Dive Review of Archipelago Resort & Fleet/Archipelago II in
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Archipelago Resort & Fleet/Archipelago II, Oct, 2007, by Katie Murphy, CA, United States ( 1 report). Report 3718.
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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	This was my first liveaboard and from what everyone on the boat told me, it's only downhill from here (and these were world class divers!). This boat and her crew were truly exceptional. So much space both in and out of our room. The tender guys were great. The food was unbelieveable - no one went hungry. The dive masters exceled at finding animals, addressed everyone's "wishlists" and really were fun to hang out with. We started in Ambon and made our way up to Raja over a period of 10 days. We had everything from muck critters in Ambon to a few pelagics at Cape Kri. The critters and giant calms were fantastic. The mangrove area is not to be missed. Raja is as beutiful above the water as below. If you get a chance to go ashore, you really should (so take your malaria meds and bring your above water camera lenses). Prepare for zero to wild currents. Some people had reef hooks, which we will def. do next time. My only complaint is that there were a couple passengers on board who had been "banned" from other liveaboard operations (VERY poor behavior and careless undewater w/the coral). I hope Archipelago follows suit, as these folks really made life miserable for the rest of us... Aside from that Archipelago is worth every penny - book ahead as it does fill up. We will def. go again! Please feel free to email me w/any questions.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Channel Isalnds, Hawaii, Belize, Dominica
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, currents, noCurrents
Water Temp	81-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-100 Ft/ 6-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	This boat had fantastic accomodations for UWP. Plenty of work space and charging stations both in and outside your room. Bring those converters if using 220V. The crew took great care when handling any of our equipment.

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Dive Review of Archipelago Resort & Fleet/Archipelago II in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Archipelago Resort & Fleet/Archipelago II, Oct, 2007,

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

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Dive Review of Archipelago Resort & Fleet/Archipelago II in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat