Ocean Divine
The Ocean Divine is a luxury liveaboard with a crew that offers guests a remarkable dive experience due their intricate knowledge of the Maldives waters.
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The Ocean Divine is a luxury liveaboard with a crew that offers guests a remarkable dive experience due their intricate knowledge of the Maldives waters. With an emphasis on quality service and cuisine, as well as the presence of the owners who live onboard, the Ocean Divine ensures that the guests are accommodated with the utmost care and priority.
A representative of Ocean Divine will meet you at the Male airport, and then guests will be transferred from the airport to the boat which is 15 minutes away.
Dive Overview
Healthy reefs, soft corals, mantas, whale sharks, schooling gray reef sharks, hawksbill turtles and more.
[See: Maldives Dive Travel Guide]
Accommodation Overview
The luxurious 110-foot long vessel boasts 2 Master Staterooms and 5 Deluxe Staterooms. The Master Stateroom offers guests a double lower bed and a single upper bed, while the Deluxe Staterooms offer one single bed and one double bed. Each cabin has a porthole view and an ensuite bathroom complete with a toiletries and daily fresh bath towels. In addition, guests can make use of the mirrored wardrobe and bathrobes. All cabins are air-conditioned and fitted with a plasma screen and DVD player.
Food & Drinks
Luxurious meals are preapared daily by Ocean Divine's first-class chefs who have been trained in European and Asian foods. Be it local cuisine or international dishes, the chefs ensure that the food experience is one you will never forget. Additionally, the produce is carefully sourced from places all around the world, such as Australia, France, Brazil, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.
Dive Information
Typical Day Aboard The Ocean Divine
- Morning -Wake up
- Your crew can wake you on request anytime from 5:30am where you will be greeted on the back deck with tea, coffee, juice, fresh fruit and a range of cereal to prepare you for your day prior your first dive at around 7.15 AM
- Dive #1
- The dive dhoni departs at 7.30 am after a dive briefing on board for the first dive of the day and get to the dive site between 5 and 15 minutes.
- Breakfast
- Your daily breakfast includes omelettes and eggs cooked to your liking, sausages and a range of traditional cooked Maldivian dishes including "Massouni". Plus we have cakes, juice, tea and coffee and fresh fruit available.
- Dive #2
- After breakfast, rest comfortably on the different decks on board Ocean Divine and wait for the second dive of the day at 11.30 . Every dive is at a different location chosen from the best options and conditions of the day.
- Lunch
- Lunches include local fresh fish, sashimi and a variety of other fresh Chef prepared meals and desserts. A highlight of your time aboard.
- Afternoon -Dive #3
- Feel free to join the afternoon dive it s 14:45 pm the dive briefing on board finishes and you are ready to get on board the dive boat for the last dive of the day, (we do sometime 4 dives a days with a night dive ! ).
- All guests are back on board by 5 pm. Snacks and juices are waiting on the back deck when you return.
- Chill
- Each afternoon you can enjoy ice cold beers or a range of freshly prepared cocktails on the front deck while taking in the stunning sunsets set to your favourite tunes.
- Dinner
- Dinner is served at 7:30 each menu with your chef prepared set menu changing every evening for your enjoyment. Our Executice Chef "Maheesh" and his Assistant will offer you explanation of the meals they have prepared for you. Bon Apptit.
- Evening
- Enjoy the company of your fellow guests around the dinner table, take in a DVD in your cabin or in the living room, play some games or simply chill out on the front or upper deck under the stars. Or you can simply head off to your comfortable bed for a wonderful nights sleep. Its all up to you, the choice is yours. Diaporamas and explanation about the marine life is also on the program at certain nights.
- Note:
- You have seen 3 dives for a typical day, but we do sometimes 4 dives a days with a night dive !
North Atolls (7/10 Nights)
Highlights
- Unspoiled reef, no crowd
- Shark cleaning station
- Manta cleaning station
- Diving and snorkeling with dolphins
- Amazing "Thilas" underwater pinnacle
- Soft corals and amazing amount of fish.
Ari Atoll (7/10 Nights)
Highlights
- Most popular dive sites
- "Thilas" full of life
- Manta cleaning station
- Whale sharks
- Soft coral (ouest side)
- Hammerhead sharks (rasdho)
Ari/Felidu Atoll (7/10 Nights)
Highlights
- Beautiful wrecks
- Big pelagics in chanel dive
- Caves with soft corals
- Sharks thilas
- Mantas cleaning station
- Beautiful islands and sand banks.
- Fantastic night dives
Felidu/Meemu Atoll (7/10 Nights)
Highlights
- Mostly chanel dives with big fishes
- Long drift dives with soft coral
- Virgin islands
- Not much crowd
- The real Maldives
Central Atoll Laamu Back to Male (10 Nights)
Highlights
- Arrival direct with domestic plane on site and back with the boat to Male
- Best channel dives
- All range of pelagics oceanic sharks
- Hamerheads
- Night dive with sharks
Southern Atolls (10/14 Nights)
Highlights
- Simply the best dive site of the Maldives ( one way up or back by domestic flight)
- The best corals of the Maldives
- Whale sharks
- Chanel, thilas, the best.
- Sharks sharks sharks !
- Virgin islands every day
Cabin details
Master Cabins and Private Terrace
There are two Master Suites that are located at the stern and that come with their own private terrace.
Stateroom
The Staterooms are spread out between the upper and lower decks, outfitted with a king-sized bed that can be split into 2 single beds, or a queen-sized bed. There is also a cabin located at the bow that is equipped with an additional sofa that can be transformed into a single bed. Each cabin is air-conditioned and complete with ensuite bathrooms and wardrobes.
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Master Staterooms
The Master Staterooms feature a double lower bed and a single upper bed, along with air conditioning, an en-suite bathroom, a porthole view, a mirrored wardrobe, bathrobes, a plasma screen, and a DVD player.
Deluxe Staterooms
The Deluxe Staterooms offer one single bed and one double bed, with air conditioning, an en-suite bathroom, a porthole view, a mirrored wardrobe, bathrobes, a plasma screen, and a DVD player.
Boat features
Boat facilities
Deck plan
SCHEDULE, RATES & AVAILABILITY
Rates & Availability
For more information on rates and availability email us at info@bluewaterdivetravel.com or call us at +1-310-915-6677 and we will gladly help you plan your dream dive vacation!
Detailed information about the itinerary
Day 1 (2 Dives)
Our crew will meet you at your arrival at Komodo’s airport and organize your transfer to the boat moored 10 minutes away. You will be welcomed by our crew with the welcome drink and will give you a quick briefing. Depending of your arrival time, we will do our check dive (s) at Bidadari or in Sebayur Besar 1h30 sailing from Labuan Bajo. One night dive in Sebayur Besar is on the planning.
Day 2 (3-4 Dives)
We will sail early morning to the northern corner of Komodo National Park with some of our very favorite dive sites: Castle Rock, Crystal Rock and Shot Gun. Be ready for exhilarant drift dives full of actions with sharks, hunting fish school of jacks and Manta Rays.
Day 3 (3-4 Dives)
Today is dedicated to “Central Komodo” with the world-famous Batu Bolong. A giant pinnacle raising from the depth home to incredible marine life, pelagic fish, reef sharks, and beautiful corals. A once in a lifetime experience. Nearby is Manta point where we will do long drift dives in the search of these gentle giants.
Day 4 (3-4 Dives)
We will enter the southern part of Komodo National Park today where colder water of the Indian ocean brings a different marine life. We will spend the day around Padar with some great dive sites such as 3 sisters and Pillarsteen. We will also have the chance to do a nice night dive in Padar kecil with a beautiful coral garden and nice Macro. A Sunset climb on Padar will be a great chance to admire the amazing Panorama from this viewpoint.
Day 5 (3-4 Dives)
Today we will dive the lesser know side of Komodo National Park with the southern part of Rinca island. We will head to Nusa Kode bay where beautiful macro dives are waiting for us. Cannibal Rock and Torpedo Alley are some of them. We will also have a beautiful night dive with stunning Macro. As a bonus, we will be able to observe the Komodo Dragons patrolling down the beach. We won’t be able to go ashore there.
Day 6 (3-4 Dives)
Early morning we will dive the wild side of Komodo islands where we will fly with manta rays in Manta Alley. Amazing dives are awaiting us around German Flag with lot of pelagic fishes, Grouper and snappers hiding in the boulders and Napoleon wrasse that are often encountered in this part of the island. In the end of the afternoon, we will sail to Banta island sitting in the channel between Sumbawa and Komodo.
Day 7 (3-4 Dives)
Anchored in the beautiful bay of Loh Srikaya, we will spend the day exploring the dive sites around Banta. GPS point, End of the world and NW Gili Banta will be on our menu. Banta will offer us excellent macro and night dive with a lot of frog fish, nudibranch, coral garden and exhilarating dives with big fishes and sharks. Schools of Giant Travelly, large groupers, schools of giant trevally, massive dogtooth tuna are common in this area.
Day 8 (2 Dives)
For our 7th day, we stay in central Komodo to explore Mawan, Siaba besar and or Pengah. In the afternoon we will anchor near Rinca island where we will head for a walk with the local rangers in search of the Komodo Dragons. In the evening we will anchor near Kalong island where will watch thousands of flying foxes leaving their mangrove island in search of food on Flores. A great mother nature spectacle.
Day 9 (0 Dives)
We will sail back to Labuan Bajo where our crew will organize your transfer to the airport or your hotel in the morning.
More information about this trip
Included
- Private cabin as stated on the booking confirmation
- Tanks and weights
- Full board
- 3 dives per day
- Transfer from the airport
- Soft drinks
Excluded
- Domestic flights
- Alcoholic beverages
- Nitrox
- Diving rental equipment
- Green taxes ($6/d/p)
- Internet package
Practical information
- Time Zone: UTC+5
- Local Currency: MVR (Maldivian rufiyaa)
- Electricity: 220/110 volts
- Language Spoken: English
Boat Specifications
- Length: 110 feet
- Beam: 30 feet
- Draft: 7.7 feet
- Number of Passengers: 12
- Accommodation: 6 Double Occupancy Staterooms
- Number of Crew: 12
- Length of Charters: 7 nights
- Dives Per Day: 3
- Number of Tenders:2 (Dive boat 52 feet, 1 dhingy 18 feet)
- Total Displacement: 200 tons
- Propulsion: CUMINS N 14,480 HP
- Fuel capacity: 7,000
- Fresh Water Capacity: 8,000 l
- Desalinator Production: 10,000 liters per day
- Cruising Speed: 10 .12 knots
- Range: 1000 miles
- Navigation Aids: VHF, SSB, Furuno 36 mile radar, GPS x 2 , Eco sondeur, Cmap.
- Oxygen On Board: Yes
- Compressor: 3 x Mariner BAUER
- Voltage: 2 x ONAN 35 KVA gensets, 220v, 50 cycle
- Air-conditioning: in the rooms but not all areas
- Photographic Video Services: Yes (No E6 processing )
- Diving Instruction: Yes
- Nitrox: Yes
- Dive Gear Rental: Yes
- Equipment Rinse: Yes
- Recompression Chamber: Bandos resort Male
- Communications: Satellite Phone, VHF Radio, Mobile phone.
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