Maldives 2012 - Highest Population of Whale Sharks in the World!
Date: 8 - 18 November 2012
Duration: 11 days
Highlights:
The MV Carpe Vita is brand new luxury 38 m long motor safari yacht with a wooden hull, designed and built by an experienced Maldivian boat builder which was completed end of February 2011. It has 3 decks plus a sundeck.
accompanied by a specially designed new 61 foot diving dhoni (diving tender) to meet the needs and comfort of the divers today.
The Carpe Vita Explorer is a luxurious boat, with gourmet food. The Carpe Vita Explorer has 10 guest cabins divided in 3 categories over 3 decks and can cater for a maximum of 20 divers.
http://mvcarpediem.com/vita.html
Packages Include:
10 nights/11 days aboard the vessel
3 meals daily, plus between-dive snacks
4 dives daily
Towels, linen, etc.
Use of tanks, weights and belts
All air fills
Same day transfers
Good & services tax
Non-alcoholic beverages and 2 glasses of beer or wine with dinner
Packages Do Not Include:
Rental, instruction, nitrox and retail charges
Crew gratuities
Trip cancellation & Dive insurance
Port/hotel taxes
accompanied by a specially designed new 61 foot diving dhoni (diving tender) to meet the needs and comfort of the divers today.
The Carpe Vita Explorer is a luxurious boat, with gourmet food. The Carpe Vita Explorer has 10 guest cabins divided in 3 categories over 3 decks and can cater for a maximum of 20 divers.
http://mvcarpediem.com/vita.html
Packages Include:
10 nights/11 days aboard the vessel
3 meals daily, plus between-dive snacks
4 dives daily
Towels, linen, etc.
Use of tanks, weights and belts
All air fills
Same day transfers
Good & services tax
Non-alcoholic beverages and 2 glasses of beer or wine with dinner
Packages Do Not Include:
Rental, instruction, nitrox and retail charges
Crew gratuities
Trip cancellation & Dive insurance
Port/hotel taxes
Itinerary:
North & South Male & Ari Atolls
Day 1: Male. Guests board vessel around 3 pm; Captain’s briefing, document check; check out dive. Approximately 1-1/2 hr crossing from port to North Male.
Day 2: North Male, 1 dive; North Ari, 3 dives. Approximately 3 hr crossing from North Male to North Ari and approximately a 2 hr crossing time between site in North Ari. Night spent anchored.
Day 3-4: North Ari, 4 dives daily. Night spent anchored.
Day 5: North Ari, 1 dive; South Ari, 3 dives. Night spent anchored.
Day 6-7: South Ari, 4 dives. Night-time crossing to Vaavu, approximately 3 ½ hr (as weather permits).
Day 8: Vaavu, 4 dives.
Day 9: Vaavu, 3 dives; South Male, 1 dive. Approximately 2 ½ hr crossing from Vaavu to South Male after third dive.
Day 10: South Male, 1 dive. May have additional dives based on guest flight schedules and the 24 hour requirement before flying.
Day 11: Depart the vessel by 8 am. Due to the necessity of readying the vessel for our next cruise, we must strictly enforce the 8 am departure.
Day 1: Male. Guests board vessel around 3 pm; Captain’s briefing, document check; check out dive. Approximately 1-1/2 hr crossing from port to North Male.
Day 2: North Male, 1 dive; North Ari, 3 dives. Approximately 3 hr crossing from North Male to North Ari and approximately a 2 hr crossing time between site in North Ari. Night spent anchored.
Day 3-4: North Ari, 4 dives daily. Night spent anchored.
Day 5: North Ari, 1 dive; South Ari, 3 dives. Night spent anchored.
Day 6-7: South Ari, 4 dives. Night-time crossing to Vaavu, approximately 3 ½ hr (as weather permits).
Day 8: Vaavu, 4 dives.
Day 9: Vaavu, 3 dives; South Male, 1 dive. Approximately 2 ½ hr crossing from Vaavu to South Male after third dive.
Day 10: South Male, 1 dive. May have additional dives based on guest flight schedules and the 24 hour requirement before flying.
Day 11: Depart the vessel by 8 am. Due to the necessity of readying the vessel for our next cruise, we must strictly enforce the 8 am departure.
Coordinators:
Carl GennaroParticipants (8):
Diane van Vuuren
Quek Pei Lynn
Brianna Eileen Gennaro
Pierre Rebufat
Henry Wasserman
Zachary Gennaro