Komodo -Mermaid II -anyone done this trip?

[Heg]

Hello
Got the chance of a cabin later this year. We did RA on Mermaid I and had a fantastic time, so I have no qualms about the boat. My main concern that it is 2 days shorter than the Mermaid I Komodo trip, so I want to make sure that we won't miss out on anything major....
Thanks

 

[dirtfarmer]

I've done Komodo on the Mermaid II the past two years and you will not miss any of the great spots.

 

[Heg]

I've done Komodo on the Mermaid II the past two years and you will not miss any of the great spots.

That's all I needed to hear. Thanks so much

 

[dirtfarmer]

My first post was brief as I had to get the Basil picked whilst it was cool.
Mermaid II does go all the way south so you get to dive Manta Alley- we did 2 dives there each year, and they also go to Cannibal Rock, which is epic. I could dive Horseshoe bay for a week
before I tired of it. They also dive Torpedo Alley there which is a great muck site. That's the one thing I love about the Bali-Komodo-Bali trips there are some great muck sites to dive.
Bima Bay 2 years ago was incredible, the site we dived 2 years ago was like 3 sites in Lembeh all rolled into one. We didn't dive Bima Bay this last year- my guide said boats have been dropping anchor and messed up the site, so we did more diving off Sangeang/ Sumbawa which has some great muck also. I saw my first and only Rough Snout Ghostpipe fish there and was ecstatic.

 

[Heg]

My first post was brief as I had to get the Basil picked whilst it was cool.

Nice. Mine has gone to seed....

Mermaid II does go all the way south so you get to dive Manta Alley- we did 2 dives there each year, and they also go to Cannibal Rock, which is epic. I could dive Horseshoe bay for a week
before I tired of it. They also dive Torpedo Alley there which is a great muck site. That's the one thing I love about the Bali-Komodo-Bali trips there are some great muck sites to dive.
Bima Bay 2 years ago was incredible, the site we dived 2 years ago was like 3 sites in Lembeh all rolled into one. We didn't dive Bima Bay this last year- my guide said boats have been dropping anchor and messed up the site, so we did more diving off Sangeang/ Sumbawa which has some great muck also. I saw my first and only Rough Snout Ghostpipe fish there and was ecstatic.

Sounds awesome. We've never done any muck diving, but hubby is a very keen UW photographer, so is excited to to give it a go. Thanks so much for replying . Im going to confirm the trip right now.

 

[Tippytoes12]

Hi there

I typed a reply but it disappeared....in any case, we did this trip in 2011 and it was incredible....you will love it so much ....I hope you have booked it.

Best fishesxx

 

[Heg]

Hi there

I typed a reply but it disappeared....in any case, we did this trip in 2011 and it was incredible....you will love it so much ....I hope you have booked it.

Best fishesxx

All booked. Thanks so much for the replies. Can't wait