Boat: extremely well maintained. Diving: is there a way to contact clients ahead of time with estimated water temperatures? Crew: enjoyed them all, exceptional! G and Lisa are wonderful.
Archives: Testimonials
Pat
Thank you for a wonderful trip and all your care and attention. The Cruise Directors and the whole crew did everything possible to make our trip relaxing and enjoyable – definitely the best boat I have been on anywhere. It was a great trip where we could relax and be pampered – thank you. The boat itself is very special and I love the light and airy common areas. Diving: excellent pristine dive sites – well researched where appropriate, with good dive guides. My personal preference is for more critter diving but I appreciated the fish life – tremendous. Crew: brilliant cruise directors and crew who seem very happy and work as a team which is transmitted to the guests. Nothing was too much trouble. Can’t thank you all enough. Particular thanks to Putu for the carving for my 1000th dive – a gesture I will always remember. Food: excellent, great food – particularly loved the vegetables!
Sharlene and Eric
It will be hard to have as good of a liveaboard experience ever again! It was such a treat to not only have a staff person put on your fins while on the tender, but to have someone help strip off your wetsuit and then cover your shoulders with a warm towel. We even videoed this to show our friends!! Boat: we had Shinta – loved the windows and the authentic decor! We loved sitting upstairs during the day, eating upstairs and looking at the stars. Diving: some of the dives were spectacular! We loved the village visits. Crew: I have NEVER experienced such excellent service in EVERY area! Food: the staff did such a good job with variety considering the items that were available and the length of the trip. We really enjoyed the food.
Trina
Most impressive liveaboard ever! Lisa, G and crew seemed sincerely happy to try to answer every request. I NEVER feel like an imposition on this boat. ALL CREW members appear to enjoy their jobs. That makes everything very enjoyable for me. This is my second trip and this time I brought one friend, next time we bring more friends 🙂
Cindi
Thank you!! Terima Kasih to all of your wonderful crew! Love you all to pieces.
Don
G, Lisa and crew could not provide better service. They made us feel safe and at home in a very remote part of the world. Idy is also a great divemaster. Hope to see everyone again someday! Crew: absolutely great – no room for improvement.
Ashok
The trip and crew were terrific. Boat: the boat and its facilities are extraordinary, the best liveaboard I have seen. Diving: the dive guides were great.
Robin
I came to the Arenui as a beginner diver still needing my open water certification. During my first dive I was so nervous, at one point I just wanted to stop the dive but luckily I had the full attention of my amazing divemaster (G) and he helped me relaxed and continue through that dive. 10 dives later we were laughing underwater at the corals that looked like the cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland and I was completely relaxed. Thanks to G I can now call myself a diver! We had a wonderful time! Thank you so much. It is clear that the whole crew is very happy working on this boat and that really added to the quality of the experience. Boat: beautiful! A very comfortable feeling while being elegant at the same time. Diving: we were well informed and felt very safe. All the dives were fantastic. Crew: the entire crew was amazing but I want to especially mention Lisa and G, who made us all feel so welcome and completely taken care of. They went well beyond the call of duty in so many ways. The stewards and tender drivers were also wonderful. Food: lots of variety and all delicious. It was so nice to be able to special order whatever we wanted.
Paula and Josh
Before this diving trip aboard the Arenui to the Komodo Islands, I had only six open water dives. Now after 17 dives on this trip, I feel much more confident as a diver. The divemasters, Lisa, Joni, Ronald and Idy kept close to me during the dives and made sure I felt safe and secure the entire time underwater. The small dive groups of 3 to 4 people and expertise of the divemasters ensured sightings of sea creatures I never knew existed – frogfish, scorpionfish, sweetlips, nudibranchs and garden eels. One of the many highlights was swimming with manta rays! Thank you Arenui crew for a memorable diving vacation! The boat is beautiful and meticulously cared for. Every need was met with a smile – excellent service, food, equipment, guides, together with a beautiful Indonesian culture and landscape. Boat: excellent use of space; extremely comfortable and relaxing. Diving: felt like I was in good hands and that diver safety was of the highest importance. Crew: the entire Arenui crew went out of their way to provide the best service, food, and overall diving and vacation experience. Thank you! Food: couldn’t have been better – wonderful.
Greg and Linda
They are so many wonderful experiences, it’s impossible to pick just one. My favourite moments were when Lisa or Ronald or Joni or Idy would be so thrilled with the uniqueness of what we were seeing that they would cheer, clap, dance, and even jump for joy with their hands overhead and fists pimping – all underwater! One such instance was the cuttlefish party when we saw SIX different large cuttlefish of 3 varieties all within sight at once. When another of our dive groups came by and saw the first cuttlefish, we all held up our fingers, there where six within sight. It was thrilling to see their expressions as they spotted all 6, one at a time. It’s important to have great passengers/guests and we really did. Thanks to Jeff Chanin for organizing such a fabulous group of people! Boat: very nice to have charging and drying and storage areas (with the dry towels) for the cameras and computers in the restaurant area. Love the canopy and towels/pillows in the luxurious sky lounge area. Diving: loved Komodo! The variety, the wall dives, the pinnacle dives, the mantas. Incredible service by the crew helping us with our gear. Crew: all the crew were incredibly helpful, cheerful, smiling, good natured, safety conscious and doing everything imaginable to make the trip a joy.