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MV Sunset Queen

The MV Sunset Queen accommodates 14 passengers in eight air-conditioned cabins, all with private bathrooms. On the main deck, there is a large saloon which has ample tables and chairs for relaxation and dining. The saloon has a large flat screen TV with multi-system home theatre surround sound, for underwater video and photography enthusiasts there are plenty of recharging points and edit playback facilities. WiFi is available for a small charge. We have an extensive DVD library including a good selection of marine documentaries. There is also a good selection of marine identification books and a swap library for some light reading !

The MV Sunset Queen is fully licensed to sell beer, wine and spirits and all are available through the on-board bar which is in the saloon on the main deck and from the bar on the upper deck. Tea and coffee and water are available at all times during the day and offered with our compliments. Meals are taken in the main saloon and the saloon has a nice open feeling with windows all around. Our boats are well-known for the excellent quality of food served on board and 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 a served meal. Subject to weather conditions, we also like to have barbeques on the main deck and sometimes ashore at a beach.

At the stern of the boat on the main deck, steps lead up to the bridge deck where there a bar and comfortable loungers and seating - great place to chill out after an exciting day's diving. Double doors lead into the bridge saloon where there is a seating area, table and another television. And from the bridge deck there are steps up to the sky deck. This is a large area with sun loungers and a beautiful platform from which to view the stunning turquiose waters of the Maldives.

In front of the bridge deck there is a poop deck which is a lovely place to go dolphin spotting.

At the stern of the vessel is the swim platform with freshwater showers, a camera rinse tank and a boarding ladder.

Cabins

MV Sunset Queen is a comfortable boat with 8 guest cabins on the lower deck which are 6 double/twins and 2 singles.

Single Travellers: We offer guaranteed same sex cabin share on MV Sunset Queen. If we can't 'room' you with someone of the same sex, we'll give you a cabin to yourself - no single supplement!

Dive Support Vessel

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 is 14m (45ft) long and comfortably seats 16 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 two onboard K14 compressors and nitrox 30 percent from our on-board blending system is available on request at additional cost. The sides of the vessel are low and only a simple step-in entry from one of the six exits points is needed for diving. At the end of the dive, it's easy to pull yourself up the stable stainless steel ladder back onboard the dive support boat. Crew are attentive at all times helping with equipment and precious camera gear.