Carpe Vita, Maldives

Name: The Best of Maldives (Male - Male)
Start: 2027-01-10
End: 2027-01-17
Location: Maldives

9.1 Superb

Nitrox available
Free Nitrox
En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers

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“The highlight was certainly the dive at the Manta cleaning station (Dhonfanu Thila) with six manta rays.”
Thomas Heinz A, Switzerland

Highlights

Year-round 7 and 10-night dive cruises in the Maldives
Meals prepared by a fine-dining chef
2 VIP spacious suites with California King bed and ocean views

The MV Carpe Vita, a sister ship to the Carpe Diem and Carpe Novo liveaboards, is a luxury yacht offering year-round diving in the Maldives. There are 10 comfortable cabins spread over 3 decks, each with private bathroom facilities, individually controlled AC, storage space, safety deposit boxes, and a desk and chair. On the lower deck are 6 standard cabins, which have one queen-size bed and a super single bed, the main deck has two superior cabins, which have king-size beds, which can be separated into two super single beds and ocean views. The upper deck has 2 VIP spacious suites with a California King bed and ocean views.

Social areas aboard the Carpe Vita liveaboard include the air-conditioned salon and lounge, equipped with a flat-screen TV and entertainment system. Meals are prepared by a fine-dining chef and served semi-buffet style at the back of the boat's open-air dining and bar area. There are 3 partially shaded sun decks with comfortable loungers where guests can soak up the sun and enjoy the sea breeze.

Carpe Vita dive itineraries explore some of the best dive sites in the Maldives. Cruises are seven to ten nights long, and divers can see everything from pelagics like mantas, sharks, and whale sharks to tiny shrimps, nudibranchs, and ghost pipefish. Diving takes place from the accompanying dive dhoni (boat), and free Nitrox is available for those certified.

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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Snorkel Gear, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: Environment Tax ($12 / day), Fuel Surcharge ($20 / night), National Park Fees ($0-25 / trip).

Optional Extras: Hotel Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course ($200), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses ($130-700), Stand Up Paddleboard ($25 / trip), WiFi internet ($40 / item).

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Paid Internet
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Library
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
TV in cabins
Available for Charter
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Free Wine w/Dinner
Al Fresco Dining
Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Wine Available
Full-board Option
Beach BBQ
Fine Wines Selection
Snacks All Day
Buffet style
Western Food
Local Food

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.

Diving

Nitrox available
Free Nitrox
DIN Adaptors
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck
Tenders for diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2011

Year renovated: 2025

Length: 38.2 meters

Beam: 10.36 meters

Engines: DoosanDaewoodMarine Diesel (Model No: V1 80219) HP 800

Max guests: 20

Number of cabins: 10

Number of bathrooms: 13

Tenders: 1 Dhoni

Water capacity: 10 tons

Fuel capacity: 2 x Tanks of 6000 liters per Tank

Freshwater maker: 25 tons per day

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Bilge pump alarm
Engine room CCTV
Crew trained in first aid

Carpe Vita Reviews

9.1 Superb

Vessel

9.1
Crew

9.3
Food

9.4
Diving

8.8
Value

9.0

10 Exceptional
Ling C
United Kingdom

Great summer holiday
We had a great time on the boat - the rooms are clean, modern and comfortable, and the diving was out of this world
Recommended for
Diving. Crew professionalism. Cabin comfort.
05 Sep, 2026

10 Exceptional
Frank K
Germany

Great experiential dive cruise in Maldivian waters
As a repeater, I have now been to the Maldives for the 8th time with 189 dives completed there out of my total of 1255 dives as a hobby diver.Personally, I liked the Central Tour very much again and I felt very comfortable, not least because of the only 14 and very pleasant diving guest troops.With their professional diving experience, Naathi and Chaaku are the right dive guides for me for relaxed diving in the Maldivian waters with NX32 and with the fantastic manta rays and the "usual other fish".Draft beer after diving and a sumptuous tasty food offer, with good crew care, left nothing to be desired for me.My holiday conclusion is once again everything done😎🇲🇻👍 right
Recommended for
Dive guides and dive area top. Comfort and food at a high level. Community top.
11 Oct, 2024

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
Ingemar H
Sweden

Amazing trip despite bad weather.
Manta cleaningstation and closeup with a manta. Seeing guitarshark. Other than that, an abundance of fishlife, sharks, rays and great crew
Recommended for
Dives, fishlife and relaxation
26 May, 2021

9.6 Exceptional
Damien C
France

Very good experience
Very nice stay: beautiful dives with many sharks, mantas and quality meals throughout the stay.
Recommended for
Night dive with the mantas. Diving with nurse sharks. Quality of meals.
27 Aug, 2024

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10 Exceptional
vincent T
United States

My diving experience in Maldives with Carpe Vita was the most amazing dive trip ever!
The highlights of my trip were the fabulous diving that included seeing a whale shark, a nice comfortable trip in a great cabin, eating wonderful food, and meeting new friends.
Recommended for
The most amazing things on this liveaboard was the amazing diving with awesome guides, the large, spacious yacht, and the large variety of food.
07 Nov, 2019

10 Exceptional
Nabil E
Canada

Just Amazing
This trip is really worth it. You do 18 dives and spend a week on the boat all inclusive for a small budget compared to what you get.
Recommended for
Food, Diving and service
21 Apr, 2021

9.6 Exceptional
Achim L
Germany

Great liveaboard with everything your heart desires
Everything about big fish, big shoals, great thilas, lots of mantis shrimp!!
Recommended for
DIVE, EAT, SLEEP, Repeat!!!
30 Dec, 2023

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
Christian W
Switzerland

Great!!!
Swimming with whalesharks, the great crew and of course the dives.
Recommended for
Walesharks, Beach BBQ, Crew
03 Jan, 2022

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
Mingyu W
United States

Comfortable boat and beautiful dives
Lots of nurse sharks, white tip sharks, grey reef sharks, Mantas, sting rays, turtles. Very beautiful reefs and the guides we had are really very very helpful. They really stretched so much to make sure we had great diving experience. Greatly appreciate their help. The boat is really nice and comfortable. Food is about average, no complaints though. Overall the company Carpe Diem has done a great job to make sure everybody gets a great experience on their boats. I am really happy I had the opportunity to experience Maldives with them.
Recommended for
Very friendly crew, beautiful dive sites, very relaxed trip
03 Jan, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Micha M
Israel

Had one of the most amazing experiences in my life
* Night dives with giant Manta Rays * snorkeling with whale sharks * very fun dives with nice strong currents, lots of sharks, small critters, mantas, wrecks and more * divers from all around the world and all ages * very good food! * bottom line - deserves every penny, you won't regret it :)
Recommended for
*Professional staff treats everything you need from A-Z, very good dive guides with vast knowledge of the area, and very good and varied meals
16 May, 2021

147 reviews

9.1 Superb
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9.2 Superb
Cameron Y
United Kingdom

A lovely experience and well structured
Enjoyed the dives, definitely the visits from the various animals at night amd had a good group of people overall
Recommended for
Friendly crew. Room comfort. General customer servive.
06 Oct, 2024

10 Exceptional
Rachael F
United Kingdom

The dive trip of a lifetime but I am determined to come back.
From the moment we were collected from the airport everything ran like clockwork. The dive groups were small which was helpful. The dive locations were all varied. They included white tip shark watching by reef hook, diving with mantas at night and swimming and lying on the sand at the ocean floor with 20 or more very friendly nurse sharks. Honestly the trip of a lifetime. The meals on the boat were such high quality and we were well looked after with fresh towels every day, good air con in rooms and dive briefing room. Must say it was a luxury experience and worth every penny.
Recommended for
Big boat separate dive dhoni great itinerary. Night dive with mantas. Exceptional food.
30 Jul, 2024

10 Exceptional
Ronaldo M
Brazil

Journey to be marked for the rest of your life.
Starting with the service and guidance of the entire team of the Liveaboard.com which was essential for the realization of this trip, as I dealt directly with them without the intermediary of an agency or diving school.The exuberant marine life, paradisiacal dive sites, dives with great visibility and the presence of many stingrays of various types, especially mantas, sharks in abundance with emphasis on whale shark and hammerhead shark.Simply the best trip of my life!!Thank you to the Liveaboard.com team and Carpem Vita Novo.
Recommended for
Accommodations, proactivity of the boats' staff and freedom of access in all environments.
02 May, 2023

Translated from Portuguese

10 Exceptional
Niko K
Finland

Mantas and more Mantas - Excellent Liveaboard
Seeing so many Mantas in almost every Dive. Drift dives were excellent as well. Excellent crew and food!
Recommended for
Excellent diving with lots of Mantas. Food. Very relaxed and nice athmosphere.
08 Nov, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Greg L
United States

A no-brainer (value for money-wise) for visiting the Central Atolls.
It's all about your adventures on a liveaboard, and our dive guide, Nathi, made all of our dreams of a great adventure come true. The cabins were spacious and well air-conditioned, the food was plentiful and delicious, and the boat was very comfortable.
Recommended for
Our dive guide, Nathi, was phenomenal. The boat was large and comfortable. Got to dive lots of different and diverse locations.
29 Mar, 2025

10 Exceptional
John C
Australia

The best Liveaboard
If you are looking for a Liveaboard you should pick Carpe Vita. it is the best Liveaboard I have ever been on. The boat is comfortable, the food was very good and the diving tender you dive off is the best setup I have used. But the thing that makes the Carpe Vita stand out above the rest is the staff. From the time we first sent them an email to the drop off at the airport every thing was perfect, I could not find one thing that they could of done better. The staff on the boat from the captain to the boat boys made our trip into a very relaxing time not a dive boot camp you can get when you do 4 dives a day. They had a perfect mix of professionalism and a relaxed nature and managed to keep to the dive schedule with out any fuss. They are a credit to their company. Probably the best recommendation I could give them is that we will come back no need to try another boat or company. Thanks guys for a wonderful trip
Recommended for
The staff on the boat. The Diving The staff on the boat
06 Jul, 2016

9.2 Superb
ANDREW C
United Kingdom

Nice boat and crew. Great holiday.
Manta rays feeding at night. Reef diving with sharks. The fun other divers.
Recommended for
Varied dives. Comfortable berths. Good food.
04 Aug, 2023

10 Exceptional
Michael W
United States

Extraordinary
Everything about the CV was terrific: the dive sites were fabulous - sharks, rays, fish species that I've never seen before. The food was great; the ship was comfortable, and the crew members, especially the dive team, went out of their way to assure a perfect experience. There was never a question that safety was paramount, the dive team made sure of that. July may not be the ideal time of year for the Maldives, but it didn't matter - the experience was superb.
Recommended for
The crew, the dive sites, the other divers
12 Sep, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Florence M
France

Excellent boat and crew for a fantastic cruise
Diving with Manta rays and sharks was fantastic. The meals were really great with variety and excellent choice. Bathroom of cabin #2 could do with a little renovation
Recommended for
Excellent food, wonderfull dives and allways nice and helpfull crew !
07 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
Nicky L
United Kingdom

Cool Aboard
So many sharks and healthy reefs
Recommended for
Friends, food, fun
13 Dec, 2021

10 Exceptional
Nicholas S
Australia

Unbelievably good
Seeing Mantas and Whale Sharks eating plankton from the back of the boat. The staff are wonderful. Food is amazing.. best so far on the 8 Liveaboards completed. Great mix of nationalities and ages of my fellow divers. The boat is a bit dated now but everything works well and the cabins and en-suites are the biggest I have seen on any boat. This is truly great value for money. I liked that we weren’t charged for Nitrox and this was used by everyone on every dive. You can do the course on the trip if not already certified whilst using it to enjoy the diving. Very varied dive sites, never repeated unless by the guests request. Such a helpful and informative crew. Don’t hesitate to book with this company. Carpe Diem is their oldest boat, then Carte Vita ( my experience) and now the Carpe Nova, their latest addition. Choose your route rather than the boat as they are all very well reviewed.
Recommended for
The staff, the diving and my companions
02 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
Tianyi Y
China

Amazing cruise to Maldives
Amazing! Especially during the shark dives. I want to thank my dive guide Naathi especially, he was so helpful and calm. I was not very experienced using the reef hooks and always took a bit longer to hook them than other divers, but Naathi always tried to help me find a good place to hook and take videos. He was so nice!
Recommended for
The crew staff were all very friendly and very helpful. Food was amazing. Vibe was very nice, loved talking to other divers.
23 May, 2025

10 Exceptional
Darina Y
Malaysia

Amazing diving trip with great crew, delicious food and choice sites
I had the best-ever liveaboard experience with Carpe Vita. The logistics was like clockwork! The crew knew the right sites to get to to ensure the guests saw the best the Maldives had to offer. The dive planning was great with clear dive briefings, including Plan B. Food was variable and delicious. Thank you
Recommended for
Well organized logistics, very experienced and helpful crew and delicious food
28 Dec, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Nicolai B
Germany

Loved it!
Boat staff was super helpful and friendly. Eg. had trouble with my dive computer and they fixed it. Our dive guides were very professional and fun to dive with. I really enjoyed all dives, with amazing sea life on every dive. I can definitely recommend this trip!
Recommended for
Great dives and great dive guides. Great boat. Super friendly staff.
15 Aug, 2024

10 Exceptional
aurelie V
France

Much better than expected
Whale shark, manta rays, beautiful reefs, sharks sharks and sharks.
Recommended for
Confort, dives and atmosphere
02 May, 2021

10 Exceptional
Claude S
United States

Amazing diving Experience with a lovely group of people, On a very comfortable board.
Very friendly and helpful staff. Dive masters were very knowledgeable and helpful and difficult conditions. Briefings were thorough. The food was very good. Overall, an amazing diving experience in the Maldives. I would Return no hesitation.
Recommended for
Staff was excellent. Diving was superb. Room was very spacious Comfortable.
12 Aug, 2024

10 Exceptional
Jenny G
Switzerland

Couldnt have been better
cleaning station of manta rays and the whale shark snorkeling. In general it was very nice organised and the crew did the maximum that we felt good
Recommended for
confort while diving (Concerning material, dive boat and great guides)
26 Sep, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Markus F
Austria

Unique experiences on a very relaxed liveaboard both above and below water!
Night diving with manta rays, snorkeling with whale sharks at the boat, sunset dive with nurse sharks, rays and reef sharks. The dives were without exception very well organized and the dive guides did a great job. Selection of dive sites and drop in were perfect. The crew was always very helpful and the food delicious.We will definitely be back and can only recommend a liveaboard with Carpe Vita!
Recommended for
very good and friendly dive guides/crew/captain - very good food with a large selection - large space on the boat
16 May, 2021

9.2 Superb
Javier L
Spain

Awesome
A very relaxing trip. All went perfect.
Recommended for
Meals, guided dives and confort boat
09 May, 2023

9.2 Superb
Kristen L
United States

Great tiger shark and manta dives
The last few days had tiger shark dives and manta dives which were AMAZING.
Recommended for
Big cabins, one amazing manta site, helpful staff
05 Aug, 2022