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WAOW Charters: "Raja Ampat on the Waow does NOT disappoint", Jan, 2018, by Holly Bent, HI, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 10105 has 2 Helpful votes.
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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
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Comments	After 15 previous liveaboard experiences and history of working in the industry, WAOW is the best boat we (my husband and I) have been on! This was the Raja 4 kings charter in Jan 2018 with 12 days and 11 nights. The lay out of the vessel is superb. Even if we had, had a full charter, their is plenty of room to escape. (The hammocks on the forward deck were perfect to watch the sunset. ) This boat provides ultimate relaxation (privacy) or perfect socialization (whatever your seaking). The meals, diving and overall experience is top notch. Teamwork among the staff is exemplary. Even the captain was present at every dive to help guests on and off the boat and onto the tenders. The rooms are spacious and its nice to have a mini refrigerator. All the towels were new and fluffy, better than most hotels. They had a robe if you needed, which was of the same quality. The diving in Raja is nearly always great, but I do believe that the reefs have improved since my last visit. We saw sharks and manta's on nearly every dive. The boat was careful to avoid other vessels, and we found ourselves diving in areas that others choose not to visit. Getting into the water is standard back roll off the tenders. Dives averaged 4 per day with bottom times of 70 minutes. The boat employs a videographer, (who has been with the boat since its inception) who does a nice job of capturing the trip and giving you a FREE copy of the video before you leave. What a great perk. Meals were phenomenal with buffet at breakfast and sit down for lunch and dinner. They catered to food allergy and would attempt to satisfy all special requests. Although the charter is not cheap, it is money well spent. We are definitely going back...
Websites	WAOW Charters
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia (extensive), Maldives, Palau, Yap, PNG, Philippines, Fiji, Caribbean, Hawaii, Australia, Coral Sea, New Zealand, California, Central America, Micronesia, Mexico, Tahiti, Solomons, and more
Closest Airport	Sorong	Getting There	best via jakarta or bali thru makassar
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	4
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	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
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Overall the handling of the photography equipment was the best I have encountered. I gave the boat facility a 4 stars, just due to the size of the camera room. WIth a full boat its size would be too small. I was extremely lucky, and was the only daily UWP. It is a good set up with plenty of storage shelves, the working counter space is small. For a full charter I would bring a power strip for charging.

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

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By Maria Chapman in TX, US at Jan 20, 2018 16:47 EST

Thanks for the report. Reminds me of the captain on the old Archipelago boat. How was the food pls?

By report author: Holly Bent in HI, US at Jan 20, 2018 20:40 EST

The food was great with an amazing variety... the meat is from Australia. Fresh produce, different soups every night as a starter to the meal. You could do special requests too. I’m a picky eater with a lot of food allergies... I just went over them with the kitchen staff on my arrival and it was no problem. They have a nice European and American influence... The captain worked very hard and was always involved in the day to day operations. I am missing my chocolate strudel for breakfast 😀

By Maria Chapman in TX, US at Jan 20, 2018 21:35 EST

Tks Holly for the response. We have been to Indo and Raja Ampat before and hope to go back soon. Usually, we have had fabulous food everywhere, except on one boat, that should have been the best of them all but wasn't. Indonesian food is great, so we always eat that choice. Will certainly consider this liveaboard from your report. Safe diving :)

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Dive Review of WAOW Charters in Indonesia/Raja Ampat - the 4 kings

WAOW Charters: "Raja Ampat on the Waow does NOT disappoint", Jan, 2018,

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Dive Review of WAOW Charters in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat - the 4 kings