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NAI'A, Nov, 2005, by Gerald Meral, CA, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 2182.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Nai's was our first liveaboard. It was incredible. We were worried that we might not dive as much as other divers. We averaged 3 dives a day, which was fine. The Bligh Water and Namena Reserve are amazing places to dive: big and small fish and critters everywhere. Soft corals are especially outstanding. Crew does everything for you: diving was off small skiffs so you could get right to the bommie (rock/coral pillar) or other dive spot. Never more than 3 minutes from the Nai'a. Helped you into your b/c, and then took it from you while you were in the water at the end of the dive. No limits on diving: you can do what you want, although if you stayed with the divemaster they found tons of little things you might otherwise miss. I identified (using the Allen Indo-Pacific book) 166 species, and it would have been more if I had more time to write things down. Probably not a good trip for beginners: there were some currents. But we did have one new diver, and he had a great time. The Nigali Passage (drift through an opening in the reef, with a stop at the "bleachers" to watch schools of sharks, mackeral, barracuda, jacks, and giant groupers) was definitely a highlight of the trip. Cabins on board are amazingly spacious, with huge (for boats) showers. The crew was Fijian, and always smiling and ready to help. The divemasters were all good, and the cruise leaders (married couple Josh and Liz) are expert underwater videographers and fish experts. Viewing their videos (which were usually playing) were a highlight of the trip, and the trip video was great. Village visit was excellent, as was the onboard Kava party. Food was absolutely remarkable: they had a chef and two assistants. They can accommodate almost any diet. The Nai'a is surely among the world's top dive boats, and often carries such luminaries as Stan Waterman, Gerald Allen, and Paul Humann.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Carribean, red sea
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-150 Ft/ 15-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
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	more room on this boat for photo set up than many others. Very sensitive to needs of photographers

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Dive Review of NAI'A in
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