Carpe Novo, Maldives
9.1 Superb - Nitrox available
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
“Once again was joining the Carpe Diem cruises, and again a really pleasure and joyful trip, with the best diving ever tried, this …”
Highlights
The Carpe Novo is the largest yacht of the Carpe Diem fleet offering year-round diving in the Maldives. 12 comfortable cabins spread over 3 decks cater to 22 guests onboard. The Junior Suites, located on the upper deck, have double or twin beds and ocean views. The 6 standard cabins located on the lower deck have either one queen-size bed and a single bed or two single beds. There are also two single suites located on the main deck, ideal for solo travelers. Also on the main deck is the large air-conditioned salon with panoramic views, flat screen TV, entertainment system and library. The upper deck serves freshly prepared dishes at the al-fresco dining table so guests can enjoy the stunning views and sea air. The sun deck has plenty of padded loungers and a partially shaded seating area for tanning in between dives or enjoying a sunset cocktail.
Itineraries on Carpe Novo cover some of the Maldives' best dive sites. The classical routes are 7-10 nights long and explore the Male, Ari, Vaavu and Rasdhoo atolls to name a few. The Deep South trips are for more experienced divers who will be rewarded with hammerhead encounters and thrilling channel diving. Diving takes place from the dedicated dive dhoni (boat) which is fully equipped to give divers all the space they need for kitting up, gear storage, and rinsing. There is also a dedicated camera room with charging ports and a dry area for changing batteries and memory cards, so you don't miss out on the action.
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Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels, Deck 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), Stand Up Paddleboard (25 USD per day), WiFi internet (40 USD).
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Carpe Novo Reviews
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- 9.1 Superb
- Vessel 9.3
- Crew 8.9
- Food 9.5
- Diving 9.0
- Value 8.7
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- JOHN C
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United States
Excellent crew and Dive Masters. Staff is so friendly, helpful, happy, hard working.
Whale Shark! Night dive with nurse sharks and rays. The entire experience was fantastic.
- Recommended for
- Ease and convenience of being able to dive 3x day, staff & divemasters, gathering together at meals with old and new friends.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Donald L
- United States
Extraordinary lily vivacious and diverse ecosystem that is worth traveling half way around the 🌎
Majestic manta vivacious healthy overall diverse fauna that is present in awesome abundance
- Recommended for
- Diving the savory food and the stunning grace and majesty of manta magic
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- 8.0 Very good
- stephen wayne M
- United States
the best boat ever
meeting so many great people , the staff was great , the bathroom the best ever
- Recommended for
- the cabin , diving , food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Charles L
- United States
Excellent from beginning to end!
The crew went out of their way to make this a great experience. The food was excellent and plentiful and always ready when we were hungry from diving. The dive crew made sure we had great dives. We had a comfortable and well equipped boat for the diving.
- Recommended for
- The crew, the dives, the boat.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Renato J
- United States
Absolute excellent!
School of mantas, bull sharks near Male, whale shark
- Recommended for
- Great space onboard, clean, additional large boat for diving
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- 9.2 Superb
- John D
- United States
FABULOUS Experience! My first of this caliber - definitely not my last.
Highlights: Mantas over cleaning station, Mantas and Nurse sharks night dive. Sharks and Rays in Male Harbor. We were BLESSED with no real rain event during Dives. MAXIMUM sea state was maybe 2 while running between Atoll's. While I personally missed on the Whale Shark - several people were fortunate. My first surprise was being greeted at the Airport by the Boat team and escorted with the group to the Dhony. First afternoon aboard the Carpe Novo was relaxed, evidently no 'check dive' required. The Beach BBQ was very nice, the food very tasty. Nice Island sunset. While the Dive schedule was 'aggressive', it was well planned and I didn't feel rushed. Return day and dives relaxing, plenty of time for a 24hr pre-flight down-day. The Carpe Novo seemed to have it all. Plenty of Fresh Water dispensers, and they give you a Bottle on arrival. Coffee/Tea available 24hrs. Alcohol/Beer (on Tap) available for evening meals. TOP SUN DECK underutilized....a nice quiet place to nap/read. PLENTY of space to hang out wet clothes (foredeck) and 2x hand showers on stern of Dhony post-dive.
- Recommended for
- The Crew, from the Captain to the Cabin attendant. Even the Chief Engineer came out to greet me on occasion. Kudos to whomever plans the Logistics....everyone has a job and clearly back-fil for one another as needed. Probably the BEST "Team" effort I have experienced in a long while.. The Meals, always something tasty to choose from. Creative and flavorful. Pleasant presentation. Stopping to thank the Kitchen staff and Chef was always a pleasure, everyone makes you feel 'included' in their day.. The Dive experience overall. While I consider myself an 'experienced' Diver - I learned so much during this trip. EVERYONE was helpful with tidbits of new information. From the Divemaster, through his team of Dive-guides (some clearly very highly experienced on their own). Communication is always Key..
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- 8.0 Very good
- Timothy B
- United States
Great dive experience in the Maldives
Due to the remote location our expectations for food on the boat wasn't that high but we were pleasantly surprised by the abundance of fresh fruit & vegetable options available to us at every meal. The boat rooms are spacious with a large shower & bath. They are kept clean with daily service & fresh towels are provided. The true star of the show is the abundance of underwater life. Even though it wasn't the season (April), we had whale sharks along with many other kinds of shark, Manta rays, octopus, cleaning stations, macro life & a ton a reef fish. The underwater life is amazing & prolific. If I had the time I would have stayed another week like 4 other guests did! Thanks to Carpe Novo for a great experience.
- Recommended for
- Diving, Food, Underwater Life
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Doug S
- United States
Great Boat...Great Trip!
Sharks, Mantas, eels.
- Recommended for
- Boat and dive boat setup. Tina and Crew were great. Dives were terrific
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- 10 Exceptional
- Andrey P
- United States
Will definitely go back!!
Hanifaru Bay, night dive with sharks, swim with whale sharks, ornate Eagle ray encounter
- Recommended for
- Friendly, comfortable, quiet
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Teresa B
- United States
Great trip....few suggestions
Our trip was during a full moon and some windy conditions so the viz was not that good. But we did see 2 whale sharks and a few mantas. Folks that had gone a few weeks earlier had beautiful conditions and saw many more manta than we did. Lots of fish and fun macro life. Current was manageable but strong on a few dives. Crew was fantastic. A few suggestions. Replace the top deck furniture. No reason to have broken chairs on the boat. The night dive is chaos. Yes, the nurse sharks are plentiful and huge but there are too many boats and divers there to really enjoy it. There has to be another site.... and I would say that repeating the channel dives to watch the sharks go by was not my favorite thing. I would prefer to dive a wall etc. Just seems like it is a big ocean and plenty of dive sites so that we could avoid the crowds. I did appreciate that we left the area where all the boats go to snorkel with the whale sharks. That place was a zoo with all the people in the water. Our captain took us further away and we were able to snorkel with a whale shark with just our group of divers. That was awesome. Overall it was a great trip. We just felt that there might be a few sites away from all the other boats. We were in the whale shark cabin and we enjoyed it. The folks in the tiger shark cabin had trouble with their a/c and an odor from the bathroom. Oh, one more suggestion. Give the guests some free WI FI the last day so that they can check in for their flights etc.
- Recommended for
- crew, whale sharks, cabin comfort
