Mv Monsoon - Maldives liveaboard

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Monsoon is possibly the most advanced 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 magazine. 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 suite 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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The 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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Trip code	Departure date	Return date	Nights	Itinerary
MS30	Mon, 28 Dec 2009	Sun 03 Jan 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS31	04 January 2010	10 January 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS32	11 January 2010	17 January 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS33	25 January 2010	31 January 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS34	01 February 2010	07 February 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS35	08 February 2010	14 February 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS36	15 February 2010	21 February 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS37	01 March 2010	07 March 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS38	08 March 2010	14 March 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS39	15 March 2010	21 March 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS40	29 March 2010	04 April 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS41	05 April 2010	11 April 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS42	12 April 2010	18 April 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS43	26 April 2010	02 May 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS44	03 May 2010	08 May 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS45	10 May 2010	16 May 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS46	05 July 2010	11 July 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS47	12 July 2010	18 July 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS48	26 July 2010	01 August 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS49	02 August 2010	08 August 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS50	09 August 2010	15 August 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS51	16 August 2010	22 August 2010	6	Northern Atolls
MS52	30 August 2010	05 Sep 2010	6	Northern Atolls

Mv Monsoon - Itinerary

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Our liveaboards start every 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.
If you would like to find out more about the diving the northern atolls click here.

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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Mv Monsoon - Prices

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Rates per person in Us $ based on double occupancy
Dates	Per day / Per Trip	Type of occupany
30 Nov 09 – 09 May 10	$300 / $1800 *	Full board
10 May 10 – 03 Oct 10	$300 / $1650 *	Full board
04 Oct 10 – 19 Dec 10	$287.5 / $1725 *	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

Don't forget to check our deals page for our best prices and cheap last minute Maldives specials.

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 charges will have to be paid for the complimentary beds. 
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 and in for Us$ and only available for Monsoon guests booked by Premier liveaboard diving.
Please click on the room names to view the rooms on Kuredu's website

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, open 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. There 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 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 excellent 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 enthusiasts 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 fish 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 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 Noonu 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.

Diving with Mv Monsoon in the Maldives

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Mv Monsoon luxury Maldives liveaboard

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