20% off MSY Seahorse’s 13-day Raja Ampat liveaboard over Christmas 2026

Raja Ampat13 DAYS

20% off MSY Seahorse’s Raja Ampat Ultimate over Christmas, 14 to 26 December 2026. Thirteen days, twelve nights, a minimum of 36 dives including five night dives, Sorong return. The deepest discount of the three December departures and the one with the most space left.

Available cabins and price

Cabin 1, lower deck twin: 2 spaces. EUR 5,232 / USD 6,040 per person, instead of EUR 6,540 / USD 7,545
Cabin 2, lower deck twin: 2 spaces. EUR 5,232 / USD 6,040 per person, instead of EUR 6,540 / USD 7,545
Cabin 4, lower deck twin: 1 space, male only. EUR 5,232 / USD 6,040 per person, instead of EUR 6,540 / USD 7,545
Cabin 6, lower deck double: 2 spaces. EUR 5,232 / USD 6,040 per person, instead of EUR 6,540 / USD 7,545
Cabin 7, sea view double: 2 spaces. EUR 5,520 / USD 6,375 per person, instead of EUR 6,900 / USD 7,960
Cabin 8, sea view double: 2 spaces. EUR 5,520 / USD 6,375 per person, instead of EUR 6,900 / USD 7,960

Per person, twin share. Single occupancy is available at a 50% supplement, subject to availability.

The diving

Pygmy seahorses at one end and oceanic mantas at the other, walls, pinnacles, ridges, caves and lagoons, and the schooling fish the region is known for: fusiliers thick enough to bring in tuna and trevally, barracuda, batfish, sweetlips, bumphead parrotfish. Reef sharks on most sites and wobbegongs lying under the coral. Walking sharks come out on night dives. Mantas are seen on three of the sites on this route, most of the year, though nobody can promise a wild animal on a given week.

Misool in the south is rock, ridges and soft coral, huge gorgonians and the wide-angle diving the region is famous for, with macro on the same sites. Fam and Penemu in the middle for Melissa’s Garden and My Reef, known for its barracuda and wobbegongs. Wayag in the north, the limestone islets from the photographs, explored by dinghy and kayak. Kawe for the fish and regular manta encounters, then the Dampier Strait around Kri.

Ashore: the ranger station at Misool with its shark nursery in a metre of clear water, the walk to the heart-shaped lagoon, dinghy trips into hidden lagoons and a cave at Farondi, village visits in the Dampier Strait, and an early walk into the forest to a bird of paradise display tree.

Conditions

Water 28 to 30 C all year. Visibility is the one thing Raja Ampat is not famous for: the water is thick with life, so 10 to 20 metres is normal and it changes dive to dive. Currents are consistent and they are the reason the fish are there; the guides check them before every dive. Showers happen even in the dry season. Two overnight crossings, otherwise the boat moves between dives.

Day by day

Day 1, Sorong. Check in from 6am to noon, briefing, then away.
Day 2, Misool Daram. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 3, Misool Boo. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 4, Misool Wayil. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 5, Misool Fiabacet. 3 dives.
Day 6, Piaynemo. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 7, Wayag. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 8, Kawe and Wofoh. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 9, Yanggefo and Arborek. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 10, Dampier Strait. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 11, Dampier Strait. 3 to 4 dives.
Day 12, Dampier Strait. 1 dive.
Day 13, Sorong. Check out from 6am to noon after breakfast.

Christmas Day falls on day twelve, in the Dampier Strait.

The operator’s sample itinerary. Dive sites and the number of dives can change with weather, current and tides.

Dive map

What is included

Airport to boat transfers at both ends
The cabin, on the basis below
All meals and snacks, drinking water, soft drinks, tea and coffee
Every guided dive, at one guide per four divers maximum
12 litre aluminium tanks, weights and belts
Nitrox
Unlimited Starlink internet

Not included

International and domestic flights
Alcohol, though you are welcome to bring your own
Diving equipment rental
15 litre (100 cf) tanks
Park and port fees, EUR 300 per person on this route. Paid in cash on board or prepaid before you travel, and not commissionable. Treat it as an estimate rather than a fixed figure: the operator can change it up to three months before departure, so check with us when you book
Crew gratuities
Massage

The boat

MSY Seahorse is a 33-metre phinisi built in 2005 and refitted in 2018, eight cabins and sixteen guests. Five twin cabins and three doubles across the main and lower decks, the main deck ones with sea view windows.

Getting there

In and out through Sorong (SOQ), which connects through Jakarta, Makassar or Manado. Transfers at both ends are included. You disembark on Boxing Day, and December flights east go early, so book them before the cabin if you can.

Other departures on our liveaboard pages, and the rest of the current offers on the deals page.

About MSY Seahorse

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MSY Seahorse is a traditional Indonesian sailing Phinisi running dive trips and charters in Raja Ampat, Komodo, Halmahera and the Banda Sea.

The Boat

Built in 2005 and refurbished in 2018. MSY Seahorse features 8 spacious cabins which can accommodate up to 16 guests in 5 twin bed cabins and 3 double bed cabins. The cabins are located on the main and lower deck. The main deck cabins provide a sea view through two generous windows, conveniently located just steps away from the boat’s spacious camera room. Each cabin is designed to provide a cozy ambiance after a day of adventure. All cabins come with en-suite bathroom, individually controlled AC, hot shower, towel, and toiletries.

The boat is set up for divers and underwater photographers. The camera room is bright and has plenty of outlets and bench space.

Dining

The restaurant is on the main deck, air conditioned and fitted with a TV. All meals and snacks are included, cooked on board from an Indonesian and Western menu, and served in the dining area with sea views.