Dive Cruise Dreams of the Sea
From: €1,890.00
8 Days liveaboard cruise with a maximum of six divers. Scheduled travel dates are available for diving with sharks. Included are in total 15 dives on land or boat and night and blackwater dives. The yacht can also be chartered for individual tours.
Finally, from June 2017 there is the possibility to dive at the top dive sites of the Azores with a liveaboard. The exclusive group of six divers will be taken to the Mobula spots at Princess Alice Bank as well as to the shark spots of Banco Azores, Condor and Pedra de Sousa. Addionally, you have the great opportunity to do blackwater diving in the open ocean, whale watching, snorkeling with dolphins and birdwatching.
The concept
The season at the Azores is short. Therefore, a classic liveaboard similar to those at Galapagos Islands or in Egypt cannot be expected. Our Azores-Liveaboard offers an affordable compromise that gives divers a great opportunity to dive in secluded places extensively and securely.
The boat
There are three cabins available:
- 1 master cabin with double bed and private bathroom
- 1 cabin with bunk bed and shared bathroom
- 1 double cabin with shared bathroom
The bayliner Dreams of the Sea is 14.5 meters long and thus offers enough space for six divers in four cabins with three bathrooms. Dive spots which are located more distant can be easily reached by night. During the day, the boat is also licensed for whale and dolphin watching (zone C and Z). The meals on board are mostly freshly prepared. They are delicious and nutritious, but gourmet menus cannot be expected due to the limited space on board.
Shark special weeks
There are scheduled three overnight stays on board of the Dreams of the Sea as well as four overnight stays in a guesthouse at Madalena on the island of Pico. The three nights at the boat are handled flexibly and depend on the weather. For this reason, it will be decided on spot in accordance with the weather situation, at which nights Princess Alice and the shark spots will be approached. Therefore, the program is designed for one week, because this is the only way to guarantee the dives. You will keep your room in the guesthouse during the whole stay, so luggage which you do not need can be left in your accommodation.
Conditions for participation
Most of the dives are advanced dives. Therefore, all participants must have an AOWD certification, or more than 200 logged dives as well as a nightdive special. Nitrox can be booked against production of a nitrox brevet and for a supplement of 150 €. Diving at Princess Alice Bank may mean diving in extreme currents. Therefore, the crew decides on spot from dive to dive, whether divers should remain at the current line or can dive freely. The decisions are made very carefully and must be followed by every participant because it is almost not possible to find drifted divers again. We are, however, equipped with the emergency and rescue system Nautillus Lifeline, which each diver can use for free.
Travel Dates
All departures are from Pico.
07.07. – 14.07.2018
14.07. – 21.07.2018
21.07. – 28.07.2018
28.07. – 04.08.2018
04.08. – 11.08.2018
11.08. – 18.08.2018 (Master available)
18.08. – 25.08.2018 (Sold out)
25.08. – 01.09.2018
01.09. – 08.09.2018
08.09. – 15.09.2018
15.09. – 22.09.2018
22.09. – 29.09.2018
Rates Include
- 3 overnights in the booked cabin with full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
- 4 overnights in a double room with breakfast in a guesthouse in Madalena at Pico (room will remain reserved for the whole programme)
- 2 dives on land or boat during the stay at Pico
- 4 shark dives during the stay at Pico
- Overnight stay at Princess Alice Bank with six dives including one night dive
- 1 night in free water for blackwater dive with two tanks
- Shark guide
- Total of 15 dives
- Transfers from/to Pico airport
- Cleaning and stowage of equipment at the dive center
Notes
The itinerary depends on the weather and can be changed without prior notice. For some dates the itinerary is reversed.
Pre or Post Programme
- 5 days shark diving
- 7 overnights in a double room with breakfast in a guesthouse in Madalena at Pico
- Transfer from/to Pico airport
- Rates: 1,000 € per person
Charter Group
The Dreams of the Sea is also available for charter groups. Based a one-week/7-day schedule, you can dive in the Azores’ Central Archipelago and navigate in the zones C and Z for whale watching and snorkeling with dolphins.
- Zone C covers the sea area up to ten nautical miles around Terceira and Graciosa.
- Zone Z covers the entire sea area outside the ten-mile zone of the islands.
- Excluded from whale watching is zone A, which covers the area of up to ten nautical miles around the islands of Pico, Faial and São Jorge. There, the certified boats of Scuba Azores / Pico Sport can be used alternatively.
You can dive at any of the spots in the Central Archipelago, Terceira, Graciosa, Pico, São Jorge and Faial, Princess Alice Bank, Banco D. João de Castro, Serreta Point Terceira, Pedro de Sousa near Pico and Banco Condor as well as at the Azores Bank. You can also dive at the northern bays of São Jorge, which are good for nurse sharks hammerhead sharks.
The tour is completely open and will be planned – if possible – according to the guests‘ wishes. Weather and fuel stock should be included in the planning and form the basis of the programme.
Rates include
- Ports of embarkation/disembarkation are Madalena at Pico or Horta at Faial
- Boat crew
- Divemaster
- Three dive tanks at six days
- Fulll board (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and soft drinks during overnight stays on board
- Chum stock for four shark dives
Rates exclude
- Meals during overnight stays at harbours
- Angra do Heroísmo at Terceira can be booked as port of embarkation/disembarkation against surcharge. Please contact us for further details.
- Chum stock from the fifth shark dive is bought and billed on demand.
Travel dates
01.07.-08.07.2017
15.07.-22.07.2017
29.07.-05.08.2017
12.08.-19.08.2017
26.08.-02.09.2017
23.09.-30.09.2017
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