Choice : "Paradis polynésien"
Le magazine Choice a publié un article sur l’Aranui 5
En juillet 2018, le magazine Choice a publié un article sur l’Aranui 5 et les îles Marquises, écrit par Clive Nicholls. Le journaliste décrit l’itinéraire et la vie à bord de l’Aranui 5. Il raconte comment il a apprécié les levers de soleil époustouflants, les sourires accueillants, les danseurs traditionnels et les barges allant du navire à la côte.
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Extract:
« The welcome in Tahiti is exciting and I can’t wait for the next stage of my journey in this Polynesian paradise – boarding the Aranui 5, the cruise liner that doubles up as a supply vessel for these remote islands. As I board the ship, once again the welcome is floral, warm and very real – the smiles are infectious. Compared with conventional cruise liners, the Aranui is small; on my trip there are fewer than 200 passengers and just over 100 crew. What makes it interesting is that the front half of the ship is for cargo that is a lifeline to the islands we’ll be visiting. We are carrying everything: food, construction materials, white goods and I can see that someone has ordered a new 4×4 pick-up truck. Not only that, we’re carrying everything needed to unload the cargo: barges (we can’t always dock alongside a pier); forklift trucks big enough to pick up a full container; and we’ve even got a high-end fishing boat if you fancy a spot of sea fishing »
