Aranui 5 Explained
M/V Aranui 5 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that entered service on 12 December 2015 between
Tahiti and the
Marquesas Islands.
[1] With a homeport of
Papeete,
French Polynesia, the
Aranui 5 replaced the
Aranui 3 which entered service in 2003.
[2] No Aranui 4 ever went into service, because the number four is regarded as unlucky in China,[3] from which Wing Wong, founder of French: Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM), the family business that operates the Aranui voyages, emigrated to Tahiti in the 1930s.[2] [4]
Aranui 5, like its predecessor, is registered as a passenger ship under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for international operation.[2]
As well as carrying cargo to and from the six ports in the Marquesas Islands, Aranui 5 operates a passenger service and tourist cruise as part of its monthly 12-day itinerary; the ship also stops at the Rangiroa and Tuamotu atolls before returning to Tahiti.[5]
Additional Aranui 5 trips operate to other islands in French Polynesia and beyond, including Rarotonga and the Cook Islands and once a year to Pitcairn Island.[5]
The ship is being used to house surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Tahiti, making it the first floating Olympic village.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Aranui 5 inauguré en grande pompe . Tahiti Infos . 9 December 2015 . fr . 15 July 2023.
- Web site: . Aranui 5 Dual-Purpose Passenger/Cargo Ship . Ship Technology . 2023-04-13 . 2015-06-28.
- Web site: Aranui 5 : un nouveau cargo pour les Marquises . Tahiti Infos . fr . 9 November 2015 . 15 July 2023.
- Web site: Wheeler . Tony . Tony Wheeler . The Aranui 5 – a passenger-cargo ship in French Polynesia . Tony Wheeler's Travels . 2023-04-13 . en . 22 January 2023.
- Web site: Wheeler . Tony . On board the Pacific's strangest cruise ship . Traveller.com.au . 2023-04-13 . en . 2023-04-03.
- Web site: Pierson . Dashel . 2024-07-22 . Take a Tour of the Olympic Surfing Village Cruise Ship (Video) . . en.
