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 $ 275 / 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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16 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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30 Aug

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06 Sep

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27 Sep

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04 Oct

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11 Oct

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18 Oct

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25 Oct

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08 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 3,394

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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).

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

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
Samuel H
United States

Highly Recommend
Great dive sites and communication with the guests. The cabins were nice and food was the best I have had on 7 Liveaboard experiences. If looking for a Dive Boat in the Maldives, I would recommend this one.
Recommended for
Food Selection. Dive Sites. Communication.
21 Aug, 2025

10 Exceptional
Fu Ching T
Taiwan

A nice trip.
A nice trip.
Recommended for
Guide is good.. Food is good.. Cabin is good..
22 Oct, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Theres F
Austria

Great liveaboard on a wonderful vessel
The safari was perfectly managed by the crew and dive guides!
Recommended for
Dives, Crew, Ship
14 Jan, 2020

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
MONICA S
Spain

Great week at Maldives on Emperor Serenity
Boat is big and new, super comfortable. The crew is awesome. They work a lot to make the guest enjoy their time on board. Amazing experience
Recommended for
Dive sites. Boat comfort. Crew.
27 Jan, 2025

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
Chiara S
Italy

Beautiful experience
A nice boat, fancy dives and all the staff very friendly
Recommended for
Guides. Diving. Staff.
01 Jan, 2025

Translated from Italian

9.6 Exceptional
Ethan C
South Korea

it was remarkable experience of south maldives diving with emperor serenity
i strongly recommend emperor serenity for south maldives diving. Dive guides are very professional and all crews on the boat are well organized and very kind through whole period of trip
Recommended for
very kind crews during all around the trip. professional dive guide. boat facilities are very clean and nice.
10 Feb, 2025

10 Exceptional
Eric R
United States

The Emperor Serenity and crew exceeded all expectations.
I didn't' know what to expect since it was my first liveaboard but exceeded all of my hopes.
Recommended for
staff was always ready to serve you and good attention to service details. Very well organized daily itinerary, and well executed.. The diving experience including equipment, dive locations, briefing, etc was very good..
17 Nov, 2025

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

Translated from Spanish

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

202 reviews

9.3 Superb
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10 Exceptional
Alexander J
United Kingdom

Excellent boat and staff with fantastic diving - you can't go wrong here
This is a very well run dive operation with a fantastic pair of dive managers, Gabriel and Maria. They both really look after you and the experience level of the guiding I received was second to none. (Gabriel is both full cave and tech certified and very experienced). Gabriel the DM and boat manager went way above and beyond to make sure we got in the water at the right time and location to see everything we wanted to. Highly recommend this boat and crew, it was the best liveaboard I've done yet.
Recommended for
The dive guide, the condition of the boat, the food
02 Oct, 2018

9.2 Superb
Derek N
United Kingdom

Fantastic diving safari covering some of the best of the Maldives
Snorkeling with whale sharks, Mantas and nurse sharks at night from the boat. Super night dive with Mantas. The boat and cabins are spacious and dive Dhoni very large and easy to dive from. The itinerary was best of Maldives and covered a great variety of diving and sites in the Central Atolls and great guides supported the diving to get the best from each dive.
Recommended for
Whale sharks, Boat comfort, Mantas
17 Jan, 2024

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
Stefan D
Switzerland

Well organized with fantastic dives
Well organized vessel with friendly, helpful crew and a nice small dive group size. The guides were very experienced and communicative and were able to respond well to the individual divers underwater. Leaves a lot of good memories!
Recommended for
Knowledgeable dive guides. Good route. Eat.
01 Dec, 2025

9.2 Superb
Caroline S
United Kingdom

Amazing - we will be returning next year
Every aspect of the trip was great - we had 4 amazing manta dives we have been on 3 livaboards before and this was one of the best we will be looking to book again for next year
Recommended for
The other quests were fab - we all have something in common and looked out for each other down below.
26 Feb, 2024

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

9.6 Exceptional
DANY A
Lebanon

Perfect Diving Trip, everything was well thought of and very well organized
That everything was well organized and well thought of, from airport transfers to washing our diving gear on last day.
Recommended for
Boat in excellent condition - Perfect organization - Attention to details
12 Jan, 2018

8.8 Fabulous
stuart L
United Kingdom

Marvellous Maldives Diving
Amazing trip. The diving is the best in the world. The guides are excellent and the boat is luxurious.
Recommended for
Having a Dive boat that takes you to the sites. The rooms on board. Space and cleanliness. Dive guides..
03 Nov, 2025

10 Exceptional
Martin A
United States

Far Exceeded our expectations!
The cabin was much larger than expected, the ship was very nice and in good condition, the main dive guide, Deano, was very knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and his main priority was safety. The food was plentiful and excellent. The dives were outstanding and we saw even more marine life than expected. I would highly recommend. We came all the way from New York and didn’t regret it at all!
Recommended for
Main dive guide Deano, amazing dives, great food
11 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
NAIWEN S
Taiwan

Good. We enjoy the service and facilities onboard
Wonderful dive trip！Should be back again.
Recommended for
Food is always good. Diving sites are aswome. Cabin is comfort.
22 Mar, 2018

8.4 Very good
Na K
Hong Kong

All good but food to be improved
All good but food to be improved
Recommended for
Diving experience. Staff. Other guests.
29 Apr, 2025

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
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

8.0 Very good
Kurt P
United States

Very nice dive holiday
Manta showcase night dive and tuna sashimi was the best ever!!
Recommended for
New friends, good food, competent dive guides
11 May, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Michelle T
Singapore

This liveaboard trip exceeded my expectations, fantastic diving !
I did not expect yo have Whaleshark at the back of the boat for 50mins, Mantas feeding at night dive and back of boat, Doplhins and Nursesharks cane to the boat as well! Food is the best i have tasted on all liveaboards.. i am pleasantly surprise at the spread we are treated. Thanks to Emperor Crew!
Recommended for
1.Serenity Boat is amazing 2. The dive sites selected were awesome 3 . Saw the bug pelagics as ecpected Whalesharks Mantas . Sharks , Dolphin Ftoggish!
08 Dec, 2023

10 Exceptional
Rindra R
Madagascar

Very good 1st liveaboard experience
I liked everything about the trip. If i have to say a negative point, it would have been the weather (did not have blue sky). The boat was comfortable and the organisation was over the top. Cabins are spacious enough and lounge areas and decks big, comfy and with lots of couches, bean bags....Food was served buffet style and with lots of variety, birthdays also celebrated, happy hours....Maldives underwater is very rich whether in small or big fishes, corals, marine life activities. I loved it all. Crew is very professional, kind and efficient. I highly recommend Serenity. Safety on the boat and underwater: ++++ Briefings before going to the dhoni for each dive are very detailed and just before entering the water, there is an additional briefing where we are updated about the current (one dive master always check underwater before the divers go).
Recommended for
Crew organisation, dive guide, Maldives underwater
16 May, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Hao T
China

Excellent experience.
I am very lucky to join a happy dive buddies. The dive guide is very good. I will come back.
Recommended for
Dive sites. Dive buddies. Dive staff.
03 Dec, 2017

9.2 Superb
Jesus A
Spain

Great liveboard at Maldives
Amazing liveboard, three nights dives, great food,superb crew service, very confortable cabin.
Recommended for
Crew, dives, boat
29 Jun, 2024

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
ILSUN H
South Korea

It was a super excellent liveaboard trip !
Elegant Manta rays were flying over just on my head, Gorgeous whitetip reef sharks were passing by just next to me, Very cute egle rays were flying like a bird in the sky, Whalesharks were on surface and swimming around, There were all kinds of marine life from giant to very small tiny size underwater. On the surface always the comfortable boat and crew were waiting for us with good meals and drinks. It was the best liveaboard trip ever in my entire diving life!
Recommended for
Of course, the first best thing was good divings with good dive guides. On top of that, boat and cabin were much comfortable than I had expected.All crew service and food were very nice.
03 Jan, 2018