Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

aranui cargo boat

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea

hi there ......its been a while but i am getting ready to set off again on a new adventure, so heres my question

i want to head back to the south pacific but i would like to see moreof it this time, i heard of a cargo boat called ARANUI. i was wondering if anyone has travelled on it and how it was. the other thing was if i wanted to get on a sail boat as crew wheres the best place to start looking??????????/

thanks so much
kritter

The newest version of the Aranui , think it's Aranui III, is semi-cargo, semi-passengers. It is getting a bit expesnive, more upcalse that the original cargo ship, but there may be dorm beds on the lowest deck. Friends that took it a couple of yrs ago said it was a great trip.

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thanks for your comment......we will keep looking into it for sure
cheers

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Hi. Where i can get an additional information about Aranui3? What is the scedule of this boat? Which another boats have similar routs whith Aranui3?

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