 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[1] |
| In service | 12 December 2015 |
| Homeport | Papeete, French Polynesia |
| Identification | |
| 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)[1] |
| Decks | 10 |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[1] |
| Capacity | 256 |
| Crew | 64[1] |
MV Aranui 5 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that entered service on 12 December 2015 between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.[3] With a homeport of Papeete, French Polynesia, the Aranui 5 replaced the Aranui 3 which entered service in 2003.[4]
No Aranui 4 ever went into service, because the number four is regarded as unlucky in China,[5] 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.[4][6]
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.[4]
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.[7]
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.[7]
The ship was used to house surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Tahiti, making it the first floating Olympic village.[8]
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- ^ "Aranui 5 inauguré en grande pompe" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b 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.