Saturday

Check-in on board MV Mermaid I between 14:00-16:00 hours in Benoa Harbour Bali. After the boat and safety briefing, we'll set up equipment and you can settle into your cabin. Dinner will be served approx 19:00 hours as we cruise into the sunset on overnight journey to Moyo Island , north west Sumbawa.

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Sunday

Start your adventure with a great dive in the calm, clear waters of Angel Reef at Moyo Island. Massive elephant ear and barrel sponges, schools of long fin banner fish and red tooth triggers In their hundreds, frog fish, nudibrancs, eels, surgeon fish, snapper, dog tooth tuna checking out what is for lunch ! Visit the local village then its lunch for us ! Next is a great dive at Panjang Reef – are the pygmy seahorses around ? Then we cruise 2 hours to Satonda Island for a world class night dive after watching a million bats fly at sunset. After a great dive and dinner we cruise overnight to Sangeang Island , off the north coats of Sumbawa .

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Monday

2 dives at Sangeang Island for rare nudibrancs, pygmy seahorse and underwater hot springs that support this very unique marine life. Cruise to Gili Banta for exhilarating dives at Tanduk Rusa for big fish and amazing corals or GPS Point, famous for its sharks and pelagics. Then we enter the Komodo National Park and night dive at Gili Darat South Passage - sleeping turtles, colourful reef stone fish, panish dancers – calm sea- a great place to stay the night.

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Tuesday

If the tide is right we hunt grey reef shark and dolphin at Taka Toko Gili Lawalaut. Dive 2 is a fast drift with pelagics and manta at Lighthouse Reef or the Old Passage. Then Crystal Rock awesome soft corals and the chance for sharks, turtles, giant Maori wrasse, a ‘fish soup” dive with a high chance of eagle rays too ! Then we cruise south for fascinating night dive at Pink Beach near the entrance to the Komodo National Park.

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Wednesday

Start your day with an exciting visit to Komodo National Park to walk with the dragons ! Then relax as we cruise 2 hours south to Horseshoe Bay Rinja Island . Spectacular diving awaits at the world famous site Cannibal Rock – rare nudibrancs, frogfish, spectacular corals, sponges, ascidians, huge black coral bushes, turtles, cuttlefish, loads of reef fish too ! Watch dragons on the beach, monkey, deer, wild pigs along the shore, go beach combing…. Maybe even a chance to follow whales and dolphin feeding in the calm bay. We overnight at this peaceful place, night diving at one of the many fabulous spots.

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Thursday

The Three Sisters call us to Padar Island for sharks and nudibrancs, surgeon fish and devil Rays. Manta Alley or Takat Makasar follows for the chance for a manta aggregation – WOW ! Batu Bolung aka “Current City” is the home for large Napolean Wrasse, turtles, blue fin trevally Or maybe a dive at Tatawa Kecil – we check out the currents first to make sure the dive will be cool for everyone on board ! Then we say goodbye to Komodo National Park with a fabulous Night dive at Gili Banta with Coral Cat Shark and more then we cruise west enjoying a post dinner night dive along the way. Overnight we cruise to Satonda Island.

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Friday  

We enjoy two fantastic dives at Satonda and Moyo Islands for more chances for ghost pipe fish, ribbon eels, turtle, cuttlefish and more before we cruise overnight to Benoa in the south of Bali .

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Saturday

After breakfast we transfer you ashore at 9am to continue your vacation…or its time to head home to start planning your next Mermaid cruise !

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FIT and Group Bookings (less than 8 pax):

Deposit

30% within 10 days of booking

Final Payment

60 days prior to departure

Last Minute Bookings

100% payment within 24 hours of booking or before boarding for bookings made on day of departure

Cancellations:

More than 90 days prior departure

Refund of deposit less USD 100.00 administration charge

90 to 60 days prior departure

Deposit lost

Less than 60 days prior departure

No Refund

Full Boat Charter or Group Bookings (8 pax or more) :

A 10% non-refundable deposit is required within 10 business days of booking. If not received, the cruise will be open for resale. The next 25% of the total cost to be paid at least 120 days before the departure date. The balance, 65% of the total cost, to be paid at least 90 days before the departure date.

Cancellations:

More than 120 days before the departure date, all payments will be refunded, less the 10% initial deposit. Less than 120 days but more than 90 days before the departure date all payments will be refunded, less 35% of the total cost. If a cancellation is made for part of the group then the refund will be pro-rated accordingly ie. All payments for the cancelling guests will be refunded less 35% of the total cost of each cancelled guest. Less than 90 days before the departure date, no refunds will be made.

Mermaid Cruise reserves the right to cancel any trip if there are less than the equivalent of 3 deluxe cabin guests. Mermaid Cruise will do their utmost to transfer the guest to a vessel they deem to be of equal or better standard. Alternatively, we may ask the guest to transfer to the date before/after the cruise In the event none of these options are possible, we will offer a full refund (allow maximum 1 week processing time).

Mermaid Cruise do not accept any legal liability for loss or damage to any luggage or dive equipment while being transferred to/from the vessel nor while on board. Mermaid Cruise will offer any assistance possible to help with any insurance claims for lost or damaged property.

Lastly, Mermaid Cruise Ltd. does not offer refunds in the event of personal injury, airplane delay, mechanical breakdowns, weather, sickness, strikes, war, criminal acts, quarantine, acts of god, if another guest requires immediate evacuation and the vessel must return to port or any other event beyond its actual control.

Guests are strongly advised to have valid dive medical, travel and cancellation insurances

Regardless of which cruise you choose ...  Be prepared for some of the world's best diving plus a maximum of comfort, service and safety on M/V Mermaid I & II - Welcome on board !