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: Dive Insurance ($40-50), Environment Tax ($12 / day), Fuel Surcharge ($200-280 / trip), National Park Fees ($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).
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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Cabin Types
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
- Frank K
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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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- 10 Exceptional
- Jenny G
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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)
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- 10 Exceptional
- Florian W
- 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
- Damien C
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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.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Peter N
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United Kingdom
Best liveaboard, varied diving, plenty of space, outdoor eating
Squadron of sting rays, close to cleaning manta, up close to 20 plus nurse sharks, feeding mantas at boat, feeding whale shark at boat. Beach bbq, all staff fantastic. Ease of diving from Dhoni, brilliant dive guide finds octopus, manta shrimps, leaf fish, frog fish and much more
- Recommended for
- Brilliant dive guide, excellent food, spacious cabins
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Markus F
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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
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- 10 Exceptional
- Steve B
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Ireland
8 Days of fun and super diving
Our first day of diving, encountering a huge shoal of sting rays just as we jumped in the water - it was amazing! Each day then just got better and better. The dive guides knew just where to go - sharks were our main target and we weren’t disappointed - reef sharks, black tips, white tips, nurse sharks and the topper of them all, Whale shark :-) Swimming off the back of the boat with a friendly pod of nurse sharks, a night dive with giant Mantas, and beautiful reefs of every colour fish and coral you can imagine, all made our trip very special. A huge thank you to the crew of Carpe Vita . . . and the other guests on board . . . can't wait to do it again!
- Recommended for
- The dive sites we visited. The food on board. The friendliness and helpfulness of the crew.
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- 10 Exceptional
- axelle B
- France
Magnificent cruise
Every day was perfect!Special mention to the organization of the BBQ2 suggestions:- More fruit and less pastries at dinner- Is it possible to organize snorkeling for a few afternoons?
- Recommended for
- Comfort of the boat, kindness and availability of the entire crew, irreproachable organization
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- 10 Exceptional
- Darina Y
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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
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- 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
