Forgotten Islands

The Groupers of Sermata

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By Peter Mous. I am on a steep slope, at 25 meters depth, in warm water and with good visibility of about 15 meters, a gentle current carrying me along—10 minutes into the dive, I realize that this is a special site, and that we are diving it at the right time. A large school […]

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By Peter Mous. I am on a steep slope, at 25 meters depth, in warm water and with good visibility of about 15 meters, a gentle current carrying me along—10 minutes into the dive, I realize that this is a special site, and that we are diving it at the right time. A large school

Counting Myself Lucky

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By Purwanto. During more than 20 years as I counted fish underwater, I have counted myself lucky as well. Since I got my marine science degree from Diponegoro University in Semarang, and as part of my job with The Nature Conservancy in Komodo, Wakatobi and Raja Ampat and now with the Coral Triangle Center, I

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By Purwanto. During more than 20 years as I counted fish underwater, I have counted myself lucky as well. Since I got my marine science degree from Diponegoro University in Semarang, and as part of my job with The Nature Conservancy in Komodo, Wakatobi and Raja Ampat and now with the Coral Triangle Center, I

Sailing off the Map: The Epic Trip from Komodo to the Spice Islands

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By Tommy Schultz ‘Thar she blows!’ The old mariner’s cry that until now I used in jest, lowering my voice to a piratical rasp, channeling a cartoonish Ahab or Long John Silver. This time was no joke. I’m in a sea kayak in the open Savu Sea, paddling frantically as Peter and I try to

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By Tommy Schultz ‘Thar she blows!’ The old mariner’s cry that until now I used in jest, lowering my voice to a piratical rasp, channeling a cartoonish Ahab or Long John Silver. This time was no joke. I’m in a sea kayak in the open Savu Sea, paddling frantically as Peter and I try to

Communities Protecting Coral Reefs in the Forgotten Islands

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By Rili Djohani, Executive Director Coral Triangle Center (CTC). When we sailed away from Maumere towards Wetar and beyond, I was looking forward to learn more about how the island communities engage in the protection of their beautiful coastal resources. Anthropologists call these islands: “Forgotten Islands“, because they historically had little contact with the rest

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By Rili Djohani, Executive Director Coral Triangle Center (CTC). When we sailed away from Maumere towards Wetar and beyond, I was looking forward to learn more about how the island communities engage in the protection of their beautiful coastal resources. Anthropologists call these islands: “Forgotten Islands“, because they historically had little contact with the rest

We Will Never Forget These Islands

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By Lida Pet-Soede​. Photos by Foued Kaddachi, Tommy Schultz and trip participants. ​”We will never forget these islands.” That is how we all felt, truly, after this EPIC trip… Oxford Dictionary: “Epic” – (adjective) relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics which – in turn – are long poems, typically derived from ancient

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By Lida Pet-Soede​. Photos by Foued Kaddachi, Tommy Schultz and trip participants. ​”We will never forget these islands.” That is how we all felt, truly, after this EPIC trip… Oxford Dictionary: “Epic” – (adjective) relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics which – in turn – are long poems, typically derived from ancient

Seven Seas Solitude

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By Mark Heighes Dear Shipmates, 2020 has been a year most of us would like to forget. After Covid paralyzed the world in March the crew took the Seven Seas on a six day non-stop crossing of the Banda Sea from Papua back to our home port of Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores.

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By Mark Heighes Dear Shipmates, 2020 has been a year most of us would like to forget. After Covid paralyzed the world in March the crew took the Seven Seas on a six day non-stop crossing of the Banda Sea from Papua back to our home port of Labuan Bajo on the island of Flores.

Forgotten Islands – Making them Count

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By Alex del Olmo. This last month, we were diving in the Forgotten Islands. A remote and isolated chain of volcanic islands surrounded by deep crystal waters, going from East Timor to Papua, in one of the deepest oceans on this planet. So deep and clear, the blue seems different there, some call it the

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By Alex del Olmo. This last month, we were diving in the Forgotten Islands. A remote and isolated chain of volcanic islands surrounded by deep crystal waters, going from East Timor to Papua, in one of the deepest oceans on this planet. So deep and clear, the blue seems different there, some call it the

Forgotten Islands Highlights – From Maumere to Saumlaki

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By Carolyn Tyler. Photos by Carolyn Tyler, Leslie King, Dani Jordan, David Forbes and Alex del Olmo. The Seven Seas has been my live-aboard vessel of choice for many many years, and I have enjoyed cruising Raja Ampat, the Spice Islands, East of Flores, and Komodo more than anywhere else in the world. I suspected

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By Carolyn Tyler. Photos by Carolyn Tyler, Leslie King, Dani Jordan, David Forbes and Alex del Olmo. The Seven Seas has been my live-aboard vessel of choice for many many years, and I have enjoyed cruising Raja Ampat, the Spice Islands, East of Flores, and Komodo more than anywhere else in the world. I suspected

My First Trip as Cruise Director – Windy Crossing

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By Alex del Olmo. I was very excited to start my first trip as a Cruise Director on the Seven Seas. I was already on board two times as a guest, then for two months supported Karl, and then cruised 15 days with Mark, learning from them all the time. Of course this is a

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By Alex del Olmo. I was very excited to start my first trip as a Cruise Director on the Seven Seas. I was already on board two times as a guest, then for two months supported Karl, and then cruised 15 days with Mark, learning from them all the time. Of course this is a

Creating an Amazing Experience

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By Mike Jordan. Over the last twenty years I have been on holidays all over the world, been on liveaboards, and dived in many locations. However none of those experiences compare with the Seven Seas Forgotten Islands cruise that I have just been on. Every single aspect of the trip was simply exceptional. Often people

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By Mike Jordan. Over the last twenty years I have been on holidays all over the world, been on liveaboards, and dived in many locations. However none of those experiences compare with the Seven Seas Forgotten Islands cruise that I have just been on. Every single aspect of the trip was simply exceptional. Often people

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