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Maumere to Ambon 800 Nautical Miles of Navigation, Endless Possibilities

<a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/awards-and-recognition/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Scuba-Diving-Magazine-Readers-Choice-Awards-1024x573.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Scuba-Diving-Magazine-Readers-Choice-Awards-768x430.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="detail-list">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/awards-and-recognition/"><h3>Award-Winning Liveaboard Diving in Indonesia</h3></a> <p>Mermaid Liveaboards Honoured in the PADI Readers’ Choice Awards</p> <p>Choosing a liveaboard is a big decision, especially if it’s your first dive trip to Indonesia. Tha...  </div> </div> </div> <div class="row list-blue-default infinite-scrolling"> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/the-shallows/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ts1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ts1.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/the-shallows/"><h3>The Shallows</h3></a> <p><p>Raja Ampat’s Beauty at Any Depth</p> <p>Would you ever expect to find a huge amount of marine l...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <div class="container-youtube-video"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBhautrlCDU" class="fancy-group"> <div class="thumb-img"> <img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/changoo1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/changoo1.jpg" alt=""> <div class="icon-play" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""></div> </div> </a> <div class="video-background" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""> <div class="video-foreground"></div> </div> </div> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/changoo-an-adventurous-dive-site-located-east-of-kawe-island-north-of-raja-ampat/"><h3>CHANGOO, an adventurous dive site located East of Kawe island, North of Raja Ampat.</h3></a> <p><p>A combination of swimtroughs, sharks, and large schools of fish. When the current is right this p...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/the-return-to-raja-ampat-from-sulawesi-sea/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/trtra.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/trtra.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/the-return-to-raja-ampat-from-sulawesi-sea/"><h3>The Return to Raja Ampat from Sulawesi Sea</h3></a> <p><p>Mermaid1 returns to Raja Ampat through an unforgettable diving experience across over 500 nautica...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <div class="container-youtube-video"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tir_I2JofzA" class="fancy-group"> <div class="thumb-img"> <img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sd1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sd1.jpg" alt=""> <div class="icon-play" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""></div> </div> </a> <div class="video-background" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""> <div class="video-foreground"></div> </div> </div> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/shark-den/"><h3>Shark Den</h3></a> <p><p>Once again I find myself writing about another unique encounter with one of the oceans most amazi...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/our-second-raja-ampat-trip-of-the-year/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sra1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sra1.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/our-second-raja-ampat-trip-of-the-year/"><h3>Our second Raja Ampat trip of the year.</h3></a> <p><p>Starting from Missols with an early dive. From far we could hear a school of Bumpheads<br /> feed...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <div class="container-youtube-video"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_F7BdMU_M" class="fancy-group"> <div class="thumb-img"> <img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shark1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/shark1.jpg" alt=""> <div class="icon-play" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""></div> </div> </a> <div class="video-background" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""> <div class="video-foreground"></div> </div> </div> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/shaaaaark/"><h3>SHAAAAARK!</h3></a> <p><p>Recently there has been a considerable amount of action on the surface here in Raja Ampat. In the...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/shark-mecca/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sm1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sm1.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/shark-mecca/"><h3>Shark Mecca</h3></a> <p><p>Years ago, well before Raja Ampat became a marine protected area, it was a mecca for sharks. As a...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/kawe/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kawe1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kawe1.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/kawe/"><h3>Kawe</h3></a> <p><p>Raja Ampat, which translates to The Four Kings in English, is made up four main islands. Accordin...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <div class="container-youtube-video"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVJyScwxGCQ" class="fancy-group"> <div class="thumb-img"> <img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/rahl1.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/rahl1.jpg" alt=""> <div class="icon-play" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""></div> </div> </a> <div class="video-background" data-play="0" data-youtube-code=""> <div class="video-foreground"></div> </div> </div> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/raja-ampat-halmahera-lembeh-straits/"><h3>Raja Ampat – Halmahera – Lembeh Straits</h3></a> <p><p>Mermaid1 goes to an extraordinary journey from Raja Ampat all the way to Lembeh Straits with an o...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="col-md-3 list-news-page"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/santas-gone-diving/"><img class="b-lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/All-4-diving-liveaboards-New-photos-for-destination-Halmahera-6-1-e1548387306119-1024x683.jpg" data-src-small="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/All-4-diving-liveaboards-New-photos-for-destination-Halmahera-6-1-e1548387306119-768x512.jpg" alt=""></a> <div class="container-desc">  <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/santas-gone-diving/"><h3>Santa’s Gone Diving</h3></a> <p><p>It’s that time of the year where amongst all the schooling fishes, it’s quite common<br /> to...</p>  </div> </div> <div class="paging paging-desktop"><a class="prev page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/16/">PREV</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/1/">1</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/15/">15</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/16/">16</a> <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">17</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/18/">18</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/19/">19</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/20/">20</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/news-events/page/18/">NEXT</a></div> </div>  </div> </section> </div>  <footer> <div class="line-gradient"></div> <div class="container">  <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="logo"> <a href="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com"><img data-src-static="https://www.mermaid-liveaboards.com/wp-content/themes/mermaid-theme-v2/assets/images/mermaid-logo.png" /></a> </div> <h2>INTERESTED IN MERMAID LIVEABOARD'S NEWS?</h2> <h4>Subscribe here for latest news and deals</h4> </div> </div> <script>(function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], forms: { on: function(evt, cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt, callback: cb } ); 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