9.6 Exceptional
SCOTT T
United States

Great live aboard experience!

The night mantra dive, the nurse shark dive, the wreck dives, great stuff!

Recommended for: The dive instructors, the diving, the food.

10 Exceptional
Jun C
China

An amazing week diving with best crew

The underwater world of the Maldives did not disappoint - we had mantas, whale shark and so many sharks. Although the ocean will never promise anything, Blue Force One really went above and beyond to provide us the best possible dives in the route - we did the manta night dive which was madness, and searched long time for the whale shark we finally found. They even attempted to give us a black water dive which would've been exploratory (sadly cancelled due to very bad weather). The crew were all amazing, experienced, friendly and funny (and likes to pull pranks on each other), just great ambiance. The boat is well equiped, comfortable, with very spacious common area and cabins. Overall a great decision to go the Blue Force!

Recommended for: marine life, accommondating crew, facility onboard

9.2 Superb
Yahya M
Saudi Arabia

Awesome, so beautiful trip

Awesome trip

Recommended for: Services, weather, boat

8.8 Fabulous
Adnan T
New Zealand

Stunning

The boat looked amazing, touch switches in most rooms and very posh. Dive guides were friendly and knew the sites well. Definitely the best looking liveaboard in the maldives.

Recommended for: The boat, people and diving

9.6 Exceptional
Travis M
Canada

Amazing experience!

My trip got off to a rocky start due to delayed baggage from the airline. Initially I had some difficulty getting help from the crew however Nigel was able to arrange a special trip to shore for me to go shopping to pick up the necessities while I waited for my baggage to show up. The crew also provided me free of charge rental gear so I could still complete the dives. From there the trip only got better each day and I soon forgotten the earlier stresses from delayed baggage. Saw many species of Shark, Mantas, turtles, varieties of corals and too many fish to keep track of. Cabins & bathrooms on the boat are quite large compared to other boats and the boat had plenty of space to relax and enjoy the Maldivian sun during surface intervals. Food on board was good and the crew caught fresh fish everyday for dinner.

Recommended for: Exceptinal scuba diving, Guides, Boat layout and spaciousness

10 Exceptional
Andraz O
Slovenia

Great diving in Maldives

dives with sharks, mantas and New Year evening night dive with nurse sharks and stingrays

Recommended for: excellent divesites, friendly & efficient crew, very comfortable boat

10 Exceptional
Robin S
United Kingdom

Unbelievable week

This trip was truly incredible. It was an expensive choice to go for, but by the end we felt that we had amazing value for money. The diving was exceptional, all the staff went above and beyond to make our week so special, and the boat is gorgeous. There are not enough superlatives to express what a journey it was. Mantas, sharks, rays, whale shark, turtles, everything. A bounty of life to enrich the senses.

Recommended for: Diving, Boat, Guides

9.6 Exceptional
joon H
South Korea

Fantastic

whale shark, manta

Recommended for: good diving, good boat, best crews

9.6 Exceptional
Emma K
United Kingdom

First liveaboard...definitely won't be the last!

Without a doubt, the diving experiences were the best ever! Night dives with manta rays and nurse sharks.... and so much underwater life in general! Our dive guides worked hard to get us to see as much as possible and the crew were always friendly and helpful. On board was great too. Relaxing in the tub or on the loungers between dives was a treat, as were the super comfy sofas! The food was excellent - such a great spread every meal time! Thoroughly enjoyed the week. Very sad that it's now over!

Recommended for: Friendly crew and dive guides, food, chill out areas

9.2 Superb
Ira S
New Zealand

I don’t know how we will be able to beat this liveaboard for our next trip

Highlight for us was diving with mantra rays, lots of sharks, and seeing sail fish. On our first night we had a whale shark come up to the boat. We did an afternoon trip to a private island with a BBQ and water sports - we thoroughly enjoyed this. David’s dry humour made the briefings an absolute hoot. And to top it all off, Nigel compiled a video of the week with all of the highlights. It was great to have this included in the price rather than a freelancer trying to sell this at the end of the trip. Fantastic boat, we’re going to struggle to top this one for our next trip!

Recommended for: Great diving, on a fantastic boat, with great crew!

9.6 Exceptional
Anonymous

Great diving, luxurious boat, friendly staff

good food, good diving, good variety of activities onboard.

Recommended for: awesome crew, loads of pelagic diving, facilities on the boat are all in prime condition.

9.2 Superb
Gene H
United States

Big adventure with a variety of wildlife

Best dive was seeing the manta rays at night.

Recommended for: Great crew, beautiful boat, very accommodating

9.2 Superb
KAYO K
Japan

Wonderful stay

Most of the guests are from Europe, but we had a great time with them and friendly staff. The most remarkable thing is food. They served balanced meal each time such as lots of fresh vegetable, seafood and meat, which had good taste for even Asians. Besides, the room was clean and comfotable with a window and spacious shower room, so we spent the whole week relaxing in the room without sea sickness. The total 17dives were given and each dive gave us precious opportunity to encounter specific creatures we haven’t seen before like a whale shark, manta rays and nurse sharks. I highly recommend to join this tour and believe it’s worth spending your holiday.

Recommended for: Food, room and good service

8.0 Very good
Michel C
Canada

i've realy appreciated our dive guide Bocadi, dives were awesome with him

The manta's site were awesome. Neigel, the photograph on the BF 1, did a great job with his pictures and videos. A lot of confortable space on the Blue Force one. Only one small negative point, the food was always cold, they should add warmers on the service table

Recommended for: Mantas ( a lot); sharks

9.6 Exceptional
Lynette H
Singapore

Blue Force One left me with fond, lasting impressions of Maldives

Every effort was made to ensure guests had a great time -- down to the route planning to avoid crowds, daily highlights, education on marine life and service attentiveness.

Recommended for: Comfort, service, safety

8.8 Fabulous
Benjamin T
United States

A must dive trip

Shark feeding, manta ray day and night, whale.

Recommended for: Relax, dive, relax

9.6 Exceptional
ELENA K
Russia

Night feeding of sharks

Night dive: a lot of huge nurse-sharks; giant manta rays; whale sharks. Strong current. Bad visibility. The constant concern of the team about me. Lunch on the beach. Storm, pitching, difficult access to the surface, the help of an instructor. The most delicious food I've ever tried. Dry fluffy towels every day; large beds and hot water all week; very clean. The air conditioner was noisy and stopped working, but it's such a trifle. Received a small gift from the crew and the owner of the boat and a touching letter. The team tried to catch for us the sun, not sparing fuel for frequent transitions. A wonderful shopping area at the airport. Unforgettable trip (the fifth on LEO boat) with the best team in the world.

Recommended for: Food! Sharks! Storm!

9.2 Superb
Mads A
Denmark

Out of this world

Not enough space do give all the highlights - just go ahead and book a week or two with Blue Force 1...

Recommended for: Amazing boat, crew and GREAT diving

9.6 Exceptional
David N
United Kingdom

Wonderful dive trip.

Diving with mantas.

Recommended for: Liveaboard, diving sites, crew

10 Exceptional
Chris H
United States

Amazing Diving Experience

Saw a whale shark while snorkeling twice and then when diving down below. Saw 5 mantas in one cleaning station. Nurse shark feeding frenzy at night with tens and tens of them bumping into you was thrilling

Recommended for: Dive Masters, Dive Sites, Accomodations

9.6 Exceptional
Michael G
United States

A terrific combination of diving and liveaboard accommodations.

The Blue Force is an excellent boat. It comes with luxury, ample space, nice comfortable cabins, and excellent food. The boat was clean and things were tidy. The diving was very impressive with a well communicated daily dive schedule complete with an in depth briefing. There were plenty of dive masters so that divers could split up into smaller groups. The crew was amazing. They were very helpful and always maintained a professional attitude. This is definitely a do over!

Recommended for: The diving was a pleasant surprise, the boat service excellent, one of the nicest liveaboard boats I have been on.

10 Exceptional
Yann L
Canada

Most amazing liveabord experience ever

Best liveaboard yacht ever, Feels like a millionnaire lifestyle, magnificient yacht, two jaccuzies outside ( a beer in the jaccuzi in the front at sunset, priceless), nice bar area, rooms are large and confortable, especially the Master Suite we had, awesome sea view with large windows, big jaccuzi in the room. The diving boat that follows the yatch is large, very convenient, nicely designed, built-in Nitrox compressor, all the dives were on Nitrox, Large cylinders availlable at extra 35$ for the week, well worth the investment, made a big difference for me and everyone who took it, since there is a lot of current and deep dives, you want to make the most of your bottom time, this those tanks all the dives were 50 min and more.My wife can breath 2 hours with a small tank, but me, eh, am a big guy... The bar was well stocked, plenty beer, wine, gin, and anything you want them to keep in the bar if you ask them in advance. Keep in mind this is the Maldives, so it is very difficult to get alcohol. Price for the bar was decent, and you buy a whole bottle for the week, makes it cheaper in the end. Free Internet is avaialble on the ship, but everyone is on it, so it gets very slow or hard to connect. Better you get your own SIM card with 15G data package, then create your own network for all your computers and phones. Ask the guide the first day at the time of boarding, they can get one for you, cost only 20$ if I remember correctly. We still had 5Gb left on the card at the end of the week. Water and coffee is free unlimited, good idea to bring some powder juice with you to make your own mix. Great pre-dive debriefs, and awesome dives. Awesome video and pictures from the on-board cameraman, free copy on USB stick at the end of the trip. Bring a spare USB stick in case they run out, and bring some case for the shopping on the island, and for the crew tips at the end. Good to bring a bluetooth speaker, very convenient! So, all in all, best diving experience ever, already planning our next liveabord, and this is the one we will compare with, but it will be hard to find anything even close to it. What an amazing trip this was!!

Recommended for: Loved the master suite, the views from the jaccuzis, and the professionalism of the dive crew

9.2 Superb
zvika B
Israel

It was the best experience in my life

It was great pleasure to dive at the Maldives the ship the crew the food all was amazing, love it. Also since my spouse is non diver she had great time as well she was taken by the crew to snorkeling site seeing and she was enjoy it so much.

Recommended for: The crew the ship and the diving sites

9.6 Exceptional
Benjamin J
Germany

This was a great diving holiday in the maledives

For me the highlight was to see a whaleshark even though by snorkeling. The Trips to the island was very nice, had such a great and funny time. Crew was awesome. Food was also great. Our Cabin was beautiful, comfortable and big! Even though the view under water wasn´t great we had a great time with diving and saw a lot of sharks, mantas....

Recommended for: funny crew, lots of mantas, beautiful boat

8.4 Very good
Bertil J
Norway

Fantastic dive sites, exceptional boat and a extraordinary experience!

Huge Mantas, lots of sharks, great variety in and between dives.

Recommended for: Atmosphere, dive sites, boat

8.8 Fabulous
Malcolm C
Malta

great people - great diving

Manta Night Dive - Alimatha

Recommended for: The diving, the crowd, comfort on board

8.4 Very good
Tommaso D
Italy

Amazing Diving, Best Guides Ever, Boat need some refurbish though

The amazing guides, the incredible underwater life, the great & funny diving buddies on board

Recommended for: Guides, Sights

9.6 Exceptional
Gregg C
United States

A truly amazing experience!

The incredible marine life...whale sharks, manta rays (especially at night), nurse sharks, huge schools of fish...so much! The crew was fabulous! They were fun and personable, including everyone and making sure we all had an amazing safari.

Recommended for: The marine life was unbelievably amazing! The boat was beautiful and had everything you need. The crew was exceptionally friendly and helpful.

7.6 Good
Peter M
United Kingdom

Good trip would book same boat again but in another location

Seeing the whale sharks up close, the feeding frenzy by a local fish canning factory of oceanic black tip sharks. Disappointing reef diving as many on board only wanted to see 'big game' and in strong currents. We felt that this was too late in the year to see many species like hammerheads and other large species. We would choose the northern atolls in future.

Recommended for: The boat, the managers, the whale sharks

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