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Stayed at Peters Dive resort. I can recommend it. It's a far drive from the airport, but private transportation is easily arranged through the resort. Diving set up is good, accommodations clean. food options plentiful and very cheap. Short ride into the nearby ``town'' if you want to explore...

Dan, I believe so.

Stevens Taxis has a good operation. I would recommend them for a trip.

Our transfer was at 1400 on the day we arrived. Our return was scheduled at 0800, but SJ can arrange for a local boat to take you to Rinka Island on your last day instead, the extra cost came out to 1.5 million Rupiah, that three of us split. That boat, after the visit to Rinka, got us back in...

if you have that time frame, SJ should be able to work with you. My timeline while there was very similar.

I just got back from a few days at Scuba Junkies. It is a ``resort'' but you dive from the dayboats that are out and gone all day. You usually leave the resort around 7, return around 3-4, and do three dives while out for the day. I think the flexibility comes from not being on a boat for 3...

Thank you for taking the time to finish the report and especially to speak about the incident. I just returned from Indonesia as well, and this is the first I am reading about it. Indonesia is a very special place, I am glad you enjoyed as much of the trip as you could, especially under the...

Good to hear. I would agree its easier just to fly directly into CGK. Also, Narita is a great place for a connection. Sorong.... not so much. You will have a great time either way!

Outside of lunch and some time on Peleliu there weren't very many land excursions. Most of the small islands around the dive sites are either too small or have crocs on them (so I was told anyway) so we didn't venture on to them. The boat did a long trek into the Rock Islands and we took the...

P-Dog, You should have plenty of flights to Japan from Hawaii. You should be able to hop nonstop to DPS and CGK from HND or NRT. Also, the possibility of flying the puddle jumper through Guam and MNL into either city. I know those aren't ideal, but you can match those against flying back up...

Good info. I have basically the same idea for a RA Nov 17 liveaboard. Going to hit up Bali, then Komodo before shooting over. Absolute looks like a good decision. I was at Liberty pre-covid. Loved it, but not interested in making that long drive up and back again just for a couple dive days.

Really enjoyed Belize. The diving was much better than I anticipated. I have every intention of doing another liveaboard there. Can't complain about my time on the BA 4. The company has its issues, but this boat is well run.

I was trying to fit a combo trip to Red Sea before my Indo liveaboard so I was doing a lot of HW. The dates just didnt play out in my favor. Water temps should be high 70s.

Nice report. Looking into a few days before a liveaboard. How was the price? Their website hasnt been updated since 2019. Thanks.

Aggressor has its issues, but a boat without AC, at least when functioning normally, is not one of them.

Sometimes there are misprints on the two big liveaboard sites. They will say no when it says AC in the cabin description. This is very often wrong. Always double check with the actual companies website.

I enjoyed the BP. Large boat, new, comfy and clean. Dive guides were good. Honestly though, if you can get a half off deal from Aggressor, that would be my biggest determining factor. Their rep in Palau still sounds good.

Was on the Black Pearl in Feb. Meant to do a review but got lazy. It was a nice boat. Crew is good and friendly; food is good and served hot. Rooms are nice. Large bathrooms with huge open showers (no wet heads). Mattresses are hard, but I slept fine on them. AC in the rooms is COLD, which I...

Good review. I was in the PH right around the same time and stayed at a dive resort down in Sogod Bay. I was tempted by a liveaboard, but the schedule just didn't work out. I will say, when I was looking, the Aggressor charges quite a premium, especially compared to land-based diving in the...

Very nice. I really enjoyed Tulamben.