Mermaid I Liveaboard, Indonesia
- from US$ 346 / day
- 9.1 Superb
- 24 Verified Reviews 24 Verified Reviews
- Free Internet Nitrox available






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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.
Book online or speak with one of our agents to reserve your Mermaid I Indonesia liveaboard diving holiday.
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Included: VAT, Drinking Water, Soft drinks, Soft Drinks at Meal Times, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Complimentary Toiletries.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, Travel Insurance, National Park Fees, Port Fees, Visas and Fees.
Optional Extras: Chamber Fees, Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholic Drinks at Dinner, Wine with Dinner, Nitrox Course, Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
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
The crew speaks English.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available to rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form.
You will need to pay for the rental gear on board of the boat.
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Drawings & Vessel Layouts

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
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Mermaid I Reviews
- 9.1 Superb
- 24 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 8.7
- Crew 9.3
- Food 9.8
- Diving 9.3
- Value 8.6
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
Great experience with great people
Whaleshark; hammerheads; Banda See Landscape; Banda Neira
- Recommended for
- Diving; services of crew and Dive Guides; kitchen
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!
Highly professional organized- it was amazing trip
Special nightdives
- Recommended for
- Massage, diveguides, briefing
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 :)!
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
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.
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!
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
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
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.
Raja Ampat
Corals, Manta, Sea Snakes
- Recommended for
- Corals, Manta, Sea Snakes
Great experience
Some very exciting dive !
- Recommended for
- Dive quality / comfort / safety
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
8 liveabords
Diving.
- Recommended for
- crew, diving, meal.
Diving indulgence!
Lots of Mantas!!!
- Recommended for
- Service, Food, Dive Guide
Wow
Manta 😊
- Recommended for
- Crew,group,dives
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
FANTASTIC
Fantastic!
- Recommended for
- The Dive master, the food and the diving
Excellent trip.
Excellent trip. Friendly crew.
- Recommended for
- Dive cites, crew and diving guides, food
Great
Excellent.
- Recommended for
- Crew, Service, other divers
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
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.