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INTRODUCING ‘TU
MOANA' & ‘TI'A MOANA'
Sister
vessels, their names are drawn from the native Tahitian
language, a Polynesian dialect. Whilst the word “Moana” is the
universal Polynesian word meaning ‘the sea', “Tu” and “Ti'a”
both carry similar meanings ‘to stand erect, to be upright or
straight' and ‘to fit, agree, answer the purpose'. Thus, each
Cruise-Yacht's name literally means ‘comfortably upright in the
sea'.
CRUISE-YACHTS - A NEW CONCEPT
Tahiti's
tourism industry is no stranger to innovation, having
introduced, amongst other things, the wonderful ‘over-water
bungalow' to the world more than three decades ago. Now, in
2004, the Cruise-Yacht has been launched in the calm lagoon
waters surrounding Tahiti's leeward islands. Large enough to
offer space, privacy and all the comforts one would expect of a
larger ship, small enough to offer gueststhe feeling of private
yacht freedom, personal attention, and access to lagoons and
other areas where the big ships just can't visit. |