Raja Ampat

Our love of trips on The Seven Seas

By Sandy Kelly. Video by Alex del Olmo. Our love of trips on The Seven Seas started when we were invited to join the Barkers, Skinners et al in Komodo in 2012. We persuaded John & Theresia to join us and they did a dive course. It was an easy decision of course for us […]

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By Sandy Kelly. Video by Alex del Olmo. Our love of trips on The Seven Seas started when we were invited to join the Barkers, Skinners et al in Komodo in 2012. We persuaded John & Theresia to join us and they did a dive course. It was an easy decision of course for us

Raja Ampat – a `sea life experience` on the Seven Seas

By Joanna Simpson. Our stay on the Seven Seas Liveaboard was not a diving trip, nor was it a pleasure cruise: it was a `sea life experience`. We learned to experience living at sea, and we were privileged to study and enjoy the lives of all the creatures that call the sea their natural home.

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By Joanna Simpson. Our stay on the Seven Seas Liveaboard was not a diving trip, nor was it a pleasure cruise: it was a `sea life experience`. We learned to experience living at sea, and we were privileged to study and enjoy the lives of all the creatures that call the sea their natural home.

Simply Snorkeling

By Mark Heighes. Photos by Tommy Schultz. Many of our trips to date have been operated mainly as dive trips with snorkeling on the side. The diving has often taken priority, and snorkelers were taken to the most suitable spots in the vicinity of our preferred dive sites. This meant that on our combination trips

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By Mark Heighes. Photos by Tommy Schultz. Many of our trips to date have been operated mainly as dive trips with snorkeling on the side. The diving has often taken priority, and snorkelers were taken to the most suitable spots in the vicinity of our preferred dive sites. This meant that on our combination trips

Paradise on the Edge – Raja Ampat to the Spice Islands 

Trip report by Tony Pigott. Photos and manta video by David Pincus. Banda video by Linda Johnston. It was day three anchored just off the coast of West Papua in the idyllic Raja Ampat archipelago that we got our wake up call. My wife and I were among 12 very fortunate divers on board the

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Trip report by Tony Pigott. Photos and manta video by David Pincus. Banda video by Linda Johnston. It was day three anchored just off the coast of West Papua in the idyllic Raja Ampat archipelago that we got our wake up call. My wife and I were among 12 very fortunate divers on board the

An Experience of a Lifetime

By Tori Zirinsky. On December 23 I embarked on the Seven Seas, ready for an experience of a lifetime. My travel companions, my brother, our mum and her partner, had made this trip before in 2015 and raved about it upon their return. In an attempt to recreate the trip, my mum and her partner took

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By Tori Zirinsky. On December 23 I embarked on the Seven Seas, ready for an experience of a lifetime. My travel companions, my brother, our mum and her partner, had made this trip before in 2015 and raved about it upon their return. In an attempt to recreate the trip, my mum and her partner took

Mystery Tour of Coastal West Papua – March 2019

Join Dr. Lawrence Blair and Captain Mark Heighes for an UNUSUAL EXPLORATORY CRUISE off the West Coast of Indonesian NEW GUINEA and the Southern RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS, aboard The Seven Seas. 12 nights, from March 3rd to 15th 2019. Fakfak to Sorong. Beginning in the remote region of the Bomberai Peninusula, we gradually head north

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Join Dr. Lawrence Blair and Captain Mark Heighes for an UNUSUAL EXPLORATORY CRUISE off the West Coast of Indonesian NEW GUINEA and the Southern RAJA AMPAT ISLANDS, aboard The Seven Seas. 12 nights, from March 3rd to 15th 2019. Fakfak to Sorong. Beginning in the remote region of the Bomberai Peninusula, we gradually head north

Coming up Aces in Raja Ampat: Luck of the draw on a most unforgettable dive

Trip report, video and pictures by Tommy Schultz. What’s the difference between a scuba diver and a Vegas gambler? Might seem like an odd question, but if you look closely we’re really not so different. We all take leaps of faith, venturing into the unknown, hoping lady luck is going to smile on us this

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Trip report, video and pictures by Tommy Schultz. What’s the difference between a scuba diver and a Vegas gambler? Might seem like an odd question, but if you look closely we’re really not so different. We all take leaps of faith, venturing into the unknown, hoping lady luck is going to smile on us this

Raja Ampat – The benefits of enforcement

By John Tanzer. Photos by Robert Delfs & Tommy Schultz. Sitting these last days in a modern, somewhat stark meeting room in chilly Washington DC seems like another world, in another time, compared to the setting and experiences I have just left. Two weeks previously, my surroundings couldn’t have been more different. I was in the

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By John Tanzer. Photos by Robert Delfs & Tommy Schultz. Sitting these last days in a modern, somewhat stark meeting room in chilly Washington DC seems like another world, in another time, compared to the setting and experiences I have just left. Two weeks previously, my surroundings couldn’t have been more different. I was in the

Raja Ampat – A Photographer’s Dream

By Tom Clavelle & Wendy Saville As I stepped off the tender boat onto the deck of the Seven Seas anchored in Sorong Harbor, I knew Wendy and I were in for a special kind of dive trip. For 12 relaxing days, this classic Buginese schooner served as home while we cruised the waters of

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By Tom Clavelle & Wendy Saville As I stepped off the tender boat onto the deck of the Seven Seas anchored in Sorong Harbor, I knew Wendy and I were in for a special kind of dive trip. For 12 relaxing days, this classic Buginese schooner served as home while we cruised the waters of

Seven Seas Availability in the next 2 years

The Raja Ampat season 2017-2018 is starting this month, and we are almost fully booked. Just a cabin here and a sharing spot there between December this year and March 2018 still available. If you are thinking about this season, then take a quick look at the schedule for anything that suits your agenda. After that, for

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The Raja Ampat season 2017-2018 is starting this month, and we are almost fully booked. Just a cabin here and a sharing spot there between December this year and March 2018 still available. If you are thinking about this season, then take a quick look at the schedule for anything that suits your agenda. After that, for

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