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Mv Monsoon

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Monsoon is possibly the most advancedMonsoon liveaboard liveaboard in the Maldives due to her being the first truly international standard steel hulled vessel to operate here. Her 36.5m steel construction provides a large and stable platform from which to explore the divers paradise of the Maldives. The latest vessel from Tornado Marine, she is not only luxurious but has been designed by people who really know liveaboard diving. She is sister ship to Hurricane, voted “Best liveaboard of the Year” two years in succession by the readers of UK Diver magazineOne of the cabins on Monsoon. With our top dive team, excellent food and guaranteed trip depatures Monsoon provides the ultimate Maldives dive adventure. Monsoon is based at the popular Kuredu Island Resort and will cruise in Baa, Noonu Shaviyani, Haa Dhaal as well as some dives in Lhaviyani Atoll. The schedule is Monday afternoon departure from Kuredu and arrival back in Kuredu on Sunday afternoon. There has been no compromise when it comes to providing comfort for our guests. All cabins have en The dining room on Mv Monsoonsuite bathrooms and air condition with individual controls. Lighting and music are controlled from the bedside. Each cabin also has a TV, safety deposit box and mini bar. The restaurant is situated on the main deck and provides a spacious and tasteful environment to enjoy an excellent variety of local Maldivian and European cuisine. Above the restaurant on the bridge deck is the saloon and bar, a comfortable relaxation area with stereo, CD/DVD and a plasma screen for viewing the days shots and video footage or taking in a movie. The bar has wine and a selection of spirits and cocktails. The cocktail deck provides relaxation in or out of the sun, and for those real sun worshippers there are several sun decks to choose from.

The Maldives

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Map of the MaldivesThe Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island country consisting of a group of atolls stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, of which two hundred islands are inhabited.
The original inhabitants were Buddhist, probably since Ashoka's period,in the 3rd century BC. Islam was introduced in 1153. The Maldives then came under the influence of the Portuguese (1558) and the Dutch (1654) seaborne empires. In 1887 it became a British protectorate. In 1965, the Maldives obtained independence from Britain (originally under the name "Maldive Islands"), and in 1968 the Sultanate was replaced by a Republic.
The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of both population and area; it is the smallest predominantly Muslim nation in the world. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in).

Mv Monsoon - Schedule

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Days
Departure date
Return date
Nights
Itinerary
Mon - Sun
10 May 2010
16 May 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
05 July 2010
11 July 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
12 July 2010
18 July 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
26 July 2010
01 August 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
02 August 2010
08 August 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
09 August 2010
15 August 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
16 August 2010
22 August 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
23 August 2010
29 August 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
30 August 2010
05 September 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
06 September 2010
12 September 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
13 September 2010
19 September 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
27 September 2010
03 October 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
04 October 2010
10 October 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
11 October 2010
17 October 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
25 October 2010
31 October 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
01 November 2010
07 November 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
08 November 2010
14 November 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
15 November 2010
21 November 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
29 November 2010
05 December 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
06 December 2010
12 December 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
13 December 2010
19 December 2010
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
27 December 2010
02 January 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
03 January 2011
09 January 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
10 January 2011
16 January 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
17 January 2011
23 January 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
31 January 2011
06 February 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
07 February 2011
13 February 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
14 February 2011
20 February 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
28 February 2011
06 March 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
07 March 2011
13 March 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
14 March 2011
20 March 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
28 March 2011
03 April 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
04 April 2011
10 April 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
11 April 2011
17 April 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
18 April 2011
24 April 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
02 May 2011
08 May 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
09 May 2011
15 May 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Maintenance 16th May - 17th July 2011
Mon - Sun
18 July 2011
24 July 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
25 July 2011
31 July 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
01 August 2011
07 August 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
08 August 2011
14 August 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
22 August 2011
28 August 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
29 August 2011
04 September 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
05 September 2011
11 September 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
12 September 2011
18 September 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
26 September 2011
02 October 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
03 October 2011
09 October 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
10 October 2011
16 October 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
17 October 2011
23 October 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
31 October 2011
06 November 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
07 November 2011
13 November 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
14 November 2011
20 November 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
28 November 2011
04 December 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
05 December 2011
11 December 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
12 December 2011
18 December 2011
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
26 December 2011
01 January 2012
6
Northern Atolls
Mon - Sun
02 January 2012
08 January 2012
6
Northern Atolls

Mv Monsoon - Itinerary

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Our liveaboards start everyMv Monsoon liveaboard Monday. On the Monday morning you are picked up in Male airport and escorted to the seaplane terminal to get the flight to Kuredu Island to join Mv Monsoon. After a check dive at Kuredu House reef we depart in the afternoon for our liveaboard. The trip normally has 19 dives. We return on Sunday afternoon dependant on your flights. We have a strict 24 hour no fly policy so normally you will require the Sunday night in the hotel before returning to Male on the Monday morning.
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Mv Monsoon - Specifications and layout

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Boat Specifications:
General
Engine Room
Length
36.5m
Engines
2 x KTA 19 cummings
Beam
7.8m
Generators
2 x Onan 80Kw
Cabins
11 all en-suite
A/C
Throughout
Guests
22
Compressors
2 x B14
Crew
11 + 2 dive guides
Desalination
Aqua Set 4800 litre/day
TENDERS
2
Navigation
Tech
V.H.F , G.P.S. , RADAR
Nitrox, O2
M.F, D.S.C. Depth Finder
Re-Breather friendly
Safety
To Lloyds specification

Mv Monsoon - Cabins and other area photos

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Monsoon cabins
The dining area on Monsoon
The dining area on Monsoon
Monsoon's upper deck
Monsoon's bar
Kuredu resort - your departure point

Mv Monsoon - Prices

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Rates per person in Us $ based on double occupancy
Dates
Per day / Per Trip
Type of occupany
10 May 10 – 03 Oct 10
$300 / $1650 *
Full board
04 Oct 10 – 1 Jan 11
$287.5 / $1725 *
Full board
2 Jan 11 - 30 Apr 11
$325 / $1950 *
Full board
Group discounts
14 booked / 1 pax free of charge
22 booked / 2 pax free of charge
* Price per Person based on a shared Cabin
The above rates are on full board in USD per person per night based on cabin sharing.
Please don't forget to add the return sea plane transfer cost between Male's international airport and Kuredu at $300 per person to the total and one night in the hotel before your flight back to Male.

Included in the price:
accommodation, three meals served on buffet, soft drinks served at the bar, bottled drinking water served in the cabin and 3 dives a day plus 2 night dives a trip (Normal total 19 dives).

Not included in the price:
equipment rental, nitrox, cocktails, mini bar, dive courses, Seaplane transfer-$300, and anything not in the "included in the price" area

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Booking and cancellation conditions
50% advance to be paid at the time of the reservation to receive confirmation of your booking and the balance to be paid 60 days before the date of departure.
Cancellation:
Cancellation received 60 days or more before departure refund minus 25% of the trip price total.
Cancellations received less than 60 days before departure no refund.
Cancellations less than 3 days before departure will include sea plane charges in the cancellation fee.

Group bookings

For a group of 14 persons we only charge for 13 persons.
For a full charter (11 cabins with 22 beds) we only charge you for 20 persons. 
please note: The sea plane charge(s) will still have to be paid for the complimentary person(s). 
50% advance to be paid at the time of making reservation to receive confirmation of the charter and the balance 50% to be paid 6 weeks before departure.

It is a weekly safari and hence the reservation could be made for 6 nights or 7 nights as the boat departing from Kuredu on a Monday afternoon after check dive will return back to Kuredu on the following Sunday morning.  Guests staying for 7 nights will have their meals on Sunday and Monday at a main buffet restaurant of the resort.

Rental Equipment
Per Dive
Per trip
Full Set
(mask, fin, snorkel, Bcd, regulator, wetsuit)
$ 280
Snorkel Set (mask, fin & snorkel)
$ 40
Snorkeling vest
$ 18
Snorkel
$ 12
Fins or Masks
$ 24
Wet suite
$ 90
Regulator
$ 90
Dive computer
$ 90
BCD
$ 90
Lamp
$ 96
15lt Tank
$ 5
$ 50
12lt Tank for Twins
$ 5
$ 50
6lt Stage Tank
$ 5
$ 50
3lt Pony Tank + Bag
$ 5
$ 50
Digital Camera & Housing
$ 50
$250
Video Camera & Housing
$100
$500
Inspiration CCR Shell
$ 75
$300
Inspiration CCR Electr.
$ 75
$300
Inspiration CCR Complete
$150
$600
CCR Tank Set
$ 20
$ 80
Additional
Fill
Week
Nitrox 32% - 36%
$ 10
$120
Nitrox for Twins
$ 20
$200
liter
kilo
Oxygen per Liter
$ 0.10
Sofnolime
$ 15
Courses
course
dives
price
ANDI Adv. Nitrox
2
$ 200
PADI Advanced OW
5
$395
ANDI CCR Rebreather
7
$ 1050
PADI Enriched Air / Nitrox
2
$160
ANDI CCR Try Dive
1
$ 150
PADI u/w Photographer
2
$265

On Board merchandise
T-Shirt $ 49
Towels Monsoon $ 35
Mask-strap $ 10
Fin-strap without Buckle $ 11
Fin-strap with Buckle $ 18
Mouthpiece $ 10
High Pressure Hose $ 80
Low Pressure Hose $ 50

Kuredu resort prices
Please note these prices are per night for half board (breakfast and dinner) per person in Euros and only available for Kuredu guests booked by Premier liveaboard diving - please add 12 Euros a night per person for the full board rate.
Please click on the room names to view the rooms on the website
 
27 Apr 10 - 19 Jul 10
60
65
115
120
135
145
155
155
210
20 Jul - 31 Oct 10
65
70
125
130
140
150
160
160
215
1 Nov10 - 24 Dec10
50
60
115
120
130
140
150
170
230
25 Dec 10 - 5 Jan 11
105
115
170
175
185
195
205
210
280
6 Jan 10 - 25 Jan 11
70
80
135
140
150
160
170
180
240
26 Jan11 - 26 Apr11
75
86
140
145
155
165
175
185
245
27 Apr 11 - 19 Jul 11
40
50
105
110
120
130
140
160
220
20 Jul 11 - 31 Oct 11
45
55
110
115
125
135
145
165
225
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Mv Monsoon - The diving and dive sites

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The dive deck is fully equipped to cater for all diving needs, scuba or technical, Monsoon's dive deckopen circuit or re-breathers, photo or video. Features include; tanks filled in situ, air-drying for cameras, nitrox membrane, mixing panel, haskel booster pump. Nitrox, oxygen and helium, inspiration tanks, pony cylinders, sofno lime and 15 litre tanks are available by request but are subject to additional charge. ThereMonsoon's dive tender / Zodiac are two spacious 6 m zodiac - RIBs with centre consoles and a smaller inflatable for use by the crew.We offer 3 dives a day, 2/3 night dives and additional island visits and a beach barbeque. Diving from two zodiacs gives us the opportunity to split the group and get dropped exactly on the right point of the reef. There are two dive guides to take care of the guests; we have nitrox and extra 15 liter tank. Equipment for rental is available; please ask for the price list if required.

The dive sites
The dive sites that Mv Monsoon visits on her cruise

The Northern Reefs of the Maldives are relatively untouched reefs which2 gives divers the chance to get away from crowded dive sites. MY Monsoon departs from the popular resort of Kuredu Island and offers dives in Lhaviyani Atoll, Raa Atoll, Baa Atoll, the newly opened Noonu Atoll and occasionally we also dive in Shaviyani Atoll. The Itineraries are kept flexible to seek the best diving according to weather conditions and season. Lhaviyani Atoll has some excellentWreck diving with Monsoon channel dives with plenty of fish around the entrances. 'Fushifaru Kandu' is the main attraction, and in the right conditions produces encounters with grey reef sharks, barracuda, eagle rays and seasonal mantas. Another famous dive is the 'Kuredu Express', this site gives divers the opportunity to see just about everything the Maldives has to offer. From schools of trevally, black snapper, sometimes eagle rays and grey reefs sharks to leaf fish and morays, there is something for everybody here. The ‘Shipyard’ offers divers the unique opportunity of enjoying two wrecks in one dive.

Gaafaru Falhu is a small Atoll that is almost completely enclosed by a fringing reef that has only three channels. There are three known wrecks on the north side: Lady Christine a survey vessel - sank 1974; The Erlangen a German cargo vessel - sank 1894; and the SS Seagull - sank in 1879.

Baa Atoll
is rapidly gaining recognition as a new dive spot for Stunning hard corals gardens - Monsoon liveaboardenthusiasts keen to escape the crowds of the more popular dive sites in the Maldives. One of these reasons is the number of whalesharks and manta rays that visit the area during the southwest monsoon especially from August to November. With a number of established dive sites offering healthy coral and plentiful marine life Baa Atoll has a mix of Thila and Kandu's to dive. The spectacular‘Dhonfanu Thila’ with excellent soft coral on the walls and hard coral on top is covered with fisGrey reef sharks - Monsoonh like fusilier, blue striped snapper, trevally, tuna and eagle ray. ‘Dhigu Thila’ a long narrow reef with drop offs and caves, lots of seafans and whips and ‘Nelivaru Thila’ is famous for the manta cleaning stations and huge fish life.

Raa Atoll
is a beautiful atoll with at present only one resort and is generally dived by those on a liveabord. A huge Atoll with a mixture of thilas and kandu's gives The ultimate encounter - a whale shark - Mv Monsoonthe diver a chance to seek new and undiscovered sites. With only a handful of "stock" dives in this atoll, when in this area it is often the case of jumping in at a new GPS location and seeing what happens. This can produce some amazing results and often surprise even the most experienced divers.

Noonu Atoll
only recently opened to tourism still has a wealth of dive sites to discover. With most of the diving in Diving with MonsoonNoonu Atoll conducted on Thilas diving in this area offers some beautiful topography with caves and overhangs. Orimas Thila' is one of the first officially documented sites and has been producing some great grey reef shark dives to date. Another frequently visited site on this Atoll is 'Xmas Rock', home to large schools of snapper and barracuda this christmas tree shaped thila is a fantastic atmospheric dive. And there is ‘Orivaru Thila’ with brilliant table corals on top of the reef, which offers plenty of protection for morays and shy reef fish.

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