Aitutaki Island Cook Islands NZ
Cook Islands

129 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Azamara Club Cruises (5 Cruises)

Explora Journeys (3 Cruises)

Lindblad Expeditions (1 Cruises)

National Geographic Resolution

National Geographic Resolution

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MSC Cruises (10 Cruises)

Norwegian Cruise Line (1 Cruises)

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Ship

Norwegian Spirit

2032 Passengers
75338 tons
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Oceania Cruises (5 Cruises)

Paul Gauguin Cruises (18 Cruises)

Ponant (4 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (4 Cruises)

Cruise REG Regent Seven Seas Cruises Navigator ship

Seven Seas Navigator

861 Passengers
28803 tons
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Seabourn Cruise Line (26 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (10 Cruises)

Windstar Cruises (42 Cruises)

Star Breeze.

Star Breeze

502 Passengers
12995 tons
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17 February 28 days One-way from Lautoka to Papeete
17 February 14 days One-way from Lautoka to Papeete
11 June 18 days Round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
11 June 11 days Round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
20 July 22 days One-way from Papeete to Lautoka
20 July 21 days One-way from Papeete to Lautoka
27 July 14 days One-way from Papeete to Lautoka
27 July 15 days One-way from Papeete to Lautoka
12 August 12 days One-way from Lautoka to Papeete
12 August 19 days One-way from Lautoka to Papeete
31 August 17 days Round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
7 September 10 days Round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
17 September 11 days Round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
17 September 18 days Round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia


Frequently Asked Questions

By tender. The inner waters are too shallow for large ships: they anchor offshore and tenders make the run, fifteen to thirty minutes depending on the anchorage, to the small wharf at Arutanga.
A church, a few shops, a bank, a post office: the essentials of island life for barely two thousand people. The welcome often comes with music, ukuleles and flower garlands.
It is the oldest in the Cook Islands, built of bleached coral from 1828 by the first missionaries. Its blue woodwork is worth a look, especially if a choir is rehearsing: Polynesian harmonies carried by the whole congregation rank among visitors' strongest memories.
The lagoon cruise. Local boats weave between the motu, anchor above coral gardens for snorkelling, and land at One Foot Island, the island's emblematic islet.
A tiny post office there stamps passports with a foot-shaped mark. It is a collector's pleasure to show off back home, and one reason the islet is so heavily photographed.
Parrotfish, giant clams and sometimes rays, above coral gardens where the boats anchor along the way. At low tide you can also walk on immaculate sandbanks that emerge in the middle of the turquoise water.
The village is walkable or explorable by rented scooter: low houses, taro gardens, mango trees, and the beaches near Arutanga for swimming. The day is just as enjoyable that way, provided you accept a slow pace.
Yes, and a surprising one. In the 1950s, Tasman Empire Airways flying boats landed in the atoll itself on the famous Coral Route between New Zealand and Tahiti; passengers swam while the aircraft refuelled. A decade earlier, American forces had built the airstrip still in use today.
The New Zealand dollar, preferably in cash: island businesses handle foreign cards poorly. English and Cook Islands Māori are spoken, so communication is straightforward.
May to October, the drier and cooler South Pacific season, with calmer seas for tenders. Cyclone season runs from November to April, and landing depends entirely on sea conditions.