Liveaboard Services/Facilities: Air-conditioned saloon, outdoor lounging area and sundeck on the upper deck; air-conditioned dining room and large dive deck with platform on the main deck; 14 cabins spread across three decks including two accessible cabins with full wheelchair access.

Food, Beverage & Entertainment Facilities: Full board meals served on a buffet basis with afternoon snacks, unlimited water, tea, instant coffee and soft drinks. Alcohol is available at an extra charge.

Included: Shared cabin, 7 nights on board, 6 days diving (see route for number of dives), local transfers, guide, 12 litre tanks & weights.

Not included: Flight/visa, diving equipment, tanks other than 12 litres, Marine Park, environmental and harbour fees, Nitrox or other gas mixes, crew gratuities and alcohol.

Check in usually starts after 18:00 on arrival day until late. Check out is at 10:00 on the last day.

MY Big Blue is a 38 metre boat accommodating a maximum of 24 guests across 14 cabins, providing options for single use cabins without affecting boat capacity. The cabins are arranged as 8 twin cabins on the lower deck, 2 accessible cabins and 2 double cabins on the main deck, and 2 twin cabins on the upper deck.

All cabins offer independent air-conditioning and an ensuite bathroom with a separate walk-in shower, wash basin and toilet. The twin beds have lightweight duvets and comfort pillows, each with a personal reading light, power point and bedside storage drawer. Additional storage is provided in a large wall locker. Towels are provided for each guest.

The two accessible cabins on the main deck have all the features of the standard cabins with additional upgrades to provide full accessibility for all. The access is via a ramped passage to a flat threshold on sliding doors. The spacing between the beds has been increased to ensure full wheelchair access. 

Each accessible cabin has flexible bed arrangements and can be offered as a double-bedded room with advance notice. There is a large ensuite facility with a separate ramped shower, a wash basin mounted on a storage cabinet, and a domestic WC system all completed with mobility aids.

The upper deck comprises a spacious air-conditioned saloon with social seating and entertainment system, outdoor lounge with a bar, and a forward sundeck. The main deck has a comfortable, air-conditioned restaurant-style dining area with individual chairs and five large tables (30 covers). Also on the main deck is the large dive deck and wide platform with two fin accessible ladders; 30 dive stations with individual storage box and charging box.

MY Big Blue is equipped with Nitrox (extra charge) and can cater to sidemount, rebreather and tech divers on request, as well as dive training.

Specification: Wooden Hull and superstructure with full rebuild in 2020; Length 38m; Beam 8m; 2x 670 HP MAN Engines; 2x Generators; 15 ton water tank; 2x BAUER compressors; Nitrox blending system; 26x 12l aluminium tanks; 2x 6m Zodiac with 40 HP outboards.

Navigation / Safety: Radar; EPIRP; GPS; radios; oxygen and first aid; life jackets and life rafts; fire safety systems.

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Itineraries are flexible and all full charter trips are individually planned with the charterer. Routes below for indication only:

Ultimate Wrecks: up to 18 wrecks including everything from the SS Turkia to the SS Thistlegorm and many more!

Pelagic Encounters: Daedalus, Zabargad and Rocky Island.

Ultimate Brothers: Ras Mohammed, Carless Reef, Brother Islands and Abu Kafan.

Wall to Wall: Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone.

Southern Explorer: Elphinstone, Daedalus, Zabargad, St Johns and much more! This is Big Blue’s most popular itinerary.

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