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Description
Southern Cross is a mid range Maldives live aboard that can accommodate a maximum of 20 passengers in a total of 10 cabins and is available for full charters and individual bookings. All rooms are fully air conditioned with attached toilet with hot & cold water. Southern Cross leaves from and returns to Male but doesn’t follow a set itinerary as it’s all about the giving you the best diving possible. Maldives has 2 very distinct currents running at different times of the year and this affects which side of the Maldives all the marine life is on at any particular time. Basically, depending on the currents and the winds, we will select the route and dive sites, this is how we offer you the best diving that the Maldives can provide at any time of year.
Dive center
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIVING
The diving gear we recomend for a diving safari is:
- Lightweight equipment composed of mask, fins and snorkel
- Full regulator with two second stages and manometer
- BCD
- Wetsuit
- Diving Light
- IMPORTANT: It is mandatory to bring a dive computer and safety buoy, and of course to know how to use them.
The standard diving tanks are 12 l and aluminum.
We have 15 l steel tanks available. If you want to rent one, it is necessary that you communicate it in advance to your travel agency to have it prepared the day you arrive. The cost per week is 60 dollars.
The tanks may use the international or DIN standards.
On board we have rental equipment, but being a boat, we do not have the same amount as a dive centre. Therefore it is also necessary that you communicate it in advance to your travel agency so that we have it planned before your arrival.
IMPORTANT: We insist on the obligation to have a dive computer and safety buoy per person. Be also sure you know how to use them.
DIVING CONDITIONS
The temperature of the sea at diving depths varies between 27 ° C and 30 ° C throughout the year.
Many passengers make up to 3 dives daily, so they need to protect themselves; We recommend a 3mm wetsuit for all the seasons or a 5mm if you feel the cold a lot.
All dives are made from an auxiliary boat called dhoni. All diving equipment will always be on the dhoni which will not always be accessible from the main boat. It is necessary to take it into account when considering what is diving equipment and what is not.
Most of the dives are deeper than 12 meters. And we usualy look for places with current, where we can find the fauna that we want to see. For that reason, Open water juniors will not be able to participate in all dives.
Number of rooms
Lower deck
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
TRIPLE (1 double bed, 1 medium bed, 1 single bed)
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
TRIPLE (1 double bed, 1 medium bed, 1 single bed)
DOUBLE (1 double bed, 1 single bed)
Upper Deck
DOUBLE (2 single beds)
Yacht services and amenities
Spacious lounge area in the bow
Main deck with swimming pool and solarium
Upper deck with solarium
No. of passengers: 20 to 22
Dining and living room of over 120m
Area for loading and storing photo and video equipment
TV, DVD player and Hi-Fi system
Resting and reading area with sofas
Internet access
Bar
8 double cabins and 2 triple ones with individually controlled air-conditioning
En-suite bathrooms with hot water available 24h
International and local cuisine
Gallery
around the world
