Thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable voyage on your pristine vessel. It was a trip of a lifetime. The boat – what can I say? Total luxury. The diving – the coral reefs and diversity of marine life was spectacular. I always felt safe. The crew – the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff and crew was outstanding. They were always there with your favourite beverage, your dive towel, helping remove gear or putting on fins. A total luxury liveaboard. The food – I have to learn how to make my husband mie goreng now for breakfast!
Archives: Testimonials
John
Had a great dive experience. I would do this trip again in a heartbeat. Great crew and directors!
Al and Melanie
The entire crew is over the top. They have raised the bar as far as taking care of their guests. I have been on lots of liveaboards and hands down this was the best. Our group loves to have fun. A bunch of us brought pirate outfits with us and we had ‘pirate night’ during our stay. Needless to say it caught on and I hope there are future pirate nights onboard the boat. It was great fun. There’s nothing like traveling to a remote location such as this for us NorthEasterners and feeling so welcomed and a part of it all to really get the exposure to the people, the most beautiful Indonesian people and the great diving that this part of the world has to offer. We so hope to come again to visit Raja Ampat and dive again with the same crew and with Jerry and Debbie and all the rest of the crew. Thank you again. The boat – the boat was so different from all the other boats we have been on before. We really enjoyed the uniqueness. The cabins were roomy and extremely comfortable. The diving – it took us a bit to get used to the system used on the boat but I love the fact that when you board the tenders you have nothing in your hands. The crew – the crew could not do enough for you. They attended to all our needs, were very polite and friendly. Just the fact that they knew our names right away made us feel right at home. Our dive guide Ali was the best. The food – I loved all the great food you served.
Len
This has been one of the best trips I’ve ever been on. Everyone is so friendly and helpful.
Palmer and Gwen
This is an amazing experience for divers and non-divers alike. My husband is a diver and could not say enough about the dives, the array of sea creatures encountered and the organization of the dives. As a non-diver, there were opportunities to snorkel at or near the dive sites, visit a beach for lounging or shallow water snorkeling, kayaking or just sunbathing/reading on the deck. With your every need being anticipated and met, either way you could not go wrong. The boat – we were pleased to find the website represented the actual facility very well. Everything was true to form and well exceeded our expectations. The diving-excellent!!! Very knowledgeable divemasters, they were able to locate and point out things that would otherwise have been missed. The crew – each and every crew member went above and beyond to ensure our stay was pleasurable. They were personable and pleasant from sun up to sun down. The food – amazing!!! Words cannot describe the meals offered on this liveaboard.
Joe and Cheryl
Had an incredible time. Crew couldn’t do enough for you and everyone was extremely friendly. Highly recommended. Thank you for a great week.
Hilaire
With an over 30% return rate you are obviously doing most everything right. Congrats! Hergen and Kerri are spectacular at their jobs. And should be seriously commended for calmly dealing with any issue that arose. The diving – great for macro! The crew – awesome crew!
Sibylle
The crew – great. The food – too much food but excellent. Thank you.
Sharyn
This is my first liveboard and I think I am definitely spoilt. The food is better than any high class restaurant. It has many varieties and I never got hungry. The crew members are always so polite and willing to help us. Divemaster Wawan also showed me a million things and taught me so many things. It’s great to see how passionate everyone is. DIVE STORY: “It was the last dive. We decided that we should dive a little longer than usual. Four of us, including our divemaster Wawan went down to about 80 feet. As soon as he showed the Spanish mackerel we heard a ‘boom’ and we looked around and saw that the air from one of our dive members was gushing out at high speed. We all were stunned but Wawan reacted fast and swam to her and gave her his octopus. He quickly turned off her air. The diver did not panic as she was experienced. He then signaled to me and my mom to continue while he and the diver slowly surfaced. We hung around for a while, taking photos, while Wawan went to change the hose. After that we met again and continued our dive. It is very reassuring to know that our divemaster is always alert in case anything happens to us and at the same time entertain us and find many interesting things for us!” It is definitely the best liveaboard ever! Even though it’s my first, if I had a choice I would choose Arenui without a doubt! Wonderful experience. The boat – everything is just perfect!!! The diving – saw too many things for me to take it all in! The crew – simply awesome! Especially my divemaster Wawan, he really took care of me and showed me so many new things. It’s so great that he has so much knowledge and passion for the underwater world and diving. The stewards are super friendly! Wawan never fails to make me laugh!
Faith
The crew – cruise directors were the best ever!