Having been on Oceanic's first cruise and having the best travel memories with this liveaboard, with great sadness, we regret to inform that The Oceanic will no longer be in service. March 1, 2024.
Oceanic Liveaboard provides an outstanding level of service in Indonesia and is currently diving East Indonesia from Komodo to Raja Ampat, a year round trip including the less know Forgotten Islands, Alor, Flores, Timor, Banda Islands, and occasionally Cenderawasih Bay with accommodations and facilities specially suited for 12 divers on 6 cabins.
Last update: March 1st, 2024
OCEANIC LIVEABOARD
Excellent service on dive cruises in Komodo, Banda and Raja Ampat
4. PRICES, INCLUSIONS, EXCLUSIONS, T& C
1. ACCOMMODATIONS & FACILITIES
The Oceanic is a 26m yacht, fully renovated in 2016 and able to cater 12 guests in 6 en-suite double cabins. Oceanic's accommodations and facilities are specially suited for divers and provide outstanding level of service in Indonesia. All the accommodations are AC cabins with private bathroom, hot water, storage space. The 5 cabins on the lower deck are either one double bed plus single bunk or two single beds; on the upper deck 1 suite quite larger.
Oceanic's indoors and outdoors spaces are friendly and tasteful ambiances inviting to relax after dives: lounge and dinning room are on the main deck, the three main meals are served here, a mix of international, indo and asian food. The open lounge in the afterdeck is great for chill-out in front the sea with a cold beer and some nibbles at sunset, it is also the guest's favorite place for enjoy a massage. On the foredeck other sundeck serves as solarium.
The diving operations are perform from Oceanic's dive platform. Facilities includes 2 dive dinghies, camera set up area, and nitrox. The crew is friendly and well trained to assist the guests, divers or not. Oceanic's team have 20 years of experience operating in Indonesia.
2. DIVE CRUISE DESTINATIONS
The annual schedule of Oceanic Liveaboard includes 9-10 night dive cruises to Komodo, Alor & Flores, Forgotten Islands, Ring of Fire, Banda Sea, Raja Ampat, Triton Bay, and Halmahera.
Oceanic Liveaboard regular itineraries
Komodo National Park: from June to August
Alor & Flores: August and September
Forgotten Islands: October and November
Ring of Fire: October and November
Banda Sea: October and November
Raja Ampat in West Papua: from November to April
Triton Bay in West Papua: November
Halmahera in Northern Moluccas: April or May
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3. TECHNICAL DATA
Oceanic is a yacht in iron wood, custom built for diving and fully renovated in 2016 with facilities specially dedicated to underwater photography, as a wide camera station.
OCEANIC LIVEABOARD TECHNICAL DATA
Year of built: - Fully renovated 2016
Type: Yacht in ironwood
Length over all: 26 meters
Beam: 6,5 meters
Draft: 2,8 meters
Total Displacement:
Sails:
Cruising speed: 8 knots
Engine: 360 HP DOOSAN 8 cylinders
Generators: 20 Kw, 30 Kw and 60 Kw
Fuel Capacity: 7000 liters
Water Storage: 6000 liters+watermakers
Voltage: 220v all-around-the-clock
Cabins: 6
Bathrooms: 6
Guests: 12
Relax: Lounge & Solarium
Navigation & Communication: Simrad 4G Broadband Radar with multifunction Lowrance display Radar/GPS/Depth finder/Plotter Navionics. SSB Multiband radio, VHF radio and handheld VHF radios. AIS and SART. Satellite phone Thuraya.
Safety and Rescue: Liferafts with capacity for 25 and 10 people. Fire extinguishers and CO2 bombs on engines. Hydrant with diesel pump. Hand flares, smoke signals and signaling rockets. EPIRB. Nautilus Marine Rescue GPS. 40 litres oxygen tank plus 6 litre portable kit. Life jackets and ring buoys. First aids kit.
Diving: Compressors: 2 x Bauer PE200. Nitrox: Membrane system with Bauer Rotorcomp compressor. Dive tanks: 2 sets aluminium and steel, 12 and 15 litres, DIN/INT. Dive gear: 4 complete sets for rent plus spare parts. Tenders: 2 x 4,85 metre R.I.B. plus spare inflatable, with 50 Hp 4-stroke Yamaha offboard engines.
Crew: 12
OCEANIC LIVEABOARD LAYOUT
Oceanic Liveaboard deck plan and cabins
Oceanic Liveaboard cabins distribution: (1) Suite on lower deck. (2) (3) (4) (5) Standard cabins on lower deck. (6) Superior cabin on upper deck.
4. PRICES, INCLUSIONES & EXCLUSIONS
Oceanic's prices and rates are in EURO, and booking with us you can pay in your preferred currency: USD, GBP, AUD, NZD, MYR, SGD, etc.
Prices: Komodo €315 per night - Alor, Flores, and Forgotten Islands €350 per night
Booking by cabin
The prices of Oceanic Liveaboard are per person on double cabin shared. The single cabin (not sharing) has a supplement of 65%. The Oceanic rates are based on your accommodation choice and destination, as follow:
- Komodo National Park
- Double cabin: € 315 per night
- Suite: € 347 per night
- Alor, Flores, Timor and Forgotten Islands
- Double cabin: € 350 per night
- Suite: € 385 per night
Private Cruises and Charters
The full boat charter rate depends of the destination, as follow:
- Komodo National Park
- € 2.960 per night
- Alor, Flores, Timor and Forgotten Islands
- € 3.290 per night
The price includes:
- One pre-cruise night in airport hotel in Indonesia complimentary by Cruising Indonesia
- Arrival and departure airport / hotel transfers
- Accommodations on board
- Toiletry
- All meals on board
- Drinking water, tea, coffee
- 3 dives a day + 1 night dive, according to the itinerary
- Tank, belt and weights
- Excursions according on board program
Mandatory Surcharges:
- National Park Entrance Fees and Harbor Fees per person, these fees may change without notice:
- Komodo National Park
- € 250 per person
- Alor, Flores, Timor and Forgotten Islands
- € 250 per person
Optional bookable and payable in advance:
International and domestic flights (*)
Optional bookable and payable on board:
- Wines and alcoholic beverages
- Espresso coffee
- Soft drinks and beers
- Massages
- Dive courses
- Nitrox
- Rental gear
- Crew gratuities
- Diving Insurance, we highly recommended DAN
- Travel Insurance including Trip Cancellation, we highly recommended World Nomads Travel Insurance
- Satellital phone calls
Special Discounts
These especial discounts apply in ALL our diver cruises
- Non diver: 15%
- Third bert: 25%
- Small groups (6 pax): 5 pay + 1 free
Especial discount on full charter boat
- Get the best charter price guarantee, contact us!
Especial discount for repeaters
- Your 2nd time on board: 5% + Nitrox free
- Your 3rd time on board 10% + Nitrox free
- Your 4th time on board 10% + Nitrox free + 10% on rental gear or any purchase on board
(*) Tailor-Made Travel
We can organize all your flight itinerary, land services and eventual extensions with the best market price.
Contact us for planning your custom made diving holidays.
Terms & Conditions
We have a few and simple rules, please take your time to carefully read them, at the time of confirming your booking, you automatically agree with the following terms & conditions:
Booking by Cabin
- 20% as deposit for booking confirmation
- 100% must be paid 90 days before cruise departure
Private Cruises & Charters
- 20% deposit for booking confirmation
- 100% must be paid 6 months before cruise departure
Payment Method
All payments must be made by bank transfer or bank deposit according to the payment instructions of our invoice. Reservations and payments must be communicated and send by email.
Cancellation Policy
Booking by Cabin
- More than 90 days before departure: 85% refund
- 89-60 days: 50% refund
- 59-30 days: 10% refund
- Less than 30 days: 0% refund
Private Cruises & Charters
- More than 9 months before departure: 75% refund
- 9-6 months: 65% refund
- 6-3 months: 45% refund
- Less than 3 months: 0% refund
- Port change in Full Boat Charter: The cost of an extra day required to change the embarking or disembarking port is 1,800€. This amount is non-refundable.
5. OCEANIC LIVEABOARD DEALS
Raja Ampat dive cruise, March 18-27 2024, 9 nights, 21 dives, EUR 3465 -20% EUR 2772
Raja Ampat dive cruise, April 12-21 2024, 9 nights, 21 dives, EUR 3465 -20% EUR 2772
Raja Ampat-Banda Sea dive cruise, April 24-May 3 2024, 9 nights, 21 dives, EUR 3465 -20% EUR 2772
6. PRIVATE CRUISES AND CHARTERS
Oceanic Liveaboard full charter rate is €3290 per night, except Komodo €2960 per night. That means that a 10 night private cruise in Forgotten Islands will cost you €32900, and the same 10 nights in Komodo €29600, plus €1800 relocation surcharge in eventual change of embarking or disembarking ports. You need to add on top of those amounts 5-10 percent to cover alcohol, port charges, rental diving equipment, and discretional tip to the crew, paid before you leave the boat.
Oceanic Liveaboard full charter rate includes 12 crew comprised captain, cruise manager, chef and dive masters; fuel; all meals and snacks, drinking water beverages; scuba diving for certified divers, land excursions, round trip transfer.
There are not limit period for a cruise rental, 5-10 days is the regular. Actually, the only limitation is the availability, a yacht charter must be booked 6-12 months in advance.
Oceanic is available for personalized diving trips, leisure cruises and research expeditions in all the Indonesian archipelago.
Charters for NON Scheduled Routes
- If you wish to charter Oceanic Liveaboard for you and your friends and arrange your own itinerary, we can arrange the expedition of your dreams, just contact us!
- If you are a filming crew or a professional research group and want to charter us for a documentary or a field research in any part of the Indonesian territory or in the South Pacific, tell us your needs and we will arrange every single detail.
- Any full charter on Oceanic Liveaboard will be carefully planned and decided with you.
NON Divers Charters
We also arrange leisure, cultural or naturalistic cruises for non divers. All our routes can also be enjoyed without diving: paradise beaches, fishing villages, island hopping, marine reserves and national parks, rituals and millenary ceremonies will make the best frame for a well deserved exotic holidays. Contact us now!
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