Hi all, looking for your amazing experience and recommendations as we are now in full planning mode for our late February / early March 2025 honeymoon. We don’t mind spending more if it’s worth it but I am seeing some options already completely booked for our timeframe so we want to decide within the next couple of weeks. Thanks for your feedback!
[high budget] Raja Ampat Liveaboard suggestions?
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drl
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Arenui. Gorgeous boat, great crew, great food. Get one of the master cabins on the upper deck if available, but the lower deck cabins are also nice.
Arenui the Boutique Liveaboard - Luxury Dive Liveaboard, Indonesian Design and Signature Services
"The Arenui is a luxury Phinisi, (traditional Indonesian wooden sailing vessel) and a fully equipped dive liveaboard, decorated with local handicrafts."
www.thearenui.com
Darnold9999
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Arenui, Dewi Nusentera, Damai, Samambia would be my top choices. Not in any particular order. Samanbia is the newest boat in this list if that matters to you.
Dan
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Have you been on Blue Manta?
Here’s my trip report:
Trip Report - Raja Ampat 2024
I just came back from Raja Ampat on Blue Manta for 19-29 February 2024 trip. It’s my 10th time there and the best one so far. The route for the 11 day trip is as shown, below. Table 1, below, shows the daily activities. And here’s the trip video:
Wow with the exception of Dewi they all looked booked during our timeframe! I’ll have to send some emails today.
Dan
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Yes, that's Raja Ampat. You need to book almost 2 years in advance to get a good cabin on those boats.
Some of my buddies, who went with me on Blue Manta, two weeks ago, they wanted to come back and charter the whole boat for our next trip back to Raja Ampat. We have to book for late February 2026, as you see for trip code: BMRA264 (22Feb - 4Mar of 2026) in this link:
www.whitemanta.com
For 2025, there are still 10 spots available in trip code BMRA255 (26Feb - 5Mar of 2025), but that's for a short trip 8D/7N. You want a long trip (11D/10N) to really enjoy and cover wider area of Raja Ampat. I made 33 dives in my last 11D/10N trip, as you see, below.
Some of my buddies, who went with me on Blue Manta, two weeks ago, they wanted to come back and charter the whole boat for our next trip back to Raja Ampat. We have to book for late February 2026, as you see for trip code: BMRA264 (22Feb - 4Mar of 2026) in this link:
White Manta Diving - Schedules & Rates for KM Blue Manta
For 2025, there are still 10 spots available in trip code BMRA255 (26Feb - 5Mar of 2025), but that's for a short trip 8D/7N. You want a long trip (11D/10N) to really enjoy and cover wider area of Raja Ampat. I made 33 dives in my last 11D/10N trip, as you see, below.
outofofficebrb
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Coralia and get the master cabin. It’s amazing. There are 2 of these rooms.
JonnieB
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Honeymoon cruise...wouldn't want the room next to, below, or above yours 
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