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The MV Sea Spirit is a spacious vessel that offers comfortable accommodation together with the high standard of service that people have come to expect of Maldives Scuba Tours Ltd.
There are six large and airy air-conditioned cabins; two double berth and four double/twin berth. Each cabin has an en-suite bathroom with hot and cold water shower. The large saloon has plenty of comfortable seating and there is an honesty bar stocked with wine, beer and spirits from the fridge together with an icemaker. Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available throughout the day and night.
Sea Spirit offers Nitrox and is able to support Nitrox and rebreather diving.
Out on deck, the forward part of the boat is a comfortable, shaded seating area and the large sun deck above the main deck provides a good opportunity to enjoy the spectacular sunsets.
Sea Spirit operates a programme of three/four dives per day with night diving and the itinerary is planned according to the season and prevailing conditions. Dives are organised by our Cruise Directors/Dive Instructors who are there to ensure you get the best from your holiday. MV Sea Spirit offers a schedule of safaris throughout the season, which can be booked by both individuals and groups and combined with island holidays.
The Sea Spirit is managed by two highly professional Cruise Directors, David and Tracy Allen, who are fully qualified Dive Instructors with many years of experience behind them. They guide and coordinate the dive planning and ensure that the standards of your holiday are maintained in every way. With two Dive Instructors for just 12 guests, you can be sure of individual attention according to your experience and needs.
David and Tracy are supported by a superb crew led by Captain Mohamed. A good crew and experienced dive team are essential for the successful operation of a liveaboard. With many years experience in the Maldives, our team is able to consistently deliver a high standard of service safety and care.
Sea Spirit offers comfortable accommodation for twelve guests in six cabins, four of the cabins can be either double or twin berths and two with double berths only. Each cabin has a porthole and all are air conditioned as well as having a large wall mounted cabin fan. All cabins have hanging wardrobe and under-bed storage space, en-suite bathrooms, with hot water shower, domestic WC and washhandbasin. The guest cabins are totally separate from the working sections of the boat and are cleaned each day while guests are diving. Check out our boat plan to see the boat layout.
On the main deck there is a comfortable saloon which has seating and table areas for dining and relaxation. The saloon is equipped with a TV/DVD player with multi-system home theatre surround sound. For underwater video and photography enthusiasts there are plenty of recharging points and edit playback facilities. We have a DVD library for guests use, including a good selection of documentaries. There is also a library of marine identification books and a swap library for some light reading! For photographers, the saloon has ample storage for cameras and recharging points.
The MV Sea Spirit is fully licensed to sell alcohol and the bar in the saloon is stocked with beer, wine and spirits. Soft drinks, tea and coffee are freely available throughout the day.
The foredeck of Sea Spirit is partially shaded and offers an ideal place for guests to relax between dives. Meals are generally served at a table outside to the aft of the boat so that guests can enjoy the wonderful beauty of the Maldives. There are steps from the rear deck that lead up to the sundeck - a great place to watch the sun setting. On the aft deck there is a swim platform with ladder giving easy access to the water. There are also fresh water showers and camera rinse buckets.
There is a 24 hour supply of 220 volt AC electricity on board and an emergency 12 volt DC lighting circuit. Power is supplied by two soundproofed generators. 110V convertors are available.
MV Sea Spirit is equipped with a water maker with a capacity for producing three tonnes of water per day. There is plenty of hot and cold water for use throughout the day and night.
The joy of the Sea Spirit is the wonderful open foredeck table. In good weather we are able to enjoy lunch and dinner outside with wonderful views of the archipelago. It is a very sociable experience enjoyed by all.
Our boats are well-known for the excellent quality of food served on board. There is a good variety of both local and European dishes. If guests are vegetarian or have special dietary needs, we will, of course, do our best to cater for them. Breakfast and lunch are normally served buffet style and dinner is generally served seated around the large table on the foredeck.
MV Sea Spirit and the dive support vessel carry the locally used CB radio and marine VHF as well as mobile phones. Sea Spirit is in constant contact with the offices in Male and the UK. Both Sea Spirit and her dive support boat carry lifejackets for all passengers and are equipped with GPS and echo sounders. The Maldivian Government has a strict policy of safety inspection and all our vessels comply fully with their requirements.
All our staff are very experienced and fully trained in liveaboard procedures. Sea Spirit and her Dive Tender carry emergency oxygen sets and an emergency first aid kit. We insist on divers carrying a safety sausage or a dive flag which we provide and demonstrate during the "check-out" dive. We put a great emphasis on safety and staff training aboard all our vessels. This extends through to our programme of boat maintenance and you will see a consistent schedule of boat maintenance periods throughout our season so that we can ensure these high standards are met.
There's plenty to do on a liveaboard dive trip apart from just diving ! We arrange visits to the local islands for souvenir shopping, where visitors are always made welcome. Sea Spirit has a 17ft tender and when possible, we take guests to uninhabited islands and we arrange barbeques and visits to resort islands. In addition fishing gear is available and there are lots of opportunities to snorkel and swim in the beautiful turquoise lagoons. At the end of the trip, there is usually the chance to visit the capital island of Male to see the busy local bazaars and fish market.
On board the boat, we often have slide shows and DVD presentations of other destinations and expeditions such as Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos islands.
Monogrammed sweatshirts, T-shirts and baseball caps can be purchased on board together with a selection of fish identification and marine biology books and our own guide to Maldivian dive sites. We have designed our own reef hooks which are available for sale on board and your Cruise Directors will make a trip DVD which will be available for purchase at the end of your holiday.
To dive safely and to reach the best dive points in and around the narrow channels and shallow reefs, you need a special type of boat adapted to these local conditions. Our Dive Support vessel, "Niumath" is 15m (50ft) long and comfortably seats 12 divers each with their own storage bin. Equipment is assembled and remains in place on the dive boat making this really easy comfortable diving. Cylinders are filled by the onboard compressors and nitrox is available on request.
Sea Spirit has no fixed itinerary but will travel through the atolls; we use our twelve years of experience to find the best possible dive sites according to the weather and the prevailing seasons. A typical day on MV Sea Spirit might be:-
06.30 Morning tea, coffee and biscuits
07.00 First dive
09.00 Breakfast
11.00 Second dive
13.00 Lunch
17.00 Third dive
19.00 Dinner
Check out our itinerary page to get an idea of where we go and take a look at our schedules page for sailing dates and prices.
If you would like to combine your safari on MV Sea Spirit with an island holiday, we would be happy to recommend an island to suit your needs and arrange this holiday for you. Check out our combination pages to make your choice.
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