Ratu Laut, Indonesia
8.6 Fabulous - Family Cabins
- Aircon Cabins
- Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
“The diving is exceptional and way exceeded what we were expecting! ”
The Ratu Laut - meaning Queen of the Sea, offers year-round liveaboard diving in Indonesia. At 30m long she caters to just 12 guests in 2 large quad cabins and 2 smaller twin cabins. All cabins feature AC, fresh towels, and linen. 2 shared bathrooms are located on the upper deck. Also on the upper deck is a large open-air shaded dining area and lounge. The top deck is home to the sun deck with sunbeds and bean bags.
Diving focuses on Raja Ampat, and the cruise director will choose the best dive sites on the day based on the weather, currents, and tides. Divers can expect to do up to 4 dives per day, including a sunset or night dive. The captain, dive guides, and crew of the Ratu Laut have years of experience in the Indonesian waters. The Ratu Laut phinisi is operated by Barefoot Conservation NGO, and all profits from the trips go towards science, research, and conservation programmes, so you can rest assured that you are helping the marine environment when you dive with the Ratu Laut. Marine Biologists and Manta Ray Scientists will also be on the trip to collect data and do presentations on the research being conducted on manta rays.
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Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, Travel Insurance, National Park Fees (1,000,000 IDR per trip), Port Fees (30 USD per trip).
Optional Extras: Gratuities, Airport Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages (45,000 IDR per item), Soft drinks (15,000 IDR per item), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Cabin Types
Ratu Laut Reviews
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- 8.6 Fabulous
- Vessel 7.1
- Crew 8.6
- Food 9.4
- Diving 9.2
- Value 8.6
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Silvana L
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Switzerland
Wonderful experience in Raja Ampat
Great dive group, nice and helpful crew, experienced divemasters, the tons of different fish and intact coral reefs, 2 trips to islands
- Recommended for
- Diving with manta rays, incredibly diverse underwater world
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- 9.2 Superb
- Johanna W
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Germany
Incredible trip :)
The liveaboard was incredibly beautiful. On the one hand this fascinating underwater world, so colorful, so much life, Raja Ampat especially Misool is a dream! Plus the small "shore excursions" (Heart Lagoon, Sunset, Jellyfish Lagoon...). On the other hand, this helpful, always friendly crew, with whom you have a lot of fun. If you want luxury, you should look for another ship. If you want to dive and have a good atmosphere on board, this is the place for you. The ship is simple but clean and has everything you need. At the beginning it is a little strange that the toilets are right next to the dining table, but you get used to that very quickly. Diving is professional. Dive guides are great!! (Thanks Oves for swapping masks underwater, because my new borrowed mask was very foggy (old one broke). Now I could see the manta rays and you could only see shadows...)Thank you all, I had a wonderful holiday and I want to come back very soon!
- Recommended for
- Underwater world, crew, variety
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Nicholas Y
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Malaysia
Great first liveaboard experience covering Central and North Raja Ampat!
The diving is exceptional and way exceeded what we were expecting! The crew is amazing; very good at what they do! The food was mainly traditional indonesian cuisine which we thoroughly enjoyed. Otniel, Opes, and Onkor were all awesome and very passionate dive guides. Could seriously use some marine life identification guides on the boat to complement the amazing array of life we saw on our dives.
- Recommended for
- Friendly and efficient staff, amazing diving and guides, and awesome food!
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Viktor E
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Sweden
over expectation
To finally see manta rays for the first time. All the amazing people that was part of the trip, especially Wendy the dive master. She was great!! 10/10 from me, over expectation. I want to go again!
- Recommended for
- Hard to say really. I am so satisfied with everything. We did some short trips on land as well which I enjoyed as a timeoff.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Eva K
- Germany
Fantastic - expectations were exceeded :-)
The entire process - from the reception of the guests on the mainland to the procedures on the boat to the dives in small groups - was perfectly organized. Despite limited space and full guest occupancy, there was never any hectic. Both the preparation and the diving with max. 4 divers + guide was always relaxed. The whole crew was super nice and helpful, everything was clean and the Indonesian food delicious. In particular, the selection of dive sites was outstanding! From drift dives to relaxed reef dives to mug diving and night dives, nothing was left to be desired. Of course, the fantastic underwater world in Raja Ampat contributed to the overall experience :-).So if you don't have a problem with limited space and simple equipment, you will feel comfortable on the Ratu Laut.
- Recommended for
- Varied selection of dive sites, wonderful crew, paradisiacal area
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Carolina C
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Brazil
Amazing staff and breath taking dives
Most of the staff were super kind, polite, Wendy our dive master and manager of the boat was super nice, always taking care of us and making sure we were having a great experience overall. The dive sites were really beautiful, but also having the chance of doing different things like visiting Arborek island and Barefoot NGO work with the local community, doing a tracking to see Birds Paradise in Waigeo, understanding better about coral diversity and having the freedom to change plans by being in a Live Aboard.
- Recommended for
- staff, dive locations and cost-benefit
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- 10 Exceptional
- Jonathan W
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United States
Suberb
Great weather. Great conditions. Excellent diversity of dive sites. The huge, dense schools of fish were the highlight for me. I’ve never seen so many fish in one dive
- Recommended for
- Diving. Food. People.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Jacqueline S
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Australia
Brilliant diving led by fun crew.
Finding a bob tail squid, improving my diving skills (especially in current), new friends from around the world
- Recommended for
- 3-4 daily dives, island village tour, other guests and crew
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- 9.2 Superb
- Gennaro P
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Italy
Amazing!
beautiful diving, relaxing on the boat
- Recommended for
- marine life, climate, staff
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- 9.2 Superb
- Gabriele N
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Austria
Wonderful
The start was bumpy, but the tour was sensational thanks to the great crew. Many beautiful and magical moments.
- Recommended for
- Nice crew, nice dives, good food
