Dive Review of Nai'a Fiji in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Bligh Water

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Nai'a Fiji: "Central Fiji aboard the Nai'a", Nov, 2016, by Mark Rosenstein, MA, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 9318.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my tenth cruise aboard the Nai'a, my favorite liveaboard. I'm a big-time fish geek, and continue to find new fish species while diving familiar sites, as well as hitting a few new sites each trip. Eight months ago Cyclone Winston hit central Fiji pretty hard, and in some places destroyed corals as much as 100 feet deep. Since then the Nai'a has carefully picked dive sites that were spared by the storm. Since most of us on this charter had been on the Nai'a before, we asked to revisit some old favorites that they had been avoiding. It's good to check occasionally and see what conditions are like. Some bommie tops that were cleared by the storm are already dotted with table coral colonies a few inches across. A couple of sites they just noted to check again in six months. But most of the places we dived were great, full of the colorful soft corals, table corals, and clouds of anthias and fusiliers that Fiji is known for. This trip the currents were unusually calm, even on sites that usually have a lot of current. While this made for easy diving, it also reduced the visibility and produced fewer pelagics.
Websites	Nai'a Fiji
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Komodo, Lembeh, Tulamben, Palau, Solomons, Wakatobi, GBR, Galapagos, many Caribbean
Closest Airport	Nadi, Fiji	Getting There	Flew Los Angeles to Fiji on Fiji Airways.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Most dives had no limits other than staying out of deco. Occasionally we were asked to limit to an hour due to the site being a longer skiff ride from the ship or on night dives.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The Nai'a has an excellent set-up for photographers, with a large camera room right off the dive deck. The crew are very experienced in handling camera rigs and move them between the dive deck and the skiffs for you.

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Dive Review of Nai'a Fiji in Fiji and Tuvalu/Bligh Water

Nai'a Fiji: "Central Fiji aboard the Nai'a", Nov, 2016,

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Dive Review of Nai'a Fiji in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Bligh Water