Dive Review of Dewi Nusantara in
Indonesia/Alor & Komodo

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Dewi Nusantara, May, 2012, by Martin Roberts, Fordingbridge, GB ( Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 6579.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	Not our first trip on board Dewi Nusantara (previously also known as Paradise Dancer) and again it didn't take us long to remember why we return. Excellent service from friendly crew in very comfortable surroundings. Cabins are spacious and well appointed - master cabin is ridiculouly spacious. Plenty of deck space, sun loungers and good space for kitting up for a dive. Unless weather prevents it, all meals are served outside on the main deck with it's great views & automatic air conditioning. Cannot complement the helpfulness and friendly service from all crew enough. Diving was mixed in subject with some great muck/macro sites in the Alor region along with some great coral sites in that area before moving on to the Komodo region and many of the bettter known sites in that area often for current blown pelagic diving. Note - we saw little sign of the reported dynamite fishing damage that has been reported - some but no widespead destruction. Weather was unkind at times (very windy and therefore choppy at on occassion) preventing us from diving some of the more southerly dive sites yet we still found plenty of excellent locations. That said dry and warm the whole trip. Overall I continue to recommend Dewi Nusantara as an exceptional dive yacht (the best in the region? - probably...) and cannot recommend her highly enough both for facilities and staff - next trip onboard to Cendrawasih in February - can't wait!
Websites	Dewi Nusantara
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Many Indonesian locations - Bali, Komodo, Alor, Wakatobi, Lembeh, Raja Ampat. Philippines, Thailand, Maldives, OZ, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Costa Rica, Eqypt, Jordan, Ecuador, USA, Grenada, Tobago, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Cuba.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas
Water Temp	21-29°C / 70-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	5-20 M / 16-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No enforced rules - recommended 60 minute dive time with consideration for other divers. All dives planned as no deco dives.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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	Well set up camera room with plenty of charging points. Dedicated main deck rinse tank and careful crew handling of all equipment. Solid tenders make for better handling of gear than RIBs. Unusual itinerary (Alor & Komodo) gave a wide range of subject matter from macro to mating white tips.

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Dive Review of Dewi Nusantara in Indonesia/Alor & Komodo

Dewi Nusantara, May, 2012,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Dewi Nusantara in
Indonesia/Alor & Komodo