MY PELAGIAN

36m / 119ft MAX 10 NITROX PADI WIFI

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Cruises focus on Wakatobi Archipelago
All cabins with ensuite bathrooms
Maximum of 10 guests only
Camera workshop
Tanks filled on dive tenders, no moving equipment
Large steel-hulled boat

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The 36 metre MY Pelagian was designed as a wide-ranging luxury motor yacht and is stoutly constructed from steel to the highest international safety standards.

With a maximum of only 10 guests accommodated in en-suite cabins, this Sulawesi liveaboard is ideal for dive adventure cruises to the remotest islands and offers new and exciting opportunities with diving trips to Wakatobi and the Banda Sea. Wakatobi is home to one of the most prolific coral reef systems in the world.

What's more, with such a remote dive location as Wakatobi, you may be wondering how on earth you'll get there, and anticipating long waits at far-flung airports for connections that may never arrive. Not with the Pelagian! Return private charter flights from Bali direct to the boat are laid on for all its guests.

Pelagian has a camera workshop and 2 custom built 18 foot rigid inflatable dive tenders (RIB style), complete with their own tank racks, steel ladders, camera rinse tanks and oxygen. Nitrox is provided free of charge. With whips from the Pelagian, the tanks are filled quickly where they stand on the dinghies. This means there's no need to move your scuba equipment off the tender until the end of the cruise - a great convenience.

With a wealth of experience operating in the area and numerous film and magazine credits, including The National Geographic, it's no wonder Pelagian has a hard-earned reputation as the pro' diver's liveaboard of choice.

There is 1 Master king-size double bed cabin on main deck, 3 double bed cabins with extra bed (1 Deluxe and 2 Superlux), and 1 Standard cabin on the lower deck. All are en-suite.

The Master cabin is exceptionally large, with its own sofa and TV and DVD player. Because the cabin is on the main deck, you'll see that it's light and airy, and most accessible.

The double cabins are suitable for couples or friends as they have both double and single beds. They are long cabins, so are naturally lighted by several port holes each. The Superlux cabins have a queen-size bed and can be used for groups of 3.

The Standard cabin is smaller (but still reasonably well sized), with a single bed only.

All the cabins have:

Toilet and hot water shower - unlimited showering
Towels, hairdryer, aromatherapy bath products
Individually controlled air conditioning
Sea-view portholes
Reading lamps

Wardrobe & dressing table
Bedding
Daily cleaning service
Mains outlet 220 Volts (2-prong) - 24 hrs

No. of bathrooms / showers - 6 / 12 - hot water

Wakatobi Archipelago (8 Days / 7 Nights - 24 Dives)

Trip highlights: great macro life/ marine diversity

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track

Dive sites and activities: Tomia, Kaledupa, Binongko, Hoga, Kapote, Wang Wangi, and Buton - Pasar Wajo and Batuturo. Optional village visit.

Day 1
Once at Denpasar airport, you will be welcomed and assisted by Pelagian concierge team, who will help you with the handling of baggage and the check in for your next domestic flight. You can also take advantage of the VIP airport lounge for refreshments and breakfast. In just over 2 hours you will fly from Bali to a private airstrip owned by the Wakatobi Dive Resort in Wakatobi. Lunch and dinner will be served on your first day on board, and also the chance of an afternoon dive on the Wakatobi House Reef to refresh your diving skills and introduce you to the diving and safety procedures that will be followed throughout the liveaboard safari.

Core Days
The diving days of the cruise starts early, with an early light breakfast followed by the 1st dive at 06:45 hrs. A second breakfast prepared to your order follows and is served on the aft deck before you hit the water again, as the 2nd dive is at 10:15 hrs. Lunch, then you have an hour to spend on the shaded seating area on the upper deck, or working on your photography equipment in the excellent camera room with plenty of space, plugs, towels, and compressed air. Enter the water again for the 3rd dive at 14:15 hrs. The dusk dive at 17:45 hrs is followed by a well-deserved dinner.
Pelagian has an experienced chef, a well-equipped kitchen, and ample storage for provisions. You can choose your meals from daily à la carte menus for lunch and dinner: Indonesian tasty specialties along with Western favourites. Fine wines and spirits are also available, as well as soft drinks and juices.
During your trip you will visit the Wakatobi archipelago and southern Buton Island, with access to more than 80 dive sites. Exotic and rare marine life can be found on all dives: if you love macro diving then you are on the right liveaboard. There will be more to experience than just macro life though, like open water pinnacles surrounded by marine life, a collection of huge barrel sponges often visited by turtles and chevron barracuda, even a seamount that rises from depths of more than 70 meters to within 5 meters of the surface. The crest is covered in hard corals, and huge schools of anthias hunted by trevallies circle around the entire mount.
Only 2 morning dives on the last full day of your trip, as on the next day you will need to fly out of Wakatobi. You can make extra dives in the afternoon if your plans are to stay at the Wakatobi Dive Resort after the liveaboard trip on Pelagian, otherwise land excursions or massages can be arranged for you.

Day 8
Have a seat on the upper deck and enjoy a light breakfast before heading back to the private airstrip to board the morning plane that will take you back to Bali where the ground staff will guide you through check-in procedures.

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

With very little in the way of infrastructure in this remote part of the world, you'll enjoy the peace and solitude that this paradise archipelago provides. You can relax on the sun deck, chatting about the days scuba diving adventures, content in the knowledge that you are far from marauding hordes of tourists.

Crew comprises:

Western Cruise Director
2 Divemasters
Captain
First Mate

1 Cook
2 Stewardesses
2 Engineers
2 Deck hands

Enriched air nitrox - Motorised dinghies - Diving deck - Camera workshop with E-6 photo processing - PC with CD burner & printer - Air-conditioned saloon with library, VCD & music system - Email for guests use - Sundeck with deck chairs

Asian & international main meal gourmet dishes and continental breakfast.
Buffet-style service on upper deck or in saloon - choose from 3 or 4 main dishes with plenty of side dishes.
All dietary requirements can be catered for - please send notice of your requirements.
Coffee, tea, soft drinks, hot chocolate, snacks and water are provided free of charge.
Beer, wine and spirits are also available for purchase.
No fixed menu.
Operator rates their cuisine as good and above competitor cruise standards

Built in year 1980, and completely overhauled in 1997
Size - 35m x 7.5m
Weight - 245 tonnes
Top speed - 12 knots
Cruising speed - 9 knots
2 x 250 HP Gardner Marine diesel engines
2 x 75 KVa generators

3 x Bauer K-14 dive tank compressors
Electricity 220V - 24 hours per day (U.S. standard flat prong sockets)
110V Adaptors in camera workshop
Water capacity - 11,000 litres
Fresh water maker - 20,000 litres per day
Fuel capacity - 42,000 litres
Environmental waste tanks to prevent pollution

Certified to Lloyds Safety Standards
4 life rafts
2 x 5.8m 60 HP rigid (RIB) motorised dinghies
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Radar
Depth Sounder
Autopilot
Satellite telephone

VHF and SSB radio
Medic First Aid Box
Oxygen - 7,200 litres
Life jackets in each cabin and throughout
Fire extinguishers throughout
Fire alarms and anti-fume masks

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Notes: Children over the age of 12 are welcome on the Pelagian liveaboard.

Dive experience: To ensure that you are comfortable with all the diving throughout your cruise on Pelagian, we recommend that all guests have at least 50 dives, and arrive already comfortable in the water. In the event that a few years have passed since your last dive, or you don’t quite have the 50 dives, you might consider a few nights at their resort prior to embarkation.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, hot drinks, land tours, transfers to the boat from the airport, port and park fees, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (max 5 divers per DM), 12 and 15 litre tanks, weights and weightbelts, marine park protection contribution, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Dives to be paid in advance: (Season 2025 - 4 dives: USD 240 per day, 2 dives: USD 190 per day), scuba equipment (USD 30 per day including computer). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

Optional extras: Mineral water, alcoholic drinks, torch (USD 15 per day), diving insurance, closed-circuit rebreathers. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Pelagian liveaboard cruises depart in the early afternoon from Wakatobi. There is also a free minibus transfer service from the Wakatobi airstrip to and from the boat. Return domestic flights from Bali are provided by the boat operator. The price is USD 890 (paid in advance). Check-in time is 6:45 am and the 8 am flight takes about 2 hours 30 minutes. The return flight will be back in Bali no later that 4 pm. Flights departing from Bali should not be booked to depart before 5:30 pm.
For more details, including airlines, see our Bali travel information section.

Non-diver rate: Cruise prices above are non-diving rates. Snorkelling to be paid in advance: (Season 2025 - 4 guided tours: USD 175 per day, 2 guided tours: USD 135 per day. Season 2024 - 4 guided tours: USD 170 per day, 2 guided tours: USD 130 per day).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 60-75% of the published price for their own cabin. Please ask us for details.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Discounts are available for third persons sharing with 2 friends in a Superlux cabin. Pay for 9 guests or more and 1 additional person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 10+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): from USD 5 350.

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