Carpe Vita, Maldives
- from $ 187 / day
- 9.2 Superb
- 78 Verified Reviews 78 Verified Reviews
- Free Nitrox Flexible Booking



































Highlights
The MV Carpe Vita, 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 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 an open-air dining and bar area located at the back of the boat. There are 3 partially shaded sun decks with comfortable loungers where guests can soak up the sun and enjoy the sea breeze. There is also a hot tub on board.
Carpe Vita dive itineraries explore some of the best dive sites in the Maldives. Cruises are seven to ten nights long and divers will have the chance to 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 and free Nitrox is available for those certified.
Call us or book online today to reserve your space aboard the Carpe Diem liveaboard.
Extra safety measures and procedures have been put into place to ensure the safety of all guests on board. Hand sanitizing stations will be provided in all public spaces.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance, Environment Tax (6 USD per day).
Optional Extras: Gratuities (75-100 USD per trip), Hotel Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (200 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (130-550 USD), Stand Up Paddleboard, Water Ski, WiFi internet (25-30 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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Boat features
Food & Drinks
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
The crew speaks English.
Gear Rental
There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Boat Specifications
- Year built 2011
- Length 127 feet
- Beam 34 feet
- Engines Doosan Daewood Marine Diesel
- Max guests 20
- Number of cabins 10
- Number of bathrooms 13
- Tenders 1 Dhoni
- Water capacity 10 tons
- Fuel capacity 2 x 6 tons
- Freshwater maker 25 tons per day
Boat Navigation and Safety
Carpe Vita Reviews
- 9.2 Superb
- 78 Verified Reviews
- Vessel 9.3
- Crew 9.2
- Food 9.4
- Diving 8.8
- Value 9.1
Value for money
Maldives diving, as expected, was picturesque, both above water and below. The main boat and the dive dhoni were quite good. Dive guides were well experienced and helpful, and always punctual. The food was brilliant. The only thing I would have liked different is the location for the first and last day. The Hulhumale jetty is ugly and dirty, and should only have been used for boarding/offboarding. Overnight anchoring should have been out in the ocean.
- Recommended for
- Wonderful crew, well maintained equipment, excellent food.
Best leveaboard ever
ALL
- Recommended for
- Amazing Chef, Great cabin, great diving structure
Life-changing experience--simply fantastic
Surrounded by mantas, sunset shark dive, the abundance of fish at Fish Head, and the fun, helpful and attentive crew. Simply amazing all around.
- Recommended for
- Amazing diving, great food, fun crew
Much better than expected
Whale shark, manta rays, beautiful reefs, sharks sharks and sharks.
- Recommended for
- Confort, dives and atmosphere
Everything was good except similar salty food.
Seeing mantas and whale shark.
- Recommended for
- excellant and kind staffs,gentle divers and comfort cabin.
Everything was good except similar salty food.
seeing mantas and whale shark.
- Recommended for
- excellant and kind staffs,gentle divers and comfort cabin.
Much space and clean boat
Highlight of diving should be Manta encounter. We met so many manta relaxing close to us. Night divng with Nurseshark is always exciting as well. Unfortunatelly we could not meet Whale shark this time. But only god knows it. The boat has much space than other boats (for both of public space and private cabin), and everyting was kept so clean by organized staffs. I feel it is a kind of tranquil boat, can recommend for older person than younger person who loves party.
- Recommended for
- Big room, cleaness, and many mantas and nurseshark
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
Accueil, organisation et professionnalisme sans failles
Plongées variées, mantas et requin baleine au rendez-vous et convivialité à bord
- Recommended for
- Organisation parfaite sur et sous l’eau plongées
le meilleur des maldives
plusieurs plongées avec les mantas rencontre avec un requin baleine plongées dérivantes
- Recommended for
- bateau très confortable, l'équipe connait les sites, mais trop de coraux morts