Art Deco Napier
Napier was rebuilt in Art Deco style after the Hawke's Bay earthquake. Guided walking tours and vintage car tours leave from the Art Deco Centre in Memorial Square, which also shows an introductory film on the earthquake.
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a seaside city on Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, rebuilt in a distinctive Art Deco style after the great Hawke's Bay earthquake. More about Napier →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (New Zealand Time)
ShipDateArrivalDeparture
Showing 1 of 1 call in October
Cruise Ships in Napier
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (New Zealand Time)
Today · Fri 23 OctPeak
3,852 people in port
1 ship · ships alongside 07:00 – 17:00
60% busier than a typical day in Napier. Busiest 07:00 – 17:00, when 1 ship is alongside.
Next 7 days
- Fri23 Oct3.9kPeak1 ship
- Sat24 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sun25 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Mon26 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Tue27 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Wed28 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Thu29 Oct–No ships0 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Napier day.
Planning a day in Napier?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Napier cruise port?
Cruise ships dock in Napier Port, a working port, so passengers cannot walk off independently. Cruise shuttles take about five minutes to the Napier i-SITE Visitor Centre on Marine Parade, where they drop off and pick up for the return. From the i-SITE the Art Deco city centre is just across the road. Taxis cannot enter the port and are booked at the i-SITE.
Cruise port
Getting to the Napier cruise port
National Aquarium of New Zealand → Napier Port cruise berth
5.1 km · ~12 min by car
The National Aquarium on Marine Parade is 5.1 km from the cruise berth by road, about 12 minutes via Marine Parade and Breakwater Road.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Taxi
Variesper vehicle
~12 min
Taxis cannot enter the port, so trips start and end at the Napier i-SITE; fare not published.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Napier Port is a working port, so passengers cannot walk off independently: cruise shuttles take about five minutes from the berth to the Napier i-SITE Visitor Centre on Marine Parade, where they drop off and pick up. From the i-SITE, the Art Deco city centre is across the road on foot, and Bluff Hill Lookout is a short drive away. Taxis cannot enter the port; book them at the i-SITE.
Eating in Napier
- Breakfast per person
- NZD 16–30
- per person
Breakfast prices are from cafes' own menus in central Napier.
Where to eat
Art Deco city centre (Emerson and Tennyson Streets)
Cafes and restaurants in the Art Deco streets just inland from the i-SITE shuttle stop.
Marine Parade
Seafront road with cafes alongside the i-SITE, the colonnade and the National Aquarium.
Destination
About Napier
Napier is a seaside city on Hawke Bay on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, rebuilt in a distinctive Art Deco style after the great Hawke's Bay earthquake. Guided Art Deco walks start from Memorial Square in the compact city centre, and Marine Parade runs along the seafront past the colonnade, the National Aquarium and the Hawke's Bay Museum. Further afield, Te Mata Peak above Havelock North and the town of Hastings are under an hour away by road. Cruise ships dock in Napier Port, a working port, and shuttles take passengers into the city.
- Climate
- Mild, sunny climate with warm summers and cool winters. Average daily highs range from 14.5C in July to 24.7C in January, and lows from 4.8C in July to 14.7C in January and February. Rain totals 789.7 mm a year, wettest in July (97 mm) and driest in February (54.1 mm), with about 2,334 hours of sunshine a year. December averages a high of 23.3C and a low of 13.6C.
- Time zone
- New Zealand Time
- Currency
- New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Things to Do in Napier
National Aquarium of New Zealand
Aquarium on Marine Parade with keeper talks through the day, including little penguin feeding, reef fish feeding and diver hand feeding in the oceanarium.
Hawke's Bay Museum (Kahukura)
The region's museum of art, history and culture (formerly MTG Hawke's Bay) at 1 Tennyson Street in central Napier, close to the shuttle stop, with exhibitions on Hawke's Bay's people, taonga and stories.
Te Mata Peak
Te Mata Park's 399 m peak above Havelock North, with views of the bay from Mahia to Cape Kidnappers. Visitors can drive to the summit, walk well-formed tracks or see a grove of giant redwoods; about 45 minutes from the port.