Male, Maldives
Maldives Blue Force 3
Steel liveaboard launched in 201826 guests in 12 cabins with private bathroomFour dive guides for small groupsCentral Atolls, Hanifaru, Best of the Maldives and Southern Hemisphere routes18 dives a week from a dedicated dive dhoniTravel, diving and cancellation insurance included
About Maldives Blue Force 3
Maldives Blue Force 3 is a 42-metre steel liveaboard launched in November 2018 and designed by divers for divers. She takes 26 guests in 12 air-conditioned cabins with private bathrooms, with an air-conditioned dining room and lounge, an outdoor bar and two large sun decks. Four dive guides keep groups small on the Central Atolls, Hanifaru, Best of the Maldives and Southern Hemisphere routes, diving from a dedicated dhoni.
Choose your departure date
- 19Sept19 Sept – 26 Sept8D / 7N · up to 18 divesCentral Atolls · Male → MaleFullfrom USD 2.190 /person
- 26Sept26 Sept – 03 Oct8D / 7N · up to 18 divesHanifaru and North Route · Male → MaleFullfrom USD 1.901 /person
Included
- Transfers airport - boat - airport
- Shared cabin on full board
- Water / tea and coffee
- Dive program with S80 tank / weights / guides and dive dhoni
- Travel / diving and cancellation insurance
Required extras
- !Paid on board: USD 195 Maldives taxes
- !USD 84 green tax and USD 160 service tax
- !Fuel supplement: USD 20 per person per night (USD 140 for 7 nights)
- !Paid on board: USD 280 boat taxes and fees
- !USD 120 green tax and USD 230 service tax
- !Fuel supplement: USD 20 per person per night (USD 200 for 10 nights)
- !Domestic flights in the Maldives to and from the embarkation and disembarkation airports
- !Paid on board: USD 305 boat taxes and fees
- !USD 132 green tax and USD 250 service tax
- !Fuel supplement: USD 20 per person per night (USD 220 for 11 nights)
- !Paid on board: Maldives taxes
- !green tax and service tax (amount for this cruise length on request)
- !Fuel supplement: USD 20 per person per night (USD 180 for 9 nights)
- !International flights to Male
- !Maldives taxes / green tax and service tax (paid on board)
- !Fuel supplement
- !Nitrox
- !Dive gear rental
- !Soft drinks and alcohol
- !Internet
Optional extras
- +Nitrox: USD 90 per person per week
- +Dive gear rental
- +S100 tanks and extra tanks (book before departure)
- +Soft drinks and alcohol
- +Internet connection
- +Day room hotel in Male (direct payment)
- +Fuvahmulah dive fee: USD 30 per dive
- +Hanifaru Bay fee: USD 30 per snorkeller
Cabins
Double Cabin (lower deck)Double · sleeps 2 · Lower DeckPrivate bathroom · from 2.390 USD/person
Double Cabin (main deck)Double · sleeps 2 · Main DeckPrivate bathroom · from 2.390 USD/person
Ocean View Double Cabin (upper deck)Double · sleeps 2 · Upper DeckPrivate bathroom · from 2.390 USD/person
Triple Cabin (lower deck)Triple · sleeps 3 · Lower DeckPrivate bathroom · from 2.390 USD/person
Boat specifications
- Year built
- 2018
- Length
- 42 m
- Beam
- 8.7 m
- Cruising speed
- 12 kn
- Engines
- 2 x Caterpillar 850 HP
- Max guests
- 26
- Cabins
- 12
- Min. certification
- Advanced OW
- Minimum logged dives
- 50
- Beam
- 8.7 m
- Fuel
- 26 tons
- Hull
- Steel
- Draft
- 4 m
- Length
- 42 m
- Engines
- 2 x Caterpillar 850 HP
- Launched
- November 2018
- Generators
- 2 x Perkins 120 kW and 1 x Caterpillar 80 kW
- Fresh water
- 18 tons plus 2 desalination units
- Cruising speed
- 12 knots
Gear rental: Rental equipment is limited on board and must be booked at least 15 days before arrival. Ask for the current price list.
Payments: Prices in USD per person sharing, per cabin type. Taxes and service tax are paid on board. Travel, diving and cancellation insurance is included.
Boat features
- 42 m long, 8.7 m beam, 4 m draft
- 12 cabins with individual air-conditioning and private bathroom
- Air-conditioned dining room and lounge with TV
- Outdoor bar and lounge
- Sun decks on the bow and stern
Food & drinks
- Full board
- Water, tea and coffee included
- Soft drinks and alcohol at extra cost
Diving on board
- Dive dhoni for all dives
- 18 dives a week on the 7-night routes
- Four dive guides on duty
- S80 aluminium tanks with DIN / INT valves, S100 on request
- Three compressors and Nitrox membrane system
- Stage tanks and sofnolime for rebreathers on request
- Underwater scooters (DPV)
- ENOS security system
Navigation & safety
- Two 36/48 nm radars and two echo sounders
- Two colour GPS and chartplotter
- HF, SSB, DSC radiotelephones and satellite phone
- Fire alarm and fire-extinguishing system
- Defibrillator
Languages spoken on board
EnglishSpanish
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