Maldives Day 6 - Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa

24 Jan - Today is the day we will be departing the resort, where we had fun snorkeling in the waters and enjoying the food and facilities. Before we leave the place, we decided to walk around the resort and take pictures of the beautiful scenery one last time. This morning, I had also received a message from Singapore Airline that our flight will be delayed by 2 hours, so instead of going off at 10am, we are booked on the next available speedboat departure time, which was 12pm.

School of fish swimming near the beach

Viewing the endless horizon

Villa over water with their snorkeling ground

Island swing

Centara Ras Fushi

Centara Logo

Our Silk Air flight back home =)

Maldives Day 5 - Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa

23 Jan - After breakfast at the Ocean Restaurant, with nothing on the agenda, we put on our snorkeling mask and went snorkeling again! This time, we managed to see more colorful fishes swimming near the reefs around our villa. *mds* managed to capture most of them in her new underwater camera.

Captured this giant clam stuck in the middle of corals

One last shot at our beautiful backyard

With lunch time approaching, having tried all the restaurants on the island, we decided to stick to the one which served the best food - The La Brezza. 

Today will be the last night on the island. We tried to make use of the Jacuzzi in our room and the massage facility on the island since we are given USD $150 for our 3 night stay with Gold Package. The massage is ok, just that the price is super expensive. *mds* managed to negotiate for a special price for our massage. Thank you *mds* =)

For the night, we tried to pack our luggage a little to prepare for tomorrow departure. 4 days sure has gone in a flash.

Maldives Day 4 - Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa

22 Jan - With a night well rested, we started the day with some some sea sport activity called Kayaking since we can try all non-motorized sports activity for free with our Gold package. Arm with sunblock all over our body, we reached the sea sports center, grabbed ourselves a Kayak and into the sea we go! 

A Centara staff helping us to prepare the Kayak

Photo taken off the bottom somewhere in the middle of the sea while Kayaking

Well, *mds* soon says she is tired from the rowing and we decided to head back to shore after about 20 mins out. Haha, she sure don't like the sun! =p When we got back to our villa, we took advantage of the good morning sun and start snapping photos!

Our rented snorkeling equipment (Just for show)

Teddy Bear enjoying the sun and sea

Lunch time at the Italian Restaurant

Taking more photos of scenic spot on the way back to villa

Since the weather is so nice to us (Not raining), we decided to go snorkeling again to make full use of the snorkeling mask we purchased and brought from Singapore. This time, the sea is much clearer compared to the day before and there are more fishes!

Fish swimming around the reefs

Caught this fella resting on our villa steps. It decided to give way to us and went hiding at the side

Artistic shot (Not sure how we did it though)

After snorkeling, we spent some quiet time reading His words before preparing to go for our dinner at the Middle East Restaurant. Little did *mds* know that there is a surprise for her! Well, we expected it to arrive at 8pm, but the staff brought it to our room around 7pm.

Happy belated Anniversary!

Anyway, we left the cake and champagne in the room after taking some photos and proceed for our dinner. In summary, for our Middle Eastern meal, it only looked nice but doesn't taste nice. Well, I guess the chef is not up to the mark....Felt bloated after the meal... since we thought it is not nice to leave so many food untouched... lol

Grilled chicken

Lamb patty

Fruits Platter

Ice cream Sorbet - Strawberry, Lime and Basel

Maldives Day 3 - Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa

21 Jan - Today is the day we are finally going to our long awaited resort at Centara Ras Fushi Resort & Spa. After we have our breakfast and lunch, we bid farewell to The Somerset Hotel around noon time and got onto their complimentary transport back to the airport, where we went straight to counter 12 to check in our luggage and wait for our complimentary speed boat ride (We got it free from booking direct at the resort website, else it is chargeable). Can't wait to check into our room and swim in the crystal clear waters!

Speed boat ride to Centara Ras Fushi

The speed boat we are in

The check in at the reception is pretty smooth. One person will be in charge of a couple or group to explain the resort rules and regulation. If you bought their Gold Package (Full Board All in package, which is highly recommended. The Ala Cart prices here are very inflated), they will explain to you again what you will be getting. I will be listing some of the significant items on the Gold Package list below. One very important point is to book your lunch and dinner reservation at the various restaurant  on your arrival as sitting are limited. They have the Thai Restaurant (Suan Bua), Italian Restaurant (La Brezza) and Middle Eastern Restaurant (Al Khaimah). Personally, after trying all 3 restaurants, we felt the Italian is the best among the three. You can give the Ocean Restaurant a skip as they are only serving buffet style food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. After the explanation is done, they will transport you and your luggage to the room assigned to you!

Centara Ras Fushi Gold Package Significant Benifits

• Complimentary wireless internet access throughout the resort.
• Daily replenished minibar service including a selection of snacks, soft drinks and mixers, mineral water, chocolates, beer, and two miniature spirits. Minibar is stocked once per day. Additional stock will incur a charge.
• Open Bar service is available daily from 11:00 until 23:00 hrs. at the resort’s 3 bars - at the exception of Waves Pool Bar where beverages are served from 10:00 until 18:00 hrs. Beverages comprise all house pouring brands, wines (red, white, and sparkling), draught beer and a bottled, premium spirits, and a selection of cocktails, as well as still water, soft drinks, filter coffee and tea selection, coffee and juices.
• Snorkelling equipment and water sports equipment including canoes, pedals, and rental of windsurfing equipment. Windsurfing lessons are chargeable.
• Unrestricted dining: Guests have the freedom to order from the à la carte menus without any credit restriction for lunch or dinner at Suan Bua or La Brezza (excludes some premium dishes which are available with additional charges). Guests can also dine à la carte for dinner at Al Khaimah (must be booked in advance to avoid disappointment). Available during regular restaurant opening hours with a prior reservation.
• Daily spa credits of USD 50.- per villa to redeem at SPA Cenvaree. Credits may be accumulated and used against spa treatments in SPA Cenvaree (excludes Spa Retail products). Credits cannot be refunded or exchanged for cash.
• Guests can enjoy up to 3 dives per villa, per week (up to 3 times per 7 days) as an alternative to spa treatment on selected days. (terms and conditions apply).
• Two pieces of regular laundry washing and pressing, per villa per day.

On the way to our villa over water!

Our room - 230

Bathroom in the villa

Bedroom to be issued with life jackets for snorkelling

Our Jacuzzi and sun bath mats overlooking the crystal clear waters.

Steps to the sea

The first thing we do after check in is to walk to the diving center to loan their snorkelling equipment. We thought we need the flippers for ease of snorkelling but it later proved to us it is more of a hindrance than help. To loan you the snorkelling equipment, you will need to pass their swimming test, which is to swim in the sea for about 5 meters with everything on. Don't ask me why but it is their resort rule. Final advise: you don't need the flippers for snorkelling. With everything set, we brought our underwater camera and into the sea we go!

The sea today is a bit milky as there are tiny sediments floating around, so the pictures are not that clear.

We did see occasional fishes swimming by....

Some long beak fish?

Catch this fella before it zoom off into the distance

Dinner at Suan Bua, sitting beside a star lit pool

Live band to accompany your dinner

Truth be told, the Thai food here does not taste Thai to us... Hahaha