Kaiārahi
Serving up good food, a chilled drink, relaxing recliners and a rooftop view of the incredible sights you are looking for.
Areas on Kaiārahi
With a choice of comfortable seating, and an abundance of food and beverage options available, your Cook Strait crossing on Kaiārahi is guaranteed to impress.
Ocean View Eatery
With delicious foods for the entire family, comfortable seats, and a spacious relaxing environment, the Oceans View Eatery is a great place to settle down and enjoy the entire journey!
Find out what's cooking by viewing our new food menu.
Island Bar
With delicious local craft beer and wines on offer, the Island Bar is the perfect place to sit back and enjoy the crossing.
Premium Lounge
The Premium Lounge is Kaiārahi's private room reserved for passengers 18 years and over. Travelling in the Premium Lounge is the most comfortable and luxurious way to cross Te Moana o Raukawakawa Cook Strait.
Your ticket to the Premium Lounge includes spacious and comfortable seating, a complimentary buffet meal accompanied by your choice of regional New Zealand wine or craft beer.
Our attentive Premium Lounge hosts will make sure you feel right at home during the journey.
Enjoy a quiet, child-free environment when you upgrade to Premium Lounge.
Viewing Areas
Head to Deck 8 for outdoor viewing and, if you want a place to sit while you soak in the views, you'll find it on Deck 7.
If you prefer to sit inside, the Lookout Lounge let's you watch the world float by from the comfort of recliner seating.
Other facilities
Here are some of the other facilities available on Kaiārahi to ensure your journey is as comfortable as possible
Sky TV
You'll find Sky TV playing live sport and top TV shows in the Island Bar on Deck 7. So don't worry about missing the big game. Just grab a seat and a beer and settle down for the journey.
Shop
You'll find a range of Interislander souvenirs and travel essentials in our onboard shop on Deck 7.
Children's Play Zone
Relax while the kids entertain themselves in a safe and fun way. An area designed especially for our smallest passengers with chidren's programmes playing on television.
Children's Entertainers
If you're travelling during the New Zealand school holidays you may find a magician, balloon artist or face painter onboard to give the kids an even more memorable experience.
Free Activity Books
Pick up a free activity book from the onboard shop. It's packed full of activities and puzzles to keep the kids entertained.
Nurseries
Nurseries are available for those travelling with little ones. They are located alongside Play Zone on Deck 8.
Stay connected onboard with our free Wi-Fi. We have upgraded our WiFi especially for this busy summer season. You will now get good coverage across Te Moana o Raukawakawa / Cook Strait.
You can use up to 500MB which is enough to check your emails, read the latest news and post on social media. If you want to watch a movie or your favourite TV show, download it before you come onboard.
You can even access it in the terminals. You will need to set up an account the first time you use it.
Due to current limited elevator accessibility to board this ship, we strongly advise passengers that require wheelchair access travel on Aratere or Kaitaki. Please call us on 0800 802 802 if you require further information.
Kaiārahi has a lift to take you from the car decks to the passenger area. There are hand rails and ramps onboard. There are accessible toilets - ask our crew for directions.