Carpe Diem Liveaboard, Maldives
9.0 Superb - Nitrox available
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
“10/10 would book with them again.”
Highlights
The Carpe Diem liveaboard is well-known for having a focus on superior service and quality. There are 10 cabins onboard spread over 3 decks with the choice of cabin standards, each with en-suite bathrooms and AC. On the lower deck are 6 standard cabins, 4 of which have 2 single beds which can be converted to doubles and the other 2 each have one single bed and one semi bunk bed. On the main deck are two double cabins with queen size beds and the upper deck has 1 deluxe cabin with a queen bed and 1 suite with a king bed. All main and upper deck cabins feature a smart TV and stunning sea views. Social areas are spread out over 3 decks and encompass an indoor salon, outdoor terrace and dining area, and sundeck with comfortable loungers.
Dive itineraries aboard the MV Carpe Diem liveaboard are 7 or 10-nights long and explore some of the best dive sites in the Maldives, including Kudarah Thila, Manta Point, Maaya Thila, Fish Head, and Machafushi wreck. Get up close with mantas, whale sharks, nurse sharks, reef sharks, turtles, and huge schools of fish in the stunning Indian Ocean. The incredibly experienced dive crew is on hand to ensure the perfect Maldives liveaboard experience. Diving takes place from the dedicated diving Dhoni, where there is plenty of room for gear storage, rinsing, and kitting up. Free nitrox is also available for those certified.
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Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Snorkel Gear, Cabin Towels.
Required Extras: Environment Tax (12 USD per day), Gratuities.
Optional Extras: Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (200 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (130-700 USD), WiFi internet (40-50 USD per item).
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Carpe Diem Reviews
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- 9.0 Superb
- Vessel 8.8
- Crew 9.0
- Food 9.5
- Diving 8.9
- Value 8.9
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Daniel H
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Australia
High standard of care, high quality of service and an excellent overall experience
The crew take care of literally everything from the moment you board, always people to carry this or that, fetch whatever you desire (within their power) and will help you if you're not feeling well. Good safety standards. The dive boat (little one pictured) includes hot showers, so by the time you're back on the main boat (done every dive) you're ready to go relax or eat or whatever. Dive guides know the sites very well and assist you with things like dive hook attachment when they're needed.
- Recommended for
- Excellent dive briefings, with hand drawn maps. Full assistance from crew for everything. Large quantities of food, good bar.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Edoardo L
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Italy
Fantastic first experience
It was our first liveaboard. It was an amazing experience, from gear rental to food and beverage to diving experience overall. Organization was perfect.
- Recommended for
- Diving sites. Friendliness of the crew. Overall organization.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Longfei Z
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China
Maledives Summber with best buddies
Nice weather even in low season
- Recommended for
- Buddies, Guides, Cleanness
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- William C
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Ireland
My first time
Despite ropey weather (extending shoulder season), the trip was amazing, saw everything I wanted, safely and efficiently. Great team. Food was really good, and much better than I expected. Worth knowing you get into Male on Friday pm 1600, might have done other things as Male is not the best part of the (amazing) Maldives
- Recommended for
- Diving. Safety. Efficiency.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Avner A
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Netherlands
Excellent boat and very friendly staff
Excellent diving in a beautiful boat with very friendly and helpful crew. Everything went perfect.
- Recommended for
- Crew, Boat, Diving
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- 10 Exceptional
- Juha V
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Finland
Wow, amazing experience
Manta rays, eagle rays and all kinds of sharks. Relaxed atmosphere everyday. Diving from dhoni is so easy compared to diving from anywhere else, zodiac or just from a liveboard or beach. The crew helps to get to the dhoni safely. Jumping to the water and then also getting back to the dnoni is like a walk in the park. Carpe Diem washes the towels so they are fresh and soft and clean.
- Recommended for
- Dives, food, beatiful nature
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- 10 Exceptional
- Igor L
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United Kingdom
Great boat, crew and food. Fantastic value for money
We have done a few LOBs in the Maldives and around the world so we have enough to compare Carpe Diem with, in one sentence I think it's probably the best value for money LOB in the Maldives. This is not a luxury LOB, but it's also not marketing itself as such. What you will get is a fantastic platform for sleeping, eating and relaxing In more detail: Rooms: Big and spacious, AC good and quiet, WC with hot water and good pressure (do not take this for granted on a boat). Food: Fantastic from chef Nilanka and service from Sean. You will eat a lot of fresh fish caught by the Dhoni crew the night before. You also get to eat 'al fresco' and not inside like in many LOBs. Relaxing: Nice upper deck with shade/sun bathing + good inside space with ACs and coffee / snack area (fresh hot afternoon snacks daily! Not just biscuits) Crew: Munko, Saaz and Wathey did a great job. Detailed briefings, always went in the water first to check the currents, and did a great job putting experienced/similar divers in the same group. Special thanks to Shaaz our guide who did a great job finding lots of macro subjects for us. Dhoni: Great boat and crew. Lots of space, rinse tanks for cameras, HOT showers!, perfect fills for Nitrox 32% too. Also worth to mention they went North of Male to a manta dive site to then sail back south to follow the itinerary as the weather was bad and we couldn't do the crossing to Ari atoll - not every LOB will do this...
- Recommended for
- Boat and Dhoni, crew, food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Kyoungtae S
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South Korea
Awesome ~~~!!!!!
Manta Ray ~!!!!!!!
- Recommended for
- Friendliness!, Food ! Value for money !
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Stephen W
- United Kingdom
Excellent boat and a great week of diving
Carpe Diem is a very large & well laid out boat. The standard twin cabin was very large and well appointed. Food and drinks were excellent, one of the best menus I have experienced on a liveaboard trip. Daily fresh towels were provided for after the dives. Dive Briefings were well run & the organisation of the boat, dives, briefing, safety was all to a very high standard.
- Recommended for
- The food. The boat. The dive sites.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Trude R
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United States
Excellent experience!
Great trip - tons of mantas, a brief hammerhead sighting, the Thanksgiving dinner, the dive guides' freehand drawing skills of the sites, lovely beach barbecue, great spread of tropical fruits with breakfast. Fantastic crew and customer service. Food was overall 4.5 stars - just a few things were overly salty and the shrimp was somehow always overcooked but everything else was delicious. Company had a rep on board who regularly audits trips to make sure customers are happy and continually improve their product which is great to see. Very nice dive dhoni - super well maintained, clean bathroom, helpful crew ready with a spare o-ring when needed. Would have liked to see dive guides rotate and they had a bit of a challenge managing a pair of divers whose consumption, even on XL tanks, shortened dives so they should have rotated them as well instead of sticking them with the same group! Dive sites also got congested with other boats despite the companies supposedly deconflicting itineraries - it seems the Maldives has hit that point, but would have liked to see the schedule staggered or some other creativity to get us away from congestion. Would go with this company or boat again if we came back to the Maldives!
- Recommended for
- Super comfortable (mattress/hot shower/public areas), friendly and helpful crew, very good value
