Dive Review of Solitude Adventurer in
Indonesia/Banda Sea

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Solitude Adventurer: "Looking for Hammerheads amid Nice Reefs", Oct, 2025, by Lisa C. Evans, CO, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 13606.
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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
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Comments	I guess this boat has been around a while, although it was new to me. Very nice accomodations, with comfortable cabins on the upper deck with big windows. It's a catamaran, so the movement is different - they say less - but we still needed seasick meds (Kwells), which is usual for the first couple days. Everything worked fine. Comfortable common area for lounging and eating, a deck on the second level which was nice and a good place to dry stuff, but was also the smoking area, so I didn't spend much time there. Sun deck up top was nice but warm! Plenty of shade up there, though. Food was delicious and quite varied. At least 2, sometimes 3 choices for protein, always rice, sometimes noodles, s ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Solitude Adventurer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	GBR, Philippines x 5, Raja Ampat x 3, Komodo, Fiji x 2, Solomon Islands, Lembeh, Caribbean, Bali, Palau, Yap, Red Sea, Maldives, Ambon, Sulawesi, Alor, etc
Closest Airport	Ambon	Getting There	via Jakarta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-86°F / 26-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Not really enforced, we just stayed together as a group.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	A very nice area on the cabin deck for cameras and charging. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Solitude Adventurer in Indonesia/Banda Sea

Solitude Adventurer: "Looking for Hammerheads amid Nice Reefs", Oct, 2025,

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 Solitude Adventurer in
Indonesia/Banda Sea