🇳🇨 Nouméa in One Day: Ultimate Cruise Itinerary! 🚢✨

🌅 Morning: Early Start is Key! ✔️ Disembark early (bring cruise card + cash/card) ✔️ Shuttle bus to city center (free Wi-Fi onboard!) ✔️ Grab a free map at Visitor Centre (100m from drop-off) 🎟️ Tour Tickets & Transport 🚂 Green Tourist Train (9:30 AM) 45 AUD / 3000 XPF - Scenic 1.5hr ride with a stop at Ouen Toro lookout (20 mins to soak in views!) 🚌 Hop-On Hop-Off Bus (Red Double-Decker!) 15 AUD - Covers market, aquarium & Lemon Bay 🐢 Signal Island Turtle Tour (Book for next stop!) 80 AUD - Snorkel with sea turtles! 🛒 Pro Tip: Pop into the supermarket across from Visitor Centre while waiting! 🐠 Midday Adventures 📍 Local Market (Closes at noon!) 20 mins for souvenirs & snacks 📍 Nouméa Aquarium 🎟️ 22 AUD Must-see: Living fossil nautilus (older than dinosaurs! 🦕) + sea turtles 🚌 Bus back to downtown by 1:30 PM ⛪ Afternoon City Walk 📍 Saint-Joseph Cathedral (10-min walk) 📍 Lookout Hike 🌄 (Steep stairs but iconic postcard views!) 📍 Museum (4 AUD) + Coconut Square 🥥 📍 Chinatown & MiniSo 🏮 (Global vibes!) 🚍 Return to port by 3 PM—beating tour groups! 🏝️ Day 2 Bonus: Signal Island 🌊 Turquoise water + turtles near the jetty! (Like Tahiti, but wilder!) #Noumea #NewCaledonia #CruiseLife #TravelHack #IslandHopping #SouthPacific #CarnivalCruise 🌏💙