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Newsletter April 2010

Dear Dive & Adventure Buddies,

The Seven Seas begins it's last Raja Ampat cruise of the season, ending in Ambon in mid April & from there, she will relocate to Maumere for the Komodo & Alor season. There are still a few spots remaining during the best months to visit Komodo - book quickly to be sure of your spot!

Availabilities 2010

23 May - 2 June	Komodo National Park	6 spaces
13 - 24 August	Komodo National Park	2 spaces
8 - 20 September	Alor	9 spaces
22 September - 4 October	Komodo National Park	9 spaces

CHRISTMAS ON THE SEVEN SEAS: WE STILL HAVE 12 SPACES REMAINING ON OUR CHRISTMAS CRUISE IN RAJA AMPAT, SORONG TO SORONG, 17-31 DECEMBER!!

Special Offers for 2011

Only 4 spaces remaining on our 2011 Family Cruise, 25 July-6 August from Labuanbajo to Maumere, taking in the best of Komodo & eastward to Palue, Maumere Bay & the famous 3 coloured lakes of Kelimutu: $5,300/person including FREE DIVE GEAR!
15 nights in Komodo: September 19th - October 4th 2011. All the Best of Komodo & Exploring More of the West Coast, including Banta & Sanggean Islands. ONLY $5,200/PERSON including port & conservation fee & FREE NITROX!! Still 5 places available.

New On Board:

The Seven Seas presents unique & beautiful jewelry made from "fossil coral"

Our new management team, Karl & Linda, join the boat on 2 April. They will be introducing some new products on board, including some exciting shopping opportunities: a whole new line of clothing & jewelry, as well as offering courses to expand your diving experience and plans to produce a souvenir DVD video of your cruise. More details to follow - keep checking our website for the latest updates!

Seven Seas Batik

Batik-style button down shirts & sarongs feature a host of special marine designs, including mimic octopus, hammerheads and mandarinfish. Shirts are 100% cotton, pre-shrunk, fast-drying, wrinkle free and extremely durable - the perfect travel-wear during your cruise!

Seven Seas is now equipped with an AED

We are also pleased to announce that the Seven Seas is now equipped with an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Did you know that when the heart stops, it can not be restarted by CPR alone? A defibrillator is your only chance of survival in the event of cardiac arrest on a liveaboard operating in remote areas far from appropriate medical care. Karl & Linda are both trained Emergency Responders.

Banda School Kids Education Program - Help Change Lives Forever

At the moment we sponsor over 50 under-privileged kids that otherwise would be growing up without an education. They all live on the slopes of a volcano in the Banda Islands. Most of them have lost parents and their families are squatters, not land owners. We are really opening up a whole new world to these kids and feel pretty good about the program and how it is all going.

Thanks to a generous donation from one of our guests, we are now able to start an extension of this program which will allow a very talented candidate from the group to go to university next year.

To have 1 child graduate with a degree in marine biology costs around $12,000 US from start to finish. This includes all accommodation, food, books ,computer and a trip back home each year. This also includes purchase of a bed and basic furniture for the room they will live in while attending university. Although we have almost half the necessary funds already, we still need to raise more money & all donations are greatly appreciated.

For further details about any subject raised in this newsletter or to make a donation to the Banda Education Program, please contact us via: [email protected]. We look forward to welcoming you (back) for (another) adventure aboard the Seven Seas!

www.thesevenseas.net

The Seven Seas - Grahalia Tiying Gading 18, Suite 1 - Jl Tukad Pancoran
Panjer Denpasar 80225 - Bali - Indonesia

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