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
- 11Dec11 Dec – 23 Dec13D / 12NAll of Raja Ampat - Biodiversity Hotspot · Sorong → SorongAvailablefrom USD 8.459 /person
- 24Dec24 Dec – 04 Jan12D / 11NAll of Raja Ampat - Biodiversity Hotspot · Sorong → SorongAvailablefrom 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 DeckPrivate bathroom · from 8.459 USD/person
Master SuiteDouble · sleeps 2 · Main DeckPrivate 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
