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Emperor Raja Laut

Emperor Raja Laut is a stylish liveaboard, designed like a classic schooner, offering intimate luxury, world-class diving, and exceptional service in Indonesia’s breathtaking waters.

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Cabins

Deck plan

Features & facilities

Boat features & facilities

  • Lounge: Lower deck, fully air-conditioned with a mini-bar

  • Upper deck: Outdoor dining area, sun loungers, with and without shade and small bar

  • Entertainment: 49" full HD flat screen and movie, music & book library + board games

  • Towels: 2 cabin towels + 1 upper deck towel per guest

Dive features & facilities

  • Compressors: 2x CAT Compressor + Nitrox

  • Tanks: 12 ltr aluminum tanks with INT & DIN adapters. 15 ltr aluminum tanks available at extra charge Nitrox diving: Yes

  • Rebreather friendly: No

  • Dive equipment rental: Full dive sets available for hire + reef hooks, dive computers. SMBs and Lifelines are complimentary.

  • Safety: Life raft, life jackets, oxygen, First Aid Kit, VHF & SSB radio, radar & GPS, mobile phone, fire alarm, extinguishers, firefighting system

  • Water Access: 1 x 5.2m RIB with 75 Hp outboard + 1 x 5.5m with 85 HP outboard Camera

  • Facilities: Power sockets for battery chargers and flash in cabins only. Camera rinsing tank and camera preparation area on upper deck

Dive Overview

Indonesia is blessed with the smallest to the largest of marine animals. Pygmy seahorses, wonderpuss, ghost pipefish, rhinopias, hairy and normal frog fish, mantas, whale sharks, sharks and rays. Emperor requires that you have a minimum of 30 logged dives to join a Raja Ampat itinerary and 50 logged dives for Komodo, Banda Sea, Alor and Flores itineraries, and that you are Advanced Open Water or equivalent.

[See: Raja Ampat Area & Komodo, Alor & Flores,Ambon & Banda Sea Dive Travel Guides]

Accomodation Overview

She comfortably accommodates 12 guests in 6 cabins (3 double bed cabins, 3 twin bed cabins), each with ensuite, mini safe, individually controlled air-conditioning and fan.

Food & Drinks

The meals onboard are usually buffet style with a variety of Indonesian and International dishes to suit everyone. Indonesian food is traditionally a bit spicy, fish is available on-board, mostly frozen with a few fresh catches along the way. Water, tea and coffee and are complimentary. Soft drinks, fresh juices and alcohol (cocktails, spirits, wine and beer) are chargeable. Alcohol is available to purchase on board and guests are welcome to bring their own alcohol onboard.

Itineraries

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Practical information

Time Zone

UTC+8 & UTC+9

Local Currency

IDR (Indonesian Rupiah)

Language

Indonesian & English

Electricity

220V

Local Currency

Cash (Euros, US Dollar, UK Sterling Pounds, and IDR Rupiah) and credit cards (VISA and MasterCard)

Boat specifications

Type: Wooden hull

Year built: 2005, Annual dry dock

Length: 31m

Beam: 7.2m

Engine: 300 HP Yanmar

Generators: 2 x 28 kW Mitsubishi

Desalination: 3,000 l / day & storage

Navigation and Communication: GPS, VHF/SSB radio, satellite & mobile phone

Compressors: 2x CAT Compressor + Nitrox

Water Access: 1 x 5.2m RIB with 75 Hp outboard + 1 x 5.5m with 85 HP outboard

Maximum guests: 12

Number of cabins: 6