Olympic surfers in Tahiti are showing off their luxurious floating village aboard a cruise ship

The Aranui 5Surfers at the 2024 Paris Olympics won’t have to worry about the notorious cardboard beds.

Rather than residing in Paris’ Olympic Village, the surfers in Tahiti are spending the next two weeks aboard a cruise ship — regular mattresses and all.

The surfing competition is set to commence in Teahupo’o, Tahiti. Due to its small size, the Paris Olympic Committee decided a cruise ship would be the most viable option to house the surfers, per NBC Olympics.

As a result, the Aranui 5 from the Aranui cruise company has been converted into a first-of-its-kind floating athletes village.

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