Queenesia II, Indonesia

Name: Banda Sea (Ambon - Ambon)
Start: 2026-10-25
End: 2026-11-01
Location: Indonesia

8.2 Very good

En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers

from $ 291 / day Check dates

“The staff is really helpful and caring allowing you to fully enjoy the experience !”
Fanny S, Switzerland

Highlights

Luxury phinisi experience
Dive into the top sites of Indonesia

The Queenesia II is a beautiful 32meter/105ft long phinisi liveaboard in Indonesia. This boat was built in 2016 and is made of ironwood, making it sturdy and durable. The Queenesia II accommodates up to 16 guests comfortably in 7 cabins: 1 master cabin, 1 main deck double cabin, 3 double cabins, and 2 triple cabins. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, refreshments, and mineral water, as well as tea and coffee, are included in the trip. Dives from Queenesia II follow a 1-to-4 dive guide-to-guest ratio.

The areas visited by Queenesia II include Manta Point, Komodo National Park, Crystal Rock, Castle Rock, and Batu Bolong reef. These areas are known for their stunning corals, abundant fish life, and clear waters. Manta Point is a must-see as this dive spot is known for its large population of Manta Rays, Eagle Rays, Clown Triggerfish, and Unicorn fish. The average visibility in Komodo is 20 to 30 meters, and guests can see Manta Rays & White tip sharks. Crystal Rock is popular due to its colorful corals and diverse fish life, including moray eels, scorpion fish, as well as Tuna and Mackerel. Castle Rock is an excellent spot for seeing larger pelagic fish such as barracuda, trevallies, and mackerel. Sharks are often spotted here as well. Batu Bolong reef is covered in corals, anthias and other reef fish, sharks, napoleon wrasse, and Manta Rays. For macro lovers, there are nudibranchs in the shallow reef area.

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05 Jul

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 2,800

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15 Jul

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 2,800

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25 Jul

6 Days / 5 Nights

$ 1,750

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04 Aug

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 2,800

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13 Aug

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 2,800

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22 Aug

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 2,800

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31 Aug

11 Days / 10 Nights

$ 3,500

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19 Sep

12 Days / 11 Nights

$ 4,400

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01 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,800

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09 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,800

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$ 2,800

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25 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,800

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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Hotel Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Night Dives, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: National Park Fees (200-210 USD per trip).

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Rental Gear.

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Rooms with Balcony
Nearly 1:1 Crew-to-Guest Ratio
Seaview Cabins
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Outdoor Dining
Observation Deck
Available for Charter
Local & International Crew
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

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

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

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

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English and Indonesian.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2016

Year renovated: 2022

Length: 32 Meters

Beam: 7.5 Meters

Cruising speed: 7-8 knots

Max guests: 16

Number of cabins: 7

Number of bathrooms: 9

Tenders: 2

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Fishfinder
Satellite & mobile phones
Bilge pump alarm
Search light
Engine room CCTV
Crew trained in first aid
Emergency flares

Queenesia II Reviews

8.2 Very good
27 Verified Reviews

Vessel

7.6
Crew

8.1
Food

9.2
Diving

8.2
Value

7.8

8.8 Fabulous
Thales P
Brazil

Amazing
the team is very experienced, they are knowledgeable about the dive sites, it was very nice to dive with them,I liked it a lot, I was happy, they are good, spectacular dives
Recommended for
Dive
23 Nov, 2022

9.2 Superb
Iwata Y
Japan

Fantastic Diving Experience
I had a great experience of 1st liveaboard in Indonesia with QueenesiaⅡ. The crew was incredibly kind and dedicated, always took good care of us. The DM was well experienced to guide us, find & show us both small and big stuffs. I found a problem with my BCD at 2nd day, but DM helped me fix it, I was able to use it the rest of the diving. We were the small group with 6 divers only then, I was allowed to use the room by myself. Big thanks to the whole staffs for wonderful diving trip. I had really good holidays with you.
Recommended for
Crew & DM. Diving sites. Small Group.
06 Dec, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Aaron V
Canada

Great Raja Ampat Liveaboard!
This was my first trip to Indonesia and my first liveaboard and it did not disappoint at all! From day one, the crew was fantastic - friendly and constantly going out of their way to ensure the passengers were satisfied. The food quality (and quantity) was consistenly great even on the 11-day trip. Even the variety of food exceeded my expectations. Regarding diving, the sites were great - mantas, pygmy sea horses, rays and a whole variety of creatures throughout the dives that our guides were happy to help us find. The guides continually went out of their way to help - both underwater and above water. We had one dive guide for a group of 3 divers, so never felt like we weren't getting enough support at all. Even when some of the passengers wanted to adjust the itinerary to get more dives in, the cruise director talked with each of the passengers and crew and were able to adjust to suit everyone's needs. Very professional and managed well.
Recommended for
Fantastic crew, food quality and variety, friendly dive guides
29 Dec, 2023

8.8 Fabulous
Ricardo R
Australia

nice trip. Will do this again
friendly crew, very helpful. Awesome dives.
Recommended for
marine life. main cabin. good food.
11 Jan, 2025

9.2 Superb
Kosgodage S
Australia

Excellent crew, good service
Excellent crew, good service.
Recommended for
Dive guide. Food. Service.
20 Jan, 2025

9.2 Superb
Jérôme D
Switzerland

Sublime dives and an idyllic setting, I leave with stars in my eyes!
Waking up day after day in places that are more beautiful than each other and being able to achieve this experience of diving 10 days in a row.
Recommended for
Diving spots / Few divers / Excellent food
22 Dec, 2023

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9.6 Exceptional
Zhen Wei C
Singapore

Awesome first trip to Raja Ampat
Having dived in various area around south east Asia, I will say Banda sea was one of the best I've been to. The hammerheads migration was one of the stunning experience I've had. A pity that the whale sighting was when we were on the boat instead of during a dive. The dive guide is very experience and answered all my questions and even gave me advice on how to improve on my buoyancy control. Quite flexible with the site as long as all of us agreed to the change. The room are quite spacious and clean, plenty of areas to relax on the deck drinking beer while enjoying the scenery in the day and the starry sky at night. Downside is similar to many wooden liveaboard out there, there are some engine noise, but I will say this is one of the better ones in term of condition and comfort. Overall great experience.
Recommended for
Dive Site, Crew Friendliness, Dive Guide
02 Nov, 2023

8.8 Fabulous
Michael O
United Kingdom

A very exciting and enjoyable experience.
The whole operation was well run from start to finish. The diving was great. The crew were experienced, professional, polite, cheerful, helpful and friendly.
Recommended for
The diving was brilliant.. The crew were fantastic.. The food was delicious..
11 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
Nathan H
United States

Amazing liveaboard experience
This liveaboard trip was outstanding! The crew was welcoming and professional, the dive sites were stunning, and the dive guides were knowledgeable and attentive. Onboard, the cabins were comfortable, the food was excellent, and the shared spaces perfect for relaxing. Every aspect of the trip was well-organized, making it a seamless and unforgettable experience.
Recommended for
Amazing crew. Great food. Dive locations.
28 Nov, 2024

10 Exceptional
SIMONA P
Italy

Nice experience
Beautiful experience thanks to the really helpful and prepared crew. Good food and nice dives
Recommended for
Crew. Diving. Boat.
25 Oct, 2025

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10 Exceptional
Jelte F
Netherlands

Amazing liveaboard
Seeing mantas up close was definitely the major highlight of the trip. We saw mantas at 4 divesites around Misool (south Raja Ampat). Surprisingly there were none at Manta Sandy though when we were diving there. The crew was extremely helpful. We never had to carry any tanks or set up our dive gear. All of that was handled by them, while we could fully relax between dives. The sunbeds on the deck were a great way to do such relaxing. During the dives the dive guides would spot many small animals that were expertly hidden such as pygmy seahorses. They were also great at slightly changing the route under water to avoid any strong currents. The food was also great. Lot's of amazingly prepared local quisine, such as fried rice, noodles, chicken, fish and various different soups. And nothing was spicy by default, but they always had spicy sauce ready for the people that wanted that. So it was great for everyone (those who love spicy food and those who don't).
Recommended for
The food, the divesites and the crew
02 Dec, 2023

9.2 Superb
Deborah K
Switzerland

Will come back to Queenesia II again for other destinations for sure!
Excellent Raja Ampat discovery under and above water <3
Recommended for
friendliest + fun boat&dive crew ever. great guiding and showing smallest critters. crew had taken care of EVERY need one had.
07 Jan, 2025

9.2 Superb
Fanny S
Switzerland

Amazing diving cruise in komodo!
We had a wonderful week on Queenesia II, the boat is very comfortable, navigation was smooth, the dive sites are gorgeous, well preserved and with few boats around. The staff is really helpful and caring allowing you to fully enjoy the experience !
Recommended for
Staff very friendly and caring, amazing dive sites and journey organization.
29 Jun, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Steven S
United States

Great crew, great location
The boat is very nicely equipped, the common areas are pleasant. The crew went out of their way to make everyone feel comfortable, and to meet any requests. They even did an on island BBQ one night. The reasons I knocked them on value are the lack of nitrox, the fact that anything beyond the basics was an upcharge, and their policies on this were inconsistent as they accept bookings from multiple sites. There are a few mechanical things that need to be worked on, post covid lots of companies have similar issues with equipment needing some TLC.
Recommended for
Dive sites, crew responsiveness,
21 Mar, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Erno M
Finland

In overall great quality and the nicest staff
I had great time with the Queenesia II crew and guests! Boat is really nice in overall and everything was working just great. Service was really good and every single meal was great. Loved the dive guides! They gave their best to feel us happy. Unfortunately sizes of the diving groups were too big which forced more experienced divers to end dives with half a tank left. Guides tried their best to make everybody as happy as possible.
Recommended for
Great dive guides. Great food. Really good in overall.
05 Dec, 2024

10 Exceptional
Christoph T
Austria

Super Tauchboot
We had the captain's cabin and this one is really single with 180 degree views of the sea
Recommended for
Service: The crew takes care of everything - up to the cleaning of the diving equipment. Service: Drink before and after diving. Food was great.
27 Jan, 2025

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8.8 Fabulous
Tina T
Australia

Great diving , good rental gear , nice comfortable diving
The diving in Raja Ampat lived up to the reviews of many i have heard as to why it is one of the top dive locations in the world. The islands also make for a stunning scenery of untouched natural beauty. The crew service was great from meals , making the beds, getting our dive gear loaded and unloaded onto the dinghy. If i could suggest an improvement would be better communication on the hike up to Wayag viewing point . Some of the guests with no hiking experience found it difficult and did not feel they were adequately informed of the appropriate shoes to bring. They were able to use the diving boots which worked well enough . The boat was comfortable with air conditioning in the cabins, the bunk was laid out well for ease of getting up and down. Towels provided to dry off after every dive was more than i expected.
Recommended for
Friendly and great crew service. Small group of sociable divers. Fantastic dive sites.
11 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
fulvio P
Italy

Raja Ampat in our minds!
Wonderful experience above and under the water. A special mention goes tò the crew, without their fantastic work nothing would be possible.
Recommended for
The crew. The cabin. The perfect organization.
03 Mar, 2025

7.2 Good
Marco C
Switzerland

Great diving
In general the trip was great and can only be recommended. All the dives were excellent. There are few things that could be improved to elevate the experience to an excellent level: The trip schedule was not clear and this created confusion on which day the last dive would have been (some guests booked their flight on the last day of diving, so they had to skip the last dives). The water supply was limited and the air compressor was right next to where we were eating, hence sometimes very noisy. The food was good, but the timing of the service was not always optimal.
Recommended for
Diving, met new friends, friendly crew
09 Jan, 2024

8.0 Very good
Graham B
Australia

A lot of fun.
This was my first live aboard and it more than met my expectations. From seeing manta up close to visiting the Piaynemo islands to having beers at sunset all just made this trip memorable. All the boat and dive crew worked as a team to make every activity and mealtime seamless. Negative points. The toilet didn't flush properly, and toilet handheld bidets needed to be reinstalled as they were missing. The room often stank of diesel. The roof in the cabin leaked onto our beds when there was heavy rain.
Recommended for
The boat crew did an excellent job of preparing and serving meals.. The boat dive crew did an excellent job of preparing and loading the dive gear onto the dive boats.. I couldn't have asked for a better bunch of international diving friends to share this trip with..
06 Apr, 2025

6.4 Review score
Clemence M
France

Good but could be better
Needs improvement regarding diving management, had lots of issues during the trip. The national park fees were more expensive than advertised on liveaboard.com. The cruise director was on holidays and it really showed, management should have hired a replacement. Ratio with dive guides was not what was advertised on liveaboard.com as we were a group of 4 diving with nitrox and a group of 9 with air. The dive guide Noffre was well intentionned and tried his best all along the trip. I do not agree with the way my dive guide Steven was acting underwater and a report has been made (3 of us in the 4 nitrox divers were diving instructors). The dive crew helping with the gear was not used to take care of the client's own gear but we had a discussion about it and it was all better afterwards. However, the dive sites were all very beautiful, we saw many things small and big ! Apart from diving, the comfort is what you expect with the price paid compared to more luxurious boats, but fairly good enough, the food is mostly local but really good and not too spicy, with lots of fruits. Every boatcrew member is really nice and always smiling ! We had two hikes to see the amazing landcapes, it was a great addition to the whole experience !
Recommended for
Dive sites. People met onboard. Trekkings.
14 Mar, 2025

6.0 Review score
Roy H
Germany

Disappointing diving experience despite dedicated crew
Our trip with the diving school in question leaves a very ambivalent picture overall. While the crew of the ship did an excellent job in many areas, the procedures, safety and professionalism in diving were far below the expected and described standard.⸻1. Organization of dives – bigger, more chaotic and more dangerous than advertisedAlready at the beginning it became apparent that the diving group was larger than described. Instead of a maximum of four people per group, as communicated in advance, we were at least five divers, which had a negative impact on both safety and the quality of the dives.In addition, not all participants met the required minimum requirement of 50 logged dives. The differences in experience levels were clearly visible – and were not compensated for by an adapted briefing or additional support.The advertised route also did not correspond to reality: North Raja Ampat was not accessible without this being communicated transparently in advance.⸻2. Poor communication and inadequate briefingsUnfortunately, the English language skills of the diving instructors were so limited that misunderstandings occurred again and again - especially with safety-relevant information.Briefings were generally short and incomplete. This was particularly noticeable at Manta Ridge, where the briefing was extremely deficient. The conditions on the ground – strong and changeable currents – were neither adequately explained nor possible dangers pointed out.The actual sequences of the dives also often deviated from the briefing, which caused additional uncertainty.⸻3. Lack of coordination and significant safety deficienciesIn practice, many things seemed uncoordinated. Reef hooks were set exclusively by the guide, so that sometimes up to three people had to hold on to a single hook.The current was sometimes as strong and unpredictable as in a "washing machine" – a circumstance for which no one was prepared. Many of the less experienced divers had no experience with reef hooks or drift dives of this type.This led to torn corals, injuries and the questionable situation that some divers were even asked to "work their way up" along corals without gloves.The most critical moment occurred when the current swept me away and my wife had to continue the dive without me. In the end, she only had 10 bar left, told the instructor twice clearly, but her hints were ignored. She did not receive any support – a life-threatening omission, especially under these current conditions.The safety stops were also handled rather progressively and not consistently adhered to. It was only after we addressed the critical experience that this was minimally improved. Criticism was hardly understood or dismissed before.There were never any debriefings – neither after individual dives nor at the end of the day.⸻4. Ray of hope: The rest of the crewIn stark contrast to the diving organization was the rest of the ship's crew.She was immensely helpful, friendly and approachable at any time. • The food was plentiful and tasty. • Vegetarian options were limited, though; my wife once even received separately prepared pasta, as there was hardly any other suitable option. • A lot of fish was served, presumably freshly caught – something we personally do not welcome. • Drinks, tea and snacks were available at all times. • The cabins were cleaned daily and completely reupholstered once.Here we felt largely well taken care of.⸻5. Difficulties in communicating in advanceEven before the start of the trip, communication with the diving school was difficult.WhatsApp messages remained unanswered, which made planning unnecessarily difficult.
Recommended for
Coral reefs. Schools of fish. Landscape.
25 Nov, 2025

7.2 Good
ANA L
Colombia

Attentive staff
The value for money is not good because of the hygiene of the boat.
Recommended for
Friendliness of the staff. Good dive guides. The diving equipment is good.
18 Nov, 2025

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4.4 Review score
Leon A
Germany

Very disappointing
Unfortunately totally disappointing. The following negative points ruined the experience:- despite advance information about equipment sizes, only halfway suitable rental equipment is collected on the boat. There wasn't everything in my size. - Rental equipment is not good- Extreme exhaust stench in the lower cabins. This is simply a no-go for a diving ship. An attempt was made to cover the stench with room fragrance and a bowl of coffee. This is not a solution and extremely harmful to health, especially dangerous for diving!- For the dives, everyone is forced onto a dinghy. Equipment is only sorted on the dinghy. Quite a mess and much too cramped.- The dives were rather uncoordinated. It is not looked in advance in which direction the current goes in order to avoid any changes. Adjust the drop off. Therefore, we usually dived against the current for a very long time.- The food is okay. But for the price, we expected a lot more. Savings were made on fruit. This should not actually cost the operator much.- although you only do one dive on the last day, the full nitrox surcharge will be charged- there were new and a few older gas bottles. Several guests have pointed out to the crew a bad smell in one of the old bottles. However, the same bottle was used over and over again and as a result, someone had a bad smell while diving.
Recommended for
The ship's crew. Diving spots. Nature.
22 Dec, 2025

6.4 Review score
Alexander W
Germany

Great Diving & boat management needs to improve
Central dive sites, Komodo hike and beach dinner. Crew was very eager to manage the trip, but were left alone by the management.
Recommended for
Master Cabin, boat and central dive sites
07 Oct, 2023

2.8 Review score
Hartmut M
Germany

Disaster NEVER AGAIN
THE boat was NOT the boat advertised on the internet, much older just a lower deck.It still stank of diesel and faeces, as the "Black Water" came up in my cabin in the shower. Windows (portholes) had to stay closed, otherwise the cabin floats when driving.60 percent of the dives were "muddiving", i.e. only black sand and scree on the bottom.The night dives were hunting trips where the last 5 - 10 hand-sized fish at the dive site are also killed. NEVER AGAIN
Recommended for
Diving on Komodo was good. The rest were haphazard, unimaginative and without knowledge of the area.
07 Oct, 2023

3.2 Review score
Fernanda J
Hungary

Worst liveaboard experience ever!
To make it clear we are experienced divers and travellers with hundreds of dives and open minds to different places, cultures, people, cuisine (been to Africa, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Egypt and so on)... But this trip was unexpectadly bad. If the diving were as it should have been (as we heard and knew what we could expect from a world class diving area of Komodo), we could easily forget about the issues of the liveaboard: being too small, too loud, too crowded (though there were only 13 divers instead the possible 16). The food was barely eatable, extremely repetitive, very poor in quality and quantity also. And believe me we were not expecting fine dining. On the third day we were told to drink less water as there is not enough drinking water onboard - telling this to divers diving up to 4 dives per day on normal air (nitrox was not available)! Just to mention a few issues: - getting to the divesites always happened with a small speedboat made for 10 pax but they used that to carry all the 13 divers and the 3 guides - in their advertising they mention a one guide 4 divers ratio, of course it was not true, most of the time only two guides shared the 13 divers - it happened multiple times that they hardly found or didn't even find the divesites, it seemed they had not enough knowledge of the area - once during briefing we were told that the water temperature is 17 celsius, so we tried to get some extra wet suits which they only could provide for my son. As more divers decided to wear extra suits they of course needed extra weight to be able to drown. But the boat didn't have any more, so I skipped the dive and gave my weight to my son. I just wonder if the liveaboard was full, could they provide enough weight for all the 16 divers?! On top of it all, the water temperature was actually 25 celsius, so the information was incorrect... - communication was very poor, many times we had no idea when the next dive or meal will be, but we stopped asking as the answers were not clear nor appropriate - communication between the boat manager and the crew seemed problematic as they didn't use the same language. Actually we believe this was the biggest problem: the boat manager's goal was to get the liveaboard to Raja Ampat, so this trip was just a must for her, so she didn't really care nor take the advice of the possibly more experienced crew/guides. Never in my life I ever gave a negative review anywhere. I always find the good in everything and even when it's hard to find, I feel sorry for the people working there that they may get punished or even worse loose their job because of my review. But this time I rather feel sorry for the divers spending their hard earned money for this liveaboard and don't get what they paid for...
Recommended for
1. When following a horrible dive me and my family decided to skip a dive and asked the crew to take us to the local village close by and we spent 2-3 hours just wondering around with the nice locals. 2. When we saw a huge group of dolphins 3. None
07 Oct, 2023