Dive Review of Dewi Nusentara in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat

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Dewi Nusentara: "Best diving ever! Manta Ray Heaven!", Dec, 2015, by Catherine R. Mack, DC, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 8834 has 1 Helpful vote.
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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 the best dive experience of my life. The boat itself is huge and accommodating. The dive crew is very experienced, helpful and friendly. The diving (4 daily) was over the top. Never have I seen so many under water creatures and such diversity. The currents are wicked so it's important to be extremely skilled (we had lots of dive instructors on board!) or to stick with your dive master who, in our case, really knew how to anticipate and handle (turning us around/hooking us on/taking us deeper or shallower) the strong currents. You absolutely must have a reef stick and a reef hook. There are places where we expected to see Mantas but they showed up in places where they were unexpected. And they are so magnificent, aren't they? Food terrific. Crew friendly and accommodating. Rooms spacious and comfortable. Weather perfect. What's not to like? Coming home!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	everywhere in Caribbean including Cuba and numerous times to Belize/Also Fiji, Hawaii and Australia's GBR
Closest Airport	eastern indonesia sorong?	Getting There	let them arrange it for you. i am not sure.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	85-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	100-300 Ft/ 30-91 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	because there were so many really experienced and skilled divers on board, i think they let people do what they wanted. we stayed with the dive master but others went off on their own (and returned safe and sound).
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or 2	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Lots of serious photographers on board. They have one dive leader (name forgotten at this point) who is really a big deal in underwater photography and has helped those men who created all the fish books. So, I suspect one can 'hire him' to assist you as one of the guests did on our trip. Her photos were amazing!

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Dive Review of Dewi Nusentara in Indonesia/Raja Ampat

Dewi Nusentara: "Best diving ever! Manta Ray Heaven!", Dec, 2015,

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Dive Review of Dewi Nusentara in
Indonesia/Raja Ampat