Carpe Vita, Maldives
9.1 Superb - Nitrox available
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
“The highlight was certainly the dive at the Manta cleaning station (Dhonfanu Thila) with six manta rays.”
Highlights
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.
Book online today to reserve your space aboard the Carpe Diem liveaboard.
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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, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Environment Tax (12 USD per day), Gratuities.
Optional Extras: Hotel Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (200 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (130-700 USD), Stand Up Paddleboard (25 USD per trip), WiFi internet (40 USD per item).
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Carpe Vita Reviews
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- 9.1 Superb
- Vessel 9.1
- Crew 9.2
- Food 9.3
- Diving 8.8
- Value 9.0
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- 10 Exceptional
- vincent T
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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.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Jennifer U
- United States
We are glad we finally made it to the Maldives.
We were a group of nine and had a great time. They were flexible, we weren't keen on seeing a shark feeding so they took us diving. We saw plenty of sharks which was great. The dinner on the beach was fun. Weather could have ruined it but it all worked out fine.
- Recommended for
- We liked our guide a lot but others in our group were not pleased with their guide.. It had a good flow of activities.. Everyone was very polite..
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- 9.2 Superb
- Rong T
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China
had a great experience
overall a good liveaboard experience you must try
- Recommended for
- food. trip. crew.
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- 9.2 Superb
- ANDREA G
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Spain
Great experience
Very good experiencie
- Recommended for
- Food on board, kindness crew and confortable boat
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- 10 Exceptional
- Jan W
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Germany
Perfect!
All-round good service. Very good value for money.
- Recommended for
- Tauchen, Service, hospitality
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- 9.2 Superb
- Jensy H
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Belgium
All around recommended
Nightdive, apart from massive amounts of people there were as many sharks. Early morning dives are the best to wake up. Great group atmosphere. Nice cold beer in the evening.
- Recommended for
- Great service, very clean boat, great food and refreshers
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- ERIC B
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France
Great and very complete cruise
Big, macro, there's everything and the boat is super comfortable.The guides and crew are very competent, the whole cruise is on nitrox. No extra charge to pay except alcohol on board.
- Recommended for
- Big, macro, there's everything and the boat is super comfortable
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Yelena D
- United States
Terrific Escape From the World!
Obviously strange to vacation during covid times, but the crew was exemplary on all fronts. The boat was immaculate and every effort was made to ensure our comfort and safety. Looking forward to traveling with them again!
- Recommended for
- Comfort of boat, staff, food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Peter S
- Germany
Extraordinary
The whole week far exceeded my expectationsCongratulations and thanks again to the team
- Recommended for
- - Boat, perfect team and equipment, organization of very professional dives and choice of magnificent dive sites
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Frank E
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Netherlands
A dream Liveaboard on the Carpe Vita with lots of beautiful dives, great underwater life and delicious food.
For us it was the first experience with a liveaboard trip.We were helped very well (by email and by phone) by Liveaboard.com.After our original trip was unfortunately canceled due to a charter of the original boat, a suitable solution was looked for together with LiveAboard.com and the boat owner. Very nice and professionally acted and solved.We had a great time on board the Carpe Vita under the guidance of chapter Adam. That started at the airport with the warm welcome. The Carpe Vita boat is very comfortable, spacious and in our opinion also luxurious.Lots of places to sit and relax. Both in the sun and in the shade or in the air conditioning or on the aft deck. A pleasant layout.The cabins are really spacious and equipped with all the comforts you want on a diving trip.Enough space to store everything and also enough sockets to charge things.A spacious bathroom with, toilet, double sink and large walk-in shower. Always warm fresh water. A well-functioning air conditioner that is virtually silent. A large nice lying bed in which you can also lie comfortably as a tall Dutchman.Nice that there was room to dry things at the front of the boat (equipped with good sturdy clips to prevent the wind from blowing away), The wetsuits stay in place and dry on the dive doni/dinghy.The bath towels were changed every few days and you could dry them on the aft deck. Again, a sturdy windproof clip for each cabin.The food on board was fantastic. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were always a party. Wide choice of various dishes (also vegetarian), excellent quality and very tasty. Tribute to the Chef.The room was serviced daily. Very nice to find your towels as a work of art every day. What a sweet gentleman who enthusiastically waved us goodbye every day and welcomed us back on board.Of course you come for the diving. As far as we were concerned, that was well arranged. The variety of dives and locations was fine. A reef/wall, a number of dives in one of the many channels with currents (reef diving), diving hanging from a reef hook (we had a strong current at Fish Head), diving with manta;' s in the night, a wreck dive, several Thila's (submarine "mountains"). A fantastic dive in the oceanic swell along a reef. Snorkeling with a whale shark. The variety of dives and locations was fine. We were able to tick off our "wish list" except for the Hammerhead and Tigershark (both and especially the Tigershark a super small chance of this trip). It is and remains nature. But we were so happy with the Mantis Schrimp, the Mantas, the Napoleaon, the Whale Shark, the Dolphins and the many (variety) Sharks. In that respect, also tribute to Chakku.Keep in mind that the dive guides are really guides. You really have to be able to dive together with your buddy. You are responsible for your own dive and must be able to save yourself. They are not instructors who will watch and help you the whole dive. Of course in case of emergency they will spring into action, but they are your guide and not your instructor.Being able to launch a DSMB (easily and quickly) (even in strong currents) is a must in our opinion. Also, having a Nitrox/Enriched Air specialty is a plus, as is possessing an Advanced "padi" and/or Deep specialty. Many dives quickly go to 25 to 30 meters (this is where the sharks are, among other things) and at the end of the dive (taking into account the ascent speed) go up relatively quickly to the safety stop at 5 meters. That safety stop is often in "the blue". Hence the need to be able to launch a DSMB.Some experience with diving in currents and dealing with a reef hook is nice. Reading or watching (youtube) beforehand how this works, if you have never done it before helps enormously.We, the C-group, had Chakku as Dive Team Leader. An extremely professional, attentive and calm guide who
- Recommended for
- The atmosphere on board was GREAT. Very comfortable boat and cabin, well equipped dive doni with TOP captain. The variety of dive sites. drift dives in canals, wreck dive, night dive, thilá's, reefs etc etc.
