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Arenui: "Diving Raja Ampat from the MV Arenui", Jan, 2015,by Roberta Finke, NY, US ( 2 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 8607 has 1 Helpful vote. |
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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| Accommodations | N/A | Food |  |
| Service and Attitude |  |
Environmental Sensitivity | |
| Dive Operation | |
Shore Diving | N/A |
| Snorkeling | N/A | ||
Overall Rating |
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| Comments |
The crew was MARVELOUS. Love them all. The diving was DIVINE. Many of everything. The cabins good. The lounge-dining area-photographic area NOT GOOD. There is no dedicated camera area on this boat. No air conditioning in the lounge cum dining area cum camera area. Dingies left divers outside the port side of Arenui after dives and dives walked soaking wet through the Loung-dining area-camera area to get to the deck to take off wet suits, etc. Crew was constantly mopping up the pools of sea water. Large top deck offered some protection from sun. Lunch and dinner time (when we could not eat on top deck because of weather or crossing) in the lounge-dining area-camera room was VERY uncomfortably HOT. There was talk of maybe installing AC in future. All they had was inadequate fans. |
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| Websites | Arenui | ||
Reporter and Travel |
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| Dive Experience | Over 1000 dives | ||
| Where else diving | all over Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, Caribbean] | ||
| Closest Airport | Sorong | Getting There | NYC-Vancouver-Singapore-Manado-Sorong 2 days not counting stop-overs. travel |
Dive Conditions |
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| Weather | sunny | Seas | calm |
| Water Temp | 80-82°F / 27-28°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 7 |
| Water Visibility | 50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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| Dive own profile | no | ||
| Enforced diving restrictions |
no strict limits, best viewing was not deeper than 100' (pygmy sea horses- many and varied)- Dives were 75 minutes long. |
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| Liveaboard? | yes | Nitrox Available? | yes |
What I Saw |
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| Sharks | None | Mantas | Squadrons |
| Dolphins | Schools | Whale Sharks | None |
| Turtles | None | Whales | None |
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best): |
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Tropical Fish | |
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Large Fish | N/A |
| Large Pelagics | |
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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Boat Facilities |  |
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Shore Facilities | N/A |
| UW Photo Comments |
see above. If there had been more than the number of UW photographers we had, it would have been a problem....not enought space for cameras and setting up, charging, etc. |
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