Dive Review of Arenui in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat, Banda, Ambon

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Arenui, Apr, 2010, by Ralph Arbeid, PI, Italy ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 5460.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	We went in February with Arenui to Raja Amput and were very happy. The very best boat we have ever been on. We booked straight away for an April cruise so this report is a second experience. The experience was superb as before and we booked again for Bali-Komodo-Bali next October. The dive guides are all excellent but Toby is a class apart. He found 4 mm nudis, a rhinopia and the rarest of the rare of frogfishes, the psychedelic frogfish. What was appreciated was that we were not only diving but made several landtours as well with transport and guides on the ready. The boat itself gives another meaning to the word "space" on liveaboards. Big cabins, big showers, big lounge, sundeck, big, big, big. There were 30 crew members for 12 guests! Service from A to Z. Although the cruise is fully and professionally programmed, there is enough flexibility to feel comfortable at any moment. Enthusiasm of the cruise director Jerry overflows and contaminates his staff. Briefing tables are works of art.
Websites	Arenui
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Malaysia, Philippines, Micronesia, Madagascar, Kenya, Mauritius, Mediterranean, Maldives
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	27-31°C / 81-88°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-30 M / 33-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	depth, time
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Each dive was excellent

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Dive Review of Arenui in Indonesia/Raja Ampat, Banda, Ambon

Arenui, Apr, 2010,

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Dive Review of Arenui in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat, Banda, Ambon