Great Time! Fabulous memories. From being picked up at the airport to departure always felt very very very well taken care of. Staff was very helpful. If you asked for anything special you received it. The steward remembered your name from first memory and attended to every request. The boat staff was great help with on and off the wetsuits. Divemaster excellent!!! Very attentive and helpful. Edu and Nic conscientious and helpful. Wonderful time!
Archives: Testimonials
Jesper
From the get go, you feel special. This was my second trip with the Arenui and it was equally good this time. I love muck and the start in Ambon bay was great! More critters than you could ever ask for. I did not want to leave. Thanks Arenui we will be back! Crew: Working tirelessly with all our demands. Especially high remarks for Nic that took such a great care of us above and under water and she is great fun. Also Anto who goes out of his way to make you feel special.
Toni
Best liveaboard I’ve been on. The Cruise Directors set the atmosphere on any boat and from Nic to Edu down everyone was unfailingly friendly and helpful and professional.
Jan
I found the Cruise Directors professional in their knowledge of all the aspects of diving, sites, and the area of Indonesia. They are an asset to your operation. Boat: I have been on many dive boats, this one is outstanding. I was so impressed with the presentation of this beautiful boat. Crew: this crew is helpful polite and always smiling their performance of their duties is faultless. Nic and Edu are excellent Cruise Directors, always helpful and polite. They work so well with the crew. Food: top marks to the chefs delicious food lots variety.
Glenn
A fantastic second trip on the Arenui, from the moment we were greeted at the airport we felt part of the Arenui family. Special thanks to Nic who patiently and professionally helped me get my confidence back for diving. Also Edu and Nic for their patience and real hospitality as cruise directors as well as from the crew. “A fantastic trip where I got to see things I have never seen before. The knowledge of the divemasters of the reefs of the dive sites and sea life was exceptional. My favorite experience was being able to spend a number of dives observing the reef and the giant Mantas! Thanks for an unforgettable experience. Diving: for me a good mix of sites. Appreciated the comprehensive knowledge of the sites and real concern for safety of the guests. Crew: one of the highlights of the cruise as the staff were very customer focused caring, professional and friendly. A fantastic team!!! Food: only concern was too much food…
Anonymous
The support and care of the crew was the best I’ve ever experienced. Everyone seemed to enjoy their roles and facilitate friendships with crew and other passengers. Thanks for a wonderful experience! Our last dive, like so many, had so much to see – Ambon scorpionfish, octopus, seahorses, eels, frogfish, devilfish – all in a few meters. So amazing to see the flamboyant cuttlefish who quickly changed from brown ‘rock’ to an incredible display of colours. Healthy reefs and such a variety of dives – muck, wall, macro and schooling hammerheads! Wow!!! Crew; the crew was amazing – they work well together – helpful in every way and spoiled us with their care.
Tim
The crew really fostered a sense of family community that permeated the whole trip. We leave not only having seen almost embarrassing quantities of incredible creatures but with new friends from around the world. Incredible journey! Boat: I have no suggestions to improve the facilities – they are many times better than any liveaboard before. Diving; the flow of divers was managed beautifully. Crew; the crew was incredibe – every one of them from Aan the tender driver, to Wyan and Wenton and Anto and all the other crew and our fabulous cruise directors. I hope they are all here next time we are! Food; the food was wonderfully prepared and certainly plentiful.
Brian
Diving: the diving was incredible and the divemaster made it possible to see so much sea life. Crew; the crew was amazingly nice helpful friendly and went out of their way to make the trip great.
Denise
Crew; Nic was amazing helpful and very friendly, she always made sure we got what we needed – always smiley.
Alex
When diving, I mainly first like to see stuff that I’ve never seen before. With relatively few dives, the easiest things to hope for are the big stuff. On this trip I saw so much I’ve never seen before – most of it small, no less amazing for it – but that moment when two eagerly anticipated hammerheads swam into view, and when the devil rays circled us curiously – they remain the two highlights. Thanks to all Arenui crew! Boat; the boat is beautiful elegant and comfortable. There was a great sense of ‘coming home’ as the tender brought us back after each dive. Diving; the diving was spectacular! It’s a privilege these days to get up close and personal with such remote place. I’ve seen things I wouldn’t have believed. The excitement of divemasters and cruise directors is infectious, before and after the dive! Crew; I honestly do not believe anyone could have been more helpful welcoming attentive from delivery of service to general great conversation. Every person managed a delicate balance of professionalism, service and friendliness – necessary for such an intimate type of trip. Food; the food was delicious and plentiful. I ate less as the trip went on, but that was by no means a comment on quality – I first gorged myself on deliciousness and had to reign myself in as there was so much to try… There was a lot of fish on the menu – apparently as its always requested and expected by divers – which I thought strange considering the oceanic problems.