Mermaid 1 - Raja Ampat Liveaboard
- Destination: Raja Ampat (West Papua), Ambon
- Trip Duration: 10 Day Safaris, December to May
- Total Dives: Up to 32
- Total Guests: 15
- Nitrox: Yes
- Prices: from 2,095 Euros per person
- Schedule and Boat Details
The Mermaid I is a 28 meter (97 ft.), double engine, luxury Raja Ampat liveaboard dive yacht. She was custom built and constructed of the highest quality marine steel available, making her a stable platform for extended offshore cruises throughout the Raja Ampat Archipelago. Well appointed, her interior reflects the standards of a five star hotel and adds a whole new dimension to diving in Indonesia. Taking a maximum of 15 guests there will be no crowds above and below the water. There is no shortage of space, style, or extreme comfort on this Raja Ampat and Bali liveaboard favorite. The Mermaid Liveaboards are best know for outstanding and unbeatable service above and below the water! A Dive Adventures Asia Top Pick!
Photo Gallery | Prices and Cabin Selection How to Get There | Schedule 2011| Boat Layout | Itinerary
A Choice of Luxury Cabins
Mermaid 1 has a total of eight en-suite air conditioned cabins: one master state room (king size bed), one single (twin bed), five deluxe (double / twin beds), and two standard cabins (twin beds). All of the master and deluxe cabins open to the outside of the boat affording not only beautiful views, but also incredible fresh sea breezes. Each cabin has a TV so you can review your pictures or video, DVD access, large wardrobe, refrigerator, bath robes, toiletries, comfortable duvet, and loads of fluffy towels. The two standard twin bunk cabins are located on the lower deck and only lack the panoramic windows of the main deck cabins. The Mermaid1 has taken great efforts to maximize the comfort of every cabin on the liveaboard, and add the little extras that make this your home away from home.
Entertainment, Dining, and Common Areas
The saloon, which is combined with the indoor dining area, is air-conditioned, tastefully decorated in hand finished teak trim, and offers stunning views of the open sea. Gourmet meals featuring western and local cuisine are served indoors at the "Sawasdee Restaurant and Bar" where you can select from a list of fines wines for your dining pleasure. After dinner or between dives relax in the saloon equipped with DVD / TV and music center, and a full selection of marine life books for your enjoyment.
For sun lovers, there is a huge (60 sq. meter) sun deck forward on the bow and one on the upper most deck with a cushioned sun bed, perfect for tanning and stargazing. Don't forget the beautiful outdoor seating area complete with a gorgeous hand finished hard wood table and cushioned chairs perfect for relaxing in the evening to the glorious views of the Bali sea, or catching the morning sunrise over the mystical Raja Ampat Islands.
Dive Platform, Nitrox, and Safety
The Mermaid 1 was designed as a vessel which offers the ultimate in choice and comfort for photographers and nitrox divers as well. There is a wide stern dive platform with two exit ladders and fresh water showers, four camera rinse tanks, and a large camera table for all of your camera and video diving equipment. 32% and 36% Nitrox are available for all you nitrox divers, and a EANX Nitrox dive course is also available for those who would love to become a certified nitrox diver.
In addition to her standards of luxury and comfort the Mermaid 1 was built to International Maritime Organization (ISO) standards of safety, is capable of transoceanic voyages, and has the latest in communication and safety equipment on board.
MV Mermaid 1 Photo Gallery
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Relaxing Upper Deck |
Outdoor Sun Deck |
Indoor Saloon and Dining |
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Master State Room En-Suite |
Deluxe Cabin En-Suite |
Standard Cabin En-Suite |
MV Mermaid 1 Raja Ampat Prices and Cabin Selection 2011 - 2012
Destination and Season |
Master Cabin |
Single Cabin |
Deluxe Cabin |
Standard Cabin |
Total Dives |
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| 2011 - Raja Ampat - 10 D / 9 N | 2,495 Euros |
2,495 Euros |
2,295 Euros |
2,095 Euros |
32 |
| 2012 - Raja Ampat - 10 D / 9 N | 2,800 Euros |
2,800Euros |
2,600 Euros |
2,200 Euros |
32 |
Liveaboard Trip Prices Include: all prices are per person and include accommodation on board, all meals, most drinks (drinking water, coffee, tea, etc.), professional dive master services, scuba tanks, weights, weight belt, air, and 3-4 dives per day. We also include transfer from Denpasar International Airport, Kuta, Sanur, Nusa Dua, Jimabaran, Benoa, and Seminyak on Bali to Benoa harbor on Bali for departure to the Raja Ampat Islands.
Additional Charges: equipment rental and national park fees are not included in the above prices and can be paid for upon arrival. Equipment rental is generally 18 Euros per day for a full set of equipment, depending on availability. Raja Ampat National park and port fees are 60 Euros. PADI diving courses, nitrox fills, and alcoholic beverages will also be paid for on the boat.
How to Get There: Raja Ampat liveaboard cruises on the Paradise Dancer depart from the port city of Sorong in the eastern most province of West Papua, Indonesia. We can help you arrange your round trip domestic flights between Bali or Jakarta and the port of departure. Upon arrival to your departure city you will be greeted at the airport or your hotel and escorted to the liveaboard, its that easy! We have provided detailed information on how to get Raja Ampat from an international destination.
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Reserve Your Space with Only a 30% Deposit and Pay the Balance 60 Days Prior to Departure
MV Mermaid 1 Liveaboard Cruise Schedule Raja Ampat 2011 - 2012
December 2011
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI2011R |
11-Dec- 2011 |
20-Dec- 2011 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI2111R |
23-Dec- 2011 |
01-Jan- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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January 2012
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI2212R |
03-Jan- 2012 |
12-Jan- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI2312R |
14-Jan- 2012 |
23-Jan- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI2412R |
25-Jan- 2012 |
03-Feb- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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February 2012
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI2512R |
05-Feb- 2012 |
14-Feb- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI2612R |
16-Feb- 2012 |
25-Feb- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI2712R |
27-Feb- 2012 |
07-Mar- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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March 2012
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI2812R |
09-Mar- 2012 |
18-Mar- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI2912R |
20-Mar- 2012 |
29-Mar- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI3012R |
31-Mar- 2012 |
09-Apr- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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April 2012
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI3112R |
11-Apr- 2012 |
20-Apr- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI3212R |
22-Apr- 2012 |
01-May- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Ambon |
32 |
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May 2012
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI3312R |
03-May- 2012 |
12-May- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Ambon - Maumere |
32 |
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December 2012
Trip Code |
Start Date |
End Date |
Duration |
Destination |
Total Dives |
Prices |
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MMI5112R |
03-Dec- 2012 |
12-Dec- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Ambon - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI5212R |
13-Dec- 2012 |
22-Dec- 2012 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MMI5312R |
23-Dec- 2012 |
01-Jan- 2013 |
10 D / 9 N |
Sorong - Raja Ampat - Sorong |
32 |
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MV Mermaid 1 Raja Ampat Islands Itinerary
The itinerary of the MV Mermaid 1 is meant to deliver the best diving available in Raja Ampat within the time allotted for the liveaboard cruise. Her schedule will consist of 10 Day and 9 Night cruises to the best dive sites of the Raja Ampat Archipelago. Most Raja Ampat liveaboard cruises will depart from the port city of Sorong in the eastern most province of West Papua, Indonesia.
Sample Itinerary
Day of Departure Day 1 (First evening on the Mermaid 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. Following the boat and safety briefing - its overnight to the Misool area.
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 !
Diving Days 2 - 4
Misool area – with literally 100‟s of dives around this magnificent area we will be in diver‟s paradise for a few days. Soft corals, gorgonians – some of the pretties corals in the world – and the kingdom of the pygmy seahorse ! Pinnacles with masses of fish. Blue water mangroves (crocs depending !) Islands we will thoroughly enjoy the Misool area including Sagof Islands, Wagma and Farondi islands; Wailbatan and Warakaret Island, Kalig, Pele Islands
Diving Days 5 - 8
Fiabacet and Farondi Islands and after the 3rd dive of the day spend some time going around the lagoons in the dinghy for amazing sights and wildlife. Then we may head north to Waigeo Island and perhaps we will spend the day around Batanta Island, a black sand environment – great muck diving ! The Mantas call us to Dampier Strait where they hang out at their cleaning stations. But this place is also fabulous for macro diving with critters such as Pegasus, Pontohi Pgymy Seahorse, pipefish etc. And two dives at a small island called Arborek, with a lovely village and a jetty great for diving ! The jetty pillars are covered in soft corals – a photographer‟s delight and also good for macro such as signal gobies, nudibrancs and more Pohtohi‟s etc. Dive around the island of Kawe a great place for schooling fish, and beautiful reefs covered in black coral bushes. And dive Alyui Bay (or a full day around Alyui Bay). In Alyui Bay there is a pearl farm. We can tour the pearl farm and learn how they harvest the pearls, and the whole process of pearl farming. You can even buy pearls. Diving in Alyui bay is good for macro and wide angle. Walls covered in soft corals and sea fans with lots of nudies and pygmys. Also a great night dive in the jetty; Raja Epaulette Shark (walking sharks), wobbegongs, crocodilefish, toadfish and frogfish. Dive around the island of Yanggefo - beautiful mangrove areas, stunning reefs covered in orange and pruple soft corals, and submerged reef with lots of schooling fish, and pygmies.The Strait of Dampier are also well known for the amount of schooling fish. There are several pinnacles with zillions of fish . Also the tips (capes) of several islands with again lots of schooling fish; schools of barracudas, school of bigeye jacks, snappers, zillions of fusiliers and surgeonfish, etc…. And lots of wobbegongs.
Diving Day 9
2 dives in the Strait of Dampier. More of the same. Fish, fish, fish, glorious corals and all ! Then back to Sorong we must go. The crew will take care of rinsing and packing your equipment during this 4-5 hour run.
Day of Return Day 10 (Last morning on the Mermaid 1)
After breakfast we will transfer you ashore at approximately 09:00 for transfer to your hotel or the airport.
Note: This does not represent an exact itinerary, it is approximate only. Every cruise is different. Itineraries depend on current conditions, time of year, weather, currents, captain, cruise director, and guest preferences. We do our best to put you at the best sites possible on every dive.
We take no responsibility for scheduling or itinerary changes due to changing weather, political situations, natural disasters or other events beyond our control. We strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance for any kind of trip you do anywhere in the world. We also recommend that you have DAN or other diving accident insurance up to date and current in case of an unanticipated evacuation or other treatment that may not be covered by your regular insurance.
Top of PageMV Mermaid 1 Boat Layout
Upper Deck
Main Deck
Lower Deck
Upper and Main Deck |
Lower Deck |
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| 1-Dive Platform | 3-Guest Cabins |
| 2-Dive Deck | 4-Toilet and Shower |
| 3-Guest Cabins | 7-Crew Cabins |
| 4-Toilet and Shower | 9-Engine Room |
| 5-Outdoor Lounge Area | 10-Storage |
| 6-Interior Saloon | 11-Galley |
| 8-Wheel House | 12-Crew Quarters |
| 14-Storage |
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