Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Gaia Love: "Great Expreience in Raja!", Oct, 2018, by Tim, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 10601 has 3 Helpful votes.
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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	This was a group charter for the whole boat. Everyone in the group is very experienced and all have been on several live-aboards. All agreed this was one of the best – if not the best – live-aboard they have been on. And the diving was fabulous. The dive staff is led by a couple, Gerry and Geil, who have very high standards. Diving is conducted from 3 pangas, a driver and guide on each. Their safety and conservation policies were excellent and the dive briefings were thorough. There are hot showers on the aft deck and warm towels and tea upon returning to the boat. Each dive station has storage under the seat and a camera rinse tank across from the seat as well as a shelf for storage. The helpful crew handled all gear and rinsed exposure suits after each dive. They were flexible on the itinerary and made sure that the photo enthusiasts were able to spend the time needed to get their shots. We had 9-days of diving, half in the south of Raja and half in the north. Many of the sites were controlled by resorts which meant a reservation was required. This was actually a huge benefit as we were the only boat. Some of the sites in the north were more crowded. The marine life was abundant and the coral was healthy in most sites. Very large schools of jacks, barracuda, bat fish, snapper and smaller fish. Several Wobegong Sharks, large grouper, turtles, a variety of eels and giant Mantas. A few spotted eagle rays. Usually a few black tips or white tips patrolling the reefs. There was no trash or debris at the southern sites and very little in the north. We were focused on wide-angle, so the only time we were looking for macro wa son night dives. The Gaia (“earth” in Indonesian) Love is a 1-year old, 40 meter long vessel. It has a max cruising speed of 14 knots powered by twin 829 hp Yanmar engines. There are 11 guest rooms. On our trip we had 20 guests and 21 crew. The food was excellent with a nice variety of international menu. There is a very large dining area, a lounge area, a separate camera room and multiple decks with outdoor seating. The staterooms on the second floor each have a balcony. Cruising was very comfortable and quiet – except when lowering the anchor.
Websites	Gaia Love
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Hawaii, Florida, Cuba, USVI, BVI's, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, La Paz, Indonesia, Chuuk, Palau, Fiji, Egypt, Saba, Dominica, St. Maarten, Bahamas
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	LAX => Hong Kong => Jakarta => Sorong
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	surge
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth, time at some sites, Working dive computer
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
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	Separate photo room. Plenty of storage and charging areas. Very clean. Crew offers to use pressurized air after fresh water rinse.

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Dive Review of Gaia Love in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Gaia Love: "Great Expreience in Raja!", Oct, 2018,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Gaia Love in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat