Emperor Serenity, Maldives

Name: Best of Maldives (Male - Male)
Start: 2026-09-13
End: 2026-09-20
Location: Maldives

9.3 Superb

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

from $ 279 / 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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08 Jul

11 Days / 10 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 4,566

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19 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 3,196

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26 Jul

8 Days / 7 Nights

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$ 3,196

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02 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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09 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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16 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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23 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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30 Aug

8 Days / 7 Nights

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06 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 3,196

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13 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 3,196

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20 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 3,196

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27 Sep

8 Days / 7 Nights

Flexible Terms Offer! €100 deposit, balance due 60 days before travel. Free rescheduling if your flight is cancelled. Valid for bookings made until 31 July 2026. T&Cs apply.

$ 3,196

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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 EUR per week), Travel Insurance, Gratuities (150 USD), Alcoholic Beverages (5 USD), Soft drinks (3 USD), Nitrox Course (284 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (101-466 USD), WiFi internet (31 USD).

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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
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
Roger M
Switzerland

Absolutely awesome in every way!
I had an amazing trip with Emperor Serenity with awesome dives got to see many Mantas, Sharks and met great people who i got share the amazing experience with.
Recommended for
Guides, Amazing Dives and an all over great experience
16 Mar, 2024

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

10 Exceptional
Thomas W
Switzerland

top-shelf
We had higher expectations and they were exceeded in every respect. Thank you!
Recommended for
Very well and safely organized. Very good food. New ship.
10 Mar, 2025

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
Eric B
United States

Excellent Adventure
Night Manta encounters, great dive sites, excellent guides
Recommended for
Diving, diving, diving
21 Sep, 2023

10 Exceptional
Erick F
Mexico

Rinse and repeat!
We enjoyed the way all the dives were set up, super clear briefing, schedules. We particularly enjoyed how well the whole team was led by Yaqui and Nuria. A few of the divers were repeating the experience a second time and it's clear why. Hope we get a chance to come back too.
Recommended for
Dive sites, cabins, safe
14 Feb, 2018

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
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

9.2 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
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

201 reviews

9.3 Superb
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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
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

10 Exceptional
Sandrine L
France

Very good change of scenery with very pleasant people to surround us
Of course the most striking moment is the diving with the manta rays, then together a very pleasant trip, very smiling people, listening, I had a good stay
Recommended for
The friendliness of the waiters and dive guides. the comfort of the cabins. The comfort of the Dhaoni.
02 Dec, 2024

Translated from French

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

9.6 Exceptional
Monica S
Italy

Excellent
Wonderful- to be repeated
Recommended for
Guides and crew. Dives especially nigth dive with mantas. Dinner on the beach.
21 Dec, 2024

8.8 Fabulous
Gaby L
Germany

Modern boat with space
Top modern boat with spacious dinghy with sun deck, fresh water, toilet and enough space. Extensive dive briefings, group sizes of 6 people/guide, Nitrox always between 31-32 %, tank to 200 -210 bar, many little extras: sunscreen, electrolytes, minor help with spare parts, medical support, minor optimizations of diving equipment are offered. Buoy and reef hook are worthwhile and used regularly. For divers who freeze easily, it can still get fresh in 3 mm with about 28 degrees current and a lot of "hooking", if necessary take 5 mm or hood / undersuit. Mantas, sharks and eagle rays as well as the odd octopus.Lunch and dinner are exceptionally rich and varied. Vegetarian is no problem at all. We had a very pleasant international group. Spacious cabins on all decks and plenty of seating and lounging options throughout the boat. In the Maldives Emperor fleet, the Serenity is probably the best choice. Unfortunately, agreement between the Emperor safari boats does not always work. Divers of the other Emperor boat did not keep to the time agreement and swam directly to the stage in front of which we were hooked, then 2x in the same dive. That's it for manta rays and a large group of eagle rays... Otherwise everything was perfect. Friendliness of the dive guides varies greatly. Jules in particular provides a feel-good factor, friendly atmosphere and good mood and has given an additional information presentation on manta rays. The crew is very warm, friendly and attentive without being intrusive. The boat is definitely recommended.
Recommended for
New boat. Professional organization. Lots of little extras and support.
30 Jan, 2026

9.2 Superb
Christian S
Denmark

Best diving experience ever
The many dives and the friendliness from the crew.
Recommended for
Superb guides. Thrilling divesites and comfortable diving boat
24 Jan, 2017

10 Exceptional
Nicole A
Australia

Incredible holiday and fabulous diving
The diving was incredible, the set-up was fabulous, food & service were outstanding. An overall fabulous experience. Would 100% go with Emperor again.
Recommended for
Diving set-up, crew, food & accommodation
16 Oct, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Yu Ju Y
Taiwan

Very, very great journey
I saw many dream creatures, Manta, whale shark, nurse shark, eagle ray, and I could chat with the group in the saloon or sunbathe on the deck in my free time, which was very comfortable. The rented equipment is also new
Recommended for
Comfortable accommodation, delicious food, marine ecology that will never disappoint, as well as professional dive guides and caring on-board service staff
27 Feb, 2020

Translated from Chinese

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

10 Exceptional
Nadine K
Switzerland

Fantastic diving holidays! Great crew! Great guides! Just great!
manta rays, whale shark, sharks, eagle rays, It was great😍
Recommended for
Underwater World, Food, People
05 Nov, 2023

10 Exceptional
Dominik K
Germany

Phantastic dive week in a wonderful boat with a super nice Crew!
We had a wonderful week in paradise. The boat was phantastic. People super friendly! The divemaster were very expiriend and found everything what we were looking for: WALESHARK, Mantas, Mobulas, nursesharks, grey-, whitetip-, blacktipreefsharks, Napoleon and a lot more. No wist was left steht the end! I defenedly Comeback one day!!! Trank you for everything!
Recommended for
Luxury Boat, Knowledge Divemaster, friendlyness Team
18 Nov, 2016

10 Exceptional
Aimee W
Sweden

A journey that will be in my heart forever!
I have had one of the best trips of my life on Emperor Serenity. Everyone was super friendly and gave such good service. The boat was very clean and fresh. Was some bad visibility but every other dive made up for that. Also was a really nice group of passengers, which was nice. The manta ray dive in the lagoon was just mind blowing, will cherish that forever.
Recommended for
Nice dive sites. Exceptional service from all the crew members. Good quality on the rental gear.
26 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

8.8 Fabulous
Yvonne L
Canada

Fantastic Experience!
Thoughtful itinerary, basically almost guarantee to see Manta Rays!
Recommended for
Food was great, and crew members were very friendly
03 Apr, 2019

9.6 Exceptional
Marc S
Germany

The perfect week
Dive. Eat. Sleep. Nothing else. Perfect.
Recommended for
Seen all animals I was looking for, met wonderful people, had a perfect service without exception
31 Mar, 2021

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

8.0 Very good
ZAFER ERDIM I
Turkey

A wonderful trip on the Emperor Serenity
We had a liveaboard with the Emperor Sererenity for a week in Maldives. Our room was super clean and it was tidied after every single dive. All of the crew were very kind and helped us all the time. Our dive guides Lexie and Bruno were super professional. Whenever we faced small problems in our dives, they always explained to us what we needed to do in that situation after that dive. It was so helpful to improve our diving skills! We will definetly go back and join this company with lovely guides and crew. Hyojin Kim, Zafer Erdim İnal
Recommended for
Professional dive guides, kind crew, safe and clean boat.
30 Sep, 2019

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