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20/06/2025

7th June 2025, Travel Weekly (UK) published an article about our tattoo artist working on the Aranui 5, by Nori Jemil

Journalist Nori Jemil, of Travel Weekly, shares with us a day in the life of a cruise ship tattoo artist, working on the Aranui 5. The traditional tattoo art of patutiki is rooted in the French Polynesian culture of the Marquesas Islands, a special destination the ship serves for more than 40 years. Read the full article here.


Extract:

"Tattoo was invented here. The god of the Marquesas people is Tiki, who populated Te Henua Enata [The Land of Men – the indigenous name for the Marquesas]. Originally people were tattooed before and after each battle. Tattoos increase mana, the spirit that Polynesians speak of when they discuss the life force in all living beings and the natural world..."

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