Considering Chertan and tawali oct 2015. Any comments?

[irenedabanian]

:blinking:There are no reports on the MV Chertan liveaboard and not much on Tawali other than the inside job robbery at the resort. Lots of reports on the Febrina.
What about Mike ball's spoilsport four night trip as an add on? It is expensive but is it worth it?
would like to see New Zealand as a tourist not diver as well for a three week trip but costs are skyrocketing to add the spoilsport .....suggestions for a PNG trip. Have dived Solomon's, Fiji, Komodo, and will do Raja this year.
Read that andanam 's are not good now.

 

[ocdiver1]

I've been to Tawali 3 times and loved it (haven't been on the Chertan). Can give you some info on Tufi, Loloata and Rabaul as well in PNG. Have also been on the Spoilsport. If you have some specific questions, feel free to pm

 

[irenedabanian]

I've been to Tawali 3 times and loved it (haven't been on the Chertan). Can give you some info on Tufi, Loloata and Rabaul as well in PNG. Have also been on the Spoilsport. If you have some specific questions, feel free to pm

Wondering if spoilsport was worth the high cost due to length of trip out and possible rough waters to get there. Also, what would you recommend for additional dive days, loloata for a couple of dives coming in to PNG,rather than staying over nite in Pt Morssey, then which areas would work best with the Chertan (leaves from tawali)?
tufi or Rabaul and where to dive (operator) in those places. Would dive ten days on the boat and another week at a dive lodge.