Eco Blue Liveaboard, Maldives

9.0 Superb

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

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“Great dives in strong currents with lots of sharks and memorable manata encounters.”
Micky L, Switzerland

Highlights

Large emphasis placed on marine conservation with biodegradable shampoo and shower gel, bamboo straws, and aluminum drinking bottles provided for guests
Snorkel with manta rays and whale sharks at Hanifaru bay
Family cruises available with kayaking, stand up paddle-boarding, and night fishing

The MV Eco Blue yacht offers year-round liveaboard diving to some of the best dive sites in the Maldives. Catering to 20 guests in 11 cabins, she offers a budget-friendly way to explore the Maldives. Each cabin has individually controlled AC and comes with either double or double and single beds. Social areas include the dining room, lounge with entertainment, and sun deck with loungers to relax in-between dives. There is a focus on the environment and sustainability, and they produce their own drinking water, have reusable bamboo straws, and offer biodegradable toiletries, as well as taking part in many other efforts to be eco-friendly.

Diving on board the Eco Blue Maldives takes place from the separate fully-equipped dive dhoni, There is a choice of itineraries, ranging from 7 - 14 nights, each visiting some of the best atolls in the Maldives. The Central Atolls tour is Male-Male, stopping at the north and south Male Atolls, Ari Atoll, and Vaavu Atoll, in the summer months the Baa Atoll is on offer including the famous Hanifaru Bay, or for those who have more time there are south routes to the more remote areas of Thaa and the deep south Atolls. There are also dedicated ‘Family Cruises’ available, where the focus of the trip is to have ‘fun with the kids’. Two dives a day are offered, along with other fun activities such as stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, and snorkeling.

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Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, National Park Fees, Port Fees, Visas and Fees, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Snorkeling Guide, Stand Up Paddleboard, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.

Required Extras: Dive Insurance (20 USD), Environment Tax (6 USD / day).

Optional Extras: Gratuities (10 USD / day), Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Extra Dives (45 USD / tank), Nitrox, Nitrox Course (200 USD), Private Dive Guide, Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (200-300 USD), WiFi internet (30 USD / week).

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Stand Up Paddleboard
Seaview Cabins
Paid Internet
Non-Smoking Rooms
Camera room
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Library
Audio & video entertainment
Local & International Crew
Snorkeling Equipment
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Full-board Option
Beach BBQ
Fine Wines Selection
Welcome Cocktails
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
DIN Adaptors
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck
Tenders for diving
Sidemount Diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English and German.

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: 2002

Year renovated: 2017

Length: 32 meters

Beam: 10 meters

Top speed: 12 knots

Cruising speed: 10 knots

Max guests: 22

Number of cabins: 11

Number of bathrooms: 12

Tenders: 1 dhoni diving

Water capacity: 6000 liters

Fuel capacity: 10 tons

Freshwater maker: 6 tons per day

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Satellite & mobile phones
Search light

Eco Blue Reviews

9.0 Superb

Vessel

8.3
Crew

8.8
Food

9.5
Diving

9.3
Value

9.0

10 Exceptional
Edel F
Ireland

Epic
All round amazing trip from start to finish, AMAZING dives with a very fun and accommodating crew! Thanks so much for an epic week!
Recommended for
People, dives, crew
09 Sep, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Daniel F
Switzerland

Great Experiene
It was just a great time. The hole Trip was my highlight.
Recommended for
Waleshark, Tigersharks, Food
09 Jun, 2021

9.2 Superb
Rick V
Netherlands

Amazing experience, great Divesspots
We saw so many Sharks specially Greysharks/Whitetipped/ Blacktipped. It was one of my best experience of my life, marina life is great, the spots are amazing. I plan to ga again. !!!recommendable!!!! again again ;)
Recommended for
Good/funny Crew, greats Divespots, Super Dive Guids
03 Jan, 2018

9.2 Superb
Michaela H
Germany

Liveaboard as it should be
A great trip with dives, island evenings, great flair on board, the environmental aspect that should serve as a model for many other liveaboard boats. Everything was great!!
Recommended for
The dives (especially the night dive), the crew, the food
02 Mar, 2020

Translated from German

8.0 Very good
jacopo C
Italy

A wonderful eco blue experience
I had a great experience in Maldives with this boat, the crew was amazing and the dive sites were selected very well
Recommended for
Crew. Boat. Good.
20 Feb, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
HONGJEA K
South Korea

good liveaboard
Rooms were very spacious as there was another big boat for diving centre.
Recommended for
crews, diving, spacious room
28 Dec, 2018

9.2 Superb
David D
United Kingdom

Outstanding and Exceptional Trip
We had two close encounters with playful Mantas - and Whaleshark inches away at the back of the boat at night, along with lots of large pelagic action in many channel dives. Eco-Blue is a "Happy Ship", well run, with a delightful crew who couldn't do more to make the trip outstanding.
Recommended for
The Boat, The Guides, The Dives, The Crew - oops that's 4!
03 Apr, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
Marcin P
Poland

Super !
Every day was the highlights!
Recommended for
Route , Tauchführer , atmosphere
27 Dec, 2017

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
Micky L
Switzerland

Great!!!
Great dives in strong currents with lots of sharks and memorable manata encounters.
Recommended for
Good boat, great crew and great guests
11 Jan, 2021

9.2 Superb
Serge N
Switzerland

Very nice cruise
Diving to meet the whale shark!!Very nice varied divingThe friendliness and professionalism of the crew
Recommended for
Crew, guide, meal
20 Nov, 2018

Translated from French

74 reviews

9.0 Superb
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9.6 Exceptional
Raymond C
United Kingdom

Absolutely brilliant dive trip!!!
Whale Sharks, Mantas and sharks. Friendly dive team. Crew and dive guide were excellent, including the dive guide duo entertainment.
Recommended for
Diving, eating and relaxing.
14 Jan, 2020

10 Exceptional
Steve B
United States

Lifechanging experience that will be hard to beat!
The highlight of this trip was Moofushi Corner. The simplicity of swimming against the current with hundreds of thousands of other fish, mimics the feeling of flying. Add in a very curious baby eagle ray, and it makes the experience magical. Would highly recommend and will certainly look to visit again and dive with Eco Blue!
Recommended for
Top quality dive sites, amazing dive guide and crew, positive vibes
20 Oct, 2020

9.2 Superb
Sabine G
Germany

It was just like a Dream of paradise
Once again met great people
Recommended for
The crew, the guests, the paradise above and below the water
27 Dec, 2020

9.2 Superb
Jeannine H
Switzerland

Great safari with incredible crew
Great route with lots of sightings of manta rays, whale sharks, sharks! Super good and well-equipped crew that fulfills every wish! Very good dive guides, well-rehearsed team and very attentive! We will be back!
Recommended for
Crew, Food, Diveguides
10 Oct, 2021

10 Exceptional
Jan G
Germany

why didn't I extend and take the return trip from Gan to Male?
the curious tiger sharks
Recommended for
Tiger sharks, blue whale and dancing manta rays
14 Apr, 2021

8.0 Very good
Matthew H
United States

It was a great bucket list experience.
Highlight of the trip was the diving. The Dive masters were great and let us create great memories like crossing the equator and becoming 'shellbacks'. When they found out we were sitting at 99 dives and they decided to scheduled a night dive on the last day to get us to a 100 dives. That night the crew toasted our 100th dive. Great liveaboard experience.
Recommended for
Diving, Visiting villages on the trip, and the crew was awesome.
01 Apr, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Carolyn S
United States

Very competent dive guides that respect sea creatures.
Incredible encounters with manta rays. Great nurse shark night encounter, this was my fourth time doing this night time shark dive with different boats and this was the best approach to these animals.
Recommended for
Very good dive guides, very respectful of sea life, great manta and shark encounters, nice island visits.
14 Nov, 2019

10 Exceptional
Noémie O
Switzerland

Top experience :)
All the wonderful underwater creatures. Mantas, eaglerays, whalesarks, turtles, shoals, small animals, moray eels, a wide variety of sharks.It was a wonderful experience and every day offered endless small and big joys.
Recommended for
Dive spots, guides, food
10 Oct, 2021

10 Exceptional
estefania A
Spain

Awesome and super worth it
It has been a great trip, boat, staff, dives...
Recommended for
Dive spots, staff and the great boat
21 Sep, 2018

9.2 Superb
Manfred B
Germany

Great atmosphere and great dives
Manta Encounter
Recommended for
Night dive with nurse sharks, diving with manta rays, BBQ on the island
28 May, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
Boris T
Croatia

The atmosphere and diving were very good, the crew took care of us completely!
- Tiger sharks- Wahlhai, who didn't want to leave at all, from 22:00 until sometime after 2:30h:-)!- despite bad weather at times - the mood was good, you can make friends or acquaintances on such a trip!
Recommended for
- Generally the diving experiences, - Nice and courteous crew, - The magnificent view and the ride through the atolls!
14 Apr, 2021

9.6 Exceptional
WONKYU L
South Korea

Fun to dive!
Awesome dive experience with awesome guides, crews and food! All three dive guides are very friendly, well experienced and humorous. Crews are also very friendly and well serving. Foods they prepare was also top notch in my three times of live-aboard experience. No regrets by choosing Eco Blue for diving, fun to dive!
Recommended for
Dive Guides, Crews, Food
04 Mar, 2018

9.2 Superb
Torsten B
Denmark

Very comfortable stay with excellent guides!
Diving with reef sharks and mantas, plus wonderful coral fish. Need to come back for hammerheads and whale sharks, though ... ;-)
Recommended for
The dive guides, diving with sharks and mantas, the comfortable, laid-back atmosphere on board.
27 Dec, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Duncan R
United Kingdom

Great
escaping from lock down ! Great diving and the lovely staff on the boat...all fantastic
Recommended for
team, diving, comfort
09 Nov, 2020

10 Exceptional
Olivier P
Canada

Amazing experience.
Thanks to Alex, Shamoon and Sharko, this was a unforgettable diving experience. The rest of the crew made life aboard easy going with a real personal touch. Friendly, and funny. Thank you so much.
Recommended for
The whole crew is great. From the kitchen to the underwater guides and the boat crews.
03 Mar, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Gabor S
Hungary

We had a great time on board of the ship and we really enjoyed the dives with the outstnading guidance of Shamoon and Amir.
Outsanding night dives with the Mantas and Nurse Sharks. The friendliness of the hole crew.
Recommended for
Snorkeling with Whale Shark, Dinner on Barbeque Island :) under the stars. Dive with the Nurse Sharks
30 Jul, 2019

8.8 Fabulous
Bert M
Netherlands

If we go to the Maldives, we will chose Eco Blue (Shark II) again
From start to finish the crew's service and friendliness has been outstanding. The boat is in good shape, it is professionally run, and we have felt very welcome and at home throughout the entire stay. A great plus was the food that the chefs prepared on a daily. It was a lot better and more varied that we expected (and we are quite critical when it comes to food). Not to forget, the diving was fantastic as well! Many channels dives, loads of sharks, we've seen eagle rays, pink ray, cow feathered tail ray, marble ray, manta ray, abundance of fish - sadly we didn't see the whale shark because nature is nature ;). Long story short, next time we choose for a live aboard in the Maldives we will for sure choose Eco Blue again!
Recommended for
Channel Dives, Crew Service & Friendliness, Food
03 Mar, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Silke G
Germany

Great Week of Diving
My wife and I really enjoyed the dive safari around the central atolls on Eco Blue. Pros: the boat is big enough with ample space to hangout and relax. Everything is straight forward without being too fancy. We had one of the upper deck cabins which was spacious enough for an 8-day trip. Storage is plenty with shelfs & hangers. The bathroom is a combination of all-in-one as you find it on most liveaboards (we prefer separate shower; however this was not a show-stopper at all). The room and bathroom have ventilation/windows which was nice getting a cool breeze in, every now and then. The cuisine was outstanding, plentiful and tasty (with a nice variety of salads, vegetables, fish, meat, noodles, etc.). On the drinking part there was a good variation of beer, wine, and other liquor. Vessel & dhoni: both were clean and fully functional to Maldives standards. Given that we were going at the end of the season, some minor wear & tear was to be expected but did not in any case affect the dive operation. Staff/dive guides/briefing: Just outstanding, very friendly, approachable and helpful at any time, the dive briefings & announcements were one of a kind clearly stating the dive objective, safety-, entry-, exit- strategy with detailed hand-drawn dive maps. The boat/dhoni captain & crew together with the dive guides hit the dive locations & current situation spot on. We had, as expected, some rougher seas during the dives, but always were picked-up without delay keeping every bodies safety the upmost priority. Diving: Given the time of the year May 2021, the vis was still fine. The dives were generally 60 minutes long or 50 bar. Buddy pairs could ‘go up’ as they got low on Nitrox/NDL. Diving was a mix of strong, medium and almost no current experience. We did one night-dive with mantas, one night-snorkeling with wale sharks, a dawn dive with nurse sharks (amazing !!) and two wreck dives. Despite the variant visibility we were very lucky to see plenty of sharks, turtles, rays, octopus, moray eels, lots of small critters and fish. Dive companion: As this is the most ‘unknown’ until you arrive on the liveaboard, we truly enjoyed the international mix containing of Germans (11, German-operated boat), Dutch (2), English (1) French (1), Russian (2). Generally, the diver-level was advanced, with photographers, just-divers and two doing his OW & AOW / Nitrox course. Groups were put together in the right way (hard-core photographers together). Cons: Aircon in room is a bit weak and sometimes outside noise from Aircon unit (minor & both were no deal breaker). For the early-arrivers a check-dive on the same day of arrival would be nice as well a 2nd dive-offer before the departure day for people who stay in Maldives or have late flight (24-hours no flight rule). Possibly retuning mid-day prior to departure day could have allowed for additional and more preferred diving away from Male (to reduce the marina time in Male on Saturday as much as possible). However, we understand that the Covid testing requirement possibly affects the schedule. Overall: The staff & guides were unbelievably friendly combined with a tranquil atmosphere on board. Food was amazing, super tasty. Diving for us never disappoints in the Maldives and we apricate every effort by the crew/guides to find the best underwater spots. The disembarking process with Covid-19 testing was organized very well with full support from the crew. An excellent value for money experience.
Recommended for
Dive guides & dives, manta & nurse shark diving, wale shark snorkeling
26 May, 2021

10 Exceptional
kaiyuan T
China

Best guides I've ever met
We have seen very thing we want to see, like mantas, whalesharks, nurse sharks, etc
Recommended for
Guides, Dive arrangement, Food
08 Oct, 2019