Dream Catcher II, a luxurious liveaboard possessing seven comfortable suites and an unforgettable diving experience, is offering an unbelievable last minute price.

Last Minute Price

If you’ve always wanted to go to the Maldives, this is your chance! Dream Catcher II is offering an unbeatable last minute price of just USD 5 per person per night. This price includes accommodation, all meals and snacks and all diving (two or three dives per day).

Contact us NOW to take advantage of this last minute price & reserve your space!

*Act NOW, availability is limited.

Dream Catcher II Itinerary

During this cruise, taking place from from April 26 to May 3, Dream Catcher II will cruise around the best dive spots of the Ari, North Male and South Male Atolls, renowned for theri colorful coral, clear water and abundance of marine life.

Furthermore, it is still Manta Ray season in the Maldives, so expect to be wowed by the beauty and size of these magnificent, gentle creatures. It is estimated that there are around 10,000 Manta Rays living in the Maldives, and it is not uncommon to see groups of up to 150 Manta Rays at a cleaning station at one time.

Dream Catcher II Ammenities and Accomodation

Built in 2008, Dream Catcher II is an eleganlty designed, immensley comfortable liveaboard ship.   The 102-foot yacht comprises accommodation for up to 17  guests throughout 7 luxurious cabins.  All guest rooms are air-conditioned, have private en-suite bathrooms and sea-facing windows, making sure that all guests can appreciate the stunning beauty of the Maldivian landscape at all times.

In the living area on the ship, guests can enjoy use of state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment as well as Nintendo Wii and a wireless internet connection.

Dream Catcher II Standard Cabin

Dream Catcher II Lower Deck

Dream Catcher II Social Area

Lunch on the Dream Catcher II

Dream Catcher II Saloon

Dream Catcher II

Dream Catcher II Activities

It goes without saying that the primary activity on the boat is scuba diving.  Guests enjoy two or three dives a day plus one night dive each week.  While the marine life varies with the season and the weather, common sightings include whale sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, hammerheads and a plethora of smaller, reef-dwelling creatures.  Aside from diving, guests also enjoy snorkeling, fishing, visits to remote, uninhabited islands, cultural visits to local communities and a shopping excursion in the capital of the Maldives, Male.

This last minute offer will sell out fast, so book now and take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy luxury cruising in the Maldives at an unbeatable price!

Rear View of Whale Shark in the Maldives

Colorful, lively Maldivian reef

Beautiful Lion Fish in the Maldives

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Dream Catcher II, a luxurious liveaboard possessing seven comfortable suites and an unforgettable diving experience, is offering an unbelievable last minute price.

Dream Catcher II Special Last Minute Deal

Last Minute Price

If you’ve always wanted to go to the Maldives, this is your chance! Dream Catcher II is offering an unbeatable last minute price of just USD 5 per person per night. This price includes accommodation, all meals and snacks and all diving (two or three dives per day).

Contact Maldives Dive Travel NOW to take advantage of this last minute price & reserve your space!

*Act NOW, availability is limited.

Dream Catcher II Itinerary

During this cruise, taking place from from April 26 to May 3, Dream Catcher II will cruise around the best dive spots of the Ari, North Male and South Male Atolls, renowned for theri colorful coral, clear water and abundance of marine life.

Furthermore, it is still Manta Ray season in the Maldives, so expect to be wowed by the beauty and size of these magnificent, gentle creatures. It is estimated that there are around 10,000 Manta Rays living in the Maldives, and it is not uncommon to see groups of up to 150 Manta Rays at a cleaning station at one time.

Manta Ray and Scuba Divers in the Maldives

Dream Catcher II Ammenities and Accomodation

Built in 2008, Dream Catcher II is an eleganlty designed, immensley comfortable liveaboard ship.   The 102-foot yacht comprises accommodation for up to 17  guests throughout 7 luxurious cabins.  All guest rooms are air-conditioned, have private en-suite bathrooms and sea-facing windows, making sure that all guests can appreciate the stunning beauty of the Maldivian landscape at all times.

In the living area on the ship, guests can enjoy use of state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment as well as Nintendo Wii and a wireless internet connection.

Dream Catcher II Standard Cabin

Dream Catcher II Activities

It goes without saying that the primary activity on the boat is scuba diving.  Guests enjoy two or three dives a day plus one night dive each week.  While the marine life varies with the season and the weather, common sightings include whale sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, hammerheads and a plethora of smaller, reef-dwelling creatures.  Aside from diving, guests also enjoy snorkeling, fishing, visits to remote, uninhabited islands, cultural visits to local communities and a shopping excursion in the capital of the Maldives, Male.

This last minute offer will sell out fast, so book now and take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy luxury cruising in the Maldives at an unbeatable price!

Lionfish in the Maldives

*All prices subject to change without notice.

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Hypoxia is a medical condition wherein your body is deprived of oxygen, which could lead to serious tissue damages

Here are simple ways to prevent hypoxia during your dive

Even the most experienced divers could encounter hypoxia if they do not take proper precautions. Divers usually experience hypoxia during altitude dives, since the air pressure decreases gradually as you go deeper underwater, thus, providing less oxygen.

Symptoms of hypoxia include:

• fatigue
• shortness of breath
• light-headedness
• exhaustion

If these symptoms are experienced underwater, it is best to be escorted by your dive buddy as you resurface SLOWLY. It is ideal to resurface slowly by stopping and familiarizing yourself with the water level at least every 3 feet. You may also equalize your ears as you stop at each level to prevent ear problems as well.

In order to prevent hypoxia, you should make sure to rest before you dive. Resting would provide your body an ample supply of oxygen for such activities. Try also not to strain yourselves when hauling your dive equipment. And once you get into the water, make sure that you catch your breath before descending underwater. Resurfacing slowly would prevent your body from shock caused by the sudden change in pressure, hence, preventing hypoxia and decompression sickness from occurring. If you live at a high altitude area, then it is best that you try to familiarize your body with the sudden change in air pressure by staying in lower places for a while before scuba diving in the ocean. Proper training is very essential in scuba diving and it is also best to be trained by certified dive centers.

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The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered species conference that begins this week.

“We’ve decided to go ahead with a shark fishing ban,” Ibrahim Didi, the fisheries and agriculture minister of the Maldives, said by telephone from Male, the capital. “Beginning July 1 there will be a total ban on exports.”

Grey Reef Sharks

Maldives, a Top Scuba Diving Destinations, Bans Shark Fishing

Maldives becomes the second nation to announce blanket protection for its sharks. Palau, a tiny Micronesian state, in September announced a ban on shark fishing. Like the Maldives, Palau is regarded as one of the world’s top scuba-diving destinations.

The Maldives exclusive economic zone covers about 90,000 square kilometers, or 35,000 square miles, roughly equivalent to the land area of Portugal.

In one sense, the bans represent pure economic logic. Researchers from James Cook University in Australia last year estimated that a single gray reef shark was worth ,300 a year to the Maldivian tourism industry, compared with the one-time value of that a fisherman would get from the same shark. They found a similar dynamic with regard to sharks on the Great Barrier Reef.

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But the bigger issue is a rapid decline in global shark stocks that has alarmed scientists. Up to 30 percent of shark species is  threatened with extinction, said Matt Rand, director of global shark conservation at the Pew Environment Group. “If we don’t leave enough in the water, they won’t recover.”

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

White Tip Shark

On Saturday, member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora begin meeting in Doha, Qatar, where they will consider giving protected status to eight species of sharks, including the scalloped hammerhead and oceanic whitetip, which inhabit Maldivian waters. The measures call for restrictions, but not a ban, on international trade.

In the United States, the Shark Conservation Act, which would sharply curtail the practice of “finning” — cutting off sharks’ fins and throwing the rest of the animal back into the sea — has passed the House of Representatives and is awaiting approval in the Senate.

Mr. Rand said more than 70 million of the fish were killed each year just to support the sharkfin trade. The vast majority of those are sold in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, where they are used in sharkfin soup. Fins can fetch as much as 0 per kilogram, or 2.2 pounds, in Hong Kong.

“Sharks don’t have the ability to rebound,” he said. “They grow slowly and they’re late to mature.”

Some sharks do not reach maturity until they are more than 10 years old and even then have only a few pups, so the stock cannot reproduce rapidly enough to make up for overfishing.

Nurse Shark

Value of Sharks to the Maldives is in Tourism and Diving

The value of sharks to the Maldives “is clearly in tourism and diving,” Mr. Rand said. “Any diver will tell you that you get a rush of exhilaration when you see a shark, but you’re not scared. O.K., maybe sometimes you’re scared.”

Mr. Didi, the Maldivian fisheries minister, said his government began planning for a ban last year, but objections from fishermen delayed the decision. Now, he said, “they understand that it isn’t a sustainable fishery.”

The government will provide the fishermen with financial support and retraining, Mr. Didi said.

Shark meat is not a part of the traditional Maldivian diet, he said, and all of the fish were being caught for their fins, which were exported. But the value of the trade had shrunk by more than 80 percent over the last 12 years, to just 0,000, as the sharks became scarcer.

The Maldives’ shark-fishing ban could also give impetus to a thorny discussion in London over an initiative to create the world’s largest marine reserve in British territorial waters around the Chagos islands, the Indian Ocean archipelago where the Diego Garcia military base is located.

The Maldives has become particularly sensitive to environmental issues amid concern over global warming. In October, ministers donned scuba gear for the first cabinet meeting ever held underwater, to publicize the country’s vulnerability to rising seas. The highest natural point in the Maldives is just 2.4 meters, or less than eight feet, above sea level.

Zebra Shark

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Ambassador of Germany to the Maldives, Mr. Jens Ploetner, has paid a courtesy call on President Mohamed Nasheed. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office.

Meeting between German Ambassador Ploetner and Maldives’ President Nasheed

In the meeting, President Nasheed and Ambassador Ploetner discussed the friendly relationship between the two countries and ways to strengthen the current relationship between the Maldives and Germany. Mr. Ploetner gave additional details on the President’s upcoming official visit to Germany.

The President was joined at the meeting by Vice President Dr. Mohamed Waheed, Special Envoy to the President Ibrahim Hussain Zaki and Political Advisor to the President Hassan Afeef.

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Fogging could be one annoying problem that you may encounter underwater

And to save you the upset of not being able to enjoy your dive, here are the best and easiest ways to prevent your masks from fogging

The dive mask would be one of the most essential equipments in scuba diving and snorkeling. It will enable you to see underwater and obviously, without it, it would be impossible for you to explore the underwater bliss of the Maldives beaches.

One very common problem once you go underwater in these masks is fogging – where moist builds up in the inside of the lenses, which make it difficult for you to visualize underwater. And here are the easiest ways to prevent your masks from fogging underwater.

Use the Frugal Method

1. Spit on the mask and smother it all over the inside of the lens. This may sound gross, but it definitely works! And the best part is – it’s free and unlimited, you can even do it on your way to the dive site.
2. Rinse the mask with water and you are ready to go.
3. Wet the mask and your head before wearing it. You will find that the mask is easier to adjust as well if it is wet and moist – including your wetsuit as well.

Use the potato method

1. Cut a potato in thin, potato chip-like slices.
2. Rub a piece of a potato slice all over the inside of the mask.
3. Rinse the mask with water and you are ready to go.

Use the defogger method

1. Buy a commercial mask defogger preparation. These are available at nearly every dive shop that you would visit.
2. Apply the preparation according to its directions.
3. Don the mask and get in the water.

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They had integrated in working together to improve their economy and the rough impact of climate change in their countries

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had exhibited dedication to work untiedly with The Maldivian Government in facing the rough impact of climate change in the world.

“Bangladesh and the Maldives are facing same threats of climate change. So, we have to work together to face the challenges of environmental degradation.” – As said by Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as she was called to visit the office of the newly appointed High Commisioner of the Maldives, Ahmed Sareer.

They had also discussed matters regarding bilateral interests and expansion of economic cooperation between the two Asian countries during the meeting, as Deputy Press Secretary M. Nazrul Islam explained after the said meeting.

After describing poverty as a common enemy among most Asian countries, The Prime Minister said that the SAARC countries have to work together for improving the livelihood f their people by cutting down poverty within their regions. The Prime Minister had called upon the Maldivian Government to import high quality pharmaceuticals, garment products, and ceramics to further boost economic growth between the two nations. She also urged them to recruit doctors and teachers from Bangladesh and take proper measures in legalizing the unregistered Bangladeshis working in the Maldives to further expand bilateral relations.

Ambassador of Germany to the Maldives, Mr. Jens Ploetner, has paid a courtesy call on President Mohamed Nasheed. The meeting was held this afternoon at the President’s Office.

Meeting between German Ambassador Ploetner and Maldives’ President Nasheed

In the meeting, President Nasheed and Ambassador Ploetner discussed the friendly relationship between the two countries and ways to strengthen the current relationship between the Maldives and Germany. Mr. Ploetner gave additional details on the President’s upcoming official visit to Germany.

The President was joined at the meeting by Vice President Dr. Mohamed Waheed, Special Envoy to the President Ibrahim Hussain Zaki and Political Advisor to the President Hassan Afeef.

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The first ever property of the Waldorf Astoria in the Asia Pacific could be found nowhere else, but in the Maldives

Effective since March 1st, 2010, The Beach House Maldives was renamed “The Beach House Maldives, The Waldorf Astoria Collection”. The Beach House Maldives has affiliated with legendary Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts. And in celebration to the newly upgraded resort’s debut, guests from different parts of the world were invited to join its inauguration ceremony and became part in a chapter of the resort’s exclusive history.

Located in the refined, lagoon-surrounded Haa Alifu Atoll, the 35-acre resort features 83 Maldivian-style villas, 3 world-class restaurants, 4 bars, and a luxurious spa. And each villa comes with a private pool and butler.

Since July 1, 2009, the Hilton Worldwide Management Team has been in the Maldives, working on key developments as part of the US$ 58 million renovation project – which had gloriously led to the Beach House Maldives in becoming the first Waldorf Astoria property in the Asia Pacific.

“An independently branded hotel since 2007, The Beach House Maldives has built a solid reputation for world-class luxury and quality that epitomises the Waldorf Astoria name,” said Martin Rinck, President of The Hilton Worldwide – Asia Pacific. “The Maldives remains one of the most sought-after luxury leisure destinations in the world, and we are delighted to be able to offer our guests the unique experience of Waldorf Astoria Hotels and Resorts on the beautifully private and breathtaking island of Manafaru”.

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