The Carpe Vita has a range of liveaboard accommodation with a total of 10 cabins. This includes 6 good sized Lower deck staterooms located which feature side-by-side Queen-size and single beds. There are 2 larger Main deck staterooms on the middle deck, and 2 VIP Upper deck suites which are larger still. The Main deck staterooms and VIP suites feature King size beds that can be split into 2 singles if required.

All the cabins have:

No. of toilets / showers - 12 / 12 - hot water

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, Ari, Rasdhoo, South Male, Felidhoo and South Male atolls

Day 1
After pick up from the local airport you will be on board of the sleek 38 metre MV Carpe Vita liveaboard. The crew will give you a welcome briefing and will help you to familiarise yourself with the boat and crew. There will be some paperwork to fill in and sign, after which you can prepare for your check dive that afternoon. Dinner will be served inside the air-conditioned restaurant. Now is the time to get to know the crew and some of the other guests with whom you will be enjoying your Maldives diving cruise. The boat will depart the harbour on the morning of the Day 2.

Days 2-7
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. This liveaboard will take you on the ‘Classic’ Central Atolls route to see amazing an abundance of marine life with 3 dives a day. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays … you will love it. South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. 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 channels at Felidhoo Atoll are also a great place to find reef sharks and there is a spectacular wall showcasing caverns, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. There is also a spectacular night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevallies. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in its marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks, manta rays and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here.
Meals are waiter-served and buffet-style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The menu features a range of different international dishes with some local Maldivian and Sri Lankan flavours too. Snacks, fresh fruit, hot drinks, beer and wine are available all day. Please note that on the final full day of the cruise, there are only 2 dives. Carpe Vita will then cruise back to port.

Day 8
Awaken on your final morning to an early light breakfast before you disembark from the boat to Male International Airport.

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Maldives Central Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 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, Ari, Rasdhoo, South Male, Felidhoo and South Male atolls

Day 1
After pick up from the local airport you will be on board of the sleek 38 metre MV Carpe Vita liveaboard. The crew will give you a welcome briefing and will help you to familiarise yourself with the boat and crew. There will be some paperwork to fill in and sign, after which you can prepare for your check dive that afternoon. Dinner will be served inside the air-conditioned restaurant. Now is the time to get to know the crew and some of the other guests with whom you will be enjoying your Maldives diving cruise. The liveaboard will depart the harbour on the morning of the Day 2.

Days 2-10
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. This liveaboard will take you on the ‘Classic’ Central Atolls route to see amazing an abundance of marine life with 3 dives a day. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays … you will love it. South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. 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 channels at Felidhoo Atoll are also a great place to find reef sharks and there is a spectacular wall showcasing caverns, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. There is also a spectacular night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevallies. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in its marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks, manta rays and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here.
Meals are waiter-served and buffet-style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The menu features a range of different international dishes with some local Maldivian and Sri Lankan flavours too. Snacks, fresh fruit, hot drinks, beer and wine are available all day. Please note that on the final full day of the cruise, there are only 2 dives. Carpe Vita will then cruise back to port.

Day 11
Awaken on your final morning to an early light breakfast before you disembark from the boat to Male International Airport.

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Ari Atoll (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 and South Ari Atoll, Rasdhoo Atoll

Day 1
After pick up from the local airport you will be on board of the sleek 38 metre MV Carpe Vita liveaboard. The crew will give you a welcome briefing and will help you to familiarise yourself with the boat and crew. There will be some paperwork to fill in and sign, after which you can prepare for your check dive that afternoon. Dinner will be served inside the air-conditioned restaurant. Now is the time to get to know the crew and some of the other guests with whom you will be enjoying your Maldives diving cruise. The boat will depart the harbour on the morning of the Day 2.

Days 2-7
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. Ari Atoll is considered one of the best dive locations in the Maldives and is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in the marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll, and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. A highlight you won't want to miss is a dive at Maaya Thila which is home to grey reef sharks and manta rays, tuna, jacks, turtles, and eagle rays. There many pinnacles where you can find some of the mesmerising macro life living on these reefs, such as leaffish and ghost pipefish. There may also be a dive at Fish Head, one of the best in the region for sheer fish biomass.
Meals are waiter-served and buffet-style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The menu features a range of different international dishes with some local Maldivian and Sri Lankan flavours too. Snacks, fresh fruit, hot drinks, beer and wine are available all day.
Please note that on the final full day of the cruise, there are only 2 dives. Carpe Vita will then cruise back to port.

Day 8
Awaken on your final morning to an early light breakfast before you disembark from the boat to Male International Airport.

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Maldives Central & Northern Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 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: Baa, Raa, Ari, Rasdhoo, Felidhoo, North Male and South Male atolls

Day 1
After pick up from the local airport you will be on board of the sleek 38 metre MV Carpe Vita liveaboard. The crew will give you a welcome briefing and will help you to familiarise yourself with the boat and crew. There will be some paperwork to fill in and sign, after which you can prepare for your check dive that afternoon. Dinner will be served inside the air-conditioned restaurant. Now is the time to get to know the crew and some of the other guests with whom you will be enjoying your Maldives diving cruise. The boat will depart the harbour on the morning of the Day 2.

Days 2-10
Get ready to enjoy an amazing cruise to the little visited northern atolls, including Baa Atoll. Baa was a declared UNESCO World Biosphere and its amazing reefs offer a wide variety of marine life, ranging from small fishes and turtles to the giant filter feeders - mantas and whale sharks. Walls and thilas full of hard and soft corals, plateaus, overhangs, pinnacles and swim-throughs are all yours to explore. Here you will snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay, a marine protected area where hundreds of manta rays gather, from May to November, in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. By regulation, only snorkeling is allowed here, but there are many fascinating dive sites nearby.
South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in the marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll, grey reef sharks and manta rays, tuna, jacks, and eagle rays, and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. North Male features thilas, reefs and drop offs that are rich in nutrients that attract large pelagics like manta rays. Other highlights include Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, giant trevally, barracudas and other schools of large fish. Felidhoo Atoll will astonish you with its deep channels buzzing with reef sharks and rays, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey, midnight snappers, kingfish, and an amazing night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevally.
Meals are waiter-served and buffet-style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The menu features a range of different international dishes with some local Maldivian and Sri Lankan flavours too. Snacks, fresh fruit, hot drinks, beer and wine are available all day. Please note that on the final full day of the cruise, there are only 2 dives. Carpe Vita will then cruise back to port.

Day 11
Awaken on your final morning to an early light breakfast before you disembark from the boat to Dharavandhoo Airport and your flight back to Male.
Please note that these cruises sometimes run in reverse or use different ports - check above for details.

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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: Baa, Raa, Ari, Rasdhoo, Felidhoo, North Male and South Male atolls

Day 1
After pick up from the local airport you will be on board of the sleek 38 metre MV Carpe Vita liveaboard. The crew will give you a welcome briefing and will help you to familiarise yourself with the boat and crew. There will be some paperwork to fill in and sign, after which you can prepare for your check dive that afternoon. Dinner will be served inside the air-conditioned restaurant. Now is the time to get to know the crew and some of the other guests with whom you will be enjoying your Maldives diving cruise. The boat will depart the harbour on the morning of the Day 2.

Days 2-7
Get ready to enjoy an amazing cruise to the little visited northern atolls, including Baa Atoll. Baa was a declared UNESCO World Biosphere and its amazing reefs offer a wide variety of marine life, ranging from small fishes and turtles to the giant filter feeders - mantas and whale sharks. Walls and thilas full of hard and soft corals, plateaus, overhangs, pinnacles and swim-throughs are all yours to explore. Here you will snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay, a marine protected area where hundreds of manta rays gather, from May to November, in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. By regulation, only snorkeling is allowed here, but there are many fascinating dive sites nearby.
South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in the marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll, grey reef sharks and manta rays, tuna, jacks, and eagle rays, and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. North Male features thilas, reefs and drop offs that are rich in nutrients that attract large pelagics like manta rays. Other highlights include Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, giant trevally, barracudas and other schools of large fish. Felidhoo Atoll will astonish you with its deep channels buzzing with reef sharks and rays, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey, midnight snappers, kingfish, and an amazing night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevally.
Meals are waiter-served and buffet-style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The menu features a range of different international dishes with some local Maldivian and Sri Lankan flavours too. Snacks, fresh fruit, hot drinks, beer and wine are available all day.
Please note that on the final full day of the cruise, there are only 2 dives. The liveaboard will then cruise back to port.

Day 8
Awaken on the final morning to an early light breakfast before you disembark from the boat to Dharavandhoo Airport and your flight back to Male.
Please note that these cruises sometimes run in reverse or use different ports - check above for details.

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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].

The crew of 13 comprises:

Motorised dhoni dive tender - Enriched air nitrox - Motorised fibreglass dinghy - Camera table and rinse tanks - 80m² air-conditioned saloon on main deck with TV, DVD and music players, and snack/drinks counter - Internet available - Library with movies, magazines, fiction & fish ID books and card/board games - Partially shaded open-air area with dining area and bar - 230m² sun deck with sunbeds and shaded lounge area - Water dispensers

All diving at the Maldives atolls takes place from the spacious 18m long dhoni which is well equipped with air and nitrox compressors, a bathroom with fresh water shower, plenty of dedicated rinse tanks, wetsuit hangers, shelves for personal belongings and a sun deck.

Food plays an important part in your experience on Carpe Vita. Making 4 dives a day requires fuel and 3 daily meals are complimented with pre-breakfast and snacks throughout the day.

The cuisine is mainly international with some elements of Indian and Asian cooking. Fresh sashimi is often served and with 5 dishes per sitting there is always plenty of choice.

• International, Indian, Asian, Italian and local cuisine are served, as well as a popular BBQ.
• Main meals consist of pre-breakfast, breakfast, lunch & dinner, with snacks in between.
• The meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the dedicated open-air dining area on the upper deck.
• Snacks, biscuits, tea, coffee, fresh fruit, drinking water, soft drinks are all complimentary.
• Alcoholic drinks are available for purchase on board.
• All diets, including vegetarian, can be catered for with prior notice.
• Catering begins with fresh snacks and dinner on the first day of the cruise.

Menu samples: grilled beef or fish, tuna sashimi, chicken curry, asparagus soup, curried vegetables, tofu, pasta pomodoro, Beach BBQ, chocolate mousse, tropical fruit salad ...

"The crew and dive leaders were great.The customer service was great.
But the boat was leaking in our cabin step on the floor and water came up which was foul smelling. The twin bed sat higher and we had water coming out the bottom onto the floor. We informed the staff but are unsure if anything was done as it continued to leak.
[Operator comment: the boat is in dry dock and are are having the worse monsoon season - non-stop rain for 2 weeks. The crew will look into this.]" - Cheryl Minutillo, USA, 29 May 2024 ...

"The boat needs a renovation to put it mildly. The rooms need a complete makeover - dehumidifier within the aircon (everything was humid and kind of moldy, smelly). doors were not closing (bathroom) or couldn't be opened (some drawers), everything was old and worn out.
Room service was very poor. nothing got cleaned. The saddest thing though were the divemasters - i think we didn't seen them smiling once in the whole week, they just did the absolute minimum necessary. and they vanished after the dives into thin air. The most annoying thing was that there was a night dive announced with manta rays, but there was no dive for some reason. the dive guides were not there to ask. There seemed to be quite a tension between the crew and the guides, they didn't get along too well. Also the 1st dive on Day 1 was planned after arrival in the afternoon but that one was cancelled - allegedly the crew hadn't finished the tanks refill yet.- the communication from the guides with the guests was very poor.
To mention something good also - the food was great! The chef did an excellent job. All different kind of tasty meals, a lot of variety and fresh food throughout the trip. Also the dhoni crew was very nice and helpful throughout the whole week.
Dive The World was always reachable, quick information, and reliable." - Name withheld on request, Germany, 7 August 2023 ...

"We loved the Carpe Vita. Best cabin we have had on a dive boat . It had a bath too! Not that we used it. Diving was excellent. Tiger sharks , mantas and whale sharks. Great food too. Would definitely go back." - Susan Davenport, USA, 29 March 2022...

"The staff was very good from the moment we were met at the airport to the time we parted company at the end of our trip. They were very accommodating and added to our experience. The dive dhoni was great and the routines work. The boat itself was very spacious and we were comfortable." - Galen Tate, USA, 31 January 2019...

" Excellent. Everyone was very positive and helpful - nothing was too much trouble - the cook even cooked my partner a cake to celebrate her birthday." - Jeremy Philpott, UK, 30 November 2017...

"Both the staff and the crew were very good. My rental gear (BCD, wet suit, mask, fins and snorkel) was good and well looked after." - Ha Phuong Thanh, Vietnam, 19 September 2014...

"Staff/crew was very good. They took care of the rooms/food/diving and all was excellent. I rented fins and snorkel which were decent quality and in good repair." - Charles Levergood, USA, 12 August 2014 ...

"It is listed as a 5* boat and is exactly that 5 stars! Great service by the dive crew who were low key but very professional and friendly. The boat crew were great and very attentive and treated all passengers with courteous service. Polite attentive and great food and drinks. The other divers on this trip were absolutely great company and fun to dive." - Henry Wild, Switzerland, 6 August 2014 ...

"Wonderful boat, crew and well planned and executed trip. well maintained tanks, and new equipment available to rent/buy. Friendly, helpful, competent and knowledgeable staff." - Amanda Rhynehart, Ireland, 4 August 2014 ...

"Service overall was excellent from start to finish. The boat crew were helpful, food was excellent and the dive guides really went out of their way to make sure we were all well taken care of and their enthusiasm was evident." - Claire Quinn, UK, 18 August 2013 ...

"Service on the whole was very good. The dive staff helped me with an o-ring problem. Dives were conducted on schedule and were varied and generally good quality. Divemasters were experienced and helped me with some skills, like using a reef hook. The rooms were very spacious and clean, food was good & plentiful." - Drew Rose, USA, 10 April 2013 ...

"Excellent liveaboard service. Nice, clean boat, superb food, high safety standards for diving, crew open for individual requests, attention to detail, outstanding friendly and helpful staff. Best part was the perfectly organized diving (briefings, dive sites check out, grouping and entry, highlighting marine life through dive guides). We had an outstanding good time with Carpe Vita." - Thomas Heeger, Philippines, 21 March 2013 ...