ACCOMMODATION
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There are 6 Twin cabins with facilities on the liveaboard.
Every cabin has a shower and toilet, a table, a chair, personal lockers, clothes hangers and storage space for luggage under the beds.
There is a main light for the whole cabin, plus individual night lamps above each bed. There is a centralised air conditioning system. Every cabin has an individual heater that lets you regulate the temperature.
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WARDROOM
The wardroom is equipped with:
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A video system with a collection of feature and documentary films on cassette and DVD (the video library contains all the documentary films shot during expeditions on the Kartesh).
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An audio system with a collection of CDs and karaoke.
The wardroom is also used as a laboratory during the expeditions, scientific voyages and eco-programmes. Underwater biological specimens that have just been collected can be examined under a microscope.
There is almost always a marine zoologist on the liveaboard, who will comment on what you observe underwater and under the microscope.
Safaris ‘with a biological slant’ are regularly run on the Kartesh, and an unmissable feature of them is a course of lectures on the zoology of the Barents and White Seas.
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DIVE DECK
The dive deck is located in the middle section of the liveaboard and has two symmetrically located descents, one on either side of the ship.
The descents are specially equipped to make it easy for divers to board the zodiacs.
There are benches on the deck, and they are very comfortable for changing clothes before diving.
Tanks are affixed to special racks, and there are individual boxes of weights and snorkelling sets under the benches. The deck adjoins a dryer and a place for storing personal equipment.
The dryer is specially designed for drying dry suit insulators that have got wet during diving.
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CAPTAIN"S BRIDGE AND THE ENGINE ROOM
For those who are interested in learning more about the Kartesh operation, we recommend visiting the captain’s bridge and the engine room. On the captain’s bridge you can see how the captain or first mate steers the ship, how the course is plotted on the onboard computer and on sea charts, and how the navigating equipment works.
The crew members on the captain's bridge will be pleased to tell about their jobs and to answer your questions. In the engine room you can see how the huge marine engine works. The mechanic will be glad to tell about the iron ‘ward’.
