Looking forward to 2019! Boat: wow! Really impressed. Diving: I really liked the detail of the briefings! Crew: not only did the things go smoothly that we SAW, but everything we DIDN’T SEE went smoothly also. The Cruise Directors were both FRIENDLY and EFFICIENT. Food: Excellent.
Archives: Testimonials
Darrel
Awesome trip, worth the time and money, loved variety of dives (soft coral, hard coral and especially muck). G was helpful. Enjoyed Jose’s presentations. Phari was awesome DM and Anto is the best. Wenton and Wayan were great.
Ainara
Raja Ampat es un paraiso pero el equipo del Arenui incrementa más el valor del viaje. Han ayudado a hacer el viaje muy especial. Barco: El barco ha sido muy chulo y cómodo. No hemos echado nada en falta. Quizás una ducha en la parte de arriba sí que se podría poner. Buceo: Ha estado genial. Muy bien organizados para ver todo tipo de peces, corales, etc. Tripulación: Han estado especialmente pendientes de TODO lo que hemos necesitado. Además de ser súper amables y divertidos. Comida: La comida ha sido excelente y muy variada en cada comida, todo muy RICO.
David
Really enjoyed the boat. G and Lisa are great! Boat: bathrooms are great for a boat! Thanks so much. Love the sink in the room. Would definitely recommend to friends. Diving: loved to see the healthy coral! Soft corals are amazing. A great place to visit and dive. Crew: must leave some room for improvement, but they really were all great! Cruise directors excellent. Can’t complain about that at all!
Anon
I am spoiled now. This sets the bar that other dive liveaboards must reach. When I return to dive Indonesia, rest assured it will be aboard the Arenui. Planning on coming back 3-4 years from now. Telling fellow divers this is the “only” way to dive Indonesia. Please feel free to luxe me with specials! Boat: very comfortable bed! Wish shower was more powerful. Diving: Wishing for more large fish encounters. But the number of fish and different types was awesome! Crew: G is a mad scientist. He could fix anything. Joni my divemaster was very calm and knowledgeable about the sites. Awesome massage. Stewards and tenders were the best. Anto is delightful. Everyone knows your name, your equipment. Best dive experience.
Wayne
Overall excellent experience! Lisa and G are wonderful people. Anto was very kind and a true pleasure. Beautiful fruit carving made for us. Truly wonderful staff on this boat! Very pleasant and helpful staff. Everyone! Interesting and informative talks from Jose.
Judy
I missed a couple of days of diving because of some congestion, so I missed seeing the giant manta rays. Lisa made a point of asking G to see what he could do to find them on a dive he lead us on. I hadn’t asked her to and appreciated her being so thoughtful! We didn’t see any but not for lack of trying. That’s great service! Thank you! Boat: beautiful boat, beautiful detail. Crew: crew is top notch. G and Lisa are wonderful. Jose gave great presentations. Anto is a real gem. Food: great food. Steak was incredible.
Paul
Would go anywhere with you.
Ann
Excellent value for money. A big thank you to our divemaster Jose – he always made me feel at ease with the diving. He was my dive partner for Yuliet (since Jamie was sick) – I loved Jose’s enthusiasm for the marine creatures, I found it contagious! 🙂 He made sure there was some “aquarium” diving since I am fairly new at this – a big hug and thank you for this! I really enjoyed his lectures – please keep going with that. I think future guests will really enjoy it! I would dive with him anytime! Diving: I always felt well informed about the dive sites. Was amazed at the amount of marine life! Crew: everyone friendly! Dive trips explained in great detail. I enjoyed the friendly relationship between crew and guests. Food: yummy food! Loved trying new things and flavours. Thank you for accommodating half portions.
Don & Penny
The complete trip was beyond what Donald and I expected. Thanks Lisa and G for making us part of the Arenui family throughout our short visit with you. The afternoon talks were wonderful and very informative. It is good to know how things “roll under the ocean”. Diving: wow! Crew: everyone went out of their way to make this “the best vacation and dive experience ever”. Food: Awesome – glad I packed the elastic stretch band pants!