Mega-cruise ships will be black-flagged from stopping in Tahiti under new directives set out by French Polynesia. Effective 1 January 2022, French Polynesia will deny cruise ship operations in its waters, banning “very large capacity” vessels of 3,500+ passengers and refusing them to stop. Vessels of this capacity are now considered “not suited for our destination,” both in terms of capacity and size, Tahiti Tourisme said.