15% off Blue Pearl’s 13-day Banda Sea to Raja Ampat liveaboard, 29 October 2026
15% off Blue Pearl’s Ambon to Sorong, 29 October to 10 November 2026, with free rental dive gear and free DAN dive insurance. 13 days, 12 nights, up to 4 dives a day, Ambon to Sorong, with 20 guests at most on board. This is a one-way trip: you board in Ambon and leave from Sorong, so book your flights to match. Blue Pearl is a new 48-metre yacht, built in 2025 and 2026, with free Nitrox and Starlink WiFi on board.
Available cabins and price
- Deluxe cabin, double or twin: USD 6,732 / EUR 5,990 per person, instead of USD 7,920 / EUR 7,040
The diving
Two regions in one trip. Five days in the Banda Sea: a full day at Suanggi for a chance of schooling hammerheads, then the sea snakes and vents of Manuk and the reefs of Pulau Hatta. After the crossing, the soft corals of Misool, Piaynemo and the manta cleaning stations of the Dampier Strait. Hammerheads and mantas are a chance, not a promise.
Conditions
Late October and November are a good window for both the Banda Sea and Raja Ampat. Water 27 to 30C, visibility 15 to 30 metres, often more in the Banda Sea.
Pearl Fleet asks for Advanced Open Water and at least 50 logged dives. Expect currents, so Nitrox certification and some current experience help.
Day by day
- Day 1. Board in Ambon in the afternoon, safety briefing, then a check dive in Laha Bay, Ambon’s muck diving site, for critters like the Ambon scorpionfish. 1 dive.
- Day 2. Suanggi, a submerged volcano: a full day looking for schooling hammerheads, eagle rays and dogtooth tuna. 3 dives.
- Day 3. Manuk Island, an active volcano: vents on the seafloor, banded sea snakes and soft coral slopes. 3 to 4 dives.
- Day 4. Pulau Hatta: healthy reefs, walls and reef sharks. 3 to 4 dives.
- Day 5. Banda Islands: Batu Kapal pinnacle, then a guided walk on Banda Neira to Fort Belgica and a nutmeg plantation, and a last dive in the Bandas. 3 dives.
- Day 6. Crossing the Banda Sea, with the option of two dives at Pulau Kun, a site known as “Too Many Fish”. Up to 2 dives.
- Day 7. Misool: Boo Window, Whale Rock and Magic Mountain. 4 dives.
- Day 8. Misool: Four Kings, Wedding Cake or Sea Fan Passage, and a snorkel in Jellyfish Lake. 4 dives.
- Day 9. Misool: Puri Pinnacle and Nudi Rock, a dinghy trip through the Balbulol lagoons, and Farondi Caves if conditions allow. 3 dives.
- Day 10. Piaynemo: Melissa’s Garden and Batu Rufus, the Piaynemo viewpoint, then an evening dive. 3 dives.
- Day 11. Dampier Strait, manta day: Manta Sandy and Manta Ridge, and a visit to Arborek. 4 dives.
- Day 12. Cape Kri, then a barbecue on a sandbar. 2 dives.
- Day 13. Breakfast on board, disembark in Sorong and transfer to Sorong airport (SOQ).
Pearl Fleet’s own sample itinerary. Sites and the order they are dived in change with weather, current and other boats, and the cruise director decides on the day.
What is included
- All meals and snacks
- Drinking water, coffee, tea and other hot drinks
- Transfers between the airport and the boat on the first and last day
- Up to 4 guided dives a day, with 2 to 3 night dives over the trip
- 12L tanks, weights and weight belts
- Nitrox
- Starlink WiFi
- With this offer: rental dive gear, full set
- With this offer: DAN dive insurance
Not included
- Marine park fees and port taxes, USD 250 per person, payable on board
- Flights
- 15L tanks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Spa treatments and massages
- Special land excursions and tours
- Crew tips
About Blue Pearl
View full boat page →Blue Pearl is a new 48-metre luxury liveaboard, built in 2025 and 2026 and now sailing in Indonesia. The newest yacht in the Pearl Fleet, she carries up to 20 guests across 10 ensuite cabins, built to international standards with a spa, gym, whirlpool and a dedicated camera centre. Nitrox and Starlink WiFi are free on every trip.
The yacht
Built in 2025 and 2026, Blue Pearl is a 48.2-metre luxury liveaboard built to exacting international standards, with premium materials and state-of-the-art navigation, safety and diving systems throughout. She is designed for exploration across Indonesia and built to run self-sufficiently on extended journeys into the country’s most remote waters, with three tenders carrying guests to the dive sites and back.
Cabins and suites
Blue Pearl sleeps up to 20 guests in 10 ensuite cabins with hot showers. Nine are Deluxe cabins of 16 to 17.5 m², double or twin, with large sea-view windows. The Master Suite measures 36.2 m², with a double bed, panoramic windows, a sofa, a 9.4 m² balcony and a kid’s room. Every cabin comes with the practical comforts that matter on a long trip: a hair dryer, a safety deposit box, USB charging ports, an inter-room communication system, and dedicated hangers for bath and face towels. Up on the sun deck, loungers and sun beds give you space to dry off and unwind between dives.
On board
Blue Pearl is built for comfort across her decks. Guests have an indoor dining area with its own cafe and bar, a main-deck outdoor bar and a second bar up on the sun deck, a whirlpool, a gym area, a spa room, a business centre, and generous indoor and outdoor lounges. For divers and photographers, a dedicated camera centre gives you a proper space to manage and charge your gear between dives.
Deck plan
Blue Pearl is laid out over four decks:
- Sun deck: lounge and bar, sun beds, and the captain’s room.
- Upper deck: outdoor lounge, tender storage and guest cabins.
- Main deck: whirlpool, lounge and bar, spa room and living room, kitchen and restaurant, the camera station and a guest cabin.
- Lower deck: the diving deck, engine room, and the crew quarters and mess.
Diving
Blue Pearl is built for diving Indonesia, the country regularly rated the finest scuba destination on Earth. She carries three large tenders, each able to take up to 24 divers, so groups reach the sites quickly and comfortably, and a dedicated diving deck and camera station keep the gear side of things easy. All tenders carry full safety equipment, including oxygen, first aid and VHF or satellite communication.
Trips run from 8 days and 7 nights to 13 days and 12 nights, with up to 4 dives a day and 2 to 3 night dives per trip. Nitrox is free.
Where she sails
Blue Pearl is Pearl Fleet’s Indonesia yacht, sailing the Coral Triangle, the most biodiverse marine region on the planet. Her cruising grounds run from Bali and Komodo in the west, across to Alor and the Banda Sea with its remote Forgotten Islands, and up to Raja Ampat in the far east. Depending on route and season, there is a chance of manta rays, schooling hammerheads and whale sharks.
A range of sample routes shows where Blue Pearl will sail, from short Komodo trips to long crossings through the Banda Sea up to Raja Ampat:
- Bali to Komodo (8 days)
- Komodo (8 days)
- Komodo to Alor (10 days)
- Alor and the Banda Sea (9 days)
- Banda Sea, round trip from Ambon (8, 9 or 12 days)
- Banda Sea, Ambon to Sorong (8 days)
- Banda Sea and the Forgotten Islands (9 days)
- Banda Sea to Raja Ampat (13 days)
- Raja Ampat (9, 10 or 11 days)
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