Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards in
Indonesia/Komodo

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Mermaid Liveaboards, Oct, 2012, by Randall S Preissig, TX, US ( Top Contributor 38 reports with 15 Helpful votes). Report 6753.
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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 is my second Mermaid liveaboard trip--the first was in Thailand in 2011. The facilities and itinerary are top notch, but what really sets this trip apart is the extraordinary efforts of the dive staff to show each customer every possible thing on every possible dive. There are generally 4 groups of 4 divers if the boat is full, and each DM spends every minute optimizing your dive, usually by finding unusual critters, etc. Dive briefings were the best I've ever experienced and included 3-5 pictures of critters we might encounter. Additionally, the dive sites are carefully choosen to give a range from "muck" diving(that several quests who had been to Lembeh said exceeded that well known(and now over-run) site) to Manta encounters--each optimized by the planning and experience of the dive crew. The range of diving encounters, from pygmy seahorses and mimic octopi to Mantas and Komodo dragons(on land!)was unmatched in my 35 years of diving--and that includes Galapagos with land excursions. The remainder of the crew were top notch as well--dingy diving is a little strenuous for some, but this crew even put your fins on for you in the boat! I'm not going to list all the "usual suspects" that we saw, but will say they certainly met my expectations, which are always high.
Websites	Mermaid Liveaboards
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Sipadan, PNG, Australia, Fiji, Palau, Tahiti, Cocos, Galapagos, Truk, Bonaire, Cozumel, Red Sea, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	74-84°F / 23-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Sport diving limits of 130 feet, dives generally limited to one hour
Liveaboard?	yes	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	Best Photographers I've ever encountered were on board and were happy with the set-up, as was I

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Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards in Indonesia/Komodo

Mermaid Liveaboards, Oct, 2012,

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Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards in
Indonesia/Komodo