Dive Review of Dewi Nusantara in
Indonesia/Cenderawasih Bay

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Dewi Nusantara: "Fantastic dive trip on luxurious boat", Jul, 2023, by Linda Dunn , CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 12490.
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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
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Comments	Dewi Nusantara, if you can afford it, cannot be missed. You surely do get what you pay for. The boat is huge, the cabins so comfortable (master cabin is unreal it’s so huge), and our dives were some of the best ever. We had whale shark encounters on four dives, and they were close, even swimming up within a foot or two as they fed on anchovies. On other dives we saw some beautiful healthy corals, hard and soft. Most dives were very “fishy”. On one night dive we saw the blue ringed octopus. There are some endemic fish, like the Cenderawasih fairy wrasse. Not many sharks or mantas here, but for us, the whale sharks were enough. The dive staff and boat crew are really wonderful, our dive master Yan was our best guide ever. The cruise director Rafael was always willing to help and explain. The food was very good and the head steward Hendrix literally ran a tight ship, delivering things on time and as expected. We were lucky, great weather with 9 days of sunshine and one rainy morning. The camera room is large, the tenders are big, the ladders very stable. Diving made comfortable. We were lucky with just 10 guests, 5 US, 5 Malaysian. It made for lively encounters. Do not miss the Dewi.
Websites	Dewi Nusantara
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Solomons, Fiji, Tahiti, Sulawesi, Malapascua, Sipadan, Red Sea, Caribbean, Raja Ampat, Palau, Borneo, Maldives, Cocos, Hawaii
Closest Airport	Manokwari	Getting There	To Jakarta or Bali then to Sorong, Manokwari
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	85-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	25-75 Ft/ 8-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]Just dive safely
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	> 2
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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dewi Nusantara in Indonesia/Cenderawasih Bay

Dewi Nusantara: "Fantastic dive trip on luxurious boat", Jul, 2023,

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Dive Review of Dewi Nusantara in
Indonesia/Cenderawasih Bay