Live Aboard Scuba Diving Cruise In Maldives

If you love the sea and scuba diving, then why notislands, only slightly more than 200 of them are
charter a live aboard scuba diving cruise with yourinhabited. Most of the islands are not higher than six
diving buddies. Collectively, you can save much morefeet(about 2 meters) above sea level and scientists
money and time if you live a board a diving cruise shiphave warned that they are very susceptible to global
and go island hopping, scuba diving and fishing for thewarming and may one day, disappear into the ocean.
next ten days of your vacation. That is because youThere are already signs that this is happening.
can do away with your hotel accommodation, saveNeedless to say, the mainstay of the Maldivian
traveling time and can go to a lot more dive spots.economy is powered by the fishing and tourism
Where to go for a cruise diving vacation? Try going toindustries. About 500,000 tourists arrive on these
the Island nation of Maldives.islands annually. The capital of Maldives is Male
Although there are many world class spas, hotels and(pronounced as Ma-leh). Upon touching down at the
resorts in Maldives such as the Banyan Tree Spaairport, you willbe whisked away by a fishing boat
resort, you have no need to stay in them unless youbecause the capital is no larger than a few football
wanted to. Well, if you want to stay in a luxuriousfields and have one of the most dense population in
resort, it can be an excuse for you to travel to thethe world.
Maldives again to enjoy these spa resorts. This isMaldives has been an independent sovereign country
because, once you have scuba dived in Maldives, youexcept for a brief occupation by the Portuguese. It
will want to go back there again. Maldives is a scubathen became a British Protectorate in the mid-fifties
diver's paradise.and gained full independence in 965. It has been an
The atolls of Maldives were formed when millions ofIslamic country for more than 800 years.
years ago, a great range of volcanoes rose from theDuring the Ming Dynasty, Chinese sailors called
floor of the Indian Ocean. As time passes, theMaldives the "submerged mountain chain" wrote
volcanoes sunk back into the Indian Ocean leavingcommentaries about these islands.
behind the coral reefs on the Maldivian atolls andIf you enjoy vacations in tranquil tropical islands or
islands we see today. That is why Maldives is bestsimply love fishing and diving, then Maldives will be a
known for its white sandy beaches and crystal bluegreat holiday destination for you. Oh, I forgot to
lagoons teeming with marine life.mention, if you are a seafood lover, I think there are no
The country have no big land mass, but instead isother places on Earth where you can get such a wide
made up of about 1200 coral islands with a total areasmorgasbord delicious mouth watering seafood,
of 104,00.00 sq kilo 99% of which is the sea. Of theseexcept in Maldives.