Dive Review of Lissenung Island Resort in
Papua New Guinea/Kavieng, New Ireland

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Lissenung Island Resort, Aug, 2009, by Bill DuBois, TX, USA ( 2 reports). Report 5047.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Lissenung website is accurate, and contains a good map of the dive sites. See www.lissenung.com . Ange and Dietmar are friendly, talkative and accommodating hosts who are in regular contact with guests throughout the day and at meals. The staff is friendly and helpful. Dietmar and Nozaki were fine dive guides, and generally good at pointing out marine life of note; divers generally were allowed to "do their own thing", so that the group never felt bunched together. Current speed generally was mild, though it picked up considerably in a few places near the Bismarck Sea channels; current direction (in or out through those channels) was a major factor in daily selection of dive sites, but I was confident that Dietmar and Nozaki always tried to pick the "best" available site for the conditions. The dive boat generally left at 8:30-9:00 and returned for lunch by 1-2PM. The usual routine is two dives per day, but getting in a third boat dive at 3:30 or so to a nearby site was never a problem. Twin-engine boat is spacious -- plenty of room for nine guests plus DM and driver. Visibility varies by dive site but seemed about 50-70 feet in most places, with lots of particulate in the water. Lots of sharks, eagle rays, barracuda, some dogtooth tuna, the usual reef fish, cuddle fish, crocodile fish, quite a few nudibranchs. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, but do not have air conditioning. The ceiling fan does a pretty good job of cooling; in addition, several afternoon and evening rains cooled things considerably. Mozzies were not a problem for me, though the website does warn of them. No TV, but internet is available at no cost. Resort guests were mainly European couples (I was the only Yank), mainly German, and generally experienced, good divers. When we did have a less-experienced diver on the boat, a separate DM guided her and her husband. Lissenung is an excellent choice if you're looking for a place that has great diving and a laid-back environment. Not much to do if you're not a diver. I was there for a week, and wish that I had stayed for 10 days, given the travel time to get there.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Coz, Florida, NC, Hawaii, Costa Rica, T&C, GBR/Osprey Reef, Poor Knights NZ, Komodo and Bali
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, currents, no currents
Water Temp	82-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Few restrictions. Divers "dived their air". Some suggested limits of depth, but nothing enforced strictly.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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
UW Photo Comments	Good in-room facilities (desk, electrical outlets), large freshwater tank for post-dive, but very small (and not big enough) on-boat freshwater tank.

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Dive Review of Lissenung Island Resort in Papua New Guinea/Kavieng, New Ireland

Lissenung Island Resort, Aug, 2009,

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 Lissenung Island Resort in
Papua New Guinea/Kavieng, New Ireland