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, 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), Fuel Surcharge (190-350 USD per trip), 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 9.4
- Diving 8.8
- Value 9.0
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- 10 Exceptional
- Nabil E
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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
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Isabelle V
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Netherlands
Great trip!
Staff will do absolutely anything for you, the boat is great and very comfortable. Rental gear is good quality and the diving is amazing! We absolutely loved the manta cleaning station.
- Recommended for
- Friendly staff, beautiful boat and the manta cleaning station!
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- 10 Exceptional
- Florian W
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Germany
It’s not exactly a spa and much better than that
The Carpe Vita was my fist liveaboard. I did as positively surprised about the space and food quality. As well as about the crew and diving in Maldives. My drip was in Sep. 2020 during Covid and is likely not compatible to the masses usually on and under the water. Anyhow, this trip with Carpe Vita showed me the joy of liveaboards and I am grateful for that.
- Recommended for
- Crew, ship, diving
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Mingyu W
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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
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- 9.2 Superb
- Carolin G
- Germany
Great experience
The Carpe Vita team picked some great dive sites where we could see a variety of sharks, manta rays and much more. It was a fantastic experience with a great mix of guests from all over the world.
- Recommended for
- Dive Team, Boat Crew, Food
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- 10 Exceptional
- James G
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United Kingdom
Fantastic experience - itinerary, boat, food!
We very much enjoyed the Carpe Vita. The crew was fantastic - great divemasters, friendly team, and an excellent chef. The diving exceeded our expectations - multiple manta sites, a huge variety (and quantity) of sharks, a whale shark (on snorkel). Great reefs and excellent diving overall. The crew was friendly and helpful. Hats off to the chef and team for an impressive array of food at each meal. I'd highly recommend.
- Recommended for
- Great route with a mix of reefs and life; boat layout was comfortable and worked well for diving; excellent food
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- 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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Ihor R
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Ukraine
An unforgettable safari in August
The safari turned out to be very eventful and interesting. We saw a lot of sharks and mantas.
- Recommended for
- spacious and comfortable cabin. delicious food. friendly crew.
