Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Mermaid Liveaboards: "First class operation - great dive sites", Mar, 2023, by Michael Kay, CA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 12375.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	We went with Mermaid after reading other reviews in Undercurrent. We initially made the reservation in 2019 for a 2020 trip. They stayed in touch with us all the way until the beginning of the trip in 2023, and honored the price that they had originally given us (though they added a fuel surcharge which we had no problem paying). Their customer service is superb, very honest and professional, and they even helped with reservations for an unexpected flight we needed to take at the end of the trip. The Raja Ampat dive sites are incredible, and well-documented elsewhe ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Mermaid Liveaboards
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii Australia Thailand Indonesia USVI Florida Puerto Rico
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	Midnight flight from Jakarta. We advise getting to Sorong the day before trip starts. There's no other reason to be in Sorong, but we were able to find a decent restaurant.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	26-28°C / 79-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Bottom time
Liveaboard?	yes	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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Mermaid Liveaboards: "First class operation - great dive sites", Mar, 2023,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Mermaid Liveaboards in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat