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.
Archives: Testimonials
Herb
Everything was fantastic!!! The ship and crew were wonderful. We were completely spoiled! This is our second trip with the Arenui, and I consider this to be the best liveaboard on the planet! Many of the crew has changed but the quality has not.
Karen
Lovely time once again! Very happy Ronald helped Herb when his regulator stopped working. I always felt very safe on all dives! Thank you.
Stuart
I waited to celebrate my 50th birthday on the Arenui – this is the finest liveaboard, possibly in the world – diving, guides, food, accommodation. I would be amazed if this can be “bettered”. Indonesian diving is still unspoilt, hurry up and treat yourself to the Arenui! This is the finest dive holiday experience I have ever been part of.
Renee
While every element of this adventure was to perfection, the staff made for a magical and most memorable experience. Beautiful, caring, friendly people – never change any of these wonderful people! The SMILES make you feel so welcomed and part of the family. G and Lisa are GEMS. They are professional yet personal – attending to EVERY DETAIL and ALL THE TIME. And they are nice, funny, perceptive and inviting. Thank you!!
Daryl
First liveaboard and it was easy and great. Diving was great, divemaster (Lisa) was the best possible. Will come again. Perfect!
Annick
Beautiful week. First, the boat is great, the crew is very kind. Everything went on perfectly. People on the boat were nice and got along well together. Everybody enjoyed and had a great relaxing time. We were very lucky for diving, good guide (Ronald) showing us the small stuff, wonderful corals, good visibility and few currents. What a chance. A very nice “souvenir”. Thank you to all.
Irene
Diving: Lisa is a great divemaster, very happy with her, would dive with her 100 more times. Crew: Guillem and Lisa are excellent at dealing with everybody, great choice of directors!! Food: all excellent. Chefs were great and always tried to accommodate everybody’s tastes.
Connie
I had a knee surgery 10 weeks ago, and all the crew really gave me special attention and care.
Rich
Thanks for a great vacation!