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Ocean Dancer Saves You $300 in the Maldives

7th February 2010

Updated: 07 Feb 10

Save US$ 300 per diver!

Think you’ll be up for drift diving in the Maldives come November? Book the MV Ocean Dancer before 28 Feb 10 and you get $300 off!

You can relax in MV Ocean Dancer’s air-conditioned saloon while dreaming about spotting whale sharks, happy in the knowledge that Peter Hughes will donate a portion of your payment to The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme.

Enough lying around? Take a heart-pumping drift dive into South Male, North Male and Ari Atoll with hammerhead sharks.

MV Ocean Dancer – Early Bird $300 off!
If you’re quick! You need to book before 28 Feb 10
Maldives Safari 11 Days 10 Nights 25 Dives
28 Nov – 08 Dec 10
Price: was US$ 3,895 Now US$ 3,595
save US$ 600 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, soft drinks and drinking water, wine with evening meal, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, torches and experienced English speaking divemasters.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills, port charges, fuel surcharge, Maldives Tax and compulsory Chamber Support fee. All tax and surcharges are payable in advance.

Do you want to plan your drift diving in the Maldives early? Contact Dive The World to book MV Ocean Dancer at blog@dive-the-world.com or call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Aggressor Saves You $800 In The Maldives – Apr

6th January 2010

Updated: 15 Feb 10

Save US$ 800 per diver!

Do you want to submerge yourself in azure waters, while diving the Maldives? Book Maldives Aggressor and world renowned Aggressor Fleet will give you an incredible saving of $800!

Maldives Aggressor is brand new, with construction being completed in 2009.

Enjoy the rush of drift diving South Male Atoll’s 6 channels, or meet moray eels face-to-face while exploring North Male Atoll’s abundant reefs and Ari Atoll could possibly top your cruise with a whale shark sighting.

Dive The World has the following special offers for you:

Maldives Aggressor
Maldives – 8 Days 7 Nights 18 Dives
18 – 25 Apr 10
Twin: was US$ 2,635 Now 1,835
Deluxe:
was US$ 2,435 Now 1,635
Save US$ 1,600 per couple!

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, biscuits, snacks, tea, coffee, soft drinks and water, dives, tanks, weights and weightbelts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers to the boat from Male Airport.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, dive insurance, nitrox fills, alcoholic drinks (outside of meals), dinner on final evening.

Be quick if you want to save on your diving holiday in the Maldives. Contact Dive the World to book the Maldives Aggressor on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or mail blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Be An Early Bird & Get 20% Off Amba in 2010

2nd December 2009

Updated: 26 Feb 10

Save up to US$ 535 per diver!

Are you thinking of diving the Maldives on your next summer holiday? MV Amba offers you luxury at very reasonable rates.

MV Amba liveaboard with here dive tender in the MaldivesLarge windows ensure wrap around views while recuperating on MV Amba’s soft couches, or you could recline on her shaded upper deck while sipping a cocktail.

Cruising into the Northern Atolls you will experience adrenaline drift diving at Haa Alifu and Haa Dhaalu Atolls with barracudas.

Dive The World brings you the following special offers:

MV Amba
Maldives – Early Birds Get 20% off!
Your booking needs to be made before 15 Mar 10
Applies to all cruises between 26 Apr and 26 Sep 10

8 Days 7 Nights 19 Dives
Standard:
was US$ 1,134 (€ 840) Now US$ 907 (€ 672)
save US$ 454 per couple!
Deluxe: was US$ 1,559 (€ 1,155) Now US$ 1,247 (€ 924)
save US$ 624 per couple!

13 Days 12 Nights 34 Dives
Standard:
was US$ 1,944 (€ 1,440) Now 1,555 (€ 1,152)
save US$ 778 per couple!
Deluxe: was US$ 2,673 (€ 1,980) Now US$ 2,138 (€ 1,584)
save US$ 1070 per couple!

Relaxing on MV Amba's shaded upper deck after glorious Maldives divingIncludes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, one dive per day on nitrox, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers to the boat from Hanimaadhoo Airport.

Excludes: Scuba equipment (not available for rent on this boat), dive insurance, nitrox, alcoholic drinks, snacks, soft drinks, and domestic flight from Male to Hanimaadhoo Airport. Note on board payments in cash not credit cards.

Do you want to book your Maldives diving holiday for next summer aboard MV Amba? Contact Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794, or email: blog@dive-the-world.com

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Save on Maldives’ Carpe Diem – Jan & Feb

30th November 2009

Updated: 05 Jan 10

Save up to US$ 700 per diver!

Do you want an uninterrupted Maldives diving holiday? Then scoop up the last few spaces MV Carpe Diem has on her highly sort after liveaboard.

MV Carpe Diem liveaboard in the Maldives

Cruise with MV Carpe Diem and soon you will be diving North Male, Ari Atoll and South Male to your heart’s content. Your days will be full of glorius Maldives sun and sea, or take it easy and luxuriate indoors with a cocktail from her well-stocked bar where you can still enjoy the magnificent views seen through large windows.

Dive the World has the following special offers for you:

MV Carpe Diem

Maldives – Special on Jan 10
8 Days 7 Nights 20 Dives
10 – 17 Jan 10
Standard: was US$ 1,750 Now US$ 1,050 save US$ 1400 per couple!

Maldives – 10% off Feb 10
10 Days 9 Nights  Dives
04 – 13 Feb 10
Standard: was US$ 2,250 Now US$ 2,025 save US$ 450 per couple!
Supreme: was US$ 2,533 Now US$ 2,280 save US$ 506 per couple!
Deluxe: was US$ 2,642 Now US$ 2,378 save US$ 528 per couple!
Master: was US$ 2,758 Now US$ 2,482 save US$ 552 per couple!
Full Charter: was US$ 39,375 Now US$ 35,438 save US$ 196 each for 20 divers!

Plus: book 10 divers and get a standard cabin for 2 divers FREE!
saves you US$ 337 each for 12 divers!

Maldives – 10% off Feb 10
8 Days 7 Nights 20 Dives
13 – 20 Feb 10
Standard: was US$ 1,750 Now US$ 1,575 save US$ 350 per couple!
Supreme: was US$ 1,970 Now US$ 1,750 save US$ 440 per couple!
Deluxe: was US$ 2,055 Now US$ 1,840 save US$ 430 per couple!
Master: was US$ 2,145 Now US$ 1,925 save US$ 440 per couple!
Full Charter: was US$ 30,625 Now US$ 25,250 save US$ 268 each for 20 divers!

Plus: book 10 divers and get a standard cabin for 2 divers FREE!
saves you US$ 262 each for 12 divers!

Socializing and having a bite to eat on MV Carpe Diem's shaded upper deckIncludes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea and afternoon snacks, dives, tanks, two bottles of water per day, weights and weight belts, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers to the boat from Male Airport.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, torches, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, mineral water, crew gratuities and flights.

Do you want an uninterrupted Maldives diving holiday? Contact Dive the World right away to take advantage of this special aboard MV Carpe Diem on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or mail blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Celebrate New Year on Carpe Diem & Save $131!

5th November 2009

Updated: 26 Nov 09

Save up to US$ 131 per diver!

Seize the day and book a full charter on MV Carpe Diem liveaboard for your New Year’s celebration diving the Maldives.

The Maldive liveaboard MV Carpe Diem with attending dhoniIf you want to swim with large pelagics like Napoleon wrasse while drift diving the nutrient rich waters of the Maldives, then there’s no time to waste.

MV Carpe Diem’s Maldive cruises take you diving the atolls and coral reefs of North Male, Ari Atoll and South Male.

Dive the World offers you the following specials offer(s):

MV Carpe Diem
Maldive – New Year’s Eve
27 Dec 09 – 03 Jan 10
Includes a special New Year’s Eve dinner & glass of sparkling wine
Full charter: was US$ 30,625 Now US$ 28,000
save US$ 131
per diver – 20 divers max

Relax in MV Carpe Diem's indoor saloonIncludes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea and afternoon snacks, dives, tanks, two bottles of water per day, weights and weight belts, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers to the boat from Male Airport.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, torches, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, mineral water, crew gratuities and flights.

Want to seize the day? Grab the last few spaces on MV Carpe Diem for a Maldives diving holiday. Contact Dive the World on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or mail blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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1 Night Free – Maldives Dream Catcher II

14th October 2009

You could be living your dream drift diving on your next Maldives liveaboard holiday: carried along by nutrient-rich waters that eddy and swirl through caverns and channels around the yellow, orange and blue corals and sea fans.  Sea creatures are in abundance, you will spot wrasse and shrimp cleaning stations as they service Napoleon wrasse, be overtaken by flashes of sharp toothed barracudas and you might even see whale sharks.

MY Dream Catcher II liveaboard in the Maldives

Would you like to catch some paradisical dreams for yourself? The MY Dream Catcher II offers exceptional quality of service and style with all the modcons, and promises a superb liveaboard holiday where you can focus on superior diving and be fortified with stylish food and creative cocktails in between.

Dive the World is giving you 1 night free for the following cruises aboard the MY Dream Catcher II Maldives liveaboard in Nov and Dec 09.

Dining in style aboard the MY Dream Catcher II liveaboard in the Maldives

15 – 22 Nov 09
Book 7 Nights only pay for 6
was US$ 1,619
Now US$ 1,388
Save US$ 462
per couple

30 Nov – 6 Dec 09
and 13 – 19 Dec 09
Book 6 Nights only pay for 5
was US$ 1,388
Impressive bar aboard the MY Dream Catcher II liveaboard in the MaldivesNow US$ 1,157
Save US$ 462
per couple

19 – 26 Dec 09
Book 7 Nights only pay for 6
was US$ 1,707
Now US$ 1,464
Save US$ 486
per couple

Includes: Suite accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea and water (from a dispenser) and wine at meal times only, dives, tanks, weights, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers to the boat from Male Airport for scheduled departures and arrivals.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, weightbelts, dive/travel insurance, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, extra water, flights and transfers to MY Dream Catcher if joining other than the specified cruise dates. Christmas Eve & New Year gala dinner supplements. Government bed tax for the 7th night at US$ 8 per person.

Thinking about a Maldives liveaboard holiday for you and your dive buddies? Contact Dive the World to find out more about the MY Dream Catcher II: call us on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or mail blog@dive-the-world.com.

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Free nights on Maldives’ MV Amba 22 Dec 09

6th July 2009

Updated: 19 Dec 09

Save up to US$ 213 per person!

Do you feel like channelling your winter angst into a warm diving holiday? The Maldives liveaboard MV Amba offers you idyllic cruises in the balmy, azure waters surrounding the Northern Atolls.

MV Amba Maldives Liveaboard

Luxuriating on MV Amba’s sundeck will restore your sunshine vitamins and her dhoni dive tenders will ensure you effortless access to the channels and passages of the Maldives.

While drift diving you will be gliding with manta rays in the brisk currents surrounding Haa Alifu and Haa Dhaalu Atolls.

Dive The World brings you the following special offers:

MV Amba
Maldives – Book 7 Nights & Get 1 Night Free
22 – 29 Dec 09
Standard: was US$ 1,492 (€ 1,036) Now US$ 1,279 (€ 888)
save US$ 426 per couple!

MV Amba's upper deck shaded area and sun deck - photo courtesy of David HettichIncludes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, one dive per day on nitrox, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers to the boat from Hanimaadhoo Airport.

Excludes: Scuba equipment (not available for rent on this boat), dive insurance, nitrox, alcoholic drinks, snacks, soft drinks, and domestic flight from Male to Hanimaadhoo Airport. Note on board payments in cash not credit cards.

Do you want to book your idyllic Maldives diving holiday aboard  MV Amba right away? Contact Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794, or email: blog@dive-the-world.com

Note: All prices quoted are per diver sharing and subject to currency fluctuations.

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Whale Shark diving in the Maldives Jun – Jul

5th June 2009

Whale sharks are high on the must-see list of many divers, their curiosity piqued by the mystery and magnificence that surrounds the biggest of the ocean’s fishes. One thing is certain and that’s where there is lots of plankton, whale sharks are likely to follow.

It is thus in the plankton rich waters of the Maldives, cruising with liveaboard MY Haveyli, that Dive The World is offering you the opportunity to have that sought-after whale shark encounter.

MY Haveyli is a 30m, wooden-hulled beauty, which will host a dive-action packed itinerary that includes the Ari Atoll, where plankton abound, whale shark encounters are common and you too might have a whale shark interlude all of your own.

In addition to exploring the abundance of sea life feasting on the nutrients the sweeping currents carry to the Maldives, your liveaboard will also pass through the South Male Atoll, where you will dive the sharks of the Maldives.

8 day 7 night Whale Shark Encounter
Double Cabin: US$ 800 per person
Master Cabin: US$ 1,150 per person
Dates: 13 Jun, 20 Jun, 27 Jun, 4 Jul, 21 Jul

11 day 10 night Whale Shark Encounter
Double Cabin: US$ 1,260 per person
Master Cabin: US$ 1,810 per person
Dates: 11 Jul

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea and water (one bottle per day), dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), island hopping to local island, resort visit, use of snorkeling gear, Maldivian Bed Tax, return transfers to the boat from Male Airport and handling service at the airport.

Excludes: Scuba equipment, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, extra water and flights. Fuel surcharge will vary with the prevailing price of oil. Please check with us.

Let us arrange your whale shark encounter by calling Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794 or email us at blog@dive-the-world.com.

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Cruise Maldives On Amba For Less – Dec 09

1st June 2009

Here is a great deal in the Maldives on the excellent MV Amba liveaboard at an amazing price.

The Maldive's MV Amba

Escape the December blues on MV Amba:
7 Nights trip – pay for only 6 Nights!
14 Nights trip – pay for only 12 Nights!

This incredible deal is valid for any trip taken between 07-29 December 2009.

MV Amba is a popular Maldives boat, so book quickly. Call Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794, or email: blog@dive-the-world.com

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Discount Maldives Charter from May – Oct 09

13th March 2009

Princess Haleema is a modern and spacious Maldives liveaboard with perfect pampering features like Jacuzzis and spa facilities, which includes a steam room. How’s that for spending surface intervals?

Capable of accommodating 20 guests on a full charter, Princess Haleema is also popular for exactly that. What is more rewarding than cruising the calm, azure waters of the Maldives and diving with divers who really are your buddies?

Consider Princess Haleema for a dive liveaboard charter in the Maldives and Dive The World will give you a US$ 2,500 incentive to make up your mind.

That’s right, Dive The World offers you a Princess Haleema full charter with a US$ 2,500 discount off the normal price for a charter in May, June, July, September and October 2009.

The Maldive's Princess Haleema

8 days 7 nights Maldives Dive Safari (14 dives)
Full Charter: was US$ 29,500 US$ 27,000
Save US$ 2,500!
That just US$ 1,350 per person

Includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, coffee and tea, dives, tanks, weights and weight belts, torches, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s), Maldivian Bed Tax and return transfers from Male Airport to the boat (when in Male or Hulhumale port).

Excludes: Scuba equipment, dive insurance, alcoholic drinks, drinking water, soft drinks, US$6 per night service charge (payable onboard) and flights.

Book the diving trip of a lifetime by calling Dive The World on +66 (0)83 505 7794, or email us at blog@dive-the-world.com.

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