Blue Marlin Dive Komodo

I did the liveaboard for 5 days! It was incredible! All the crew members were very professional and the diver masters and diver instructor did an amazing job, I was impressed by all the knowledge and all the care they took to make our diving trip an unforgettable experience. Thanks Afhend and Harold for such a good job and all the crew for being always looking after us. The food was great and the experience was one of the best I have had in my whole life !

We only went to the restaurant and it was really bad, the chicken was not cooked at all, we talked about it and 10 minutes later we were brought back the same uncooked chicken.I really don't recommend it was bad

We did a Open Water course at the Blue Marlin. What a good experience! Everything was explained in a good pace (no rush at all). First day on the pool (really nice to practice skills) and the second and third day we did the real dives. We were brought to really nice dive locations, and we recommend everybody to do the 3th fundive on each day!Our instructor was Nicole, thanks for all! We had a great time with you! Moss was our second 'instructor', who was learning for his dive master (I hope he makes it, great guy).

Good place

Very professional

Terrible Experience – Strongly Do Not RecommendWe had an absolute nightmare of an experience with Blue Marlin Dive Komodo, and I hope anyone considering this center takes a moment to read this. It’s important to know what you’re getting into.For context, my friends and I booked with Blue Marlin Dive Komodo at ADEX Singapore in April 2024. We were a group of eight: six of us planned to take our AOWD (Advanced Open Water Diver) certifications, while two were already certified and simply wanted to join for fun dives. During the booking, we explicitly communicated our desire to dive together as a group. The General Manager, Chris, assured us that this would be possible.Unfortunately, when we arrived in Komodo, things took a turn for the worse. Chris told us the two fun divers wouldn’t be allowed to join the rest of the group, completely contradicting what was agreed upon at ADEX. When we tried to come to a compromise, he was dismissive and acted like it didn’t matter, casually suggesting we could cancel if we wanted since they had dives booked year-round. It was clear he wasn’t interested in finding a solution, almost as if he didn’t care whether we stayed or left. This was especially frustrating because we had just arrived, and all the other dive centers were closed.We attempted to negotiate, explaining that this arrangement was not what we had agreed upon, but Chris was inflexible. He claimed to have no recollection of our conversation at ADEX and stated that there was no written confirmation to support our claim. He argued that the instructors could not manage the additional two fun divers, which was absurd since a separate instructor had been assigned to them. When we pointed this out, Chris countered with a thinly veiled threat: if we insisted on diving together, he would not guarantee the six of us would pass the AOWD course. He then told us that if we decided to cancel, the fun divers would get their deposit back, but the rest of us would forfeit ours.Faced with this, we chose to forgo diving with Blue Marlin entirely. When we informed them of our decision, Chris escalated the situation further, demanding that we pay 30 million IDR for the boat rental, cover the full cost of the AOWD course, and forfeit our deposits. He even called the police when we questioned the legality of his demands.The most astonishing part? We had never signed a contract, and the terms and conditions we were provided made no mention of having to pay for the full amount under these circumstances. Fortunately, we had an email exchange that clearly stated our requirement to dive as a group, which had been acknowledged by Blue Marlin. When we presented this, Chris had no choice but to refund all of us, though not without further resistance from the booking manager, Su-ling, who tried to argue that her acknowledgment was invalid.To make matters worse, after reaching out to other dive centers, we later learned that Blue Marlin had spread false claims about us asking for discounts, which was completely untrue.In summary, our experience with Blue Marlin Dive Komodo was deeply frustrating, stressful, and unprofessional. They completely disregarded our agreed-upon arrangements and showed no willingness to compromise or address the situation fairly. I would strongly advise anyone considering this dive center to think twice.DIVE HERE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

The experience was overall very satisfying and I felt like part of the blue marlin family during my 4 day diving stay. I also slept in the dorm, which was included in the package. The room is very clean, however, the mattresses are quite slept through, not too bad though. The more important part, the diving, was exceptional. Nicole, Victor and Doty as guides made my experience really fun. We saw all kinds of fish I’ve never seen before and the coral reefs in Komodo are world-class. Fully recommend to anyone.

Took my advance course here with a few dives in central and a few up north. Super professional and knowledgeble dive instructors. They also have a speed boat which is nice so that you don't spend too much time on the boat traveling back and fourth. Exceptional dive experience:)

We did our open water course with blue marlin which was a lot of fun!At first the communication with the manager about our medical forms was quite uncongenial, as he would't really listen and respond to our situation and had a bit of a smuggy manner. This left us feeling quite uncomfortable about the situation and the diving.However, the next day we met our instructor Nicole who wiped away the worries immediately. She taught us so much in the next three days and has an immense knowledge about diving and the marine world. I always felt 110% safe with her, she was very patient and we had so much fun! Thank you Nicole!

Very disappointed with the service.First inconvenience:- we are asked to be there at 6:45 a.m. for a departure after 7:30 a.m.- we had to have breakfast, snack and meal. Breakfast was non-existent, the snack was donuts but the meal was OK.- There were 10 of us in a small rigid boat (see photos) 6 divers, 2 crew members and 2 dive masters. Impossible to put your things down somewhere, impossible to sit down to rest and above all forced to eat on your knees.- when booking, we specified that we did not want to do drift diving, we were told that it did not pose a problem! And when we arrive on the boat we learn that we did 2 out of 3 dives while drifting!!!The only positive point is that the crew and dive masters are very nice.I recommend diving in Komodo but not with this dive!