Emperor Serenity, Maldives

Name: Best of Maldives (Male - Male)
Start: 2026-11-15
End: 2026-11-22
Location: Maldives

9.3 Superb

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

from $ 276 / day Check dates

“The crew was fantastic, super friendly and always helpful. ”
Maarten Jan Willem B, Netherlands

Highlights

All port, fuel, and park fees are included
Free nitrox for certified divers
Complimentary glass of wine with dinner
2 for 1 Happy Hour most evenings before dinner

Join the MV Emperor Serenity for world-class diving in the Maldives. The stylish and contemporary liveaboard easily accommodates 26 guests in 13 cabins. On the lower deck are 8 double-bed cabins. The main and upper decks each have 2 suites with a king-size bed, a single bed, and stunning ocean views. Each stateroom has individually controlled AC, private en-suite bathrooms, storage space, and charging ports.

On the main deck is a large, air-conditioned indoor salon with a TV and entertainment system, which leads onto the outdoor terrace and lounge area. The indoor dining room serves buffet-style meals featuring a variety of local and international dishes to suit everyone. The large sun deck has a partially covered area and plenty of loungers for everyone.

Scuba diving with the M/V Emperor Serenity takes place from the large, fully equipped diving Dhoni, giving you more space onboard and getting you to the perfect dive spot. Nitrox is FREE, and the 4 professional dive guides and 13 experienced and friendly boat crew of the Emperor Serenity will be on hand to help you to create a memorable Maldives dive vacation. Itineraries are usually 7-nights long and explore the 'Best of the Maldives,' which includes stops at Rasdhoo Atoll, North and South Ari, and North and South Male Atolls for the chance to dive with big fish such as sharks and manta, as well as turtles, morays, and the abundant macro life.

Trips aboard Emperor liveaboards include all port and park fees, free Nitrox, and even complimentary wine, while you will never be charged extra for itinerary or fuel surcharges. What you see is what you pay.

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25 Oct

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08 Nov

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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Port Fees, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Wine with Dinner, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Special Dinner, Diving Package, Nitrox, Land Excursions, Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.

Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (€39 / week), Gratuities ($150), Alcoholic Beverages ($5), Soft drinks ($3), Nitrox Course ($284), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses ($101-466), WiFi internet ($31).

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Boat features

En-Suite bathrooms
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Paid Internet
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Library
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Free Wine w/Dinner
Fine Cuisine
Al Fresco Dining
Beer available
Wine Available
Full-board Option
Beach BBQ
Fine Wines Selection
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
Free Nitrox
DIN Adaptors
Rebreather Support
Tenders for diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, French, and Spanish.

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

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2024

Length: 40 meters

Beam: 13 meters

Engines: 1 x 600 HP Daewoo Doosan

Max guests: 26

Number of cabins: 13

Number of bathrooms: 13

Tenders: 1 x 19.8m Dhoni

Freshwater maker: 12 tonnes per day

Boat navigation and safety

GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Satellite & mobile phones
Crew trained in first aid

Emperor Serenity Reviews

9.3 Superb

Vessel

9.4
Crew

9.2
Food

9.7
Diving

9.3
Value

9.0

10 Exceptional
Maarten Jan Willem B
Netherlands

Amazing experience with Emperor Serenity!
Even better than we had hoped for! The crew was fantastic, super friendly and always helpful. Everything was well arragend and all facilities and the dive equipment were in very good condition. We liked the setup with the separate dive boat (dhoni), which was very convenient. Attention to safety was also very good. We did the Best of Maldives itinerary and loved the diversity of the dives. Focus was on pelagics but some divesites also had very beautiful corals and nice macro life. Altogether, highly recommended!
Recommended for
Super friendly crew. Delicious food. Great facilities.
12 May, 2025

10 Exceptional
Todd M
United States

Such a great time!
Yaqui and Nuria were the best dive guides and made sure everything on the trip went smoothly. Customer service was excellent! The Serenity is a nice boat and has lots of space for everyone on board.
Recommended for
The staff, the location, and the boats.
06 Dec, 2017

9.2 Superb
Daniel G
United Kingdom

An excellent week
An excellent week of diving seeing many manta rays and sharks. The crew and guides were all super friendly and professional. The boat and cabins were luxurious, modern, and clean.
Recommended for
Diving. Crew friendliness and professionalism. Boat quality.
15 Jan, 2026

10 Exceptional
Khoa B
Netherlands

Awesome trip!!
Awesome dives, the guides really make an effort to show the best of the Maldives!
Recommended for
Great dives, super friendly crew and good food
21 Aug, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
MARC M
France

Amazing!
Everything was amazing, just want to go there again !
Recommended for
The dive guide, the team, the boat
08 Nov, 2017

10 Exceptional
Tonya C
Australia

A trip full of magical experiences
The highlight of the trip was diving with a whale shark. We had snorkelled with them before, but seeing one while diving was spectacular. The entire crew was amazing, the boat more than comfortable, the food provided an extra few kilos added to the bodies post trip, and the dive sites visited truly gave us the best of the Maldives.
Recommended for
Boat, crew, itinerary
10 Oct, 2016

10 Exceptional
Tompson P
Brazil

Great experience!
The experience on the Serenity was spectacular, with a spacious, modern boat with large and comfortable rooms. The food program is varied and of high quality. Dining on the island is a plus. Maldives is a region with waters with high visibility and a biological diversity like few (mantas, dolphins, sharks, shoals, turtle, shipwreck, macro).Your guides (Anna Tao, Dani, Hammu, Salam) are distinguished and with a very good interaction with the divers. On this trip, many guests were non-divers (snorkelers), with a coexistence and action combined with the natural and gentle route. Good value for money
Recommended for
Fantastic place!
02 Mar, 2020

Translated from Portuguese

9.6 Exceptional
William S
United States

Wonderful first live aboard experience!
The well planned, perfectly executed and thoughtful dives were the highlight of the trip. Each dive led us brilliant coral and remarkable sea life. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip.
Recommended for
Dives, excellent food and interesting people
28 Nov, 2023

10 Exceptional
Rafael P
Austria

All in all a wonderful experience
Whale shark, many manta rays, tiger shark dive, macro... Something for every taste... I can recommend the trip 100%!!
Recommended for
Tiger Shark. Manta. Whale shark.
26 Aug, 2025

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
Flora S
Spain

Maldives does not disappoint
Despite the fact that the weather and the state of the sea were not good, it has been a great diving trip. The encounter with the whale shark during the dive and the night dive with mantas, two great moments.
Recommended for
The dive guides, the fantastic crew and the boat.
20 Oct, 2020

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202 reviews

9.3 Superb
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9.2 Superb
Bruce P
Canada

Great week of diving!
Seeing Manta Rays, Sharks. Night dive with the nurse sharks and that crazy strong current!! BBQ dinner, the great weather. We had a great week. Strong currents were a bit challenging at times and also stressful but by the end of the week we were starting to feel more comfortable in it.
Recommended for
the service, food, very well organized
02 Apr, 2019

10 Exceptional
Albert T
United States

Stunning dives, great food
Arriving as strangers and leaving as friends. People with the same interests doing what they love in a great environment!!!
Recommended for
Diving , Eating and Relaxing
29 Jan, 2020

9.2 Superb
Natalie B
Australia

Perfect Way to see the Maldives; Great Team, Great Boat
Five Whalesharks together around the boat and 10 Mantas at the feeding station :) Great Dive Crew and Service Crew
Recommended for
Entire Crew, Boat, Food
03 Mar, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
iouri M
United States

Very nice professional divers team
Nice diving vacation.
Recommended for
Diving professionalism crue
28 May, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
John H
United Kingdom

Fantastic experience beautiful boat and great guests
Not been down to the deep South before but I would recommend this trip if you’re into sharks.
Recommended for
Great Diving, food superb and space galore on the boat
19 Feb, 2022

10 Exceptional
Ron S
Netherlands

Scuba Christmas trip
Diving: the briefings were very thorough and fun, the dive sites were well-chosen and delivered virtually all marine life we hoped to see. Transfer from the main boat to the dhoni to go diving was very smooth with easy access to the dive sites. Our dive guide was professional and respected our wishes and experience level, though a bit shy. Boat & cabin: the boat was fairly new so certainly in excellent state. Maintenance and cleanliness was better than we experienced on a previous liveaboard trip. The cabin size is good, the bathroom is spacious and homely. Food: as my wife is Malaysian, she is very critical of food but felt the food on this trip was "amazing". The cooks managed to prepare lots of delicious food with plenty variety. They made a birthday cake for me on the first night without us having requested it. The BBQ on the beach, Christmas dinner, Maldivian night dinner and so on, were all superb. Overall, the level of customer service was exquisite, the crew really went out of their way to make the trip as enjoyable as it could be. Highly recommended!
Recommended for
Diving. Boat & cabin. Food.
06 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
Laura D
Australia

Best diving ever!
The night dive with mantas, and the different manta cleaning stations, snorkelling with the whalesharks and the sheer number of sharks I saw. We even saw a bow mouth guitar shark. The dive guides and the boat crew were amazing, I couldn't recommend them higher.
Recommended for
Amazing marine life, awesome crew and boat!
18 Mar, 2024

10 Exceptional
Richard C
United Kingdom

The perfect Live-aboard experience - great accommodation, attentive staff, fantastic food and spectacular diving.
From the moment we stepped aboard, to the moment we disembarked we were royally looked after by the whole crew. Thomas’ team were on point week. The dive team were knowledgeable and patient, the dhoni crew were always there to assist and the yacht team worked tirelessly to ensure we wanted for nothing. The boat itself was spacious, well equipped and kept immaculately clean. Would highly recommend.
Recommended for
Wide range of dive sites, amazing sea life and knowledgeable dive team.
08 Dec, 2021

10 Exceptional
Lorenzo M
Italy

Perfect!
Amazing dive guide helped us a lot, as well as all the staff - really 5 star!
Recommended for
Dive guide, people, food
18 Jan, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
Lyu J
South Korea

It was wonderful
Stormy weather for the first two days but it gets better
Recommended for
Manta rays, nurseshark, friendly guests from other countries
15 Jun, 2022

10 Exceptional
lionel B
France

Excellent cruise
Dives at the top.Excellent foodTop comfort
Recommended for
Dives, dives, dives.....
13 Oct, 2021

Translated from French

8.8 Fabulous
Romain M
Hong Kong

What a trip!
Such an amazing experience, Very well organised crew, incredible diversity of dives sites Whale sharks, Mantas, nurse sharks etc we got to see almost them all! Best of Maldives is the trip to do if you like diversity of diving sites
Recommended for
friendly crew - amazing dive sites - global atmosphere
03 Mar, 2020

10 Exceptional
Suruthai P
United States

Relaxing week of diving bliss despite the rainy days.
Friendly and personable dive guides and crew. Good dive briefing and guides/divers ratio. Guides were knowledgable about the areas and were able to point out really cool things during dives. Buddy system for each dive and you get as much time up to60min as your air allows. The boat has all the creature comforts a diver or even a non-diver would need. I was a solo traveler and ended up having a cabin to myself. Hot shower after each dive was nice. Food was delicious with a well-balanced menu, offering a good variety to please everyone's preferences. Those with intolerances/allergies get separate servings of the main dishes. Despite the stormy weather, the dive sites were awesome even though we never managed to get to Baa Atoll.
Recommended for
Diving, food, cabin comfort
09 Sep, 2016

10 Exceptional
Helen O
United Kingdom

Epic!
Diving, quality of boat, staff, service and food,
Recommended for
Diving variety, professional crew, great food / service
24 Apr, 2023

9.2 Superb
Patrick V
Canada

Emperor Serenity trip exceeded my expectations.
First time for us with Emperor after having always done live aboards for 20 years with another boat operator. The boat quality was superior to anything we have ever been on before. The diving in the Maldives, like many places around the world, is not as good as it used to be but we still managed to get to see some nice stuff. Crew was very nice and professional and took good care of everybody. Would definitely recommend this operator and will for sure book with them on another destination in the future
Recommended for
Crew and service. Boat and room quality. Dive sites.
11 Nov, 2025

10 Exceptional
Martin D
United Kingdom

Manta's, sharks and more mantas.
We were fortunate that the boat had only been refitted a few weeks before but we were extremely impressed by the quality of cabin. Our cabin was one of the cheaper lower deck rooms but we had a lot of space and luxury on both the bedroom and bathroom. The diving was excellent. Arguably visibility was not as ideal as I'd have hoped but we got to see a wonderful array of marine life including a spectacular dive with what felt at times like more manta's than ocean.
Recommended for
Highest quality cabin and on board facilities. Diving with >50 manta's at once. Professionalism of staff.
28 Nov, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Nelson P
Venezuela

Best Crew & Dives in Maldives.
Our first time in Maldives and it was a wonderful experience, the Emperor's team made us feel at home and gave us a unique experience.
Recommended for
Dive Guides, The Crew, Dive Sites
04 Jun, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Monika M
Germany

All inclusive package
It was an all inclusive package. The dives were awesome, the food was great, the Crew was really attentive and helpful and the boat and dhoni were in good condition. My highlight was the night dive with the mantas. It was really well planned from the crew and I will never ever forget this breathtaking dive. All in all I would definitly recommend a liveaboard with Emperor Divers and also would do the same trip again.
Recommended for
Awesome dives. Attentive crew. Great food.
06 Nov, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Chris L
United Kingdom

Amazing diving on a luxury boat
Manta cleaning station, epic shark and ray experiences, and wonderful coral and fish. The crew and food on serenity were the best I have experienced. The dive guide, Adam ,did everything to make us get the most from the trip...
Recommended for
The diving and dive guides, the food, and of course the fish
29 Jan, 2020

9.6 Exceptional
Gwen G
United States

Great boat - key attention to detail
The rooms on this boat were huge, and premium hotel quality - fitting in with the high level of service on the trip (particularly Alex the front of house manager). The dive team tried hard to make the dives special (the manta night dive was awesome) and get us to sites before other boats so it wasn't crowded. They were also highly detailed in their briefings. The Dhoni was large and spacious and the crew really worked hard and was very ecologically sensitive. I appreciated the dive guide did take time to help with reef hooks - position you in the right place to see the best stuff - though there was an expectation that divers be basically competent & keep up on the descents ect - so best for folks with at least a bit of experience & ability.
Recommended for
Newish boat, high quality service, attention to getting ahead of other boats so our dives werent crowded
04 Dec, 2018