Cruising Days:
 

Ari Queen is cruising SUNDAY-SUNDAY
There is no specific hour of departure, we wait on Sunday for the incoming flight you are 
booked on. As soon as all customers have arrived, we start program.
Arrival and Departure:
One of our crews or a representative of your operator will expect you at the airport once you lleft the customs area.
The vessel is returning one day prior to departure-day (this is usually Saturday afternoon) to near airport. On your departure-day you will be delivered by us to the airport in time for your flight.
Other Arrangements:
If you arrive a day earlier we can arrange accommodations at the Airport Hotel a city hotel in Male or a guesthouse in Hulumale just on the beach. 
Formalities:
Make sure your passport is valid at least for 6 months more. If not, you may face major difficulties upon arrival. On the flight you get an immigration card to be filled in. A 4 weeks tourist-visa is automatically granted.
Import of alcohol to Maldives is strictly forbidden. If you are caught at customs, you may face troubles. We do not appreciate at all smuggled alcohol aboard. 
Life aboard:
If we have a cruise with a mixed crowd from different countries, we have a certain cruising routine, developed by experience to serve best all customers. Still we will be listening to your individual requests. Full charters can decide on route and daily events as they like (limits are set by the fuel-consumption and  time only).
Your main occupancy will be doing little to nothing. If you are a diver utilizing the 3 dives offered, hard work is waiting for you.
Dress is casual, of course. Just bring shorts, T-shirts etc. and -sorry maybe- a light raincoat, if at hands. Topless on sundeck - only on sundeck- no problem.
You can expect an outstanding organization, but do not forget, you are in Maldives.

Diving:
We dive from a dhoni (local boat) which is travelling with Ari Queen. The equipments stay all the time on the dhoni. We have daily 3 dives including one night dive per week, arrival day one (familiarization dive), last diving day one dive in order to maintain 24hour interval before flight. (2 weeks-passengers and those continuing to a resort may have a second dive). 
 

In price included are cylinders and weights. You are expected to bring along all personal gear incl. surface - marker („sausage“), however we can provide jackets and regulator for rent. Since we cannot carry with us a complete diving-center, wetsuits are available only in limited quantity and sizes. Mask, fins and snorkel you should bring along anyway.

Towels etc.
We provide hand- and bath-towels. Beach-towels you take along if your luggage allows. If not, you can manage with our bath-towels. The towels will be changed once within a trip, bed sheets will be changed at the end of the trip only (one week). We have reserve-sets for unexpected changes.