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MV MERMAID I INDONESIA GUEST INFORMATION PACK 2021-2023
As at March 2021
Our luxurious liveaboard MV Mermaid I is a 28 metre, twin engine steel
motor yacht, built with a diver’s comfort in mind. Well known for our
professionalism, reliability, awesome crews and offering amazing diving,
added to attention-to-detail maintenance each year, has proudly brought
Mermaid I the award-winning reputation as one of the world’s leading
liveaboard vessels. With years of experience of diver’s expectations and
requirements, Mermaid Liveaboards strives to take you to all the best
diving sites throughout Indonesia. As well as our iconic Bali-Komodo-
Bali cruises we also dive the truly spectacular destinations of Raja
Ampat, Ambon, Banda Sea, Alor, Lembeh, Halmahera, Togian Islands,
Forgotten Islands, Ring of Fire and more!
She comfortably holds 15 guests in 1 Master State Room (king size
bed),1 Single and 4 Deluxe Cabins (king size or twin beds) and 2 Lower Deck Cabins (double/twin beds) All main deck
cabins have ensuite bathrooms, panoramic sea view windows with doors opening onto the gangway. The lower deck cabins
are very comfortable offering ensuite bathrooms and unhindered, direct access to main deck gangways. All cabins are air
conditioned, iPads for TV, toiletries and loads of fluffy towels.
Our huge purpose built dive deck and wide stern dive platform with two exit ladders and fresh water showers area diver’s
dream. 6 camera rinse tanks mean your valuable equipment is well looked after. Delicious Asian and western meals are
served in our “Sawasdee Restaurant” with large windows to enjoy the views or how about trying our delicious BBQs! After
meals relax in our saloon with our multimedia entertainment center, or select from our extensive reading library complete
with a full range of marine life books. Mermaid I offers two outside decks, one shaded with comfortable lounge seating and
the fabulous sundeck with sunshade and loads of cushioned sun beds –a great place to relax or enjoy a massage. NITROX
is available on every cruise.
Detailed below are cruise prices, schedules, itineraries and FAQ’s to assist with your inquiries. Our professional booking
team is ready to answer any questions within 24 hours of request. If you have any questions please contact us via email
info@mermaid-liveaboards.com skype mermaid.liveaboards or click on www.mermaid-liveaboards.com
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MERMAID I RATES & DESTINATIONS 2021 Cabin Type: Master Single Deluxe Budget
No. Cabins 1 1 4 2
Individual Travelers - 2021 Total No. Pax: 15 2 pax 1 pax 8 pax 4 pax
# Dives Days/Nights
Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9 € 4,300 € 4,300 € 3,900 € 3,600
Bali-Komodo-Maumere and reverse 27-28 10/9 € 4,300 € 4,300 € 3,900 € 3,600
Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,100 € 3,800
Sorong-Raja Ampat-Sorong 29 10/9 € 4,900 € 4,900 € 4,500 € 4,100
Sorong-Raja Ampat-Sorong 36 12/11 € 5,400 € 5,400 € 5,000 €4,600
Raja Ampat-Halmahera-Lembeh or reverse 33 12/11 € 5,400 € 5,400 € 5,000 €4,600
Raja Ampat-Bandas-Ambon or reverse 32-33 12/11 € 5,400 € 5,400 € 5,000 € 4,600
Maumere-Alor-Bandas-Ambon or reverse 34-35 12/11 € 5,400 € 5,400 € 5,000 € 4,600
Biodiversity Special - Maumere-Alor-Banda
48-49 16/15 € 6,200 € 6,200 € 5,800 € 5,400
Sea-Raja Ampat-Sorong or reverse
Trip Code 2021 Depart Arrive Destination #Dives D/N
MMI 16/21K Sun 20-Jun-21 Tue 29-Jun-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 17/21K Wed 30-Jun-21 Fri 9-Jul-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 18/21K Sat 10-Jul-21 Mon 19-Jul-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 19/21K Tue 20-Jul-21 Thu 29-Jul-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 20/21K Fri 30-Jul-21 Sun 8-Aug-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 21/21K Mon 9-Aug-21 Wed 18-Aug-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 22/21K Thu 19-Aug-21 Sat 28-Aug-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 23/21K Sun 29-Aug-21 Tue 7-Sep-21 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 24/21BM Wes 8-Sep-21 Fri 17-Sep-21 Bali-Komodo-Maumere 27 10/9
Biodiversity Special -Ring of Fire
MMI 25/21MA Sat 18-Sep-21 Wed 29-Sep-21 Maumere-Alor-Banda Sea-Ambon
34 12/11
Biodiversity Special -Ring of Fire
MMI 26/21AM Thu 30-Sep-21 Mon 11-Oct-21 Ambon-Banda Sea-Alor-Maumere
35 12/11
MMI 27/21AL Tue 12-Oct-21 Thu 21-Oct-21 Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9
MMI 28/21MB Fri 22-Oct-21 Sun 31-Oct-21 Maumere-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 29/21P Sun 31-Oct-21 Sun 14-Nov-21 In Port/enroute 0 15/14
Biodiversity Super Special
MMI 30/21SP Mon 15-Nov-21 Tue 30-Nov-21 Maumere-Alor-Banda Sea-Raja Ampat *
49 16/15
MMI 31/21RJ Fri 3-Dec-21 Sun 12-Dec-21 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 32/21RJ Mon 13-Dec-21 Wed 22-Dec-21 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 32/21RJ Thu 23-Dec-21 Sat 1-Jan-22 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
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MERMAID I RATES & DESTINATIONS 2022 Cabin Type: Master Single Deluxe Budget
No. Cabins 1 1 4 2
Individual Travelers - 2022 Total No. Pax: 15 2 pax 1 pax 8 pax 4 pax
# Dives Days/Nights
Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,000 € 3,600
Bali-Komodo-Maumere 27-28 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,000 € 3,600
Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,200 € 3,800
Raja Ampat 29 10/9 € 5,000 € 5,000 € 4,500 € 4,100
Raja Ampat 36 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Raja Ampat-Halmahera-Lembeh or reverse 33 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Raja Ampat-Bandas-Ambon or reverse 32-33 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Lembeh – Togian Islands - Lembeh 30 11/10 € 5,050 € 5,050 € 4,550 € 4,150
Lembeh – Togian Islands - Lembeh 34 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Maumere-Alor-Bandas-Ambon or reverse 34-35 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Biodiversity Special - Maumere-Alor-Banda
48-49 16/15 € 6,500 € 6,500 € 6,000 € 5,500
Sea-Raja Ampat-Sorong or reverse
Trip Code Depart Arrive Destination #Dives D/N
MMI 01/22RJ Sun 2-Jan-22 Tue 11-Jan-22 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 02/22RJ Wed 12-Jan-22 Fri 21-Jan-22 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 03/22RL Sat 22-Jan-22 Wed 2-Feb-22 Raja Ampat-Halmahera-Lembeh 33 12/11
MMI 04/22LT Thu 4-Feb-22 Mon 14-Feb-22 Lembeh-Togian-Lembeh 30 11/10
MMI 05/22LT Tue 15-Feb-22 Sat 26-Feb-22 Lembeh-Togian-Lembeh 34 12/11
MMI 06/22LR Sun 27-Feb-22 Thu 10-Mar-22 Lembeh-Halmahera-Raja Ampat 33 12/11
MMI 07/22RJ Fri 11-Mar-22 Sun 20-Mar-22 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 08/22RJ Mon 21-Mar-22 Wed 30-Mar-22 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 09/22RA Thu 31-Mar-22 Mon 11-Apr-22 Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Ambon 32 12/11
MMI 10/22AR Tue 12-Apr-22 Sat 23-Apr-22 Ambon-Banda Sea-Raja Ampat 33 12/11
Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Alor-Maumere-
MMI 11/22SP Sun 24-Apr-22 Mon 9-May-22 Biodiversity Super Special *
49 16/15
MMI 12/22AL Tue 10-May-22 Thu 19-May-22 Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9
MMI 13/22MB Fri 20-May-22 Sun 29-May-22 Maumere-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 14/22P Sun 29-May-22 Sun 6-Jun-22 in Port Bali 0 21/20
MMI 15/22P Sun 6-Jun-22 Sun 19-Jun-22 In Port Bali 0
MMI 16/22K Sun 19-Jun-22 Tue 28-Jun-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 17/22K Wed 29-Jun-22 Fri 8-Jul-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 18/22K Sat 9-Jul-22 Mon 18-Jul-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 19/22K Tue 19-Jul-22 Thu 28-Jul-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 20/22K Fri 29-Jul-22 Sun 7-Aug-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 21/22K Mon 8-Aug-22 Wed 17-Aug-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 22/22K Thu 18-Aug-22 Sat 27-Aug-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 23/22K Sun 28-Aug-22 Tue 6-Sep-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 24/22BM Wed 7-Sep-22 Fri 16-Sep-22 Bali-Komodo-Maumere 27 10/9
Biodiversity Special -Ring of Fire
MMI 25/22MA Sat 17-Sep-22 Wed 28-Sep-22 Maumere-Alor-Banda Sea-Ambon
34 12/11
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Biodiversity Special -Ring of Fire
MMI 26/22AM Thu 29-Sep-22 Mon 10-Oct-22 Ambon-Banda Sea-Alor-Maumere
35 12/11
MMI 27/22MB Tue 11-Oct-22 Thu 20-Oct-22 Maumere-Komodo-Bali 27 10/9
MMI 28/22K Fri 21-Oct-22 Sun 30-Oct-22 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 29/22P Sun 30-Oct-22 Sun 13-Nov-22 Port/enroute 0 15/14
Biodiversity Super Special
MMI 30/22SP Sun 13-Nov-22 Mon 28-Nov-22 Maumere-Alor-Banda Sea-Raja Ampat *
48 16/15
MMI 31/22RJ Wed 1-Dec-22 Sat 10-Dec-22 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 32/22RJ Sun 11-Dec-22 Thu 22-Dec-22 Raja Ampat 36 12/11
MMI 33/22RJ Fri 23-Dec-22 Tue 3-Jan-23 Raja Ampat 36 12/11
MERMAID I RATES & DESTINATIONS 2023 Cabin Type: Master Single Deluxe Budget
No. Cabins 1 1 4 2
Individual Travelers - 2023 Total No. Pax: 15 2 pax 1 pax 8 pax 4 pax
# Dives Days/Nights
Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,000 € 3,600
Bali-Komodo-Maumere 27-28 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,000 € 3,600
Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9 € 4,500 € 4,500 € 4,200 € 3,800
Raja Ampat 29 10/9 € 5,000 € 5,000 € 4,500 € 4,100
Raja Ampat 36 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Raja Ampat-Halmahera-Lembeh or reverse 33 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Raja Ampat-Bandas-Ambon or reverse 32-33 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Ambon – Bandas - Ambon 28 10/9 € 5,000 € 5,000 € 4,500 € 4,100
Lembeh – Togian Islands - Lembeh 34 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Maumere-Alor-Bandas-Ambon or reverse 34-35 12/11 € 5,500 € 5,500 € 5,000 € 4,600
Biodiversity Special - Maumere-Alor-Banda
48-49 16/15 € 6,500 € 6,500 € 6,000 € 5,500
Sea-Raja Ampat-Sorong or reverse
Biodiversity Raja Ampat – Banda Sea - Ambon 41 14/13 € 6,000 € 6,000 € 5,500 € 5,000
Trip Code Depart Arrive Destination #Dives D/N
2023
MMI 01/23RJ Wed 4-Jan-23 Fri 13-Jan-23 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 02/23RJ Sat 14-Jan-23 Sun 23-Jan-23 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 03/23RL Mon 24-Jan-23 Sat 4-Feb-23 Raja Ampat-Halmahera-Lembeh 33 12/11
MMI 04/23LT Sun 5-Feb-23 Thu 16-Feb-23 Lembeh-Togian-Lembeh 30 12/11
MMI 05/23LT Fri 17-Feb-23 Tue 28-Feb-23 Lembeh-Togian-Lembeh 34 12/11
MMI 06/23LR Wed 1-Mar-23 Sun 12-Mar-23 Lembeh-Halmahera-Raja Ampat 33 12/11
MMI 07/23RJ Mon 14-Mar-23 Thu 23-Mar-23 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 08/23RJ Fri 24-Mar-23 Sun 2-Apr-23 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 09/23RA Mon 3-Apr-23 Fri 14-Apr-23 Raja Ampat-Banda Sea-Ambon 32 12/11
MMI 10/23AR Sat 15-Apr-23 Wed 26-Apr-23 Ambon-Banda Sea-Raja Ampat 33 12/11
Biodiversity Super Special
MMI 11/23SP Fri 28-Apr-23 Sat 13-May-23 Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Allor - Maumere
49 16/15
MMI 12/23AL Sun 14-May-23 Tue 23-May-23 Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9
MMI 13/23MB Wed 24-May-23 Fri 2-Jun-23 Maumere-Komodo-Bali 27-28 10/9
MMI 14/23P Sat 3-Jun-23 Mon 12-Jun-23 in Port Bali 0 10/9
MMI 15/23P Tue 13-Jun-23 Thu 22-Jun-23 In Port Bali 0 10/9
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MMI 16/23K Fri 23-Jun-23 Sun 2-Jul-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 17/23K Mon 3-Jul-23 Wed 12-Jul-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 18/23K Thu 13-Jul-23 Sat 22-Jul-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 19/23K Sun 23-Jul-23 Tue 1-Aug-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 20/23K Wed 2-Aug-23 Fri 11-Aug-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 21/23K Sat 12-Aug-23 Mon 21-Aug-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 22/23K Tue 22-Aug-23 Thu 31-Aug-23 Bali-Komodo-Bali 28 10/9
MMI 23/23P Fri 1-Sep-23 Sun 10-Sep-23 In port/en route 0 10/9
MMI 24/23BM Mon 11-Sep-23 Wed 20-Sep-23 Bali-Komodo-Maumere 27 10/9
MMI 25/23AL Thu 21-Sep-23 Sat 30-Sep-23 Maumere-Alor-Maumere 27 10/9
Biodiversity Special Ring of Fire -
MMI 26/23MA Tue 1-Oct-23 Thu 12-Oct-23 Maumere-Banda Sea-Ambon
34 12/11
Biodiversity Special - Ring of Fire
MMI 27/23AM Fri 13-Oct-23 Tue 24-Oct-23 Ambon - Banda Sea - Maumere
35 12/11
Biodiversity Super Special
MMI 28/23SP Thu 26-Oct-23 Fri 10-Nov-23 Maumere-Alor-Banda Sea-Raja Ampat
48 16/15
Biodiversity Special
MMI 29/23RA Sun 12-Nov-23 Sat 25-Nov-23 Raja Ampat -Banda Sea-Ambon
41 14/13
MMI 30/23AR Sun 26-Nov-23 Thu 7-Dec-23 Ambon-Banda Sea-Raja Ampat 33 12/11
MMI 31/23RJ Fri 8-Dec-23 Sun 17-Dec-23 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 32/23RJ Mon 18-Dec-23 Wed 27-Dec-23 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
MMI 33/23RJ Thu 28-Dec-23 Sat 6-Jan-24 Raja Ampat 29 10/9
PORT DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL DETAILS
Bali-Komodo-Bali Board Benoa Pier Bali 13:00-15:00 Disembark Benoa Pier Bali 08:00-08:30
Bali-Komodo-Maumere Board Benoa Pier Bali 13:00-15:00 Disembark Maumere Flores 08:00-08:30
Maumere-Komodo-Bali Board Maumere Flores 12:00-14:00 Disembark Benoa Pier Bali 08:00-08:30
Raja Ampat Board Sorong Papua 07:00-14:00 Disembark Sorong Papua 08:00-08:30
Maumere -Raja Ampat Board Maumere Flores 12:00-14:00 Disembark Sorong Papua 08:00-08:30
Raja Ampat-Maumere Board Sorong Papua 07:00-14:00 Disembark Maumere Flores 08:00-08:30
Raja Ampat-Lembeh Sulawesi Board Sorong Papua 07:00-14:00 Disembark Bitung Lembeh 08:00-08:30
Lembeh Sulawesi-Raja Ampat Board Bitung Lembeh 12:00-14:00 Disembark Sorong Papua 08:00-08:30
Maumere-Alor-Maumere Board Maumere Flores 12:00-14:00 Disembark Maumere 08:00-08:30
Raja Ampat-Ambon Board Sorong Papua 07:00-14:00 Disembark Ambon 08:00-08:30
Ambon-Raja Ampat Board Ambon 10:00-12:00 Disembark Sorong Papua 08:00-08:30
Lembeh – Togian - Lembeh Board Bitung Lembeh 12:00-14:00 Disembark Bitung Lembeh 08:00-08:30
Ambon-Bandas-Ambon Board Ambon 10:00-12:00 Disembark Ambon 08:00-08:30
Guests are strongly recommended to arrive 1 day prior to the cruise for all trips outside of the Bali area
PARK AND PORT FEES
2021: All Mermaid I Cruises park/port fees are euros 200 per person payable on board
2022/2023: All Mermaid I Cruises park port fees are euros 225 per person payable on board
*All rates and fees are subject to our terms and conditions
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TRANSFERS Price
The following is applicable for cruise departure/arrival days for all destinations: -
SOUTH BALI:
Airport, Nusa Dua, Jimbaran, Kuta Beach, Seminyak, Benoa, Sanur Beach Free of Charge
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BALI:
Price per person each way: Ubud, Padangbai, Candidasa, Tanah Lot €30
Price per person each way: Amed, Tulamben, Lovina Beach, Permuteran and northern points €50
RAJA AMPAT, MAUMERE, AMBON, LEMBEH
Transfers from/to airport and hotels within city limits Free of charge
Transfers to island resorts On application
On Board Courses Price
EANX Nitrox Incl materials and 2 dives on nitrox €150
Advanced Open Water Incl materials €220
Digital Underwater Photographer Incl materials/excl camera €150
Discover Scuba Diving 1st dive/repeat dives €125/75
Specialty Courses: €175
Peak Performance Buoyancy, Deep Diver, Drift Diver, Night Diver, Underwater Naturalist,
Rental Equipment
We are proud to be an
Aqua Lung Partner Centre
Quality equipment rental – compare rental
costs versus excess baggage
charges and save
Full Set – items marked* Full Set* €18
BCD* item €6
Regulator – with octopus and gauges* set €6
Wetsuit -- shorty* item €6
Wetsuit – long* item €6
Mask/Snorkel* set €5
Hooded Vest item €6
Full Foot Fins* item €6
Open Heel Fins plus Boots set €8
Compass item €5
Dive Torch item Free
Weights/weight belt item Free
Surface Marker Buoy item Free
15 Liter tank – subject to availability item Free
Underwater Camera – per day – subject to availability excl.strobe €20
Dive Computer Item €5
As a safety precaution Dive computer is mandatory per individual diver. Prices are per diving day.
Important: Please advise equipment requirements in advance and give sizes when booking
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Others Per Price
National Park and Port Fees 2021– All cruises Mermaid I Person €200
National Park and Port Fees 2022/2023 – All cruises Mermaid I Person €225
Nitrox – 32% Per fill €6
Nitrox Packages:
Mermaid I – Komodo Package €130
Mermaid I – Raja Ampat 10D/9N Package €130
Mermaid I – Raja Ampat 11D/10N Package €140
Mermaid I – Lembeh/Ambon 12D/11N Package €140
Mermaid I – Biodiversity Special Package €230
Red and White Wine bottle €30-€50
Beer can €3
Soft Drinks/ Fruit Juices/Electrolytes Free
Mermaid T-shirts/Polos €15/€20
Flight Ticketing Fees – initial bookings ~per person €30
Flight Ticketing Fees – any amendment ~per person €20
NOTE: Mermaid Liveaboards retain the right to alter prices without prior notice and/or introduce any additional charges
as deemed necessary. US$/Euros/AUD and Indonesian rupiah are accepted on board at the boat’s exchange rate for
that cruise. Park/Port fees are subject to change without notice depending on government regulation. Ticketing fee
changes/amendments include our service fee plus any fees as nominated by the airline/hotel etc.
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MV MERMAID I INDONESIA ITINERARIES
MV MERMAID I ITINERARY BALI-KOMODO-BALI 10 Days/9 Nights Dives
Check-in on board Mermaid I between 13:00-15:00 hours at Benoa Harbour in Bali. After the boat and
safety briefing, you’ll set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Mermaid I cruises into the
Day 1 sunset on her overnight journey to Moyo Island, north west Sumbawa, 145 nautical miles. 0
Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive
elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of longfin bannerfish and red tooth triggerfish, frogfish,
nudibranchs, eels, surgeonfish, snappers and dogtooth tuna.
Afterwards, Mermaid I will cruise for two and a half hours to Satonda Island for a macro dive followed by a
Day 2 world class night dive after watching a million bats fly at sunset. Cruise overnight to Gili Banta. 3
We will do our first and second dive of the day in the area of Gili Banta and we will head to the northern
Day 3 islands of Komodo NP, Gili Lawa Laut and Gili Lawa Darat for an afternoon and night dive. 4
Day 4 Gili Lawalaut has several great dives - if the tide is right, we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka
Toko Gili Lawalaut. Lighthouse Reef and The Old Passage offer fast drifts with pelagics, maybe manta!
Crystal Rock offers awesome soft corals in gold and orange hues plus the chance for sharks, turtles, 4
Frogfish, slipper lobster, basket stars, robust sea cucumbers unique to the area plus more!
Day 5 3
Start your day with an exciting visit to Loh Liang Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! As you
quietly walk through the bush, look out for not only Komodo dragons, but deer, wild boar and birds as well.
Next stop is a diver’s paradise - Horseshoe Bay at Rinca Island, home of one of the top ten dives in the
world, Cannibal Rock. Here, you will discover an abundance of corals, sponges, ascidians, sea apples,
black corals, turtle, cuttlefish, loads of reef fishes and so much more! You can also watch dragons
scavenging on the beach as well as monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore or go beach combing. There
may even be a chance to follow whales and dolphin feeding in the calm bay. Mermaid I will overnight at
this peaceful place, diving at one of the many fabulous spots for your night dive
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Today you’ll head on over to Manta Alley to watch in awe as these magnificent creatures feed, play and
get cleaned at the many cleaning stations.
In the afternoon, you can do some more big fish dives at Tatawa Kecil or the infamous “Current City” Batu
Bolong. Come face to face with reef sharks, turtles, Napoleon wrasse and more. Many good night dives
around here as Wainilu
Day 7 4
This will be our last day at Komodo NP, we will be diving around the central and northern part of Komodo,
we will do 4 dives here.
Then you’ll head off for a night dive at Gili Banta. Overnight, Mermaid I will cruise to Sangeang Volcano.
Day 8 4
Sangeang is an active volcano off the north eastern coast of Sumbawa. Black sand, bubbles and a
colorful reef and amazing critters are waiting for you. After the night dive we will start cruising back to
Moyo Island.
You will enjoy two dives around Sumbawa and Moyo Islands – a chance to shoot anything you missed at
Day 9 the beginning of the trip. Then the crew wash your equipment for you while you relax on the sundeck. 2
Day 10 Disembark after breakfast at 8 am 0
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events
TOTAL DIVES 28
9MV MERMAID I BALI-KOMODO-MAUMERE
10 DAYS/9 NIGHTS ITINERARY Dives
Check-in on board MV Mermaid I between 13:00-15:00 hours in Benoa Harbor Bali. After the boat and
Day 1 safety briefing, we'll set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Dinner will be served at 0
19:00 hours as we cruise into the sunset on our overnight journey to Moyo Island, north west
Sumbawa
Day 2 Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive 3
elephant ear Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of long fin banner fish and red tooth
triggers in their hundreds, frog fish, nudibranchs, eels, surgeon fish, snapper, dog tooth tuna checking
out what is for lunch! Then we cruise 2 hours to Satonda Island for a world class night dive. After a
great dive and dinner, we cruise overnight to Sangeang Island, off the north coats of Sumbawa
Day 3 3 dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibranchs, pygmy seahorse and underwater hot springs that
support this very unique marine life. Then cruise to Gili Banta for the night dive at Gili Banta Bay or
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Star Gazer beach which will deliver many unusual species and hunters in action
Day 4 2 dives at Gili Banta on with reefs/walls and submerged mounts offering dives with pelagics, turtles,
schooling fish and clear waters. Cruise to Komodo NP, then 2 dives at Gili Lawa Laut or Gili Lawa
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Darat. Sites like Castle Rock, Crystal Rock, Lighthouse Reef,The Old Passage will delight with fast
drifts and great fish action. Loads of feeding action for late afternoon and morning dives here. The
chance for grey reef shark, mantas, dolphins, turtles, napoleon wrasse make these dive exciting for
all.
Day 5 2 more dives around Gili Lawa Laut area then into the Lintah Strait offering beautiful coral reefs, sea
mounts and crystal-clear waters. Then Pink Beach or Soro Lia at Komodo Island offers a fabulous
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night dive with fire urchins, zebra crabs, frogfish, nudibranchs, amazing basket stars and more.
Day 6 Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! Then relax for
around 1.5 hours as we cruise south to Manta Alley, home to a large school of reef mantas. After
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exhilarating manta dives, we cruise to Horseshoe Bay to night dive at Torpedo Alley. This site offers
some of the most weird and wonderful critters and macro diving you will ever see!
Day 7 Next spectacular diving awaits at the world-famous site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibranchs, frogfish,
spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish
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10too Watch dragons on the beach, monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore, go beach combing….
Maybe even a chance to follow whales and dolphin feeding in the calm bay. We overnight at this
peaceful place, night diving at one of the many fabulous spots
Day 8 3 dives around the Lintah Strait, the strait between Komodo Island on the west and Rinca and Flores
on the east. The Lintah Strait has super clear waters and vast diversity of marine life from sharks and
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mantas, many species of rays including Mantas, turtles galore, schooling fish and even nudibranchs if
you can take your eyes off the rest of the action going on around you! There are a choice of dive sites
including Batu Bolong, Takat Makassar, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil, Batu Tengah, and Siaba Kecil.
With a night dive that can be either a critter dive at Wainilu, or a reef dive in northern Komodo. Then
we cruise overnight to Maumere.
The last two dives will be done in Maumere Area, in Pomana Kecil Island or Raja Island or Pulau
Day 9 Besar. 2
Day 10 Disembark after breakfast, transfer at 8 am to the airport or your local hotel.
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This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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MV MERMAID I MAUMERE-KOMODO-BALI
10 DAYS/9 NIGHTS ITINERARY Dives
Check-in on board Mermaid I. Once all guests are on board and settle into the cabins, we will do a
Day 1 general safety briefing and start cruising overnight to Komodo National Park. 0
Three dives around the Lintah Strait, the strait between Komodo Island on the west and Rinca and
Day 2 Flores on the east. Here, you can expect crystal clear waters and a vast diversity of marine life from 3
sharks and rays, including mantas, to turtles galore, schooling fish and nudibranchs if you can take
your eyes off the rest of the action going on around you!
There is a choice of dive sites including Batu Bolong, Takat Makassar, Tatawa Besar, Tatawa Kecil,
Batu Tengah, and Siaba Kecil. Your night dive can be either a critter dive at Wainiloo or a reef dive in
northern Komodo.
Day 3 Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons! Then relax for
around 1.5 hours as Mermaid I cruises south to Manta Alley, home to a large school of reef mantas.
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After exhilarating manta dives, she will cruise to Horseshoe Bay for your night dive at Torpedo Alley.
This site offers some of the most weird and wonderful critters and macro diving you will ever see!
Day 4 Spectacular diving awaits you today at the world-famous dive site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibranchs,
frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of
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reef fish and more. Watch dragons on the beach, spot monkeys, deer and wild pigs along the shore,
go beach combing. There might even be a chance to follow whales and dolphins feeding in the calm
bay.
You will overnight at this peaceful place, night diving at one of the many fabulous spots.
Day 5 Two more dives in the Lintah Strait, which has beautiful coral reefs, sea mounts and crystal-clear
waters. The famous Pink Beach or Soro Lia at Komodo Island offers a fabulous night dive with fire
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urchins, zebra crabs, frogfish, nudibranchs, amazing basket stars and more.
Day 6 Spend the day at Gili Lawa Laut or Gili Lawa Darat. Famous sites such as Castle Rock, Crystal Rock,
Lighthouse Reef, The Old Passage will delight with fast drifts and great fish action. Loads of feeding
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action on the morning and late afternoon dives here. The chance for grey reef sharks, Napoleon
wrasse, turtles, mantas and even dolphins add to the excitement!
Day 7 Two more dives around Gili Lawa Laut area then to Gili Banta to dive reefs, walls and submerged
seamounts offering dives with pelagics, turtles, schooling fish and clear waters.
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11Day 8 Four dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibranchs, pygmy seahorses and underwater hot springs
that support this very unique marine life. Cruise to Moyo Island.
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End your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive
Day 9 elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of longfin bannerfish and red tooth triggerfish, frogfish, 2
nudibranchs, eels, surgeonfish, snappers and dogtooth tuna. Cruise back to Bali.
Day 10 Disembark after breakfast, transfer at 8 am to the airport or your local hotel.
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This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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12MERMAID I MAUMERE-ALOR-MAUMERE
Day 10 DAYS/9 NIGHTS ITINERARY Dives
Check-in on board MV Mermaid I between 12:00-15:00 hours in Maumere Harbour, Flores.
Day 1 After the boat and safety briefing, we'll set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin. 0
Dinner will be served at 19:00 hours as we cruise into the sunset on our overnight journey to
Kawula Island, east of Flores.
We will start the trip by spending the day at Lewaling Bay, in the north of Kawula Island. The
Day 2 scenery of the bay is amazing since there are 2 volcanos in each side of the bay. There we will 4
do 4 dives. The diving at Lewaling Bay is very diverse, consisting of walls, slopes and muck
dives. With a great combination of large and small critters, from schooling barracudas and lots
of schooling fish to pygmy seahorses. We will finish the day with a muck dive as a night dive in
front of the village of Watu Warawutun, which stands at the bottom of one of the volcanos.
After dinner we will cruise overnight to the Alor Islands, which are about 7 to 8 hours away.
Days 3-5 The next 2 days we will spend them diving around the Pantar Strait, which is the strait between
the 2 major islands of Alor, Pantar Island and Alor Island. There are 4 islands in the Pantar
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Strait, Ternate in the north, Reta and Pura in the middle and Treweg in the south. Between
these 4 islands plus the islands of Pantar and Alor, there are several dozen dive sites with an
incredible variety of diving sceneries: walls with huge overhangs and hard coral gardens in the
shallows, fringing reefs covered with pristine hard and soft corals and all kind of sponges
surrounded by zillions of anthias and damsels, black sandy slopes covered with thousands of
anemones, and muck dives where we can find rhinophias, fire sea urchins with coleman’s
shrimps and zebra crabs, channels between the islands where you just drift with some strong
currents and look out for pelagic fish passing by. The water temperature can vary greatly in
this area. In the northern and middle area, the temperature is usually around 27 C. And in the
south, it can vary from 21C to 25C. Currents can be extremely strong in the Pantar Strait,
which usually makes for 30 mts plus visibility.
Day 6 On the fifth day of the trip, we will skip the 2 morning dives in order to visit a traditional village
at Alor Island, where the locals will perform a local dance and where the guests will be able to
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buy locally made handicrafts. Then we will return to Mermaid I in order to have lunch and do 2
more dives at the Pantar Strait.
Day 7 Today Mermaid I will start cruising early in the morning in order to get to a small bay at the
south tip of the Pantar Strait called Beanbagan, where we will spend the whole day. Or we will
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do 1 or 2 dives at Treweg Island and then move to Beanbagan. The dive sites at Treweg island
13consist of rocky slopes covered in all kind of soft corals, and where one can just drift looking
for all kind of pelagic fish such as dogtooth tunas and giant trevallies. The diving at Beanbagan
Bay and village is very different from the rest of Alor. It consists mainly of blackish and grayish
sand which is the perfect environment to find all kinds of different critters such as frogfish,
ghost pipefish and different species of octopi. There is also a jetty at the village which large
schools of scads and batfish. And it is also a great place to find more critters and all kind of
nudis. The water temperature in the south of the Alor Islands can vary from 21C to 25C. After
dinner we will cruise overnight to the village of Lamakera, in the south of Kawula Island
Day 8 We start the day doing a dive at a fringing reef in front of the whaling village of Lamakera. And
then we will move to the small island of Suangi, in the south of Kawula Island, to do 2 dives.
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The waters surrounding Suangi and steaming with schooling fish, pelagic fish and it is also a
place where sharks are usually spotted. We will again move the boat after the 4th dive to finish
the day in the Solar Strait, south of Adonara Island, in order to a muck dive as a night dive.
Day 9 The last day of diving will be at the small island of Serbete, just northwest of Adonara island,
where we will finish with 2 dives. Spectacular walls covered in soft corals and sponges, where
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one can spend time looking for tiny critters among the soft corals and sponges, or just drift
along the wall looking at the spectacular views of the walls. Sadly, after the 2nd we will start
heading back to Maumere, approximately 6 hours away.
Day 10 After breakfast, Mermaid I staff will transfer you to the airport.
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This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The
exact itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit
the weather conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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14MV MERMAID I ITINERARY SORONG-RAJA AMPAT-SORONG
Dives
10 Days/9 Nights
Day 1 Check-in on board MV Mermaid I. As guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on flights
you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time looking around Sorong, gearing up etc. 0
Following the boat and safety briefing - its overnight to the Misool area, 90 nautical miles.
It is almost impossible to put together a daily itinerary due to the magnificent diving everywhere we go. No
trip is the same with so many different sites to visit and explore. If there is somewhere in particular you
really have your heart set on please discuss with the Cruise Director who will do their utmost to get you
there – conditions, ship and your safety allowing!
Day 2-5 Misool is the southern island of Raja Ampat. Misool has many groups of islands and there are literally 15
hundreds of dive sites around this magnificent area for all our guests. This is the entrance to divers'
paradise and we will be here for a few days.
Soft coral heaven and gorgeous gorgonian sea fans are the highlights of Misool. Pygmy seahorses are
easily found in almost all the dive sites of Misool! Pinnacles and underwater seamounts with masses of
fish, and visits of pelagics such as Giant Manta Rays, sharks and more await you in Misool.
Some of the best areas in Misool include Sagof, Wagmab, Farondi, Boo, Fiabacet, Yuliet, Wailbatan,
Warakaret and Pele.
Day 6-8 Perhaps you will spend a day around the southern part of Batanta Island, where the diving is done on a 12
black sand environment. This is where all the weird and wonderful creatures that you have seen in coffee
table books like to live!
Dive around the island of Kawe, a great place for schooling fish with beautiful reefs covered in black coral
bushes and a very good chance to have encounters with Manta Rays.
There is a pearl farm in Aljui Bay, where you can take a tour to learn about the entire process of pearl
farming. You can even buy pearls if you wish! Diving in Aljui bay is good for macro as well as wide angle.
You will find walls covered in soft corals and sea fans, lots of nudibranchs and pygmy seahorses. There is
also a great night dive at the jetty where some of the highlights are the Raja epaulette shark (a species of
“walking shark”), wobbegongs, crocodile fish, toadfish, frogfish and more.
Heading to the central part of Raja Ampat dive around the island of Yanggefo, with beautiful mangrove
areas, stunning reefs covered in orange and purple soft corals and submerged reef with lots of schooling
fish.
15Arborek and Sawanderek Villages are some of the most beautiful islands to visit and great to dive under
their jetty! The jetty pillars are covered in soft corals – a photographer’s delight and also good for macro
such as signal gobies, nudibranchs, pipefish, blue ringed octopus and more.
The Mantas are then calling Mermaid I to visit the famous Dampier Strait in the central part of Raja Ampat.
Here Mantas hang out at their cleaning stations along with all the schooling fish that the sites have to
offer. At some of the sites in the Dampier Strait, the macro marine life is amazing with critters such as the
seamoth, Pontohi pygmy seahorse, pipefish and more.
The Dampier Strait is also well known for an incredible amount of schooling fish. There are several
pinnacles with zillions of fish. The tips (capes) of several islands are also home to lots of schooling fish -
barracudas, bigeye jacks, snappers, zillions of fusiliers and surgeonfish and much more. As if that weren’t
enough, here you can find lots of wobbegong sharks too.
Day 9 The last two dives of your cruise will be done in Dampier Strait area, where big schools of fish and 2
glorious corals are simply amazing! After the second dive MV Mermaid I must go back to Sorong. The
crew will take care of rinsing your equipment and there’s time to pack during this 5 - 6 hour run.
Day 10 After breakfast, Mermaid I staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel in Sorong. 0
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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16MV MERMAID I ITINERARY BIODIVERSITY SPECIAL 16 Days/15 Nights
Dives
Raja Ampat – Banda Sea – Alor - Maumere
Day 1 Check-in on board MV Mermaid I. As our guest arrivals take place all through the day depending on 0
flights, you are welcome to board when you arrive and spend some time unpacking and setting up your
equipment, etc. Following the boat and safety briefing, Mermaid I will cruise for 5 to 6 hours to the
Dampier Strait area.
Day 2-3 The first two diving days of the trip will be spent around the Dampier Strait, the strait between the island of
Waigeo, the Bird’s Head peninsula and the northern side of Batanta Island. The Dampier Strait is known
for a huge variety of diving, from giant mantas to mangroves, beautiful reefs, many pinnacles and sea
mounts covered in schooling fish, aggregations of sweetlips, schooling barracudas, bumphead parrotfish,
fusiliers and lots of wobbegong sharks. It is also a great location for critters and macro subjects, with
several species of pygmy seahorses and a large variety of nudibranchs.
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There are also several jetties to do some great night dives, where you can see the Raja epaulette shark,
toadfish, frogfish and crocodile fish. Cruise overnight to Misool, 90 nautical miles.
Day 4-5 The next 2 days will be around the island of Misool, where there literally hundreds of dive sites. Misool is a
heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft corals reefs in the world are located in Misool, as
well as having multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and
snappers. There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, fantastic
scenery and wild life sightings. Cruise overnight to Pulau Koon.
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Day 6 Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram, half way between Raja Ampat and the Banda
Islands. Walls covered in soft corals, and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the most interesting
feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish and pelagic, barracudas, bigeye trevallies,
aggregation of red snappers, pompanos, batfish, and giant groupers.
Cruise overnight to the Banda Islands 3
Day 7-8 The next two days will be spent in the Banda Islands, formerly known as the Spice Islands. Many of the
dive sites around the Bandas are wall dives. The walls are covered in massive gorgonians, soft corals,
barrel sponges and have some very interesting swim throughs. But there are other attractive dive sites
such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and pelagic fish
such as tunas passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives
with lots of mandarin fish at the local jetty.
The Banda Islands are much more than diving. It is also a cultural and historical experience. You will 7
spend one morning walking around the village of Banda Neira with a local guide, visiting the local
17museum, the old Dutch fort, the old colonial governor’s house, the local fish market and a nutmeg
plantation, where you will have breakfast. Cruise overnight to Manuk, 55 nautical miles.
Day 9 Manuk, an active volcano, is one of two places in Indonesia where there are huge aggregations of sea
snakes: Chinese sea snakes and banded sea kraits. It is an incredible experience to dive surrounded on
all sides by sea snakes. The island is surrounded by black sandy slopes with hard coral reefs and volcanic
ridges covered in gorgonians with zillions of fusiliers and pelagic fishes such as Spanish mackerels and
dogtooth tunas passing through. Cruise overnight to Serua Island, 55 nautical miles. 4
Day 10 Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling
hammerhead sharks. Also an amazing site to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo
snappers and others. Surrounding Nila Island there are two atolls, Dusborgh and Nil Desperandum. It’s at
these two atolls that there is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks. Even without the
hammerheads, the reefs are fabulous, with healthy walls and big schools of fish. Cruise to Damar Islands,
90 nautical miles.
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Day 11 Today you will dive several small islands – Neus Leur, Terbang Seletan and Terbang Utara. The island of
Damar and its three surrounding small islands have spectacular diving. Like many dives in the Banda
Sea, there is crystal clear water and beautiful walls covered in massive sponges and beautiful soft corals.
Cruise to Wetar Island, 150 nautical miles. 3
Day 12 After cruising every night for one week, Mermaid I will have finally crossed the Banda Sea and arrived at
the island of Wetar.
At Wetar, you will do three dives at the small island of Reong and at Cape Nunukae. Pulau Reong is a
small island on the northwest coast of Wetar and is separated by a small channel only 700 metres wide.
More walls, like many of the dive sites in the Banda Sea, covered in small soft corals but of a great variety
of colours and zillions of triggerfish of every species.
Cape Nunukae, about 6 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Reong, is a large ridge with slopes on both
sides, covered with a hard coral reef on the shallow area of the ridge and soft corals on the slopes in the
deeper areas. Strong currents can be had at the end of the ridge, where large aggregations of schooling
fish can be found. Cruise overnight to Alor, 95 nautical miles. 3
Day 13-14 Alor is one of the old-time favourite dive spots for divers coming to Indonesia year after year due to its
variety of dive sites. Healthy reefs, pinnacles, walls, great muck dives, cold water, warm water, strong
currents and protected areas. Alor has it all. Cruise overnight to Kawula Island (90nm) or Serbete Island
(120 nm). 8
Day 15 You will do two dives today at Kawula Island (90 nm to Maumere) or Serbete Island (60 nm to Maumere).
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Day 16 Disembark at 8 am. Mermaid I staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel.
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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MV MERMAID I ITINERARY BIODIVERSITY SPECIAL 16 Days/15 Nights
Dives
Maumere – Alor – Banda Sea – Raja Ampat
Day 1 Check-in on board Mermaid I. We recommend all guests to arrive the day before the cruise departure.
After all the guests have settle into the cabins and set up the diving equipment, we will start cruising 0
overnight to our first destination at Kawula Island, 90 nautical miles.
Day 2 Dive Cape Bacatan and Lewaling Bay at the island of Kawula. Three dives along walls and ledges
covered in sea fans and soft corals – chance for pygmy seahorse and critters here as well.
Cape Bacatan is a good place to spot whitetips, blacktips and occasionally, grey reef sharks. Also a
popular spot for eagle rays and Napoleon wrasse with loads of schooling fish. A great muck night dive will 4
be done in front of a traditional fishing village. Cruise overnight to Alor, 70 nautical miles.
Day 3 Alor is a favourite dive spot for divers coming to dive Indonesia year after year due to its variety of dive
sites. Healthy reefs, pinnacles, walls, great muck dives, cold water, warm water, strong currents and
protected areas. Alor has it all. Cruise overnight to Wetar, 95 nautical miles.
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Day 4
In Wetar you will dive at the small island of Reong and at Cape Nunukae. 3
18Pulau Reong is a small island on the northwest coast of Wetar and separated by a small channel only 700
metres wide. More walls, like many of the dive sites in the Banda Sea, covered in small soft corals but of a
great variety of colours, with zillions of triggerfish of every species.
Cape Nunukae, about 6 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Reong, is a large ridge with slopes on both
sides, covered with a hard coral reef on the shallow area of the ridge, with soft corals on the slopes in the
deeper areas. There can be strong currents at the end of the ridge, where large aggregations of schooling
fish can be found. Cruise overnight to the Damar Islands, 150 nautical miles.
Day 5 Today you will dive several small islands – Neus Leur, Terbang Seletan and Terbang Utara. The island of
Damar and its three surrounding small islands have spectacular diving. Like many dives in the Banda
Sea, there is crystal clear water and beautiful walls covered in massive sponges and beautiful soft corals.
Cruise overnight to Nila Island, 90 nautical miles. 3
Day 6 Surrounding Nila Island there are two atolls, Dusborgh and Nil Desperandum. It’s at these two atolls that
there is a good chance of seeing hammerhead sharks. Even without the hammerheads, the reefs are
fabulous, with healthy walls and big schools of fish. Cruise to Serua Island, 20 nautical miles. 4
Day 7 Serua Island is probably one of the most emblematic spots in the Banda Sea to see schooling
hammerhead sharks. Also an amazing side to see schooling fish such as big eye trevallies, pinjalo
snappers and others. Cruise to Manuk, 55 nautical miles.
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Day 8 Manuk, also known as the Snake Volcano. Don't need to be afraid! The site also offers a black sand reef 4
dive with loads of fish and pretty hard and soft corals. We will spend the whole day here doing four day
dives, then cruising to the Banda Islands, 60 nautical miles.
Day 9-10 Banda Islands for the next 2 days! Walls, swim throughs, sponges and sea fans – good diving and great
for wide angle. Several sites have swim throughs large enough for several people to go through at the
same time and is especially nice for wide angle shots, as they are covered in soft corals and sponges.
Dive sites in the Banda Islands drop down thousands of metres, offering spectacular walls and stunning
reef tops, with visibility usually in the 40-50 metre range.
The sunset dive is at the pier in front of an old colonial hotel! Black sand and volcanic rocks with an
unusual amount of large and not shy mandarin fish – also great for critters.
For the second day here, in addition to great diving, you will go on land for an excursion on the island of
Banda Neira visiting the local museum, Dutch fort, nutmeg plantation and local market. You will even get
to have breakfast at the nutmeg plantation! Cruise overnight to Koon Island, 80 nautical miles. 7
Day 11 Pulau Koon is a small island on the southeast of Ceram, half way between Raja Ampat and the Banda
Islands. Here you will find walls covered in soft corals and sandy slopes with hard coral bommies. But the
most interesting feature of this island is the amount of schooling fish and pelagics, including barracudas,
bigeye trevallies, aggregations of red snappers, pompanos, batfish and giant groupers. Cruise overnight
to Misool, 100 nautical miles 3
Day 12-13 The next two days will be spent around the island of Misool, Raja Ampat, where there are literally
hundreds of dive sites. Misool is a heaven for wide angle photographers. The prettiest soft corals reefs in
the world are located in Misool. In addition, there are multiple pinnacles surrounded by masses of
schooling fish, barracudas, jacks and snappers.
There will be some excursions with the tenders through some amazing inner lagoons, with fantastic
scenery and wildlife sightings. Cruise overnight to the Dampier Strait, 90 nautical miles. 7
Day 14 -15 The Dampier Strait is known for a huge variety of diving, from giant mantas to mangroves, beautiful reefs,
many pinnacles and sea mounts covered in schooling fish, aggregations of sweetlips, schooling
barracudas, bumphead parrotfish, fusiliers and lots of wobbegong sharks. It is also a great location for
critters and macro subjects, with several species of pygmy seahorses and a large variety of nudibranchs.
There are also several jetties to do a great night dive, where you can see the Raja epaulette shark,
toadfish, frogfish and crocodile fish.
The last two dives of your cruise will be done in the Dampier Strait area. Where big schools of fish and
glorious corals are simply amazing! After the second dive Mermaid I must go back to Sorong. The crew
will take care of rinsing your equipment and there’s time to pack during this 5-6 hour run. 6
Day 16 Disembark at 8 am. Mermaid I staff will transfer you to the airport or hotel in Sorong.
This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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19MV MERMAID I ITINERARY - 12 days/11 nights
RAJA AMPAT – HALMAHERA - LEMBEH Dives
Day 1 Check-in on board Mermaid I. Start cruising towards the Dampier Strait (South Waigeo), 5 to 6 hours. 40
nautical miles. 0
Day 2-3 Dampier Strait is located between Waigeo and the Bird’s Head Peninsula. Along with Misool, it is the most
famous area for diving in Raja Ampat.
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All of the dive sites around the Dampier Strait are known for a huge amount of schooling fish - barracudas,
schools of bigeye trevallies, oceanic triggerfish, spadefish, surgeonfish and snappers. Besides the
schooling fish, it is also an area where you get to see black and whitetip reef sharks and wobbegong
sharks.
Some of the best manta dives are also located in the Dampier Strait. Blue Magic is a small pinnacle where
the giant mantas congregate and get cleaned as well.
Some of the best mangrove dives are also located in the Dampier Strait, around the islands of Yanggefo
and Gam.
And of course, one cannot forget the dive sites at some of the jetties in front of local villages, where the
pillars are covered in soft corals and are home to a plethora of small critters.
Other fantastic dive sites in this area include Cape Kri, Sardine Reef, Chicken Reef, Mioskon, Mike’s
Point, Mangrove Ridge and Citrus Ridge. Cruise overnight to Misool, 90 nautical miles.
Day 4-5 Misool is the southernmost island in Raja Ampat and it is surrounded by several hundred small islands
and rocks. Some of the most beautiful soft coral reefs in the world are located in Misool. It is impossible to
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describe only several dive sites since there are literally hundreds of them. Every year new dive sites are
discovered around Misool.
Many of the dive sites around Misool are just as fishy as the ones in the Dampier Strait, with some
schools of barracudas, batfish, pinjalo snappers and zillions of fusiliers. But Misool is also a great macro
destination. Known as the kingdom of the pygmy seahorse, you can also find allied cowries and plenty of
nudibranchs here.
Best known diving areas around Misool include Wagma, Farondi, Balbulol, Sagof, Daram, Yellit, Boo,
Warakaraket, Fiabacet, Kalig, Wayilbatan, Wayil and Pele. Cruise overnight to Pulau Pisang, 92 nautical
miles.
Day 6 These are a set of two islands and two small rocks between Misool and Halmahera. You will spend the
whole day here at Pisang Island. The diving is pretty, with sloping reefs full of soft corals in the deeper
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areas and hard corals bommies in the shallows. When the currents are running, the dive sites can be very
fishy, with schooling bumphead parrotfish, zillions of blue triggerfish and dogtooth tunas passing by.
Cruise overnight to the Strait of Patintie, 100 nautical miles.
20Day 7-8 You will spend the next two days in the south of Halmahera. Here, two large pinnacles break the surface
and are excellent dive sites due to the amount of schooling fish as well as the healthy state of the soft
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corals. Blacktips, whitetips, turtles and Napoleon wrasse are some of the highlights. Strong currents here
will dictate when you will dive.
Other sites offer great opportunities as well. Procco Channel, Procco Island and Procco Pinnacle. After
these exhilarating 2 days, Mermaid I will cruise overnight to the Goraici Islands, 50 nautical miles.
Day 9 The Goraici Islands are located on the west coast of Halmahera. They have beautiful white sandy
beaches with small villages, amazing reefs and pinnacles. Colourful soft coral in the deeper parts and
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hard coral gardens in the shallows. The local village jetties are a great place for critter filled night dives.
Cruise to Tifore Island, 80 nautical miles.
Day 10 Pulau Tifore is a small island between Halmahera and Lembeh with a submerged reef about half a mile
from the island. The main attraction here is definitely the barracudas – hundreds and hundreds have
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made this their home for years. Really amazing especially if you can get inside the swirling vortex of the
barracudas. Cruise overnight to Lembeh, 77 nautical miles.
Day 11 More of the wonders of Lembeh - Travelling tomorrow then only 2 dives sorry – not travelling then enjoy
more this world renown area is famous for.
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Day 12 Disembark in the morning for your transfer to the airport or a local resort if staying to continue diving
Lembeh.
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This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
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MV MERMAID I ITINERARY - 12 days/11 nights
LEMBEH – HALMAHERA - RAJA AMPAT Dives
Day 1 Check-in on board Mermaid I. Once all guests are on board a safety briefing will be given. If all the guests
are on board by 12.00 hours, you have the chance to do two extra dives at Lembeh Strait in some 0
fabulous muck dives with critters galore.
Day 2 Lembeh Strait – some of the best muck diving in Indonesia! Black sand environment full of critters.
Frogfish, all kinds of octopi, spiny devilfish, nudibranchs galore and so much more. Cruise overnight to
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Tifore, 77 nautical miles
Day 3 Pulau Tifore is a small island between Halmahera and Lembeh with a submerged reef about half a mile
from the island. The main attraction here is definitely the barracudas – hundreds and hundreds have
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made this their home for years. Really amazing especially if you can get inside the swirling vortex of the
barracudas.
After this exhilarating day, Mermaid I will cruise overnight to Goraici Islands, 80 nautical miles.
Day 4 The Goraici Islands are located on the west coast of Halmahera. They have beautiful white sandy
beaches with small villages, amazing reefs and pinnacles. Colourful soft coral in the deeper parts and
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hard coral gardens in the shallows. The local village jetties are a great place for critter filled night
dives.Cruise overnight to the Strait of Patintie, 50 nautical miles.
Day 5-6 You will spend the next two days in the south of Halmahera. Here, two large pinnacles break the surface
and are excellent dive sites due to the amount of schooling fish as well as the healthy state of the soft
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corals. Blacktips, whitetips, turtles and Napoleon wrasse are some of the highlights. Strong currents here
will dictate when you will dive.
Other sites offer great opportunities as well. Procco Channel, Procco Island and Procco Pinnacle. After
these exhilarating 2 days, Mermaid I will cruise overnight to Pisang Islands, 100 nautical miles.
Day 7 These are a set of two islands and two small rocks between Misool and Halmahera. You will spend the
whole day here. The diving is pretty, with sloping reefs full of soft corals in the deeper areas and hard
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corals bommies in the shallows. When the currents are running, the dive sites can be very fishy, with
schooling bumphead parrotfish, zillions of blue triggerfish and dogtooth tunas passing by. Cruise overnight
to Misool, 92 nautical miles.
21Day 8-9 Misool is the most southern island in Raja Ampat and it is surrounded by several hundred small islands
and rocks. Some of the most beautiful soft coral reefs in the world are located in Misool. It is impossible to
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describe only several dive sites since there are literally hundreds of them. Every year new dive sites are
discovered around Misool.
Many of the dive sites around Misool are just as fishy as the ones in the Dampier Strait, with some
schools of barracudas, batfish, pinjalo snappers and zillions of fusiliers. But Misool is also a great macro
destination. Known as the kingdom of the pygmy seahorse, you can also find allied cowries and plenty of
nudibranchs here.
Best known diving areas around Misool include Wagma, Farondi, Balbulol, Sagof, Daram, Yellit, Boo,
Warakaraket, Fiabacet, Kalig, Wayilbatan, Wayil and Pele. Cruise overnight to the dampier Strait, 90
nautical miles.
Day 10-11 Dampier Strait is located between Waigeo and the Bird’s Head Peninsula. Along with Misool, it is the most
famous area for diving in Raja Ampat.
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All of the dive sites around the Dampier Strait are known for a huge amount of schooling fish - barracudas,
schools of bigeye trevallies, oceanic triggerfish, spadefish, surgeonfish and snappers. Besides the
schooling fish, it is also an area where you get to see black and whitetip reef sharks and wobbegong
sharks.
Some of the best manta dives are also located in the Dampier Strait. Blue Magic is a small pinnacle where
the giant mantas congregate and get cleaned as well.
Some of the best mangrove dives are also located in the Dampier Strait, around the islands of Yanggefo
and Gam.
And of course, one cannot forget the dive sites at some of the jetties in front of local villages, where the
pillars are covered in soft corals and are home to a plethora of small critters.
Other fantastic dive sites in this area include Cape Kri, Sardine Reef, Chicken Reef, Mioskon, Mike’s
Point, Mangrove Ridge and Citrus Ridge. Cruise to Sorong, 40 nautical miles.
Day 12 Disembark in the morning for your transfer to the airport or hotel in Sorong.
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This is a sample itinerary and is subject to changes beyond the operator’s control. The exact
itinerary, route and number of dives for your cruise may be adapted to best suit the weather
conditions, tides and currents, season and other prevailing events.
TOTAL DIVES 33
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