Dive Review of Dive Damai in
Indonesia/Komodo Islands

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Dive Damai, Dec, 2013, by Garry Gough, FL, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7478 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Cabin 6 is the largest room with high ceilings. About 450 square feet at the stern of the ship. Private balcony except when crew needed to move lines. Cabin 5 directly below 6 and is similar but with lower ceilings and smaller balcony. The other cabins were all very nice but smaller and below the salon deck. Ship is about 3yrs old. Two nice size closets have A/C units above them and can make damp areas in the closets. Main salon door slides but is very hard to move. Laundry is done every day. 7:30am, 11am, 3pm, 6pm approx. times. Crew would go out 15 minutes before dive time and dive the site for current, temp, viz information. They would come back, brief us on conditions and take a max of 4 divers per boat with a guide. All gear is brought to the Skiff, you gear up on the site and back roll. At surface you hand up gear to driver and walk up ladder. There are two skiffs so if you come up early the skiff will take you back to the boat provided there is always one skiff at the dive site. The crew rinse out your wet suits, hang them, and put them on your station prior to each dive. You get a towel with your station logo so you always have the same towel. Water or hot chocolate before and after each dive. Dry breakfast at 6am dive then breakfast of your choice, usually eggs, bacon, pancakes. Lunch usually a small salad, protein, fruit salad. Dinner soup/salad protein and small dessert, sometimes a fruit salad. Only snack is around 3pm which could be a cookie. Food portions are not large. Quality was good. One crew member provided 3 massages per day on first come basis. This was done on the upper deck on a lounge chair. There is suppose to be a maximum of 10 divers which I verified with Alberto on more than one occasion. 18 total crew. On my trip they had 12 divers. One was the brother of the dive master and the other was a working guest as he was to evaluate the electrical on the ship.
Websites	Dive Damai
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-50 Ft/ 6-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No max dive time. 3 day dives and 1 night dive. 1 dive guide per 4 divers. The guide would come up after 60 minutes but you were able to stay down.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	Each person has their own camera station with shelves, closets, electrical outlets. Each diver had their own rinse tank exclusive to that diver for their camera equipment.

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Dive Review of Dive Damai in Indonesia/Komodo Islands

Dive Damai, Dec, 2013,

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Dive Review of Dive Damai in
Indonesia/Komodo Islands