Apia Upolu Island Samoa
Samoa
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (6 Cruises)
Azamara Quest
6 Cruises
Costa Cruises (8 Cruises)
Crystal Cruises (10 Cruises)
Crystal Serenity
7 Cruises
Holland America Line (2 Cruises)
MSC Cruises (13 Cruises)
MSC Magnifica
13 Cruises
Norwegian Cruise Line (9 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (35 Cruises)
Coral Princess
7 Cruises
Grand Princess
20 Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (8 Cruises)
Seabourn Cruise Line (28 Cruises)
Seabourn Pursuit
17 Cruises
Seabourn Quest
11 Cruises
Silversea Cruises (5 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At Matautu Wharf, in Apia Bay. A causeway then follows the bay into the centre: about a kilometre and a half on foot, and a very pleasant walk past brightly painted wooden buses, white churches and uniformed schoolchildren.
Yes. The centre, Beach Road, the clock tower, the cathedral and the market are all walkable. Stevenson's house, the To Sua trench and the waterfalls need a taxi or an excursion.
Robert Louis Stevenson's home at Vailima, fifteen minutes from the centre. The author of Treasure Island spent his last years here and Samoans adopted him as Tusitala, the teller of tales. The house is now an endearing museum.
Yes, by a trail climbing to the summit of Mount Vaea, where his tomb overlooks the ocean. Allow about forty-five minutes up and wear proper shoes: the path is steep and slippery after rain.
A natural thirty-metre shaft with greenery-covered walls, linked to the sea by a tunnel, on the south coast about 45 minutes away. You climb down a wooden ladder to swim in deep blue water. The ladder is steep: it is not for everyone.
At the Palolo Deep marine reserve, right by the port: a blue hole where the reef drops abruptly into a coral garden. It is the easiest outing to fit into a short call.
Walk the causeway into town, do Fugalei market and Beach Road, then pick a single outing: Vailima and Mount Vaea, or To Sua on the south coast. Trying to do it all in half a day does not work.
The Samoan way: a code of life that places hospitality among sacred duties. You feel it everywhere, from the market to the quiet ceremonies around kava, the root drink shared in a precise order.
Koko Samoa, a thick, strong local cocoa families still prepare at home, and fish from the very early morning market, tuna and parrotfish laid straight on the ice. Fugalei market also overflows with taro, coconuts and flower crowns.
Modestly and respectfully: Samoa is a deeply religious society, and covered shoulders and knees are expected in villages and churches. Swimwear stays for the beach and swimming sites.
