Aranui III

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Aranui III: Cargo Ship and Passenger Voyages

The Aranui III combined cargo transport with passenger voyages between Tahiti and the Marquesas. Regular 14-day trips departing from Papeete were planned for 2012. The proposed route passed through the Tuamotu and Marquesas Islands, including Nuku Hiva, Hiva Oa, Tahuata, Ua Pou, Ua Huka and Fatu Hiva, as well as Fakarava and Rangiroa.

In November 2015, the Aranui III was replaced by the Aranui 5. This ship therefore belongs to an earlier period of the Aranui service within French Polynesia.