An outstanding trip, all around. You cannot say enough about the organization and professionalism of the entire crew of the Arenui. The service was the best, the food was unbelievable, and the facilities aboard the boat met our every need. Every day, after the first dive you came back to a clean room. There was always a crewman near to help, any time. The diving was good, The atmosphere was cordial, the crew gracious and respectful. Kudos to the crew directors, Debbie and Jerry; their leadership was reflected in the attitudes of the crew. This was the second live aboard that I have been on and there is no comparison between the two. I think that you would find it very hard to find another live aboard that can compare to the Arenui in providing any diver with across the board, total, satisfaction.
Archives: Testimonials
CF
Having been on many live-aboards in the world, The Arenui ranks at the top. The ambiance, food, and staff both Dive and Operations are top notch!!! First, the diverse range of top notch eats, prepared and presented in a way that rivals top restaurants of the world. The Dive/Cruise directors catered effortlessly to a very diverse group of divers from the needs of photographers to that of the novice, and dealt with diving issues in a top professional way. The Dive guides knew exactly where to go and pointed out every creature imaginable. You wanted to see it, the Indonesian dive guides knew where to find it and knew all about it….like diving with a marine biologist. The emphasis was on having a good time and that was reflected clearly in the dining and operational staff with a smile always on and a great sense of humor too. Thank You!! for the Trip of a Lifetime and look forward to recommending and diving with you in the next destination.
Paul
The Arenui is the ultimate dive boat with great service personnel and excellent food (too much!), dive guides are great and we were welcomed back to the boat with a hot shower/designated towel. Your dive gear is always ready to use, including your camera/video put into a plastic container waiting for you on the boat. A certified diver since 1960 – I highly recommend the Arenui.
Bill and Barbara
The Arenui is a first class dive boat with spacious cabins and gourmet food. The crew is there to assist you in every way before and after every dive. The dive guides are familiar with the area and had great knowledge of the dive sites and the marine life. The night dives were particularly outstanding with the guide’s ability to find many tiny rare sea creatures. All the staff, from the cruise directors Debbie and Jerry, to the kitchen crew and the support staff were excellent and made for an unforgettable trip. We booked this trip to Raja Ampat through Ocean Enterprises and were accompanied by the owner Werner Kurn and his wife Myra. Werner is an excellent trip leader. We highly recommend the Arenui and travelling with Ocean Enterprises.
Matthias
Any superlatives I could use would be insufficient to describe my trip aboard the Arenui. Wonderful meals, personalized service, and a great staff willing to go the extra mile made this trip extraordinary. The only thing better than the service were the spectacular dives. From tiny seahorses to immense giant mantas, our dive guides made sure we saw the very best of Raja Ampat below the waves. An amazing trip all around.
Eric & Kimberly
We booked our next trip on board before we left. Your boat is absolutely beautiful but it is the crew and attention to details that will keep us coming back. Your crew was such a delight to interact with. We will surely miss them and hope to see them on our next visit.
Alan
As a dive leader with groups in many parts of Indonesia, I can be assured that my diving friends and customers will never be disappointed in choosing the Arenui. I continue to believe that this is the finest dive boat in Indonesia. The Arenui offers some of most exciting dive dsetinations in the world and the comfort of a premier liveaboard. I was truly impressed with the friendliness and exceptional talents of the cruise directors, dive masters and crew. I’ve already signed up for another dive itinerary with the Arenui in 2011.
Jane
Excellent trip! My first liveaboard and I am so tottaly spoiled now. The boat was beautiful and comfortable with amazing attention to detail. The wood carving throughout and the decorated pillows in the lounge area made it a pleasure to be on board. Crew was outstanding.
Ralph
This was our third cruise with Arenui in the last 9 months. The boat was excellent on both earlier occasions and we found it still improved on this third trip, so we booked the fourth for next year. Rather than sitting back and enjoy their success, the owners of Arenui have taken guest suggestions to heart and made improvements where proposed, making the boat even better than it was before. One wonders how much better can it get???? There is absolutely no comparison with other liveaboards in the area, who all lag far behind Arenui in style and comfort. No other liveaboard has such beautifully designed and decorated huge cabins with real bathrooms not telephone boxes. No other liveaboard has such a huge comfortable lounge, sun deck and open air restaurant. There were 16 guests on board and we had 5 (FIVE) dive guides, all hugely experienced. We also made on-land trips and domestic flights before and after the cruise, which were organized by the Arenui office. All flawless!
Philippe
Great end-to-end organization, wonderful boat in a wonderful diving area!