Upcoming Cruise Ship Visits To The Cook Islands

We are pleased to announce an increased number of scheduled cruise ship visits to the Cook Islands for the months of October through to December 2017.
Paul Gaugin cruises is a frequent visitor to our shores and was to arrive on Wednesday the 11th October but has been re-scheduled to stopover in Rarotonga on Friday 13th October 2017 before making her way over to Aitutaki the next day. This is the 5th voyage for the Paul Gaugin this year to the Cook Islands. From Aitutaki the Paul Gaugin will travel to Bora Bora. The Paul Gaugin on average carries 332 passengers and is serviced by 215 crew.
We also see the return of MS Caledonia Sky of the Noble Caledonia Cruise Line to our waters with calls at remote Palmerston and at Aitutaki this past weekend (Friday 06 October in Palmerston and Saturday 07 October in Aitutaki). According to the ships agent, Stuart Henry of Cruise Cook Islands, the Caledonia Sky’s visit to these islands was a fruitful and successful one. MS Caledonia Sky who carries approximately 100 passengers will return to our waters on Saturday 14th through to the 16th October 2017 with stops at Atiu, Rarotonga and again at Palmerston. From there the Ms Caledonia Sky will travel to Niue.
Director of Destination Development Metua Vaiimene said “We are delighted with the continuous growth of Cruise Ships visiting our shores with only a few cancellations occurring this season. We will continue to support the Cruise ship industry and look forward to more rewarding seasons ahead.”

Upcoming Cruise Ship schedule for the remainder of 2017

Friday 06 October 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Palmerston)
Saturday 07 October 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Aitutaki)
Friday 13 October 2017 – Paul Gauguin – (Rarotonga)
Saturday 14 October 2017 – Paul Gauguin – (Aitutaki)
Saturday 14 October 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Atiu)
Sunday 15 October 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Rarotonga)
Monday 16 October 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Palmerston)
Wednesday 01 November 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Palmerston)
Thursday 02 November 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Aitutaki)
Friday 03 November 2017 – Caledonia Sky – (Atiu)
Sunday 03 December 2017 – Massdam – (Rarotonga)
Tuesday 05 December 2017 – Paul Gauguin – (Aitutaki)
Wednesday 06 December 2017 – Paul Gauguin – (Rarotonga)
 
(Source: Cook Islands Tourism Kia Orana News)