Friday, 03 July 2026 23:38

Savings, onboard credit with Aranui Cruises

Rendering of Aranoa cruising the Austral islands Rendering of Aranoa cruising the Austral islands

Aranui Cruises is offering an onboard credit and 20% off cruises in 2026 and 2027 as the Tahitian cargo cruise line encourages guests to go beyond Tahiti and see more of French Polynesia.

As part of the Escape Beyond Tahiti sale, cruises are discounted by up to $2000 per couple and an onboard credit of $700 per room is on offer when select Aranui cruises are booked by 31 July 2026. 

The promotion is available on four of Aranoa’s 13-day voyages to the Austral archipelago, with cruises departing 12 April, 15 May and 2 and 19 June 2027. 

Set to debut next year, the new ship will cruise to all five of the inhabited Austral islands including Rapa – priced from $9467 per person (reduced by $836). Aranoa’s Austral Islands itineraries excluding Rapa and featuring either Maupiti or Huahine start from $9103 pp twin share, a saving of more than $800. 

At present, Aranui offers the only way to visit all five inhabited Austral Islands in the south of French Polynesia – Tubuai, Rurutu, Rimatara, ‘Bora Bora of the south’ Raivavae, and Rapa Iti.

Rapa is only included in a limited number of voyages as the untouched southern island, home to a community of just 500 residents, works closely with the cruise line to create a small, sustainable flow of tourism.

The sale also includes Aranui 5’s 13-day roundtrip voyages from Papeete to the northern Marquesas Islands departing 5 and 19 December 2026, as well as the first ten voyages of 2027 between January and June. A discounted stateroom is priced from $8221 pp twin share, saving more than $800 pp.

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