Minimum 9 pax for trip to take place – USD$2150 for lower deck & USD$2450 for upper deck
Dive Sites
Trip – “THE MAGNIFICENT 7 ATOLLS”
Deep South Cruise (North Male – South Male – Felidhoo – Meemu – Thaa – Laamu)
What you can see: Manta Rays, Whale Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Reef Sharks, Nursing Sharks, Turtles, Napoleon Wrasse and other marine fish
Flights to Male, Maldives
Scoot – Airfare roughly 400 SGD (Fares may fluctuate depending on promo and time of booking). As Scoot doesn’t fly on Saturdays, you would need to stay for two additional nights near the airport before and after the cruise.
SQ – Airfare roughly 800 SGD (Fares may fluctuate depending on promo and time of booking). No additional night stays necessary in Maldives if taking SQ.
Domestic Flight – Airfare roughly 210 USD (Fares may fluctuate depending on promo and time of booking)
What’s Included
- Maldivian Tourism Goods and Services Tax Bill (T-GST now +12%) and Maldivian “Green Tax” (now 6 USD per person per day)
- 3 scuba dives per day (except the check-in day and the last 24 hours before the flight from Maldives), includes 1 night dive once a week (so on the day of the night dive, the dives will be 2 during day time + 1 night dive)
- tanks (11lt and 13lt), weights and belts
- Full Board: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (in buffet style)
- Mineral water, Nescafe & tea
- Transport from and to the airport
- Fishing
- Trips to the local islands and to the desert islands (some islands could require a small entrance fee)
- Trip to Male city
- Accompanied daily snorkeling
- Barbeque dinner on the beach (if weather conditions are good – a small entrance fee will apply for the rent of the barbeque place on the island)
- ** All outdoor activities are subject to weather conditions
- ** For BBQ Dinner & Virgin Island excursions, landing charges will apply as per island policies
What’s Excluded
- Flight ticket (international and domestic flights)
- Extra nights of hotel stays in Male before and after cruise (if travelling on Scoot)
- Medical and diving insurance (DAN temporary diving insurance can be stipulated directly onboard)
- Drinks
- NITROX (70 USD per person per week)
- Diving equipment’s rental, diving courses and extra dives
- Trips to private islands (these islands usually require a small entrance fee)
- Wi-Fi internet access (about 20 USD per week)
- Dinner with lobster (to be booked at least 1 week prior to the beginning of the cruise)
- Tips to liveaboard staff (at tourists’ discretion, the recommended tip amount is not less than 70 USD per week from each tourist)
- Transport from and to the airport in date out of the calendar beginning/end of the cruise
- Everything not described under “What’s Included”
Requirements
- Advanced Open Water certified and above
- Minimum of 50 logged dives
- Experience with drift diving and deep diving (as some channel diving is expected with strong currents)
Itinerary
North Male – South Male – Felidhoo – Meemu – Thaa – Laamu
Ocean Sapphire – deepsouth mle-vvu-tha
** Kindly note that above itinerary is subject to changes depending on weather and current conditions during the cruise
