Dive Review of Arenui in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Arenui, Mar, 2012, by daniel a kurz, MT, US ( 1 report). Report 6496.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This is our second trip on the Arenui in the last year. Both trips were so perfectly run that we can say that we have absolutely no suggestions to make them any better. We have been on many liveaboards and none have come close to the overall experience offered by the Arenui. Th accommodations on the boat are amazing for a liveaboard- the cabins are hugh, wonderfully decorated, comfortable beds and way more storage than we could use. They serve five meals a day- little breakfast, big breakfast, lunch, hot snack and dinner. We think that we are picky eaters and never on either trip did we have a bite of food that we did not like. They are also delighted to fulfill any request that any guest might have including extra helpings of ice cream! The staff of 22 - for 16 guests were friendly and professional and the service was so good at times it was almost too much- we do not need help taking off our booties! The crew takes care of all gear including washing and hanging wetsuits between dives as well as handling all your gear.n Hot shower and warm dry towels offered after each dive. The cruise directors Jerry and Debbie make sure that everything was to everybody's satisfaction and they take extreme care in selecting the dive sites to maximize the dive experience given the conditions that exist. Their briefings are extensive and the dive guides 1 for 4 divers are all very experienced and very helpful at critter locating. They crew met us at the airport took care of all our baggage and transportation and on departure they checked all are baggage and got our boarding passes while we hung around on the Arenui until it was time to get to the airport. While the Arenui is not inexpensive it is a great value given the entire experience. We have taken many less expensive trips and found them not to be worth it. We have been hesitant to write this report in the past because the Arenui has been discovered and we now have to wait until 2014 to take her to Alor but decided that it was unfair not tho share this amazing boat with the diving community.
Websites	Arenui
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Komodo, Raja Ampat, Bali, Galapagos, Hawaii, Caribbean, Socorro, California, French Polynesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	85-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	generally 100 ft and 70 min.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	> 2
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Plenty of dry storage and work areas for camera gear. sufficient charging stations and power in cabins both 110 in salon and 200 everywhere else. fresh rinse tank. The crew rinsed dried and returned cameras to your selected area after every dive. The crew also made sure all your equipment was on the dive boats prior to your arrival at each dive.

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Dive Review of Arenui in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Arenui, Mar, 2012,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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

Dive Review of Arenui in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat