M/V ''Aranui 3'' is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that operated between

Tahiti Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Austra ...

and the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in ...

. With a homeport of Papeete, French Polynesia, ''Aranui 3'' is registered as a passenger ship under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for international operation. Constructed in

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and entered service in 2003, ''Auraui 3'' ended her French Polynesia voyages on 4 December 2015 and was replaced by the '' Aranui 5'' for the 12 December 2015 inaugural sailing. Apart from supplying cargo to the six ports in the Marquesas Islands, ''Aranui 3'' also operates a passenger service and tourist cruise as part of its 14-day itinerary. It also stops at the islands of

Rangiroa Rangiroa ( Tuamotuan for 'vast sky') or Te Kokōta ( Cook Islands Māori for 'the Hyades star cluster') is the largest atoll in the Tuamotus and one of the largest in the world (smaller than Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Huvadhu in t ...

and

Fakarava Fakarava, Havaiki-te-araro, Havai'i or Farea is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. The nearest land is Toau, a coral atoll which lies to the northwest. The atoll is ro ...

in the Tuamotu Islands. The Aranui 3 ended service in Tahiti in 2015 and was replaced by the Aranui 5 who continues to service the route.

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