Aboard NAI'A
The liveaboard NAI'A provides guests with all the comforts and more of a quality land-based location - but with far superior diving and a new view every day.
Family and Crew
The core of the NAI'A family is her Fijian crew. On each charter, you'll be cared for by fourteen of the friendliest and most able sailors anywhere. Fijians are among the warmest, most welcoming people on earth, so it is no wonder that NAI'A's clients consistently rate the crew as the very best in the business.
In addition to the Fijian crew you will get to know the Cruise Directors, passionate and well-travelled divers themselves, who are the bridge between the crew and the passengers. Their brief is very simple: notice what you want before you do and try to provide it.
Clau and Chris, collectively known as ClauCh, brought their passion and experience to NAI’A beginning with the first charter in 2025. Clau is Canadian/Spanish and was raised by the open sea in southern Spain. After studying social work she decided to plunge into diving for good. Since then she has worked in Sri Lanka, Sicily, Thailand, Honduras, Canary Islands and the Azores. Chris is German, born and raised near Frankfurt, where he studied art before answering the call of the sea. He has worked as an instructor and cruise director in Egypt, Mexico, Palau, Bahamas, Sicily, Thailand and the Azores. Keep an eye out for Chris’s remarkable dive site illustrations.
Cruise Directors Clau and Chris
NAI'A Crew
Ana, pursor
Kava Party!
Office crew - Roneel, Ben and Veronika
Founder Rob Barrel with Cat Holloway, Malia and Parri, temporarily incapacitated by Rob's horrible pun
Alexx and Todd Edwards, cofounders, with their extended family at Wrenn's 21st.
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NAI'A Video
Manta rays to mantis shrimp, dolphins to dartfish, voracious sharks to vibrant soft corals: NAI’A delivers sights to satisfy the most saturated scuba diver.
Ship Layout
NAI’A features nine passenger staterooms, a massive main salon, dive deck, sun deck, dedicated camera room and stern dive platform.
“I'm sure that it's very difficult for the Nai'a establishment to solve this thorny situation. But, be assured that we, your Nai'a family in a small way, are sympathetic. We realize that the reason we love your trips is that you spend what it takes for a quality voyage. That's why we come back. And that's why we plonk down $10K to sail with you. We know it's worth it.”
~ Steve