 Aranui 5 in 2015
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| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Aranui 5 |
| Owner | Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM) |
| Port of registry | Papeete, French Polynesia (France) |
| Builder | Huanghai Shipbuilding, Shandong, China |
| In service | 12 December 2015 |
| Homeport | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger-cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 126 m (413 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Decks | 10 |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 256 |
| Crew | 64 |
MV Aranui 5 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that entered service on 12 December 2015 between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. With a homeport of Papeete, French Polynesia, the Aranui 5 replaced the Aranui 3 which entered service in 2003.
No Aranui 4 ever went into service, because the number four is regarded as unlucky in China, from which Wing Wong, founder of Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM), the family business that operates the Aranui voyages, emigrated to Tahiti in the 1930s.
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.
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.
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.
The ship was used to house surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Tahiti, making it the first floating Olympic village.
References
- ^ "Cruise Ship Position". cruiseshipposition. 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Details and Current Position". marinetraffic. 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Aranui 5 inauguré en grande pompe" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Aranui 5 Dual-Purpose Passenger/Cargo Ship". Ship Technology. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "Aranui 5 : un nouveau cargo pour les Marquises" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- Wheeler, Tony (22 January 2023). "The Aranui 5 – a passenger-cargo ship in French Polynesia". Tony Wheeler's Travels. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Wheeler, Tony (3 April 2023). "On board the Pacific's strangest cruise ship". Traveller.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- Pierson, Dashel (22 July 2024). "Take a Tour of the Olympic Surfing Village Cruise Ship (Video)". Surfer.
External links
- Aranui The Official Site
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