The KLM Sunshine has its own incomparable charm.
We were upgraded to an upper deck cabin and were completely satisfied. The service on board was very good. The food was ok, sometimes very spicy.
The guides were great and the dive sites were also well chosen.

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We really enjoyed our first diving safari. Due to the proximity to the coast, we hardly felt any swell. The crew was very nice and always helpful, and the chef always conjured up delicious meals and snacks.

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We were traveling with the KLM Sunshine on the Sangihe tour. A macro paradise as we had wished. Cabin was top and the food unique(especially the freshly made cinnamon buns).
The diving was well organized. Good briefings, good grouping and well coordinated dives with guides trained on macro.

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Sangihe tour with KLM Sunshine - a big misunderstanding

My 2012 Halmahera tour in mind, I imagined in advance a Sangihe dive safari on the KLM Sunshine as a trip on a rather simple ship along a volcanic island chain without much dive tourism with undestroyed, partly colorful reefs and intact underwater world. No other picture emerged from internet research before booking.
The (subjective) reality was:
KLM Sunshine (upper deck cabin) - was o.k., has the standard of boats on the Red Sea or the Maldives from about 30 years ago.
Staff - "the capital" of Blue Bay Divers and the resort. Always friendly and helpful with "all around service" and good humor. Also the cook of the Sunshine must be mentioned, the food was quite acceptable for the small kitchen

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Hygiene borderline:
Dishes and glasses dirty
Bathrooms unkempt with mold on the grout lines, ceramic tiles coming off the walls. Here the maintenance of the infrastructure seems to be secondary.
Mattress sagging, you practically lie on the metal springs.
Room cleaning is limited to emptying the trash can.
Crew top!

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Rustic wooden ship with practical cabins and civilized toilets.

When it rains, it sometimes drips into the cabins. The cabin doors close, because of warped wood, a bit difficult or not at all.
Friendly staff, acceptable food, good dive guides, best dive sites. The ship is clean, hardly any bugs.
Missing a ladder from the Sunshine into the water. The dinghy could be a touch bigger. There are no hangers to hang up the diving suits.

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