20% off Austral Islands Cruises in Aranui's Winter Sale

Tahitian cargo cruise line Aranui Cruises is slashing 20 per cent off Austral Islands cruises in 2025 and 2026.

Now priced from A$7009*, savings of more than $1600 are on offer when Aranui's Austral Islands cruises are booked by August 11, 2025.

The discount is available on 13-day roundtrip voyages from Papeete departing November 1, 2025, and February 14, March 28, September 12 and October 24, 2026.

The special voyage on Aranui 5 visits all five inhabited Austral Islands in the south of French Polynesia – Tubuai, Rurutu, Rimatara, 'Bora Bora of the south' Raivavae, and Rapa Iti – with calls at Raiatea and Bora Bora in the Society Islands on the return leg.

At present, Aranui offers the only way to visit all five islands as Rapa Iti is only accessible by sea and Aranui 5 is currently the only local cruise ship permitted to call there.

Aranui Cruises Australian Representative Laurent Wong said the south of French Polynesia was a new cruise destination for Australians to explore. 

"Like the Society Islands of yesteryear, the Austral Islands boast soaring mountains, pristine beaches, hidden caves, intense blue lagoons, unique local produce and picturesque villages, plus a colourful history including a link to the Bounty mutineers. It's an exciting new corner of the Pacific to discover," Laurent said.

With local crew, cuisine and culture, Aranui 5 is the most authentic way to explore French Polynesia. An Aranui 5 cruise includes more than two thousands of dollars' worth of shore excursions such as hikes, visits to archaeological sites and local feasts, a weekly laundry service, three meals per day and complimentary French wine with onboard lunches and dinners.

Aranui 5 features a restaurant, conference rooms, lounges, a library, a boutique, a swimming pool, a gym, a spa, the first tattoo studio at sea and bars including the panoramic Sky bar and popular Veranda bar.

 

For more information visit www.aranuicruises.com.au

 

*Subject to availability, conditions apply. Discount is valid on new bookings made before August 11, 2025, across all levels of accommodation (except the dormitory), on voyage 19, 2025, and voyages 3, 6, 18 and 21, 2026. The promotion is exclusive to Australian and New Zealand residents, only available for new bookings with new passengers' names and is not combinable with any other discount. It cannot be refunded or changed to another substitute departure sailing date.