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The Azores
Specifications & Safety
Construction: Aluminum Monohull
Length: 107 feet; Beam: 18 feet; Draft: 7 feet, 1 inch
Cruising Speed: 10 knots
Range: 2,500 nautical miles
Year Built: 1989; Year Refit: 2000/2005
Builder: Seacraft Shipyard, Amelia, Louisiana
State Rooms: 8; Passengers: 16; Crew: (6+)
Azores captains and crew members are professionally licensed as required by the law in which the vessel operates and they are required to comply with the Standard Operations Procedures. Dive instructors and Divemasters are trained and certified by national certification agencies.
Safety:
Safety equipment includes;
- First Aid Kit
- Oxygen System with 100% Demand
- Defibrillator
- Automatic Fire Extinguishers & Fire Fighting Equipment
- 406 EPIRB – Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons on the mother boat and both zodiacs
- Life Rafts
- Life Jackets with lights and whistles for all passengers and crew
- Full complement of Safety and Rescue equipment.
The crew conducts regular drills and rescue training.
Boat Diagram
Navigation and Communication:
Navigation equipment includes;
- Ray Marine E120 Chart-plotter
- 36 mile Color Radar
- Compass
- Video depth sounder
- GPS-Global Positioning System
Communication equipment includes;
- VHF radio
- Single Side Band Radio
- Weather facsimile
- Iridium Satellite Phone and computer station
- Internet and Cell Phone coverage possible on some trips
Diving
Dive Deck & Photography:
 Our spacious dive deck allows you to gear up in comfort. A roomy three-tier camera table is available for photographers along with a charging station. All divers have their own storage area for dive equipment and there are fresh water showers on the back platform.
Most dives are done from two zodiac tender boats with a short ride to dives sites. Our dive team will ensure you get the best from every dive.
Courses:
The Azores offers a full range of PADI Programs; popular specialties such as Nitrox, Underwater Photography & Naturalist can be easily completed around the dive schedule.
Nitrox, Tech and Rebreathers:
Nitrox is available on all charters. Technical diving and rebreather diving is possible if pre-arranged.
Entertainment and Amenities
 Enjoy a wide selection of movies or games on our PS3 and flat screen TV or sit back with a book or magazine from our library; an assortment of board games and cards is also available. Each evening you will be treated to either one of Atlantis’s unique marine life presentations, a picture slide show or a presentation on your next destination.
Besides diving, you can improve your photography skills, snorkel or take land excursions during your trip.
The Azores features a partially covered sun deck with chase lounges, complete wet bar, hot tub, an assortment of sitting areas with tables and large swim platform with warm freshwater showers.
State Rooms
Azores has seven deluxe staterooms - with double and single berths, lavatory and hairdryer, private head and shower – and one suite on the top deck. Rooms are serviced daily.
 Dining and Drinking
Atlantis’ boutique restaurants have been rated “world-class” by the lonely planet travel guide book. Also on the Azores we are proudly adhering to our principle of only serving freshly “a la minute” prepared meals and snacks all day.
Our chef on board the Azores will enjoy to personally look after you. Start the day with the smell of freshly brewed coffee and freshly baked breads. A blend of ripe seasonal fruit juices from our farms will prepare you for your first dive.
From hearty to light, “Mom’s soups”, homemade smoked bacon and ham, omelets mixes from mild to spicy, small to giant beef burgers, fresh garden salads and muesli with yoghurt and fruit... to just name a few...
You are to receive some of the best homemade breakfast! The lunch selection varies between Mongolian Woks, Homemade Pastas and freshly made Panini to order.
Themed evening meals reflect the fine dining you have come to expect from our resort restaurants. ‘Filipino Delights’, the ‘Seafood Dinner, the ‘Carvery Night’, the motto ‘Asian Fusion Cuisine’ and a ‘Best of Four’...
If you are peckish during the day between dive snacks include homemade cookies and cakes, fresh fruit and mouth watering ‘bites’.
Our complimentary open bar includes:
- Fresh Blended Juice, Calamansi (local citrus fruit) Juice, Lime Juice, Ice Tea,
- Coffee, Selection of Tea, Milk,
- Filtered drinking water, Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite,
- San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsner, San Miguel Beer Light
- Tanduay Rum (one of the best in the world)
Boutique
Shop! The Azores Boutique sells some essential dive equipment such as signal tubes, whistles and flashlights, as well as t-shirts, caps and other souvenirs.
Trip Information Sheet
Trip 1: Visayas Safari - Bohol
This cruise runs out of, and back in to Atlantis Dumaguete from June through to October; take in Balicasag, Cabilao, Siquijor and other top sites from the region.
Trip 2: Visayas Safari - Southern Leyte
Between January and March this trip gives you an opportunity to explore Sogod Bay, one of the most undove and pristine parts of the archipelago... and a chance to snorkel with whale sharks. The trip departs from and returns to Cebu.
Trip 4: Anilao Safari
Long recognized by marine biologists as one of the most bio diverse parts of Asia and at the heart of the coral triangle this trip offer some great macro dives; operating out of, and back to Atlantis Puerto Galera between October and January.
Trip 5: Visayas Safari - Cebu To Sipalay
A unique chance once a year to take in the best sites around Southern Negros; from the walls of Cabilao to the reefs of Apo Island. The cruise starts from Cebu and finishes at Sipalay (with a drive back to Atlantis Dumaguete)
Trip 6: Tubbataha Reef Safari
The jewel in the crown; the huge expanses of reef are only accessible between March and June. You can literally see anything from Manta Rays to hammerheads; whitetips and turtles are seen in abundance. Our trip operates through Atlantis Dumaguete with a drive to and back from Sipalay.
Trip 7: Resort To Resort - Transition East
Transition trips are a unique opportunity to take in large parts of the Philippines on one trip; this trip takes in everything from one of the best wreck dives in the country to the beaches of Boracay; leaving from Atlantis Puerto Galera the trip finishes in Cebu
Trip 8: Resort To Resort - Transition West
The West Transition Trip starts from Atlantis Dumaguete and finishes at Atlantis Puerto Galera. On the way you'll take in spectacular reefs and walls as well as the wrecks of Coron
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