Instant Reader Report
on NAI'A Cruises / NAI'A in
Fiji / Bligh Waters on
2003/01
by
John Jo Lewis , CA, USA
Report Number 031013210338369

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 Bahamas, Belize, Bonaire, California, Caymans, Cozumel, Dominica,
Fiji(Taveuni) Hawaii, Kosrae, Palau, Papua New Guinea 

Dive Conditions

Good suggestions, excellent briefings, but no depth limits. Use good
judgement. Dive tender diving is flexible enough for extra long dives or
lots of short ones. There's lots of freedom and support available for
whatever makes you happy - just ask!   

Plenty of room for tinkering, crew is camera savvy and helpul about
preventing equipment mishaps. Help is available if you want to improve
your photographic skills.  

Overall Rating

Depending on local conditions, Nai’a’s Fiji itinerary will take a unique
path through unspoiled and dramatic reefs and bommies in the Bligh Water
region, North and East of Viti Levu.  I have previously enjoyed diving
around Taveuni and Matangi, and had recently seen some great diving in
Papua New Guinea, but the reefs and pinnacles we dove during this year’s
10 day New Year’s charter were a revelation. Coral and fish life were
diverse, abundant and colorful in the extreme.
Take a look at all the prettiest footage in the Coral Reef Adventure Imax
film to get an accurate idea – It was all shot diving at reefs pinpointed
by Rob Barrel and Cat Holloway, Nai’a owners who frequently host these
voyages.  Their unique knowledge of Fiji waters combined with an
experienced and enthusiastic crew, show the Bligh waters at their best, as
they are able to plan diving at their favorite spots so as to take
advantage of ideal tide and current conditions in a way that is almost
uncanny.
The height of liveaboard luxury is being at the right place at the right
time, staying as long as you like, and surfacing to find your dive tender
waiting to pick you up and whisk you back to a warm towel and a relaxing
surface interval. The skill and efficiency of Nai’a’s friendly Fijian crew
make all of this look easy, even if you’re hard core enough to repeat the
experience 5 times a day.

Food was plentiful and tasty, cabins are pleasant and the plumbing works.
This is a well run operation with a happy, competent crew.    
 

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