Dive Review of Archipelago Fleet/Adventurer II in
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Archipelago Fleet/Adventurer II, Dec, 2008, by Helen Malnar, FL, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 5076.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Adventurer II was transitioning from one area of Indonesia to Raja Ampat so we picked up the boat in Ambon and then cruised around Misool and them on up around Cape Kri and disembarked in Sorong, diving many islands and sites along the route. It was an 11 night trip which I would recommend. I would be a happy diver if I could spend the rest of my days diving Indonesia. The critters were amazing, you just never knew what you may see next! The pygmy seahorses may be rare, but not in this part of the ocean. We counted 10 on one sea fan! The critters are a lot of what we saw on the Komodo trip, with a few additions. We spotted a Wobbegong shark which we never saw on the Komodo trip. Ornate ghost pipefish, dragonets, mantis shrimp, lionfish, cuttlefish, and also mating cuttlefish are just some of the stars of diving this part of the world. The boat is nice and spacious, and the crew is amazing. They learn your name right away and ALL crew will address you by your name. The panga drivers will immediately ask you how was your dive, before you have taken off your mask! They want to practice their English on you so they are always engaging conversation. Very, very friendly people. The food was better than on the Komodo Dancer, and this is what they advertise. The service overall is just outstanding. The divemasters were excellent at finding pygmy seahorses and other critters. They were a little overzealous on wanting to show everyone everything they found. Sometimes I just didn't feel like swimming over to see another pygmy seahorse!! James and Francesca were our cruise directors but they were new to the boat and did not know some of the sites very well, but that was ok because the main divemasters, Ali and Made did know the sites. I wasn't too pleased to see Francesca wear gloves on every dive. There is no reason for a divemaster to wear gloves when the water is so warm. Archipelago met us in Bali and escorted our group both coming and going. This is a very important feature especially when it came time to weigh the luggage and pay the fees for going over weight limits at the two small airports to and from Bali. My buddy and I stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel in Bali and loved it. The free breakfast was fabulous! Overall a great trip, can't wait to go back!!!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Komodo Islands, Socorro Islands, Cocos, Galapagos, Australia, Palau, Fiji, Caribbean, Mexico, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-84°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	80-90 Ft/ 24-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Time restriction
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Archipelago Fleet/Adventurer II in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Archipelago Fleet/Adventurer II, Dec, 2008,

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Dive Review of Archipelago Fleet/Adventurer II in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat