Thank you to the entire Arenui family for a fantastic cruise in Raja Ampat. I hope that our second trip on Arenui will not be our last. Boat: thank you for keeping the public area so clean and neat at the same time. Diving: wonderful, variety beauty care and safety+ knowledgeable. Wonderful commitment to belt experience for divers, wonderful!! Crew: I really enjoyed Nic and Edu. They were always kind and encouraging to all guests. Love all the crew! They work hard and always seem happy to fulfill any wish. I feel very spoiled! Food: given the difficulty in shopping in Sorong they do an amazing job!
Archives: Testimonials
Tracy
You can build a great boat (and you did). You can plan it out excellent itineraries (which you did). But without the best crew in Indonesia it wouldn’t set you apart from the rest. Treat them well they are your crown jewels. There I was enjoying a serene marine landscape when suddenly my zen state was disturbed by a cartwheeling truck axle a whipping chain and a desperate clawing man attached to the two. Ok that’s not true but this is: It became a game. We’d start the dive by saying Ronald find us a pygmy seahorse, and he would. Multiples. Once, 10 in a single fan. Never did he fail. It revolved in a battle of wills… who would tire of the game first? Dive after dive, smaller and smaller he found us pygmies. In the end he never stopped finding them and we never stopped wanting to see them. Boat: a well-designed and maintained boat. Great use of woods a warming and inviting set of spaces. Diving: the best. Crew: the crew is what sets the Arenui a part. They are family. They execute their tasks with professionalism and diligence but are smiling laughing and joking as well.
Kandie
Nic has an amazing smile, great knowledge and good customer service. Edu met challenges with creative solutions and never let us see him sweat. The Arenui continues to amaze me. Thank you and thank the entire crew land and boat! Pre-trip help was really good. The Arenui is like diving with your family. It always delights at every wave. The crew on land and sea is knowledgeable and enthusiastic but more they anticipate your every need with smiles, fun and friendship, incredible sightings and wonderful boutique experience. Selamat terima kasi, thank you! Diving: dive sites were well chosen for the conditions. Even our “exploratory dives were well timed. Crew: Siska, Debbie and Jerry amazing. This is an amazing family crew. Anto working alone was exemplary. Wayan and Wenton were amazing always smiles and help before we needed it, Kitchen awesome! Dive guides good friendly knowledgeable and around to answer questions. Every crew member was friendly and efficient. Edu and Nic are doing a great job! Food: excellent ability to work around special diets.
Drew
Crew: Wayan and Wenton awesome! Anto Wow! Edu incredible knowledgeable. Nic world class smile great diver. Food: great job and special diets.
Mike
The Arenui is the premium liveaboard dive boat. Kudo to the staff. This trip ranks as one of my very best! Within one day the staff, all of them, knew my name and preferences. The diving was excellent, divemasters took extra care to find critters. The staging crew was fantastic. It’s going be terrible to go back to mountain diving.
Heather
This is an amazing boat and amazing crew in a beautiful part of the world for scuba diving. The best liveaboard I’ve been on!!!! Crew: everyone was awesome!!! Food: if there were any complaints it’s that there was too much awesome food! Impossible to turn down.
Fred
Service was excellent. You spoiled my wife so much she felt special.
Joan
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!
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.