Dive Review of Adelaar in
Indonesia/Komodo

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Adelaar: "Best diving in the world for me, 5 star ship", May, 2022, by Robert Fetterman, NY, US ( 1 report with 3 Helpful votes). Report 11923 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I went on the Adelaar 10 day trip from Bali to Komodo and back, on their first trip back after the pandemic in April 2022.The trip was absolutely incredible. It is a first class operation with friendly and helpful staff. I am an intermediate diver and this is my 5th trip to Asia, and the diving was the best I have seen. There is a huge diversity in diving on this trip, from some macro (not the best macro trip but good) including frogfish, ghost pipefish, bobtail octopus and seahorses, to large manta rays and even whale sharks on this particular trip. We saw many of my favorite cuttlefish and a large variety and quantity of fish, swimming around endless landscapes of diverse coral. The boat was comfortable and staff superb. We spent most of our time around a large table in the middle of the top deck. We ate all our meals there and hung out between dives. My Master Cabin was large and extremely comfortable, with A/C pumping nicely on hot days and water pressure and heat just right. There are 4 guest cabins so max 8 guests, and about 12 crew on our trip. Cooking was great every meal, and I am a picky eater. Breakfast was to-order, lunch and dinner were delicious. Nothing fancy but tasty and diverse. The cruise directors Lorine and Reto were very pleasant, had informed dive briefs, and were great dive guides. Diving was off a skiff and they helped switch tanks throughout the day. Water tanks were available to rinse equipment and we hung our wetsuits on lines in the upper deck. Even the office staff was friendly and responsive. Transfers were arranged and were timely. The benefit of this trip is it left and came back to Bali, which is easy to get to internationally (I took Singapore Air from New York USA which was wonderful). The downside is there is more time on the boat in transit to Komodo, but I love the boat versus island hopping on a plane. This is a 5 star operation and you can’t go wrong if you are looking for a trip of your lifetime and the best diving in the world.
Websites	Adelaar
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Cayman Islands, Raja Amat, Fiji, Palau
Closest Airport	Denpasar	Getting There	Fantastic flight on Singapore Air from the USA New York to Singapore then 1 plane change to Bali.
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	78-84°F / 26-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-75 Ft/ 6-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 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	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Adelaar in Indonesia/Komodo

Adelaar: "Best diving in the world for me, 5 star ship", May, 2022,

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Dive Review of Adelaar in
Indonesia/Komodo