scubaozy
Contributor
I was on this very boat back in 2019 for 12 days/11 nights trip but my experience differs slightly from OP. The boat was pretty old and bathrooms were a little tired looking but usable. Nitrox production capability was enough for only half of the guest capacity, people who booked early, dived nitrox. This is actually a problem, I had to do several decompression dives and one guest in fact got dcs and we did disembark her at R4 dive lodge, which I believe belongs to same owner as the boat. We had at times rough seas, captain lost an anchor and was not recoverable. They did not have chain to attach to reserve anchor, so, we had to hang around dampier couple if days to have it supplied from Sorong. The worst was that the boat was infested with tiny ants or termites, we could not identify what they were, but they were all over the place, on the main cabin, it felt like dinner table was alive.
On the positive, the trip was extremely good value because it was not main season, food and guides were good. Overall I enjoyed it but I would do it only if the price is half of what you would pay for high end LoB in the region.
On the positive, the trip was extremely good value because it was not main season, food and guides were good. Overall I enjoyed it but I would do it only if the price is half of what you would pay for high end LoB in the region.
