The Slowlife Diaries
Through the Captain's Eyes
A Maldivian Liveaboard Experience of a Lifetime
The pure white sails of Soneva in Aqua unfurl to catch the winds that skim the surface of the Indian Ocean. Sail to jewel-like atolls that are home to vibrant marine life and coral reefs, the majestic manta ray and the elusive whale shark. Visit …
Read more2nd January 2020
A Day in the Life – Grant Ruffel
Captain of Soneva in Aqua Grant has been captaining boats of all kinds in a multitude of places around the globe for more than two decades. After being in charge of one of the first electrically propelled super yachts in excess of 100t, he …
Read more19th August 2019
Solving the Plastic Packaging Problem
By Anna Kučírková Plastic packaging is one of the worst environmental crises our planet faces today. Many forms of plastic packaging are single-use and difficult to recycle or are not eligible for recycling in many places. While single-use …
Read more1st May 2019
A rare find: The Wedgetail Triggerfish
Photo credit: Clive Coward Mention ‘triggerfish’ to any avid snorkeller or diver, and their expression cycles through a mixture of amusement and mild terror. Visitors to tropical reefs around the world are likely to be briefed on the …
Read more29th April 2019
Raise a Toast to Tiny Sea Turtles This Easter
Unexpected visitors During Easter, Soneva Jani is expecting the arrival of up to 100 baby sea turtles, which are due to hatch between April 11 – 21. These hatchlings are the offspring of a Green sea turtle that visited Soneva Jani on the night …
Read more29th March 2019
Soneva Jani is seeing turtles
Here in the Indian Ocean, the Maldives is home to some incredible marine life. The shimmering azure waters house some of the ocean’s most amazing creatures: sea turtles. The Maldives is home to five species of sea turtles, the most common are …
Read more5th March 2019
Creature of Many Talents
Today I’m going to introduce you to another of the many charismatic creatures that can be spotted around our jetty. This time it is the Squid! Squid, like the Octopus, are Cephalopods. This means that they are soft-bodied, with only a …
Read more12th January 2019
Look at What the Tide Brought In: Comb Jellies!
Don’t ever trust a marine biologist when they tell you what their favourite sea creature is, because it’s guaranteed to be something else the next day. Today, my favourite creature is the weird and wonderful comb jellyfish. Depending …
Read more9th December 2018
A Suprise Visit at Soneva Jani
As we all know, one of the highlights of Soneva Fushi (at least for us Water Babies) is the spectacular trip to Hanifaru Bay where you have the chance to encounter upwards of 50 Mantas’ in the bay. We have, however, been lucky enough at Soneva …
Read more10th August 2018