Mermaid I Liveaboard, Indonesia

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The luxurious, 28m M/V Mermaid I Indonesia offers 8 spacious cabins featuring individual flatscreen TV & DVD player, climate control, bathrobes, storage and en-suite bathroom. There is an inviting salon with tv and video on demand and two decks, all with comfortable, stylish seating perfect for relaxing after an adventurous day of scuba diving. Thai, Indonesian and Western cuisine is served in the “Sawasdee Restaurant” as guests enjoy spectacular views from the large windows.

Mermaid I offers scuba divers the opportunity to dive Indonesia’s best sites including Komodo, Raja Ampat, Alor and Ambon in style and comfort. The massive dive deck and dive platform provide diver with easy exits and entries to ensure a relaxing dive experience. The professional and friendly staff is also available to assist divers as needed. MV Mermaid I schedules year round cruises to Indonesia’s most diverse dive sites.

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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: National Park Fees (200 EUR per trip), Port Fees, Visas and Fees.

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Alcoholic Beverages, Nitrox, Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses.

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Boat features

  • Laundry Service
  • Camera Station
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Audio & video entertainment
  • Library
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • En-Suite bathrooms
  • Free Internet
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Outside Showers
  • Seaview Cabins
  • Kayaks On-Board
  • Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
  • Dedicated Local & International Crew
  • Nearly 1:1 Crew-to-Guest Ratio
  • Leisure Deck
  • Observation Deck
  • BBQ Area

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Vegetarian Options
  • Buffet style
  • Beer available
  • Snacks All Day
  • Vegan Options
  • Fine Wines Selection
  • Free Soft Drinks
  • Wine Available
  • Al Fresco Dining

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.

Diving

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Tenders for diving
  • Shaded Diving Area

The crew speaks English, French, and Portuguese.

Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Accommodation

Budget Cabins

Budget Cabins
Deluxe Cabins

Deluxe Cabins
Single Cabin

Single Cabin
Master Cabin

Master Cabin

Boat Specifications

  • Length 28 meters
  • Beam 7 meters
  • Top speed 12 knots
  • Cruising speed 9.5 knots
  • Engines Hino 2 x 450 HP
  • Max guests 15
  • Number of cabins 8
  • Number of bathrooms 10
  • Tenders 2 x 4.2m / ladders
  • Water capacity 20'000 liters
  • Fuel capacity 18'000 liters
  • Freshwater maker Yes

Boat Navigation and Safety

  • Radar
  • GPS
  • Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
  • Life Vests
  • Oxygen

Mermaid I Reviews

  • 9.2 Superb
  • 26 Verified Reviews
  1. Vessel
    8.8
  2. Crew
    9.3
  3. Food
    9.8
  4. Diving
    9.4
  5. Value
    8.7
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Daniel N
  • Sweden Sweden
Flawless liveaboard in pristine Raja Ampat

From start to finish, this was an extraordinary experience! 29 dives on pristine dive sites with unparalleled marine life diversity. I had the great pleasure of being assigned resident videographer Marcelo as my dive guide. His passion and knowledge of all things great and small in the ocean really enhanced my experience and raised my game as a diver and UW photographer. I dived with the other guides as well and they were all exceptional. During the 8 days of diving we encountered all kinds of macro life imaginable, along with manta rays, sharks, wobbegongs, enormous schools of barracudas and so on. Diving in the mangroves was a definite highlight. Boat operation is flawless, with an exceptionally friendly crew going the extra mile to ensure a great dive experience, such as dry towels and hot drinks after dives. Very much appreciated. A special shoutout to the cooks onboard who prepared plentiful and varied meals and snacks which were delicious regardless if it was Asian or Western food. The boat itself is in very good condition and the cabins are very comfortable. All in all, I had an awesome experience onboard Mermaid I and I cannot wait to return to explore other parts of Indonesia.

Recommended for
1. Diving 2. Dive guides 3. Crew
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Fred G
  • United States United States
Mantas everywhere!

The whole trip was run professionally and the staff were very friendly and helpful throughout.

Recommended for
wonderful crew, unique dives, smooth organization
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Fred G
  • United States United States
The only way to really dive Raja Ampat

Everything was well done, starting from dive sites and ending on great food provided by the boat crew.

Recommended for
The dive sites, the beauty of Raja Ampat, and the crew.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Walter B
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Great experience with great people

Whaleshark; hammerheads; Banda See Landscape; Banda Neira

Recommended for
Diving; services of crew and Dive Guides; kitchen
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Andrea K
  • Australia Australia
The first but not the last

Swimming beside the graceful mantas ... our new dive buddies, finding amazing macro and brilliant biodiversity and being a guest with this faultless, amazing team!

Recommended for
Being remote and only divers on sites for 2 blissful days, Mantas and 4 dives a day!
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Wilfried G
  • Austria Austria
Highly professional organized- it was amazing trip

Special nightdives

Recommended for
Massage, diveguides, briefing
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Jessie K
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Lovely Stay on the Mermaid I

The nightdives were amazing. Also the experience of diving in the magroves was great!

Recommended for
Diving, food and DIVING :)!
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Rula A
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
A magical 10 day diving holiday

This was one of the most amazing diving trips. Everything underwater is stunning. nothing disappoints. Te staff are wonderful and extremely helpful. I am unable to lift a tank due to back problems. They helped me every time. They also take excellent care of the equipment after dives by rinsing and hanging our wetsuits to dry and at the end of the trip cleaning and drying our BCDs and regulators as well. The reason I gave this 4* on cabin comfort is that I prefer to have the shower cubicle separate from the toilet. You get used to it after a while but it is not ideal.

Recommended for
Stunning dives, exceptional service, comfort
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Randall L
  • Singapore Singapore
Amazing diving experience on Mermaid 1

The dive sites were beautiful with healthy coral and reef. In south Komodo, we had a chance to witness 20 odd mantas swimmers above us. I stayed in the single cabin and it was comfortable and clean.

Recommended for
Comfortable boat, great crew, amazing diving in Komodo.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Ryan B
  • United States United States
Fabulous Raja Ampat!

Crew put my fins on for me and helped me out of my gear and rinsed it for me each amazing dive!! Manta Rays at Blue Magic! Well Organized schedule that ran like clockwork and fabulous food!

Recommended for
The friendliness and caring Indonesian crew on the Mermaid I. The outstanding/well organized dives and quality of the reef! The gourmet food!
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Pavel P
  • Russia Russia
It was an excellent trip.

I was very like and had a chance to swim very close to a whale. At one point in Raja Amat have seeng a lot of Mantas very closely for a very long time

Recommended for
Crue is excellent. Very good food. Overall very nice and relaxing atmosphere on this boat
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • BRENT S
  • United States United States
Hammerhead Experience

The highlight of our trip were seeing hammerhead sharks. Seeing a Mandarin fish and finding a lacey Rhionpias. Spending time with the family while diving.

Recommended for
The best three things were the dive guides, helpful service on dive deck, comfortable bed
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Michael R
  • Canada Canada
Feeding frenzy below and above the water.

Giant trevally feeding frenzy at Batu Bolong, some great manta encounters, lots of frog fish, and high current drift dives. Oh! Did I mention the great food?

Recommended for
Drift dives, Manta dives, the great food.
  • 6.4 Review score
  • Thomas E
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Raja Ampat

Corals, Manta, Sea Snakes

Recommended for
Corals, Manta, Sea Snakes
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Anne P
  • France France
Great experience

Some very exciting dive !

Recommended for
Dive quality / comfort / safety
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Annemarie T
  • Netherlands Netherlands
It was just wonderful

Again hard to day, because I lovend everthing. In Dutch the trip was a 10 or in English an A plus

Recommended for
Connor make a choice, everything was GREAT
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Dmitri E
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
8 liveabords

Diving.

Recommended for
crew, diving, meal.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Ofir C
  • Poland Poland
Diving indulgence!

Lots of Mantas!!!

Recommended for
Service, Food, Dive Guide
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Ralph R
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Wow

Manta 😊

Recommended for
Crew,group,dives
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Andrew B
  • United States United States
Great boat, great staff, good food

Terrific coral and macro life in Raja Ampat, also some mantas. Beer on board was affordable. Food was good, better than expected. Staff is very friendly and all seem happy to be working on the boat. Dive layout for the boat is fantastic. Loved the diving, except for the muck dives

Recommended for
Staff, comfort, diving
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Claudia V
  • Italy Italy
FANTASTIC

Fantastic!

Recommended for
The Dive master, the food and the diving
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Pavel P
  • Russia Russia
Excellent trip.

Excellent trip. Friendly crew.

Recommended for
Dive cites, crew and diving guides, food
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Fred W
  • Australia Australia
Great

Excellent.

Recommended for
Crew, Service, other divers
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Pavel P
  • Russia Russia
It was a wonderful Safari I would defeniatelly recommend it.

It was overall a very well organized Safari. Defenetly great value for money

Recommended for
diving, Crew, food
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Lee Ping S
  • Malaysia Malaysia
Amazing dives, fantastic crew members and dive guides

I had an amazing time diving with mermaid 1. Seeing the mantas was a great experience. The dive guides were very knowledgeable. I was well looked after by the crew members and they were all very friendly and helpful.

Recommended for
The dive experience, coral gardens and ample sea life, for me the highlight was seeing the Mantas.