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GUEST COMMENTS-FORGOTTEN ISLANDS

2019
18 Nov / Andrew, USA
  Everything about the Arenui says classy while never becoming pretentious. Most important, every single crew member is friendly and kind. Food & Beverage: excellent. I may have lost weight only because the food was both healthy and tasty. Every single person is kind, and the crew are the best part of this trip, which is something considering the incredible diving. First class.  
2019
18 Nov / Coree, USA
The crew was incredible – took great care of us, also very fun. Could tell they were one big family & welcomed us in.
2019
18 Nov / Rosemary, USA
Compliments to the chefs and stewards. Meals were delicious. I was impressed with the way Mario & Kadek remembered our preferences about food and drinks. Special thanks to Herry. This was my first dive without my partner of 20 years. Herry took wonderful care of me on every dive. Also special thanks to Alex & Saoirse who both helped me a lot. The Roomboys did everything perfectly. I had two wonderful massages!! Bottomline, this crew was helpful, well trained, took good care of us, always had a smile and made us laugh! The entire crew was wonderful. The boat tenders took good care of us. Kai and Jose were informative and educational with great sense of humour.
2019
18 Nov / Anon, USA
Excellent service by all!
2019
18 Nov / Anon, USA
The care the team has for our gear is really wonderful. Special thanks to the incredible Mario, Fahmi, Kai and Chefs! We had a great trip!
2019
18 Nov / Garth, USA
My second trip on the Arenui. On the first trip I didn’t have any expectations so was easily impressed by the beauty of the boat and the trip. I ran on the second trip with high expectations and was again amazed by the staff and attention to detail.
2019
18 Nov / Bret, USA
Most unbelievable experience. Everywhere was beautiful and full of life.
2019
18 Nov / Susan, USA
All of the crew members were absolutely top notch and all were very good at their respective jobs. They did everything possible to make us comfortable and feel at home. The diving was given excellent. Dive sites were great, and Ronald is a gem. An excellent spotter, diver and very personable. The tender drivers were also very helpful and always where they needed to be. Boat decoration is gorgeous. My compliments to the decorator!
2019
18 Nov / Maria, USA
The boat looks fresh every morning. The diving: Well-planned, well executed. A first class top-notch cruise. Jose, marine biologist, informative & interesting. A nice touch to the cruise.
2019
04 Nov / Rebecca, USA
Ambon rocks! Nice variety of diving. Crew were the best! Always helpful and happy. Food was wonderful and always plentiful. Love all the fresh bread and pastries. It was nice to have Jose onboard for talks about marine life.
2019
04 Nov / Anon,
Glad to see healthy corals and the diversity of different areas. Our Divemaster went overboard to make sure we had a wonderful experience, very safety conscience. Stewards always help for add smiling. Excellent choices of food and drinks.  Well prepared cookies!!
2019
04 Nov / Lisa, USA
Love Famhi’s (divemaster) love for diving. Appreciate all the time Jose and Kai spent with Simon (new diver) to assist him. Toastie and chicken soup, yum! This adventure exceeded our expectations. One of the great things about travel is finding all those good, loving people in the world. Those people are the Arenui staff.
2019
04 Nov / Mark, USA
The diving - Had a blast. Thanks for the great weather! Everybody (the crew) was very attentive. Best service, did not have to touch any gear. First time to be stripped of my wetsuit and stuff, love it! Wow, what an assortment of food. The staff raised the bar on service! Thank you.
2019
05 May / Nathan, USA
The Boat: Everything was great from the amenities to everything in general.  The Diving: Ronald, Ronald, Ronald is the man!! Our guide an amazing at that. The Crew: Rock stars all around. Food and Beverage: Top notch.  
2019
05 May / Werner, USA
It’s the last day ….we are departing the Arenui tomorrow morning.
Everything went 100% perfect…..not a single complaint from anybody!!!!
WE HAD A FANTASTIC TRIP!!!!
Thank you again for the great 10-year anniversary wine…….we did not use it all because you were way to generous !!!
I trained Bob and Nathan for future trips to be our group leaders………I have been doing this to train future group leaders.
They both love the Arenui and its team and they will do a great job running trips for O.E.
The entire team was truly outstanding…..and I want to specially compliment you for having Jose on board…..everybody loved his presentations, his great personality !!!! and his upbeat and positive attitude!  HE MADE OUR TRIP VERY SPECIAL  and everybody just really appreciated him!!
2019
05 May / Anonymous, USA
My cabin was great! Amazing food; loved the fresh fruit and veggies each meal. I loved Jose’s talks and could have more. Great to have him on board and brought more value to dives. The loved photo contest; loved looking at Jose’s photos and getting the hard drive, great idea! Also, guys on the tenders were awesome. Mario and Kadek were amazing.  
2019
05 May / Anonymous, USA
Could not ask for a better second trip on the Arenui. Fantastic trip. Saw a couple of average reefs but for the most part great.  Food and Beverage: too great and ate too much.
2019
05 May / Anonymous, USA
Vessel: This was the perfect boat for my first liveaboard experience! We could not have had a better time! Diving: What can I say? WOW! Best diving and our dive master, Herry, attentive and so knowledgeable! All of the staff was exceptional! Mario and Kadek were fantastic stewards, used our names the first day and remembered every day what we liked to eat and drink. Our room boys were also amazing! They slipped in and cleaned everything perfectly. We also loved having Jose, the marine biologist, on board. His talks were interesting and informative! Excellent food and service! This was the trip of a lifetime! We booked over two years ago, and it was worth the wait! We will definitely be back! Thank you so much!
2019
05 May / Anonymous, USA
I really enjoyed Jose’s talks about the biology of the reefs and fish, wonderful!
2019
05 May / Anonymous, USA
The Boat: 100% perfect! The Diving: Honestly, perfect! The Crew: Not sure what to say! It was perfect and the staff was better than expected. The cruise director had everything under control! My compliments! Food and Beverage: Could not have been any better! Thank you! Love you guys!
2019
21 Apr / Claudette, USA
Lovely Boat. Love the Arenui and all its crew. We are coming back 2020+2021!
2019
21 Apr / Lory Ann, USA
Fahmi is a delight, had such a great time with him. Jose is so gracious and enthusiastic. Fery, thanks so much for always hanging my bathing suit. Thanks for stocking burgers and popcorn! Wenton’s massages were great. I hurt my back one day and I really think it was because he fixed it that I was able to continue to dive. Eman, Hasan, Kurniawan were terrific on the tender. Mario is a gem, he and Kadek never missed a detail. Thanks for filling our room fridge with diet coke!  
2019
21 Apr / Rebecca, USA
I prefer macro but I learned to love wide angle. The sites uniquely incredible. All staff are exceptional, over the top. So helpful! I feel quite spoiled. Thank you for the vegan entrees!
2018
22 Dec / Mark, USA
The boat: All excellent but photo facilities good. Diving: all excellent & dive sites were great. Every crew member  made special efforts to be helpful and anticipate guests needs and personal references- Awesome job! Also appreciate the nice balance between dive safety and personal freedom. Thanks to All for another great trip! Arenui's high standards make it easy to recommend – great to have confidence that guests will not be disappointed.
2018
22 Dec / Julie, USA
I love the hard woods! This is a beautiful boat and the crew clearly take care of it. Handrails for master cabin walkway would add to safety in stormy weather. Very excited that we got to spend time in misool. Fery was great at finding Macro and wide shots. And he found great stuff for the non photographers. This has been by far the greatest liveaboard we have done. The crew take care of everything , and I really appreciate the checking and follow up. G has been a very friendly and attentive cruise director. We are planning our next trip here already. Food and drinks aplenty. I really appreciate the great wine list- a very nice touch. This has been wonderful! Every crew member has been amazing. I especially want to thank Ferry and G for their attention to our group. We had a blast.
2018
19 Nov / Liz, USA
  The boat: Actual beauty! Every detail is spectacular & she is a sight to behold. Food & Beverage: excellent. Amazing! Consistently better than what we may pay for at a New York City restaurant. The chefs pampered us from dawn until nightfall. Truly a world-class experience delivered by a world-class crew. I don’t think I can put on my BCD, fins on without Hoiron & Hassan anymore. Mario, Kadek, Wayan & Wenton – hats off to their smart attentive care & of course our loveliest & most jesting divemasters Fahmi.  
2018
12 Nov / Erik & Lynne, USA
We thank all the people who made our trip so wonderful: Siska was a delight to deal with arranging everything for us. G was the consummate host. We appreciated learning the “ropes” and rules of Arenui so clearly and being guided through each day with such grace and humor. Jose was an unexpected gift. We enjoyed his willingness to teach us and to share his talent so enthusiastically with such grandiosity. Ronald, our divemaster, or “the Best ” was just great. We landed with him immediately. Bayu was so helpful to us 70+ year olds. Made us believe our diving days can continue with the kind assistance he gave us. The cheerful Sujai was also most helpful. We could go on naming many staff members we came in contact with. In their own way each and one of them made our diving trip the very best of the many we have done. It has been a wonderful to see that now we have found Arenui our diving days can continue.
2018
12 Nov / Carol, USA
This trip was perfection. It will be tough act to follow. Nothing can compare.
2018
12 Nov / Candace & Tom, USA
We love the Arenui. it’s design brings Indonesia to life for us. This was our second trip on the Arenui and it was even better! Each year improvements are made and we appreciated the effort to make the trips outstanding in everything.
2018
23 Oct / Don, USA
The boat and crew continue to out deliver my expectations. Only issue with the Arenui is that all other dive boats are measure against your standard and just don’t deliver. Another fantastic journey.
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