Sorong, Indonesia

Dewi Nusantara

Largest wooden liveaboard in Indonesia: a 58 m three-masted topsail schoonerMaximum 18 guests on a vessel built for 2,000 square metres of sail46 square metre Master Suite with a bath and 180-degree stern viewEight 20 square metre Deluxe Staterooms, twin or doubleCrew of 24 including a cruise director and four dive mastersRemote itineraries from Raja Ampat to the Forgotten Islands, Alor and Komodo

About Dewi Nusantara

Dewi Nusantara is a 58-metre three-masted wooden topsail schooner, the largest wooden liveaboard in Indonesia, custom-built for scuba diving and snorkelling expeditions. She takes a maximum of 18 guests in one 46 square metre Master Suite and eight 20 square metre Deluxe Staterooms, with a crew of 24 including a cruise director and four dive masters. Her itineraries cover Raja Ampat, Triton Bay, Cenderawasih Bay, the Banda Sea, the Forgotten Islands, Halmahera, Alor, Flores and Komodo.

Choose your departure date

12Jan
12 Jan – 21 Jan10D / 9N
All of Raja Ampat - Biodiversity Hotspot · Sorong → Sorong
Available
from USD 6.921 /person
22Jan
22 Jan – 02 Feb12D / 11N
All of Raja Ampat - Biodiversity Hotspot · Sorong → Sorong
Available
from USD 8.459 /person

Included

Full board meals and afternoon snack
Soft drinks / juices / water / coffee and espresso / tea
Local beer and a glass of wine with dinner
Up to 4 dives per day
Tanks / weights and weight belts
Dive masters and cruise director
Airport transfers on embarkation and disembarkation day
Air-conditioned cabin with en-suite bathroom
Toiletries and hairdryer

Required extras

!Port & Park Fees: USD 390 per person
!invoiced with the balance
!Fuel Surcharge: USD 330 per person
!Dive accident insurance (DAN or equivalent)
!mandatory
!Long-Distance Fee: USD 360 per person
!Domestic and international flights
!Hotels before or after the cruise
!Port and park fees
!Fuel surcharge
!Long-distance fee on repositioning cruises
!Nitrox
!Dive equipment rental
!Dive courses
!Additional alcoholic drinks
!Crew gratuities
!Dive accident and travel insurance

Optional extras

+Nitrox fills
+Dive equipment rental
+Dive courses and instruction
+Starlink internet voucher
+Imported wine and spirits from the bar
+Crew gratuities (guideline: 10 percent of the cruise fare, at the guest's discretion)

Cabins

Deluxe Stateroom (Twin or Double)
Twin · sleeps 2 · Lower Deck
Private bathroom · from 8.459 USD/person
Master Suite
Double · sleeps 2 · Main Deck
Private bathroom · from 8.459 USD/person

Boat specifications

Year built: 2008
Length: 58 m
Beam: 12 m
Cruising speed: 8 kn
Engines: 2 x 515 hp Caterpillar marine diesel
Max guests: 18
Cabins: 9
Min. certification: Advanced OW + Nitrox
Minimum logged dives: 25
Crew: 24
Type: Wooden three-mast US topsail schooner
Built: Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia, 2007-2008
Draft: 3.6 m
Tenders: 2 x 7 m fibreglass
Sun deck: 80 square metres
Navigation: VHF, SSB, Furuno radar, twin GPS
Watercraft: Kayaks for two people
Electricity: 160 kVA, 100 kVA and 80 kVA generators, 220 V
Fresh water: 2 desalinators, 5,000 litres per day each
Displacement: 800 tons
Fuel capacity: 29,000 litres
Communications: VHF, USB radio, Starlink
Length over deck: 48 m
Dive and dining deck: 100 square metres
Lounge and restaurant: 95 square metres

Gear rental: Dive equipment rental and dive courses are available on board and are settled before disembarkation. Prices are not published.

Payments: Prices in USD per person, sharing. A non-refundable 25 percent deposit is due within 10 days of the invoice; the balance, park and harbour fees, fuel surcharge and long-distance fee are due 90 days before embarkation. All payments are non-refundable; cancel-for-any-reason travel insurance is strongly recommended. Single occupancy supplement: 100 percent.

Boat features

Wooden three-masted US topsail schooner
58 m overall, 48 m over deck, 12 m beam
Nine air-conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms
95 square metre lounge and indoor dining room
100 square metre outdoor dining area and dive deck
80 square metre main sun deck plus bow sun deck with hammocks
Dedicated camera room with a 12 m camera table and 110 V / 220 V charging
Hot outdoor showers on deck
Kayaks for two people
Starlink satellite internet (voucher)

Food & drinks

Grazing breakfast from 6 am before the first dive
Full breakfast cooked to order after the morning dive
Buffet lunch and a served dinner
Afternoon snack
Soft drinks, juices, refillable water, coffee including espresso, and tea included
Local beer and one glass of wine with dinner included
Imported wine and spirits available from the bar
No corkage charge on bottles brought on board
Special diets on request

Diving on board

Up to 4 dives per day
Two 7 m fibreglass dive tenders
Nitrox available
Filled tanks, weights and weight belts included
Four dive masters and a cruise director
Recreational diving and snorkelling only: no decompression, trimix or rebreather diving
Snorkelling can be arranged at most sites

Navigation & safety

Dive crew trained in first aid and dive accident management
High-capacity oxygen system and large first aid kit
Direct contact with the nearest hyperbaric chamber
VHF, SSB, Furuno radar and twin GPS
Starlink satellite communications
Dive accident insurance (DAN or equivalent) mandatory

Languages spoken on board

EnglishIndonesian

Drawings & Vessel Layouts