A few years ago, it seemed French Polynesia was off the boil as a destination. But in 2023 the French territory announced a plan to double tourist numbers.
One of the world’s most remote and beautiful destinations is getting ever easier to visit by cruise ship, yet it’s bound to remain an exclusive holiday.
French Polynesia is the perfect cruise destination: it has more than 100 scattered islands of unsurpassed beauty that are otherwise difficult to access. Many are uninhabited. It remains an exclusive destination, with 261,813 tourists in 2023, of which 43,815 were cruise passengers. The company is expecting two ships to be operating in French Polynesia from 2027, allowing it to operate a greater variety of itineraries.
The company’s shore excursions include the likes of off-road driving in Moorea, a visit to a vanilla plantation in Raiatea, and sailing Bora Bora’s lagoon by catamaran.Silversea meanwhile will operate its first full summer season in French Polynesia in 2026, when the 392-guest Silver Whisper will home port in Papeete, making 17 voyages between April and September.
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