All staff very friendly, helpful and accommodating. Made doing this many dives very easy. Beautiful dive sites. Ronald was great as divemaster, able to find such tiny creatures!
Archives: Testimonials
Marcus & Debbie
My wife booked my dream trip for my birthday. It did not disappoint! The diving was top notch and the birthday cake was pretty good too!! If I could go back and do the entire Raja Ampat trip again I would not change a thing, I don’t think that I could say that about any vacation I have taken in the past. The cruise directors Lisa and G and the entire crew have a palpable passion for diving and customer satisfaction. We will be back! A dream trip for us, well executed! Will try to find a way to come back for more. One crew member really stand out: Kadek, the head steward – always attentive, knew our names from day 1! Nothing was too much trouble for him – he has the patience of a saint! Diving: Everything about the diving is superb. Crew: The entire crew is a credit to the Arenui organization. Lisa and G do a fantastic job of making everything run seamlessly. Food: Food is well prepared.
Dave
Thank you for this trip of a lifetime. Boat: loved the ship. Diving: loved it – trip of lifetime for me. Crew: great bunch top to bottom – warm smiles worn. I didn’t make many requests but all attended to promptly. Food: Food and preparation were great.
Sharon
Thank you for making our stay onboard a pleasant one. Everything was so wonderful. Crew: Such a friendly and ethusiastic crew. Made the trip even more special for our group. Loved all! Food: Every dish was excellent!
Lissa
I’ve been on several liveaboards and this (the Arenui) is by far the best experience – and the crew is 90% of the reason (10% the diving). Such great service and warmth. Thanks for making this trip the trip of my life. I hope to come back!!
Karen
Our dive master Jose was very good to show us many things. On one dive he showed me a stonefish. He motions for me to come close and pointed. When I looked I actually saw a family of 3 stonefish side by side. Jose was quite surprised, he had only seen one. Its funny to have a laugh underwater. I motioned for Lissa to come so she could take a picture. It was quite a great picture. I nicknamed the shot “Sly, the Family Stoned†☺ I know I checked “excellent†on every category. It really was! Boat: Loved the service. Feeling of magical comfort. Shinta cabin was great, always clean. Extremely comfortable and charming. Diving: Great sites and friendly tenders. I especially liked the briefings. Lisa and G do a great job there. I saw every coral and critter I hoped to see. And I always felt safe. Crew: Lisa and G are perfect in their jobs. Really nice and professional. I loved them a lot. Our divemaster (Jose) was outstanding. He took great care of us throughout the trip. He was knowledgable of all sights and corals and fish and critters. I truly liked him and will try to keep in touch with him. Also every single crew member was so very nice to us. I felt like family. Food: So much food! Great variety and very tasty. Beef was specially tender and good quality. I always requested ice tea which was freshly brewed always!
Liz
Lisa was FABULOUS, she took extra care of me underwater, including putting on my BC and showing critters and pulling me in current. I always felt super safe with her. Kadek is an outstanding person, very kind and helpful. The boat guys were fun. They all knew my name and I am ashamed to say I didn’t know theirs. The massage was great. The kitchen was so clean. I walked by it many times for days and it was always spotless. The crew always had a smile and hello. Made the trip very pleasant.
Dave
Awesome trip! Crew was excellent. Spoiled me – no other ship will be able to beat this crew! Keep it up!
Catherine
All excellent. G and Lisa are better than excellent!
Ronda
I had extremely high expectations coming into this trip for the Arenui because I have heard nothing but spectacular comments from former patrons. Those expectations were not only met, they were surpassed and I look forward to my next cruise with you! 🙂 ABSOLUTELY value for money. Very grateful pointer sticks were available on board, I didn’t had a chance to buy one before. G, THANK YOU so much for letting me use your magnifier… It really made my whole trip to get to see everything in such fine detail! My sincerest gratitude and appreciation to the entire staff for making this experience more special than I could have possibly imagined!!! Boat: all excellent, specially comfort. Diving: Dive briefings were excellent! Loved the presentations and would have enjoyed more of them. Jose was phenomenal! He was patient, informative, excellent at finding critters and just a really warm, friendly, nice guy! Crew: all excellent, specially cruise directors, chefs and stewards. I had VERY HIGH expectations into this trip and they were exceeded BY FAR! EVERY member of the staff was helpful, friendly, interactive, accommodating and a true pleasure to be around! Food: all excellent. Food was REALLY GOOD! Especially loved the curries!