Aranui Day 13 – Farewell
Farewell to the Aranui 5 – A Floating Family Adventure Comes to Shore Date: November 13, 2025 Location: Papeete, Tahiti The final morning on the Aranui 5 hit differently. After…
Aranui Day 12 – Bora Bora: Breathless Beauty, Shared Tanks & Showerless Soakings
Bora Bora: Breathless Beauty, Shared Tanks & Showerless Soakings Aranui 5 Family Cruise Blog Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 Words of Wisdom: Never dive with Zak unless the divemaster has extra…
Aranui Day 9 – Archaeology, Adventists & Aloha Rain: A Second Magical Day in Raivavae
Archaeology, Adventists & Aloha Rain: A Second Magical Day in Raivavae Location: Raivavae, Austral Islands ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands Expedition Day 9: November 9 –…
Aranui Day 6 – Day at Sea
Rocked Like a Baby by the South Pacific (Whether We Liked It or Not) Location: Somewhere between Tubuai and Rapa ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands Expedition…
Aranui Day 5 – Hibiscus Bark, Banana Bread, and Blue Lagoon Bliss in Tubuai
Hibiscus Bark, Banana Bread, and Blue Lagoon Bliss in Tubuai Location: Tubuai, Austral Islands ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands Expedition ** Day 5: November 5 –…
Aranui Cruise Day 1: Setting Sail from Tahiti to the Austral Islands
Why We Took Our Kids on a Cargo Cruise to the End of the Earth (and Loved It) Location: Papeete, Tahiti ️ Voyage: Aranui 5 – Austral & Society Islands…
I lost my swimsuit in Tahiti!
“Tahiti… come on honey… it's your favourite place on earth! Pleeease say yes” Norm pleaded with his boyish grin. I had already said no three times but we both knew…
Tahiti Secret Corners
Tahiti Secret Corners that you can discover? I've been to the South Pacific Islands many times but these islands never get old. This time around, I am returning with my…
Part 4: Bora Bora, Raiatea, Tahaa, Maupiti
Part 4: March 22 - April 6, 2007 - Two Weeks in Bora Bora, Ra'iatea, Taha'a and Maupiti 24 March 2007 - Flight to Bora Bora Well the time had…
Caves in Tahiti
Jaeden - 11 years old One misty day while looking for some tourist attractions in Tahiti we ended up some where out of the city. While trying to retrace our…