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Sheena

From USD 193 per day

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Length

24m
79 ft

Max 14

Nitrox

SSI

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At a glance...

Tours the Maldives southern atolls, some central atoll trips
Maximum of only 14 divers, 10 crew
All cabins with private bathrooms
Minimum 12 years, advanced certification

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Owner's double cabin with seaview windows

Lower deck twin bed cabin with reading lights, small windows

The dhoni - an awesome aspect of the Maldives experience

A view of the spacious sun deck and loungers

Enjoy a cuppa in an outside seating area

The saloon/dining area where hungry divers chow down

Dining al fresco with your new best friends

MY Sheena and dhoni in a typical atoll scene

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MY Sheena is operated by the experienced outfit Werner Lau, so you can expect efficiency and high levels of service when you're liveaboard diving throughout the Maldives atoll chain on this boat. A maximum of only 14 divers on this 24 metre motor yacht means a high level of intimacy and, with 10 crew members, almost 1-on-1 service levels.

Refurbished in 2009, Sheena has 7 cabins, both Owners cabins and Lower deck cabins, all with air-conditioning and en-suite bathrooms. Diving is done from a dhoni ensuring space and tranquility on the mothership. Meals are mostly enjoyed in the outdoor dining area and the air-conditioned lounge is well equipped with entertainment facilities.

This liveaboard runs out of Medhufushi Resort so it is always well stocked with fresh food and a ready supply of resources and dive equipment. Unlike many other Maldives liveaboards, it does not have to return to Male every week, and is therefore free to dive the more distant southern atolls such as Meemu, Laamu and Thaa. Other routes including Ari Atoll are available upon request. Getting to Medhufushi allows you to experience a beautiful seaplane journey from Male Town with stunning views over the Maldives.

Sheena is a nitrox-only boat. For EANx-certified divers nitrox is free, otherwise it is compulsory to do the nitrox course on board.

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Scheduled departures, prices, destinations, durations...

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Depart	Return	Depart Return	nights	Destination	dives	Price (per person)	price
October 2020
25 Oct	1 Nov	25 Oct 1 Nov	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 1 543	USD 1 543
November 2020
1 Nov	8 Nov	1 Nov 8 Nov	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
8 Nov	15 Nov	8 Nov 15 Nov	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
15 Nov	22 Nov	15 Nov 22 Nov	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
22 Nov	29 Nov	22 Nov 29 Nov	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
29 Nov	6 Dec	29 Nov 6 Dec	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
December 2020
6 Dec	13 Dec	6 Dec 13 Dec	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
13 Dec	20 Dec	13 Dec 20 Dec	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
20 Dec	27 Dec	20 Dec 27 Dec	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
27 Dec	3 Jan	27 Dec 3 Jan	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
January 2021
3 Jan	10 Jan	3 Jan 10 Jan	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
10 Jan	17 Jan	10 Jan 17 Jan	7	Maldives Central Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
17 Jan	31 Jan	17 Jan 31 Jan	14	Maldives Southern Atolls	36	USD 4 408	USD 4 408
February 2021
14 Feb	28 Feb	14 Feb 28 Feb	14	Maldives Deep South & Southern Atolls	36	USD 4 408	USD 4 408
28 Feb	7 Mar	28 Feb 7 Mar	7	Maldives Deep South & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204
March 2021
7 Mar	14 Mar	7 Mar 14 Mar	7	Maldives Deep South & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
14 Mar	21 Mar	14 Mar 21 Mar	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
21 Mar	28 Mar	21 Mar 28 Mar	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
28 Mar	4 Apr	28 Mar 4 Apr	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
April 2021
4 Apr	11 Apr	4 Apr 11 Apr	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
11 Apr	18 Apr	11 Apr 18 Apr	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
18 Apr	25 Apr	18 Apr 25 Apr	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
May 2021
2 May	9 May	2 May 9 May	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
9 May	16 May	9 May 16 May	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
16 May	23 May	16 May 23 May	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
23 May	30 May	23 May 30 May	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
July 2021
11 Jul	23 Jul	11 Jul 23 Jul	12	Maldives Central Atolls	33	USD 3 430	USD 3 430
25 Jul	6 Aug	25 Jul 6 Aug	12	Maldives Central Atolls	33	USD 3 430	USD 3 430
August 2021
8 Aug	15 Aug	8 Aug 15 Aug	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
15 Aug	22 Aug	15 Aug 22 Aug	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
22 Aug	29 Aug	22 Aug 29 Aug	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
29 Aug	5 Sep	29 Aug 5 Sep	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
September 2021
5 Sep	12 Sep	5 Sep 12 Sep	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
12 Sep	19 Sep	12 Sep 19 Sep	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
19 Sep	26 Sep	19 Sep 26 Sep	7	Maldives Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 002	USD 2 002
26 Sep	3 Oct	26 Sep 3 Oct	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
October 2021
3 Oct	10 Oct	3 Oct 10 Oct	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
10 Oct	17 Oct	10 Oct 17 Oct	7	Maldives Southern Atolls (Family Special)	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
17 Oct	24 Oct	17 Oct 24 Oct	7	Maldives Central & South (Family Special)	19	USD 2 204	USD 2 204
31 Oct	7 Nov	31 Oct 7 Nov	7	Maldives Central & Southern Atolls	19	USD 2 204

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Special offers: Extra terms and conditions for new bookings during the COVID reality:

The Maldives’s tourism ministry has finalized the guidelines on reopening the borders to international tourism from 15th July 2020.
Tourists can enter Maldives without testing for COVID-19 nor quarantine periods. No entry Visa fee is due. Tourists will only have to complete a health declaration form.
Thirty-day free on-arrival visa will be issued to all tourists with a confirmed booking for a stay at any registered tourist facility in the Maldives.
The entire holiday has to be booked at a single facility, either resort or liveaboard.
All visitors to the Maldives’ are encouraged to install the contact tracing application ‘Trace Ekee’ upon or before arrival into the country.

No Single Supplement: There will be no single cabin surcharge for single travellers! for all new reservations for trips departing between 26 July and 25 October 2020 (final start date).

Offer expires: 30 Dec 2020

Dive experience: Participants in these Maldives liveaboard safaris need to be at least 12 years old and hold a valid nitrox diving certificate (or take the nitrox course on board), and be at least an Advanced Diver with a minimum of 60 logged dives. For the tours to and from Filitheyo / Kooddoo and 14 night Maldive Southern Atolls trips: a minimum of 100 logged dives is required.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (7 divers per guide), tanks, weights and weight belts, Green Tax, and 12% GST on cruise price.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 242 per week), Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Course (US$ 180), dive computer (US$ 62 per week), air taxi transfer from Male to Filitheyo (US$ 255 one way, to be paid in advance). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (in cash and US dollar only).

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks,15 litre tank (US$ 49 per week), torches, safety marker device, dive computer, dive insurance. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (in cash and US dollar only).

How to get there: M/Y Sheena liveaboard cruises normally depart from Filitheyo Island Resort, a short (and stunning) seaplane ride from Male. This internal flight can be organised by MY Sheena (max. baggage allowance: 20 kg + 5 kg hand luggage) .The last flight departs at approx. 4:30 pm from Male. The best arrival time for flight check in would be between 12 noon to 2 pm. The boat departs once all guests are onboard. Some central itineraries depart from Male and in March Sheena departs from Kooddoo.
The last dive of the trip will be at around 9 am on the penultimate day, after which Sheena returns to port. Normally disembarkation is at 8 am. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. International flights departing from Male should not be booked before 9:30 am. For more information see our How to Get to the Maldives section.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): Price on request. Please check with us.

Dive clubs and group discounts: See whole boat charter price below.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 11 guests and 3 additional persons can join the cruise in Lower deck cabins free of charge (total 14 guests).

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Cabins, Berths, Showers, Bathrooms...

MY Sheena has 7 cabins with private en-suite bathrooms - 2 Owners cabins with a double bed on the upper deck and 5 Lower deck cabins with twin bunk beds.

All the cabins have:

Air-conditioning and fans
Private bathrooms with hot water showers and hand basins
Windows on upper deck, portholes on lower deck
Bedding & towels provided
Cabinet, shelves & mirror

Reading lamp
Space for luggage
24-hour, 220v electricity supply
2-pin plugs - adaptors are available
Fire warning system with fire extinguishers in the corridor

No. of bathrooms / showers - 7 / 7 - hot water

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Crew, Facilities, Dive Courses...

The crew comprises:

Instructor
Captain
Cook
Engineer

Maid
Stewardess
Divemaster
4 General Crew

Enriched air nitrox - Motorised dhoni tender - 35m² Dive deck with rinse tank - Recharging facilities for underwater lights and video equipment - 50m² Air-conditioned saloon and well-stocked bar - TV, DVD and music centre - Library with movies and fish ID books - Shaded open-air relaxation & dining area - 2 Sundecks totalling 90m² with sun mattresses & chairs - Water dispenser

To participate in a liveaboard diving safari in the Maldives on the Sheena, each scuba diver is required to show proof of at least 60 logged dives and, if possible, be in possession of an advanced license from an internationally recognized diving organization. It is compulsory for each diver to wear a computer, to be in possession of a surface marker buoy, an alternate air source, and for the night dives a torch as well as a strobe light per buddy team. Equipment can be rent at their dive center in Medhufushi.

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Menu, Cuisine Type...

Dining is either outdoors or in the air-conditioned saloon and, after a light breakfast before the morning dive, 3 meals are served buffet-style. MY Sheena promises a variety of styles with sushi and curries among their specialties. You can expect a BBQ on an island each week and for all you romantics out there, a candlelit dinner for 2 on the sundeck will happily be arranged.

The chef prepares a large variety of dishes from international, Thai, Chinese, Italian, Japanese and local cuisine.
Main meals include pre-dive breakfast, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in between.
Snacks consist of biscuits and fruit.
Tea, coffee and drinking water are complimentary.
Soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits are available for purchase onboard.
Menus are fixed and chosen from the buffet spread.
Special diets, including vegetarian and Halaal diets, are catered for with prior notice.
Catering on these tours begins with dinner on check-in day.

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Technical Specifications...

Built in year 1995, refurbished 2009
Size - 24m x 8.5m
Top speed - 14 knots
Cruising speed - 12 knots
600 HP Daewoo engine
2 x 22 KW Kohler generators
2 x dive tank compressors - Bauer & Mariner

Enriched air nitrox compressor
12 litre aluminium scuba tanks with international and DIN fittings
15 litre steel tanks available on request
Electricity 220V - 24 hours per day
Water capacity - 2,400 litres
Fresh water maker - 6,000 litres/day
Fuel capacity - 6,000 litres

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Navigation, Safety Features...

Dhoni dive tender
1 x 45 HP Yamaha dinghy
Radio
GPS
Depth sounder
No radar
Fishfinder

Horn
Fire alarm and detectors
Mobile telephone
MFA box and trained staff
Fire extinguishers & life jackets throughout
Wenoll emergency oxygen system

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Customer reviews:

"Top notch. Excellent dive leaders, excellent boat staff, excellent food, excellent accommodation, great fellow divers." - Thomas LeBlanc, USA, 13 April 2015 ...

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