Dive Review of Velocean live aboard in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Velocean live aboard : "First Class liveaboard", Apr, 2025, by Dee Foster, CA, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 13381 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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	A hard trip travel-wise and something we wanted to cross off our bucket list before we got any older. The 17 hour leg to Singapore wasn’t as bad as I anticipated. I had honestly been dreading it, but it wasn’t that rough. We did get an exit row though, so that helped. We over nighted in Jakarta at the place recommended by the All Star Velocean staff and it was a little quirky but fine. The place they had recommended in Sarong was not getting decent reviews so we opted for a better, slightly more expensive hotel and it was really nice. It was the Aston hotel. Our trip was Raja Ampat and Koon island, departing from Sarong and ending at Ambon for 11 nights. The weather was cloudy a lot with rain frequent. The dive boat was an exceptionally nice one. The service from the crew was absolutely top notch. They could not have been nicer, or more accommodating. The pros— Absolutely wonderful staff One dive guide to 4 divers. Our dive guide Leon was an absolute gem. When we told him we like to dink around slowly and don’t want to be led on a forced march, he immediately slowed down and found some great crit ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Tahiti, Fiji, Solomon Is., Palau, Australia, Caymans Honduras, Belize, Catalina Is. CA, Hawaii
Closest Airport	Sarong	Getting There	We flew thru Singapore to Jakarta, overnighted there then flew to Sarong the next morning. Departed from Ambon, back to Jakarta and thru Singapore.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	60 minute max dive time.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Velocean live aboard in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Velocean live aboard : "First Class liveaboard", Apr, 2025,

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Dive Review of Velocean live aboard in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat