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Dive Damai: "The Trip We Could Not Take", Sep, 2015, by Rickie Sterne/Chris Button, AR, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 8354 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	The Trip We Could Not Take We divers are quick to complain about service we perceive as substandard, but we are not always as prompt to praise service that goes beyond the necessary. We returned home from our spring dive trip to learn that Rickie was not just exhausted from extensive diving; he has metastatic cancer and renal failure. Obviously, we would not be making a three-week liveaboard trip in Indonesia next October as planned. Reeling under the emotional impact of the diagnosis and very busy with medical appointments and information gathering, I contacted Kimberly Larson, our travel agent at Reef and Rainforest. Kim did all the cancellations herself and made a new invoice for me of all the charges which were nonrefundabe. That invoice was very helpful in filing a claim for trip cancellation with our travel insurer, TravelGuard. TravelGuard paid our claim in full and promptly. Without Kim's help, I would not have been able to make the necessary cancellations, let alone file an insurance claim. We felt that we received excellent service from Reef and Rainforest. How many travel agents would be as helpful in cancelling a trip as in booking a trip? Rickie's cancer treatment is going well, so we are still perusing Undercurrent to find a good destination for possible rehab diving.
Websites	Dive Damai
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	around the Caribbean, GBR, Micronesia, Fiji, Sea of Cortez, other areas of INdonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

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By Alison Jones in GA, US at Sep 15, 2015 22:29 EST

Thanks for sharing, and best of luck to Rickie!

By MICHAEL ZAGACHIN in MA, US at Sep 17, 2015 21:56 EST

Wishing Rickie quick recovery and plenty of dives in the nearest future.

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Dive Review of Dive Damai in Indonesia

Dive Damai: "The Trip We Could Not Take", Sep, 2015,

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Dive Review of Dive Damai in
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