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Everything first class :-D

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Stellungnahme von Manuel
Hallo Susi,

Vielen Dank für die tolle Bewertung, freut uns sehr dass es dir so gut gefallen hat!

Lg, Manuel

Any time again!

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Everything worked out perfectly from the beginning, the food was always excellent and sufficient. The dives were always well planned, and the provider is not responsible for any currents or lack of currents. Nature tips the scales here. I can only recommend this safari boat.
Best regards Günther Schroll

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Cabins are simple, but relatively large, clean and with windows! Large diving doni.
We didn't go to Meemu (lack of current for the channels), so the move to Ari was a good decision. Otherwise: comfortable boat, fine food, super crew & nice guests, Amir, many thanks!
LG Hans

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Many thanks for 35 unforgettable dives with tiger sharks, manta rays and a night dive with nurse sharks.
The drift dives were simply fantastic.
We were a colorful group from Switzerland ????????,
Austria and Germany and we also had fun after the dives and had nice conversations. I will gladly come again.
Many thanks Amir and I hope to see you again for another 35 dives

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Stellungnahme von Amir Schmidt - KEANA
Lieber Rudolf!
Danke für die tolle Bewertung und dein wertvolles Feedback vor Ort auch!
Sowas wissen wir von der KEANA sehr zu schätzen.
Danke für deine gute Stimmung am Boot und die Gruppe war wirklich sehr nett!

First of all, the crew and the guides were awesome, the cook, yes the cook the food was just a dream every day, there was always fish in the selection.
For breakfast, a ginger shot for your health. The chef pays a lot of attention to healthy and light cuisine, a dream.
And now to the diving: The dive sites were very well chosen and tailored to us divers, there were lots of big fish and CURRENT. The tour from Gan to Male is one of the best I have done so far.
Finally, I would like to point out that the tour is NOT suitable for beginners and that even experienced divers should be used to the current.


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Stellungnahme von Amir Schmidt - KEANA
Hallo Manfred!
Danke für das Lob an die Crew und dem Koch! Der Ingwershot am Morgen ist mittlerweile nicht mehr zum wegdenken!
Du hast Recht - man muss schon Strömung mögen , wenn man jeden Tag im Kanal taucht.

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The good thing is that the cabins are all above water, unfortunately the sleeping area is very small (for 2 strangers!) and there is little storage space for personal needs.
The route was well chosen.
The dive sites were really good.

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Beautiful diving spots and few diving guests. The cabins should be renovated a bit. In particular, there are very few shelves. However, good price-performance ratio

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An art explorer trip to the far north to partly unknown dive sites. All in all, we saw a lot. The boat is cozy, large cabins, has an Austrian touch and a very good kitchen. Large dhoni, professional guiding, we felt very comfortable, thank you very much!

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Very comfortable and spacious ship. The food was also excellent. Plus an excellent and very attentive crew. Everything was really perfect.
As the tour was an expedition safari, i.e. in search of new dive sites, these were not always as great as we would have liked. But you have to expect that. But there were also some well-known dive sites that really thrilled us (dozens of stingrays + lots of reef sharks + tiger shark, or an anemone garden the size of a soccer pitch, just as an example).

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Stellungnahme von Daniela Taschwer
Hallo lieber Günther, vielen lieben Dank für das ehrliche Feedback! Es freut mich aufrichtig, dass ihr einige einzigartige Erlebnisse hatte - obwohl die Exploration-Tour etwas enttäuschend war - auch ich habe mir mehr erwartet. Ich freue mich schon darauf, wieder mit dir abzutauchen. War mir eine Freude! Alles Liebe, Daniela

The expedition to Makhunundhoo Atol was unfortunately a shot in the arm; we knew beforehand that this could happen.
Unfortunately, apart from a few spots, there was very little else going on

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Stellungnahme von Daniela Taschwer
Hallo lieber Günther! Vielen lieben Dank für das ehrliche Feedback. Ganz ehrlich: auch ich habe mir mehr von der Expeditions-Tour erwartet. Hätte auch ganz anders sein können. Aber super war, dass wir tagelang alleine waren - weit und breit keine anderen Menschen :-) Maledivenfeeling pur... Es war mir ein Vergnügen, mit euch zu tauchen!! Best Fishes, Daniela

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11 Nights Tour Baa-Raa-Lhaviyani Atoll
10. till 21. September 2023
Great varied tour with whale sharks (several times), manta rays, eagle rays, grey reef sharks and beautiful thilas covered with hard and soft corals, lots of fish and all kinds of small animals. So the full Maldives Spectrum.
The KEANA is a great ship with everything a diver needs. Big dhoni with good service of the dhoni crew, everything clean and well maintained, max. 16 divers, big clean cabins with modern bathrooms, nice sitting area with bar and sun deck. In any case, the very tasty food should be emphasized. If you like freshly cooked vegetables (spicy) and fresh fish, you are in good hands. Not to forget the freshly tapped Deko barrel beer.
Many thanks also to Abbey our dive guide for the beautiful and relaxed dives.
We will definitely come again....


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We had two dive guides, Appey was great, concise briefings and excellent guidance. The second dive guide, Ahusan, explained eloquently, but was conspicuous by massive beer consumption and frequent absence while diving, but this would not have been consistent with his drink consumption.
For the rest, I enjoyed the dive trip very much, as the other two times before.

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I had a very nice trip. It was my first liveaboard and I could learn a lot from experienced divers. The dive sites were great! Very big, sharks, rays manta rays etc.... Very well selected. Everything super organized and very good food. From the group we were German and Swiss, that has harmonized well. Interesting I find at the Keana also the different routes. I would come back anytime and book a 12 day tour. That was just right!

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Excellent

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Overall a very nice liveaboard. Only the unfortunate feeding of tiger sharks is a NoGo and should be stopped as soon as possible.
It is still dives in the wild and no circus acts. The ticking off of "must have seen's" should be left to zoos and Disneyland.

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Very satisfied with the boat, everyone very friendly and very accommodating. Many thanks

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On the (first) north tour, the dive spots were partly still unknown and could be explored. All in all an individual and family run dive boat designed by divers for divers and their needs, great! Another highlight is the food of the Ayurvedic cook - mega delicious!

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We were very satisfied with everything. We had a great crew, always good food and unglab dives. We will definitely come again.

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The liveaboard on the Keana was simply a dream and that will not be surpassed so quickly. When diving there was really one highlight after another , manta rays, sharks, rays, turtles, beautiful reefs and even choice sharks (but in the evening by the boat where we could snorkel with them). The boat is rustic and the cabins including bathrooms very large. The crew takes care of everything. Personally, the food was sometimes almost too spicy (is of course a matter of taste) and at breakfast there could have been a bit more choice, but otherwise really everything perfect. Would definitely recommend the Keana.

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Half of the 10 days the weather was bad, a lot of wind, wave and rain, therefore the visibility under water was also bad and we could also not drive the originally planned tour with Baa and Gaa Atoll. Of course no one can do anything about it, but still I was disappointed

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It doesn't get any better than this. Can only recommend. Family run liveaboard

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We are repeat offenders, were already the fourth time on the Keana, can not get enough of it.
We can really recommend the Keana and its crew.
During this liveaboard we also got to know some other dive sites. Many thanks to the diveguides Hugo and Afshan.

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some reefs are unfortunately dead (sharks were also present here), but neither the organizer, nor the boat owner or the diveguide can do anything about it. The harrowing graveyard scenario was also only at the first 4 TG, then we went to another atoll, and there it was perfect. Great, unforgettable diving vacation aboard a great boat with extremely friendly and competent crew, who always tried very hard to fulfill all our wishes. I thoroughly enjoyed the short trips to the sand banks and the barbecue on an inhabited island. The food selection was incredible - everything was freshly prepared, even the kipferln. Even for non-spicy eaters there was always something...and the iced coffee was just heavenly. In the evening we could relax with our specially created playlist, and on the sundeck we were able to experience an incredible starry sky with numerous shooting stars. The cabins are very spacious, were very discreetly spruced up daily, and the hum from the generator was an optimal sleep aid for me, as was the rocking.
"Hugo" our dive guide gave us truly unforgettable diving experiences, and the rest of the crew took optimal care of our equipment and our well-being...In summary a dream trip, a great boat, competent, friendly crew...to be continued, THANK YOU

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Prima ship of medium size. Nice, large cabins on the upper deck. Very good food. But: There is heavy smoking on the whole ship - also by the boat owners, even during meals, the briefing or on the dhoni. As one of the few non-smokers on board, I always had to "crawl" into the farthest corner to avoid becoming a permanent passive smoker. Would therefore no longer go on the Keana. Too bad.


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The ship is overall ok, although it lacks a little flair and atmosphere. Everything is kept very sober and simple. This also applies to the cabins. The food is rather average and anything but varied, although it got a little better after about 3 days. The buffet style of presentation seems rather uncharitable. The diving spots are like most of the Maldives varied and beautiful, even if you can see the corals of the last few years of high water temperatures (especially in the area up to 10 meters). The visibility could have been better, but nobody can do anything about that. The dive guides were rather disappointing. Sometimes they didn't find the reef, then they went off at speed without looking at the group. I myself had to stop 2 dives early, because the guide gave me a clear sign to hook in a strong current (then everyone was gone), which he did not mean. At other times the current was not checked and hopelessly underestimated, so that the group drifted apart with lousy visibility. Unfortunately, there was no apology afterwards. The briefings were quite empty and often limited to generalities. Since I already have over 700 dives in the Maldives behind me and therefore knew most of the dive sites of the tour, this was bearable for me, but I know it much more detailed.
Overall, the tour was ok, but I have done much better. I would rather not book the Keana again.

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The cabins are actually almost like a hotel room, very spacious and simple in an appealing way. The cook is from Sri Lanka, so it is cooked Asian, insanely delicious!
Dive guides knew themselves very well , especially current, extremely important here.
The entire crew was very sympathetic , always approachable if you had questions or requests. We felt very comfortable and had incredibly beautiful dives. We would very much like to go with the Keana again!


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... the room in Hulumale was not exactly sparkling. But the trip itself was just terrific with many dear people!!!

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a great team, very friendly and helpful,
courteous and always a smile on your face. Thanks to all
LG Elena

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If it fits then it fits.... big praise to the whole crew ... always gladly again....

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With the guides there were communication problems, sometimes the plan was simply not dived.
For safety: Nitroxbrevets of me and Andrea were not "checked". Why at the beginning of the safari was asked who dives for the first time in the Maldives is a mystery to me.

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There was nothing to complain about. Super ship, food and crew!

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Great diving, awesome Food, super crew, nice boat

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Happy! Not the last time on the Keana.

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Alles Super!

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Very nice tour

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Thanks to the Fish & trips team, again a great holiday! Thanks for the organization. We have written this to the Keana via Facebook and would like to share it with you here.

Dear Coco, dear team of the Keana, you have again given us an incredibly great time on board the Keana and under water! No matter what you do, you do it incredibly! With attention to detail and joy in every action that happens every day! Thank you for hammer dives, great food and your great accommodating service, where every wish is read from the eyes. Last year we promised we would be back. Well, now we were already the third time with you, but we can promise you now, you are not safe from us for a long time! See you very soon and once again many thanks from the Grüblsee troop! We had "the time of my life"-feeling in every second with you!



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Short notice provided as our booked boat was in quarantine, great service and very nice crew, I would book such directly.

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Beautiful, spacious safari boat, everything in good shape.... very relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

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I have already been on the Keana twice and have enjoyed it very much each time. Just totally uncomplicated and it was a great tour every time. And besides, the last time our "COVID-free OASE". So all I can do is give it a thumbs up and wish you a great time on the Keana. And should you decide to do so, send my best regards.

KaiPi

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highly satisfied !!!!!!

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The upper deck cabin was beautiful, waking up at sunrise, The chef is very good, especially the sashimi and vegetable preparation. The dive guides always found the best spots and always ensured our safety supported by the crew on the boat and dhoni. I will certainly book Keana again.

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You feel like at home

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It was again a wonderful holiday on the Keana. The food is excellent, you are perfectly cared for. Especially now in pandemic times I felt very safe and in good hands. We will definitely be back next year.

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Here, the emphasis is on diving and socializing. The boat is excellently adapted to the needs of divers. Dining area simple but practical, great bar area with bartender Thomas who is available at any time of the day or night.
The food is very varied and tasty. On the boat you meet a majority of experienced divers which makes diving easier. The whole crew on board is always eager and very friendly and the diving with the experienced dive guides completes a perfect stay on board. We are very happy to come back.

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Alles top

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Familiar as always ... thank you

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always happy

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great organized
THANKS

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The Keana is the perfect dive boat for me. It has everything it needs to feel completely comfortable. Service, crew, boat, food everything always top. You can only feel good there :)

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The dive guide Fareed is phenomenal! We can only hope that he will also be on board in the future. Unfortunately, there were ants in my cabin... But that can be quickly counteracted. Overall, the Keana, the great family incl. Fareed, is the place to be :-)

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The trip with Keana was perfect in all respects! A very hardworking but nevertheless relaxed and pleasantly reserved crew formed the basis, excellent food and a comfortable lounge atmosphere beautified the evenings. We left the planning of the dive sites to the tour guides and that was the right decision! This crew really knows what they are doing! That's why we go with Keana again!

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BOAT, crew, food, service, everything simply the hammer! We have already booked again and will be back on this wonderful ship very soon. Can only be recommended to everyone!

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A wonderful time. The crew is top-notch. Focus on safety and fun. And the food first. Just great. Anytime again.

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Super Divespots, very good dive guide, delicious food, what more could you want.
We love the Keana. The cabins are very nice.

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the crew once spent about 2 hours searching for three lost divers. I have been to the Maldives several times but I have never seen the dhoni crew not paying attention.

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The only safari ship in the Maldives with all cabins above the waterline. The last safari in January 2020 took place with only 8 divers.

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I have been enthusiastic about the Keana and the crew for years. I come at least once a year - I can definitely recommend it - and I always enjoy

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Unfortunately the kitchen garbage (everything, even the plastic) was tipped overboard. That was sad and unpleasant. But that's just the stark reality of mass tourism in the Maldives.

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Stellungnahme von Keana - Norbert Schmidt
Wir freuen uns über die durchwegs positive Bewertung, können allerdings die beigefügte Anmerkung, Plastikmüll sei ins Meer geworfen worden, nicht nachvollziehen. Wir haben so gut wie keinen Plastikmüll mehr. Da das meiste offen in Kartons geliefert wird, fallen nur wenige Plastikverpackungen an, etwa Fleisch. Es ist ziemlich ausgeschlossen, dass dies ins Meer gelangte, wir liefern das kostenpflichtig nach jedem Trip in Hulumale ab. Wir alle achten peinlich genau darauf. Biomüll, sprich Küchenabfälle, gehen über Bord, und zwar während der Fahrt, nie vor Anker. Gelegentlich war eine Papierserviette darunter, was von der Schiffsleitung sofort moniert wurde. Oder der Gast vermutete einfach Plastik, ohne die Beschaffenheit in der kurzen Zeit der Sichtbarkeit zu erkennen. Plastik, Kartons und alle soliden Abfallstoffe gehen bei uns nicht ins Meer. Wir schneiden uns doch nicht ins eigene Fleisch.

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I can highly recommend this dive safari on the Maldeiven. We went from Male to Gan (approx. 540 km) by boat and dived at different atolls. In the 35 dives we had a lot of big fish and daily sharks.

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A great ship with a great crew.
I am there every winter, it is perfect for a diving holiday and wonderfully organized.

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