We were only in Papeete for 1 day before flying home ( we spent a week in Moorea) so did not try the food trucks. My understanding is that they are cash only but again that was almost 2 years ago.
We flew to Papeete on Air Tahiti Nui out of LAX in 2021. If I'm not mistaken, the ATN baggage checkin at LAX did not open until 3 hours before the flight.
We were in Papeete in 2021 and were able to use credit cards at some booths, and only local cash at others, in the market. Jewelry shops took credit cards without issue.
"as elite or above there has always been a private disembarkation room"
wonder if this is an issue specific to Edge - we did not see this on recent Silhouette cruise
we were on Silhouette last week and the premium internet was overall much improved as compared to previous cruises. DH was able to Zoom for an urgently scheduled meeting and we streamed some other times with minimal to no buffering
We were able to use email and text and view most websites but did not try zoom. No streaming with what we purchased. We did not pay for the highest speed/data of internet however
Hope you are lucky but we and our sailing companions only received the lower amount- they specifically mention transpacific/trans Atlantic along with repositioning with the 4/5 night rate 😞
Booking with a private tour guide allows you to see and do so much more than the cruise shore excursions- it does cost more but so worth it. We have toured with Moti Bar-Tuv at travel-israel.info on 2 separate visits and really enjoyed our trips.
We just returned from Athens and highly recommend George's Taxi- we used them for transfers to and from the airport but also for tours. Kostas was our driver for most and was excellent. Not sure whether they can accomodate the size of your group but they were very responsive to email contact.