Dive Review of All Star - Dune in
Indonesia

Other Indonesia reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

All Star - Dune: "Very diverse and unique dive environements", Jun, 2023, by Kim Sass, MI, US ( 1 report). Report 12513.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Aurora is a pinisi style wooded vessel, which is a traditional-designed ship built in Sulawesi. This is my second trip on a pinisi; the first time was exploring the Banda Sea and I didn’t overly love the watercraft. This time, however, I did like the ship. Perhaps it was because we were onboard for 13 days, giving me plenty of time to get used to the creaking. Pinisis are very loud ships. Some people used ear plugs for sleeping but I was reluctant to recommend them, fearing that in an emergency, they may not hear an alarm. Everyone thought the creaking lessened as the trip progressed. I’m not sure if we got used to all the noise or if the seas became calmer. I asked people to compared their experience on steel-hauled liveaboards to this pinisi. Everyone liked the ship and had no preference. There is a rugged charm about the Aurora and although not luxurious, it is perfectly adequate. When returning from a land excursion, the crew put up the sails, giving us a great photo op. Ultimately, there were many factors that made this an exceptional trip, the unique ship design, the attentive staff, especially Guillaume, plus diverse diving and a great group of travelers. There are nine cabins. C1: The Mexico cabin - my guess this is the most stable of the rooms for those who get sea sick and big for those with lots of cameras and drone equipment. C7: The Maldives cabin is the smallest and the loudest room. We also had a strong smell of diesel for the first 2 days. C4 is the big bow room and has oddly shaped, shorter beds. Do not put a tall person in this cabin. I wouldn’t put someone who gets seasick easily in this room either. C8 & C9: Be careful looking at the website schematics of the ship. It shows these cabins on the ‘upper deck’. The upper deck is actually located down a small flight of stairs. There is no large picture windows, which we had assumed it would. Like C7, there was a strong diesel smells in the rooms at the beginning of the trip. Perhaps the gas tanks were overfilled at the beginning and these rooms were located closest to the engine rooms??? Beds: Several couples had single beds which wasn't a bad thing ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	All Star - Dune
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bali to Komodo transitional trip on board the Aurora Liveaboard run by All Star/Dune
Closest Airport	Labuan Bajo	Getting There	International flight into Bali's Depensar airport then an affordable island flight from Bali to Komodo's Labuan Baja airport
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	75-82°F / 24-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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	[Camera Area: Inside the salon are two camera areas. One area has 4 large shelves for big camera systems, the other has six small shelves, perfect for GoPro users. Each shelf has an electrica ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 1435 dive reviews of Indonesia and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

All Indonesia Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Indonesia
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest is an agency for travelers that scuba dive. Looking for Biodiversity, critters, Komodo, Raja Ampat, temples? We specialize in adventures to Indonesia.

Want to assemble your own collection of Indonesia reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.22 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of All Star - Dune in Indonesia

All Star - Dune: "Very diverse and unique dive environements", Jun, 2023,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of All Star - Dune in
Indonesia