Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, is the island's main port. Cruise ships berth alongside the cruise jetty at La Saline, next to the Christian Decotter Cruise Terminal. More about Port Louis →
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Port Louis day.
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Ships berth at the cruise jetty at La Saline in Port Louis Harbour and use the Christian Decotter Cruise Terminal, across the harbour from the city centre and Le Caudan Waterfront.
47.5 km · 40–70 min by car
Main airport of Mauritius, in the south-east of the island.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
The cruise terminal is at La Saline, across the harbour from the city centre and Le Caudan Waterfront. Taxis, limousines, taxi boats and excursions are available for cruise passengers; no cruise shuttle is described. Buses and the Metro Express light rail serve Port Louis; Metro Express needs a prepaid card. Distances and times are approximate.
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Ships berth alongside the cruise jetty at La Saline, Port Louis Harbour (124 m jetty, dredged to 12.5 m; ships up to 345 m long if their shell doors fall within the jetty). The terminal building next to it covers about 7,500 m2 and handles up to 4,000 passengers, with security screening, a waiting hall and baggage sorting.
Meal prices are approximate, per person in MUR, around Le Caudan and the city centre.
Restaurants, cafes and bars on the harbour.
Street food and local eateries around the market.
Chinese restaurants and snack shops in the old quarter.
Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, is the island's main port. Cruise ships berth alongside the cruise jetty at La Saline, next to the Christian Decotter Cruise Terminal. The terminal is across the harbour from the city: Le Caudan Waterfront is about half an hour on foot round the harbour, and the UNESCO-listed Aapravasi Ghat a little further. Taxis serve the terminal, and the Pamplemousses botanic garden is about half an hour away by road.
On the bay of Trou Fanfaron, this 1,640 m2 UNESCO World Heritage Site is the remains of the immigration depot, where almost half a million indentured labourers arrived to work on the sugar estates.
A shopping, dining and entertainment complex on the harbour, with shops, restaurants and a casino, plus the Blue Penny Museum, the Caudan Arts Centre and the Odysseo oceanarium nearby.
A large covered market on Queen Street, just north of Place d'Armes and next to Chinatown, where stalls sell spices, fish, meat, fruit, vegetables and herbal teas alongside textiles and basketwork, and haggling is expected.
Formerly the Royal Botanic Garden, it lies in the village of Pamplemousses about 10 km north-east of Port Louis. Open daily 8:30 to 17:30.