title: Aranui 3
text: # Aranui 3
  
  M/V Aranui 3 is a dual passenger/cargo vessel that operated between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. 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 Romania 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 and Fakarava 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.
  
  