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Blue Manta: "Misool to Maumere", Apr, 2024, by Tom Baker, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 13178.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	This was a potentially interesting itinerary as we treaveled from Sorong thru Misool, on to Koon Island, Manuk, and other sites in the Banda Sea, ending up in Alor and Maumere. Unfortunately, the right season for this trip, if you want to see schooling hammerheads and other pelagics, is in the fall. Also unfortunately someone brought aboard a cold or flu, which I caught. (We were required to take a Covid test prior to boarding). After the first four days, my diving was over. So I will mainly comment on the boat itself. Before I do, though, the diving was pretty nice. At Nudi Rock in Misool, we saw a grey reef shark and lots of reef fish. And Koon Island was beautiful, nice corals and several turtles on our dives. Bumphead Parrotfish were abundant, but deeper than our group went. The steel-hulled Blue Manta was excellent. Cabins were spacious (though some had an unpleasant odor for the first few days), there was a roomy camera room with lots of charging outlets, and it opened onto the dive deck. Gearing up was easy thanks to a thoughful layout astern, and getting onto the pangas was usually simple. The dive guides and crew were friendly and always helpful. The cruise director was super friendly and accomodating. No reservations at all about returning to this dive boat!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Red Sea, Raja Ampat, Galapagos, NY/NJ Wrecks, Cayman, Great Barrier Reef, Lord Howe Island, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Maldives, Belize, BVI, Roatan, Bonaire, etc.
Closest Airport	Sorong. Return began in Maumere.	Getting There	San Diego to San Francisco to Singapore to Jakarta to Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No decompression diving, no solo diving
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
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		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Terrific facilities for UWPs. Very spacious and well-located camera room; we each had a nice, well-stocked spot to work at. Cameras were handled carefully and well by the crew.

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Dive Review of Blue Manta in Indonesia

Blue Manta: "Misool to Maumere", Apr, 2024,

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Dive Review of Blue Manta in
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