Dive Review of MV FeBrina/Walindi Resort in
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MV FeBrina/Walindi Resort, May, 2013, by Marie Murray, CA, US ( 2 reports). Report 7094.
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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	There may be nothing bad to tell. I spent a couple of days on the Walindi Resort Day Boats prior to boarding the MV FeBrina for a 10 day cruise of Fathers, Witu and Kimbe Bay. Day Boat crews were excellent, sites beautiful, fairly short rides. Walindi Resort accommodations excellent - cottage lovely, staff welcoming, very attentive to all needs, great food, beautiful grounds. MV FeBrina crew including dive master/guides, cabin crew, and cooks just wonderful, friendly, competent people. Two sometimes three local dive master/guides on every dive 4 to 5 dives daily. Maximum number of divers 12 - 11 on this trip due to accommodating three single divers - all skilled, experienced divers, photographers mostly considerate of each other's shots. Very relaxed, easy diving for the most part. Water too warm for my 3mm. wore just a full skin even on night dives. Boat is small but plenty of room for everything. Soft and hard corals & sea grasses, fans etc. in great shape, lots of fish, lots of reef sharks. Amazing muck diving. Only a few sites with strong currents, lots of great walls, some deeper swim throughs. Food & wine fabulous - fresh, tasty and lots of it! PNG not easy to access from the US - 30 hour trip from San Francisco due to not great connections. used Air Niugini from Narita and back thru Hong Kong with great success - no major delays, no cancellations. Can't say enough great things about Walindi Resort and MVFeBrina!
Websites	MV FeBrina
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Hawaii, Fiji, Monterey, California Chanel Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	86-88°F / 30-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	60-120 Ft/ 18-37 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	back on boat with 500 psi; some time restrictions if needing to motor e.g. back by 4:30 from 3pm dive to move boat; no diving after drinking alcohol
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	crew of MV FeBrina exceptionally focused on finding small creatures for macro photographers. also very accommodating to photographers of all levels. lots of space for large rigs, lots of charging stations. very careful with all equipment.

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By philip nicozisis in FL, US at Aug 17, 2013 18:06 EST

Nitrox ?

By jeffrey haber in CO, US at Dec 22, 2013 19:59 EST

I am interested in PNG but have avoided it because of the travel difficulties - not easy to get to and stories about PNG not being safe. What was your experience?

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Dive Review of MV FeBrina/Walindi Resort in Papua New Guinea

MV FeBrina/Walindi Resort, May, 2013,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of MV FeBrina/Walindi Resort in
Papua New Guinea