Dive Review of S/Y Indo Siren in
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S/Y Indo Siren: "Komodo: A bit of everything!", Jul, 2017, by Raymond Haddad, QC, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 9753 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Getting to the port in Bima Indonesia where the ship departs for the Komodo region from Montreal was a long trip: Montreal - Toronto - Seoul South Korea - Bali (we rested for two days)- Bima. The transfer from the Bima airport to the ship was very efficient. We were greeted by Luke the Cruise Director, very funny and great person. All of the Siren’s ships are “almost” identical. Therefore, I knew my way around in an instant since this was my second trip with them. The previous one was a year ago in the Philippines. We were sixteen divers and they divided us into three groups with a dive guide. The group along with the dive guide remained the same for the ten days. All dives are done by two very efficient skiffs drivers. Dive times ranged anywhere from 50 to 70 minutes. Since we did the ten day trip, were able to cover the entire Komodo Island region which is very diversified: muck diving, clear water diving c/w nice corals with tons of fish, drift dives, “greenish water”, manta cleaning station …just about every type of dive. I wore a 3mm when we were diving the northern part of the trip and as we went south the water got colder, therefore I used my 5 mm with a hood. Night diving was not very popular among this group. We only did two or three night dives which were not spectacular. When we finally arrived at Manta Alley which is the most southern portion of the trip, we had a very had experience with another “Chinese liveaboard”. The Siren’s dive briefing for this dive said: “do not approach the cleaning station, stay behind the rocks and stay at the bottom. Guess what a few “Chinese” divers did on the dive site ….They ruined the dive for everyone! We encountered a few dive sites were the current was quite strong, that is why they say follow your guide and do what he does. Overall the trip was fantastic, very efficient crew, polite and always willing to help. We did get off the ship a few times. Once to see the Komodo Dragon’s and twice on an island just to walk a bit on the beach and have a cold one. Now for a few negatives issues: • Rooms 7 and 8 a very noisy. To be avoided! • The food is “very” average. Someone who has done many liveaboards in the region said that Siren’s food is like flying coach. I won’t get into many details but I lost 10 pounds. I am 6’2” and weigh 180 lbs (tall and skinny). I ate very little. Breakfast was the best meal of the day. Many guests including my wife got sick … • The crew besides Luke the cruise director doesn’t mingle with the guest primarily because of the language barrier. • If you need to get away from the heat, only place where A/C is available is in your room. The sun deck is hot with no shade. If you want to sit outside in the shade, the only place available is where you eat.
Websites	S/Y Indo Siren
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Belize, Honduras, Australia, Palau, Fiji, Indonesia, Turks & Caicos, Maldives, Philippines, Cozumel, YAP
Closest Airport	Bima	Getting There	Fly into Bali then Bima
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	75-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	35-80 Ft/ 11-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow your assigned guide, maximum 100 feet, dive time 50 to 70 minutes.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	You get your won storage drawer, many 110 or 220 Volt outlets, a decent size table ... overall very acceptable.

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Dive Review of S/Y Indo Siren in Indonesia/Komodo Islands

S/Y Indo Siren: "Komodo: A bit of everything!", Jul, 2017,

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Dive Review of S/Y Indo Siren in
Indonesia/Komodo Islands