Dive Review of Mermaid II in
Indonesia/Komodo Islands

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Mermaid II: "Great Operation, Amazing Diving, Komodo Dragon Encounters!", May, 2019, by David Jackson, CA, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11297 has 2 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 my third time diving the Komodo area on Mermaid II. It's the best diving I have experienced, so I keep repeating. We saw an incredible assortment of sea life. Some of my favorites included a leaf scorpion fish, barracudas, porcelain crabs, turtles, sting rays, marble rays, several sharks (white-tipped, black-tipped, nurse), a ribbon eel, an octopus, a cuttlefish, a crocodile fish, a hairy squat lobster, a pygmy seahorse, a star gazer, an electric clam, a long fin squid, various shrimp (skeleton, emperor, tiger mantis), tons of nudibranchs, and a two dives with 3-4 giant manta rays swimming about and making some very close passes. All of the sites had healthy coral and most had abundant fish life. The crew was great and my dive leader, Ketut, was excellent. Without him I would have missed half the stuff listed above. The boat is perhaps a step below luxurious, but it is clean with spacious common areas. My cabin was small but efficient with an en suite bathroom. Dive and safety briefings were excellent. Overall, just a great trip.
Websites	Mermaid II
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Monterey, Maui, Cozumel, Utila, Similan Islands, Puerto Galera.
Closest Airport	Denpasar	Getting There	This was a Flores to Bali trip. I booked a one-way flight from Bali to Maumere on Garuda, which cancelled without notification. Fortunately, I was able to get on a Wings flight that got me to Maumere a couple of hours late, but soon enough to board my boat before it departed.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	23-29°C / 73-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	10-30 M / 33-98 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow profile set by dive leader.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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	I dove without a camera, so I didn't pay much attention to the camera facilities.

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Dive Review of Mermaid II in Indonesia/Komodo Islands

Mermaid II: "Great Operation, Amazing Diving, Komodo Dragon Encounters!", May, 2019,

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Dive Review of Mermaid II in
Indonesia/Komodo Islands