suggestion: choose the waterfront without adding a separately scheduled lagoon or ferry journey.
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.
Uturoa public waterfront: visitor information
A respectful sacred-site visit
Currently permitted public visitor areas at Taputapuatea.
Stops, in order
Your taputapuatea marae plan
Local tip
The marae has specific visitor rules. Tahiti Tourisme asks visitors not to climb structures or bring picnic activities into the sacred site. Our suggestion: keep to the visitor paths and plan refreshments elsewhere.
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.
Taputapuatea marae: visitor informationA selected land-side garden circuit
Selected currently open Faaroa Botanical Garden paths.
Stops, in order
Your faaroa botanical garden plan
Local tip
The garden can be a road outing. Tahiti Tourisme describes a roadside garden entrance and a separate river pontoon. Our suggestion: confirm the land arrival rather than assuming a river excursion is required.
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.
Faaroa Botanical Garden: 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 Uturoa public waterfront 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.
Choose a public Uturoa section or arrange both road connections to Taputapuatea or Faaroa Botanical Garden. No lagoon sailing is assumed.
Raiatea: passenger arrivalOur suggestion: choose an operating Uturoa café or a pre-agreed road refreshment stop; no marae picnic is included.
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.
Raiatea: passenger arrivalAt the stops
Confirm admission, included areas and optional food, drinks, purchases or equipment before paying.
Port details
Save the actual Uturoa landing. Choose a public Uturoa section or arrange both road connections to Taputapuatea or Faaroa Botanical Garden. No lagoon sailing is assumed.
Raiatea: passenger arrivalOther outings: Plan separately. Taha‘a boats, lagoon activities and mountain hikes are separate products with their own access and conditions.
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 identifies Uturoa as Raiatea’s cruise gateway. Confirm your passenger landing and return; a marina berth or an inter-island ferry ticket is not your cruise connection.
Your ship confirms the arrival pier and any tender arrangements for your sailing.
| Location | Area | Passenger detail |
|---|---|---|
| Assigned Uturoa cruise landing | Assigned Uturoa cruise landing | Princess identifies Uturoa as Raiatea’s cruise gateway. Confirm your passenger landing and return; a marina berth or an inter-island ferry ticket is not your cruise connection.Raiatea: passenger arrival |
Port hours vary by ship and date in Raiatea. 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 Raiatea’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 informationTaha‘a boats, lagoon activities and mountain hikes are separate products with their own access and conditions.
Look at the harbour and choose a modest town pause. Ferry trips, marina access and a whole island circuit are separate.
Uturoa public waterfront: visitor informationLook at the marae structures from authorised paths and read available interpretation. Climbing stones, picnicking and a full island tour are excluded.
Taputapuatea marae: visitor informationLook at tropical planting along a suitable garden section and retrace the chosen route. River kayaking, pontoon boat arrivals and another botanical site are separate.
Faaroa Botanical Garden: visitor informationThe port, beaches and places to explore
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Save the actual Uturoa landing. Choose a public Uturoa section or arrange both road connections to Taputapuatea or Faaroa Botanical Garden. No lagoon sailing is assumed.
Raiatea: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Princess identifies Uturoa as Raiatea’s cruise gateway. Confirm your passenger landing and return; a marina berth or an inter-island ferry ticket is not your cruise connection. Check the terminal comparison above for the different arrival areas.
Raiatea: passenger arrivalSources checked Oct 5, 2026
Other outings: Plan separately. Taha‘a boats, lagoon activities and mountain hikes are separate products with their own access and conditions.
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. Choose a public Uturoa section or arrange both road connections to Taputapuatea or Faaroa Botanical Garden. No lagoon sailing is assumed.
Raiatea: 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 Raiatea. 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.
