Early debarkation in Papeete

[luckybecky]

Hello cruisers!

 

We are planning our return after a 25 day cruise on NCL Spirit, ending in Papeete. We have considered getting a day room and taking a red eye flight, and we received some very helpful info from folks here.

 

However, we also have the option to take an early morning flight departing at 7:40am. We arrive in Papeete the night before at 8pm and are scheduled to be there overnight before debarkation in the morning. 

 

My question is, does anyone have experience with getting off the ship very early in the morning, like 5am? Would the gangway be open with security staff to check us out? And would there be taxis available near the port to take us to the airport at that early hour? Or is Uber an option?

 

The early flight might work better for us than the late night flight that doesn't leave until almost midnight, but we want to be sure we won't have any trouble getting off the ship and catching a cab.

[Tahitianbigkahuna]

Depends on the ship's policy ... I know on some of the smaller ships isn't isn't hard at all to get off early. I would contact the cruise line and ask  ... usually you can have the ship make arrangements for a taxi.