Dive experience: Divers must have: at least 30+ logged dives. Advanced certification is recommended. Anyone failing to meet these criteria can take the advanced open water course onboard.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner (1 deserted island BBQ, weather permitting), snacks, hot drinks, drinking water, boat/airport round trip transfers, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English speaking divemasters (8 divers per guide), tanks, weights and weight belts, 10% service charge (i.e. tips), 16% GST on cruise price.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (full set including SMB, reef hook and dive computer US$ 240 per week), dive insurance (available onboard), Green Tax (US$ 6 per night), fuel surcharge (US$ 15 per night). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival, with equipment ordered in advance (bank card or cash in Euros or US dollars).
Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, coffee machine, 15 litre tanks (US$ 90 per week), torch (US$ 7 per day), tiger shark feed dives (led by local dive centre US$ 50 each), underwater camera. 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: Blue Shark II normally uses the harbour at Male Airport as its port for liveaboard cruises. The first and last nights of the cruise are spent in the harbour. Your flight can arrive in Male at any time on the first day. Airport meet and greet and check-in service starts at 12 noon when you will be met by a liveaboard representative in front of the arrivals exit door according to your flight arrival time.
The last dive of the trip will be early afternoon on the second last day of the trip. Disembarkation is at 7 am. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
For more details, including airlines, see our how to get to the Maldives section.
Non-diver rate: 10% discount from the published rate.
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 US$ 30 per night for their own cabin.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 6+ guests).
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Approx. pay for 17 guests and and 3 additional guests can join the cruise free of charge.
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