Aranui at full throttle

Aranui Cruises revealed further details about its upcoming Aramana ship – the first in the company’s history that will be solely dedicated to leisure cruising – at a tour of its current vessel, Aranui 5, while it was in dry dock at Garden Island in Sydney late last month.

The new $100 million, 280-passenger Aramana is scheduled to launch in 2022 and will feature an observation lounge, a spa, a dance floor, two restaurants, a swimming pool, an amphitheatre, and 11 cabin categories.

Pictured are Aranui Cruises’ Regional Representative Australian and New Zealand Laurent Wong, CEO Philippe Wong and Executive Vice President of the Americas Eric Wong in Sydney.