Blue Force One

Blue Force One is the perfect boat for you to enjoy your diving cruise without skimping on comfort and details. At 42 metres long, modern and spacious, it was awarded as the best built liveaboard boat in 2018 by the Maldives liveaboard Association. This stunning vessel focusses on the central atolls, but also runs regular trips to the south and to Hanifaru Bay in their peak seasons.

Guest accommodations for 24 passengers are of an excellent standard and there is a choice of twin or double beds, deluxe cabins, suites and junior suites. All cabins have complete fitted bathrooms, with the suites sporting private jacuzzi bath tubs for 2 people. Meals are served buffet style, outside when the weather permits. Spreads include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, and ice‐cream.

Latest generation marine technology is evident in the lighting system – for the interiors, exteriors and underwater. There are 2 guest Jacuzzis – one in the bow and one in the stern, 3 sunbathing areas with sunbeds and mattresses (in the bow, stern and the upper bridge), and an open-air bar on the upper deck. The huge saloon has sofas, armchairs, a large TV with in house channels, PC (for photo editing), a boutique, and a music and movie system. For water sports, there is a kayak, fishing, paddle SUPs, and an inflatable Jobe banana boat. Non-diving activities also include fisherman village, island and sand bar visits.

Dives will be conducted from the dhoni, an 18m long auxiliary boat where the air compressors, nitrox membrane system and all scuba equipment are stored. The dhoni is completely independent from the Blue Force One mothership, and thanks to its better maneuverability it is quite easy to access the dive spots and to collect divers from the water.

The yacht is now equipped with Horizon Semi-closed Rebreather units and Divertug Tek 12 Under water Scooters for rent. If you are already Horizon-certified then take advantage of this opportunity to extend your dive times by more than 50% and see more underwater action. If you are not qualified then the course is also available onboard, so sign up now!

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Notes: The minimum recommended age for diving is 15 years-old. All under 15s who want to dive must hold the required certification and dive accompanied by a responsible adult.

Dive experience: These dive cruises are recommended for advanced or experienced divers with 50 logged dives. Except cruises that visit the Deep South - at least 50 logged dives are mandatory.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinking water, tea and coffee, return boat-local airport transfers, dives (as detailed in the trips above), experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (6 divers per guide), tanks, weights and weightbelts, dive insurance, GST on cruise price.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (full set US$ 200 per week), SMB (US$ 20 per week), dive computer (US$ 65 per week), Maldives GST (US$ 195), crew tips (US$ 160), Green Tax (US$ 12 per night), Hanifaru Bay MPA fee (when visited: US$ 30). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival, with equipment ordered in advance (cash in Euros or US dollars, or bank card).

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (US$ 80 per week), 15 litre tank (US$ 80 per week), torch (US$ 15 per dive), Horizon S/C rebreathers, Divertug U/W scooters (US$ 30 per dive). Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Blue Force One departs on 1 week cruises every Saturday. If your trip departs from Male, one of the team members will be waiting for you at the airport’s arrivals hall, holding a Blue Force sign. Embarkation begins at 11 am, but you should aim to arrive before 2:30 pm if you would like to take part in the check dive that afternoon. The boat will depart from Male during the same afternoon. If your trip departs from Kooddoo or Gan, you should aim to arrive at Male airport before 10 am so that you can take the domestic flight to the outer atolls. A team member will be waiting for you at the airport and escort you to the boat for departure in the afternoon.
The final dive of the cruise will be in the morning of the penultimate day, then the boat will cruise back to port in the afternoon. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Disembarkation is at 7 am. If the cruise ends in Male, you can join a complimentary city tour on the Friday afternoon. If your departure flight from the Maldives is late on Saturday, it is recommended that you use a day hotel (which can be booked on arrival). If your port of disembarkation is Kooddoo or Gan, you will need to catch a domestic flight back to Male.
For more details, including airlines, see our How to get to the Maldives section.

Non-diver rate: None. Non-diving activities provided onboard.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 70% of the published price (also applies on trips on special offer).

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge in the lowest price cabin (total 8-19 guests), Pay for 17 guests and 3 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge in the lowest price cabin (total 20+ guests),

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 20 guests and 4 extra persons can join free of charge.

Maldives Central Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: North Male, South Male, Ari and Felidhoo atolls

Day 1
A Blue Force One team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.

Days 2-7
The aim of the liveaboard safari is to find pelagic fish, sharks, rays, turtles and dolphins. There will be drift dives in passages and channels, submerged pinnacles, manta cleaning stations, and a wreck dive or two. Miyaru Faru is aptly named since ‘miyaru’ means shark in Dhivehi and not surprisingly this is where you can encounter the ‘big boys’. An overhang protects you from the current and provides an excellent viewing spot for the impressive parade of pelagics and patrolling grey reef sharks, or even the occasional hammerhead. The channel at Felidhoo atoll has a spectacular wall showcasing caves, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. Other highlights during your safari may include dozens of huge nurse sharks, midnight snappers, kingfish, schools of eagle rays and mantas, together with whale sharks feeding in the plankton-rich waters. There are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and traditional fishermen villages are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force One are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc) , pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport. If your flight is later in the day, you can spend a few hours at a day hotel near the airport.

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Maldives Central & Northern Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: North Male, Baa Atoll: Hanifaru Bay, and possibly Ari and Rasdhoo atolls

Day 1
A Blue Force One team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.

Days 2-7
September is the best time of year to visit Baa Atoll. Here you will visit and snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay where hundreds of manta rays gather in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. Elsewhere you can enjoy the pinnacles of North Male and the shark dive at Miyaru Faru. If time permits, the cruise will detour to Rasdhoo Atoll in search of elusive hammerheads sharks, and to Ari Atoll to encounter whale sharks. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force One are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport. If your flight is later in the day, you can spend a few hours at a day hotel near the airport.

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Maldives Deep South & Southern Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Laamu, Huvadhoo, Fuvahmulah and Addu atolls

Day 1
A Blue Force One team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.

Days 2-7
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. Huvadhoo is made up of vibrant reefs, untouched lagoons, walls and deep channels. Stingrays, turtles and a variety of sharks including blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, spinner dolphins, manta rays, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerheads too. But for many, the highlight of a visit to the Deep South are the apex predators at Fuvahmulah Island. Be prepared for awesome encounters with thresher sharks, oceanic whitetips and tiger sharks. Here you’ll dive with a variety of large predators as they hunt the abundant smaller fish. Whitetip reef and grey reef sharks, mola mola, sailfish, and schools of tuna are frequently seen. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkelling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force One are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc) , pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise. The crew will transfer you to Kooddoo Airport in Laamu Atoll for your flight back to Male.

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Maldives Deep South Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: Laamu, Huvadhoo, Fuvahmulah & Addu atolls

Day 1
This cruise departs from Kooddoo in Laamu Atoll. A Blue Force One team member will meet you at the airport and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.

Days 2-7
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. Huvadhoo is made up of vibrant reefs, untouched lagoons, walls and deep channels. Stingrays, turtles and a variety of sharks including blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, spinner dolphins, manta rays, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerheads too. But for many, the highlights of a visit to the Deep South are the apex predators at Fuvahmulah Island. Be prepared for awesome encounters with thresher sharks, oceanic whitetips and tiger sharks. Here you’ll dive with a variety of large predators as they hunt the abundant smaller fish. Whitetip reef and grey reef sharks, mola mola, sailfish, and schools of tuna are frequently seen. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force One are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghourt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast is served on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you to Gan Airport on Addu Atoll for your flight back to Male.
Note: these trips can run in reverse so please double check the ports of departure and return.

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Maldives Central & Southern Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: North Male, South Male, Felidhoo, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu and Huvadhoo atolls

Day 1
This cruise departs from Kooddoo on Laamu Atoll. A Blue Force One team member will meet you at airport and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.

Days 2-7
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. Huvadhoo is made up of vibrant reefs, untouched lagoons, walls and deep channels. Stingrays, turtles and a variety of sharks including blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, spinner dolphins, manta rays, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerhead sharks and tiger sharks hunting. In Meemu Atoll there will be encounters with grey reef sharks, eagle rays and beautiful soft corals. Manta cleaning stations, hammerheads and whale sharks will await you at Thaa Atoll. Felidhoo will challenge you with its channels and strong currents that attract different types of sharks, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey. There is also an incredible night dive at Alimatha House Reef with nurse sharks. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force One are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.

Day 8
Disembarkation is after final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport. If your flight is later in the day, you can spend a few hours at a day hotel near the airport.

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Maldives Central Atolls (10 Days / 9 Nights - 23 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: North Male, South Male, Ari and Felidhoo atolls

Day 1
A Blue Force One team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week or so.

Days 2-7
The aim of the liveaboard safari is to find pelagic fish, sharks, rays, turtles and dolphins. There will be drift dives in passages and channels, submerged pinnacles, manta cleaning stations, and a wreck dive or two. Miyaru Faru is aptly named since ‘miyaru’ means shark in Dhivehi and not surprisingly this is where you can encounter the ‘big boys’. An overhang protects you from the current and provides an excellent viewing spot for the impressive parade of pelagics and patrolling grey reef sharks, or even the occasional hammerhead. The channel at Felidhoo atoll has a spectacular wall showcasing caves, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. Other highlights during your safari may include dozens of huge nurse sharks, midnight snappers, kingfish, schools of eagle rays and mantas, together with whale sharks feeding in the plankton-rich waters. There are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and traditional fishermen villages are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force One are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc) , pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.

Day 10
Disembarkation is after final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport. If your flight is later in the day, you can spend a few hours at a day hotel near the airport.

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[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

Blue Force One has 12 cabins, all with ensuite bathrooms. On the lower deck there are 6 cabins with a double and single bed, and 1 Master cabin with a double bed. On the main deck there are 2 Master Suites with a double bed (jacuzzi for 2 people and sea views). On the upper deck there is 2 Junior Suites with a double bed and single bed, and 1 cabin with 2 single beds.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 12 / 12 - hot water