Emperor Voyager, Maldives

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Highlights

  • Explore the Maldives aboard this modern, comfortable liveaboard where you can dine under the night sky.
  • Several snorkeling opportunities and a BBQ on a deserted beach make the Emperor Voyager ideal for divers and non-divers alike.
  • Free nitrox for certified Nitrox divers

The 30m MV Emperor Voyager Liveaboard offers a welcoming, modern boat built to a high standard, taking you to some of the best dive sites the Maldives has to offer. Leaving from Male, the M/V Emperor Voyager liveaboard has 10 cabins to cater for up to 20 guests onboard. Each cabin features individually controlled air conditioning, a fan, and an en-suite bathroom. On the lower deck are seven double or twin cabins. The main deck has one cabin, and two more are on the upper deck, each with twin beds and ocean views. The main salon and bar are air-conditioned with comfortable sofas and home theatre. On the upper deck is the outside dining lounge, where guests will enjoy delicious cuisine with a sea view. The sun deck offers a perfect place to relax in between dives with hammocks and deck chairs.

With free Nitrox available for certified Enriched Air divers, you are sure to get the most out of the diving in this amazing area, with a chance to see Manta Rays, Nurse Sharks, and Whale Sharks. The separate diving dhoni is spacious and gives divers plenty of room for gear storage and kitting up. There is also a photography station onboard and 3 dive guides to ensure everyone gets the most out of their time underwater.

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

Required Extras: Dive Insurance (6 EUR per day).

Optional Extras: Travel Insurance, Gratuities (150 USD), Alcoholic Beverages (5 USD), Soft drinks (3 USD), Nitrox Course (225-275 EUR), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (75-378 EUR), WiFi internet (30 USD).

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Boat features

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

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Buffet style
  • Beer available
  • Wine Available
  • Beach BBQ
  • Al Fresco Dining

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

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Rebreather Support
  • Tenders for diving
  • Free Nitrox

The crew speaks English, French, and Spanish.


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

#deckplan floorplan

Boat Specifications

  • Year built 2004
  • Year renovated 2014
  • Length 30 meters
  • Beam 9 meters
  • Engines 360 Hp Doosan Daewoo
  • Max guests 20
  • Number of cabins 10
  • Number of bathrooms 10
  • Tenders Large fully equipped diving dhoni
  • Freshwater maker 8 tonners per day

Boat Navigation and Safety

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

Emperor Voyager Reviews

  • 9.0 Superb
  • 99 Verified Reviews
  1. Vessel
    8.7
  2. Crew
    8.9
  3. Food
    9.5
  4. Diving
    9.0
  5. Value
    8.9
  • 7.6 Good
  • Allen Blake F
  • United States United States
First time on a liveaboard - excellent experience!!!

I saw marine life that I had never seen before, the people onboard were awesome, and I got to see a very expensive destination in a unique way.

Recommended for
Diving, people, value for money
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Arun S
  • United States United States
Great trip! Excellent diving spots

Great trip to the Maldives! Everything went smoothly, and I would recommend Emperor. Food was great, crew was helpful, and diving was rather spectacular.

Recommended for
Location, Underwater creatures, Fellow passengers and crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Tyson A
  • United States United States
Best of the Maldives

Having a female manta practically sit ontop of my head twice when hooked in at the cleaning station

Recommended for
Diving, guides, diving
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Michael C
  • United States United States
Amazing trip. Crew were delightful. Even met vegetarian needs!

The Manta night dive!

Recommended for
Dive guides, sea life, mantas
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • dominic K
  • United States United States
Excellent dive guides and a good boat

Guided through some difficult conditions ie stron currents; varied itinerary; food good

Recommended for
Dive guides itinerary and food
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Joe C
  • United States United States
Awesome First Liveaboard Experience

Night dive to watch mantas feed and a dive at dusk with many, many nurse sharks. The bbq on a literal deserted island was incredible too. One of the best views of the Milky Way ever.

Recommended for
The cabin was comfy, food was amazing, and the diving was spectacular.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Lindsay F
  • United States United States
Awesome Dive operation

The crew of Voyager is incredibly attentive, courteous, and helpful. They left us wanting for nothing. Very safe and organized operation. We went in Feb and had some of the best pelagic action ever! Highly recommend!

Recommended for
Food, comfort, safety
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Frances D
  • United States United States
To sum up my experience in one sentence is difficult so I'll just say it was beautiful breathtaking dives.

The highlight of my trip was seeing mantas. I saw 8-10 mantas at a cleaning station and a few mantas here and there at other dive spots. To watch such a beautiful and powerful manta "flying" through the water is something I will never forget and in my memory will often revisit :-)

Recommended for
The crew is professional, dive guides were excellent and The Maldives has the currents to bring in the big fish :-)
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Sarah W
  • United States United States
Wonderful experience

Seeing the most beautiful, vibrant coral I have ever seen. The two mantas at the cleaning station. Swimming next to a whale shark for 15 minutes. The entire crew was informative and welcoming, the food was delicious and the whale shark they made in the sand was unbelievable.

Recommended for
Guides, food, comfort
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Eric S
  • United States United States
Everything we’d wished for in a live aboard.

Wonderful variety of dive sites. We saw everything we had hoped for and more.

Recommended for
Dives, guides and crew.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Pauline P
  • United States United States
Amazing crew and beautiful diving

The dive guides were all very knowledgeable and we had a week of amazing diving including seeing mantas a number of times the whole crew was really nice and eager to help, and the experience was very seamless from a planning perspective - would definitely recommend!

Recommended for
Mantas, dive guides, boat quality
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • fred W
  • Australia Australia
The best diving trip I have ever been on by a long way.

Fantastic diving. Collection at Male airport stressful and messy and it is not a great place to wait 12 hours for a flight. Although there were 20 divers on board, there was plenty room in the public spaces so it didn't feel overcrowded. It was a bit awkward with the crew not having any cabins of their own because if you get up early for a coffee you disturb them sleeping in the lounges. The crew were friendly and helpful. The other divers were also fun to be with.

Recommended for
The diving. The boat. The crew.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Richard B
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Great trip

Overall, i had a great trip despite not seeing any of main draw cards (Mantas & Whalesharks) but i went in the low season and with the wrong type of moon. I was also lucky to have a boat that wasn't full and a great group. All the staff were excellent from the dive guides to the chef. I want to go back already!

Recommended for
Shark dives, dive boat and
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Wing Fatt Mervin P
  • Singapore Singapore
Very Good Comfort and Great Service

Very good

Recommended for
The service, the food and value for its price
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Thomas R
  • Australia Australia
Great time!

Great Trip, no real negative points!

Recommended for
Very nice crew, great dives.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • fiona I
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
A week of wonderful diving

Excellent

Recommended for
The dive guide, the dives and the cabin
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Jennifer H
  • Singapore Singapore
Awesome Dive Trip in the Maldives!!

I was with Emperor Voyager for the Christmas week. From the time I arrived in Male till the time I got on to my next LOB, the process has been smooth. Emperor being a foreign-owned LOB/Dive Company, is structured, well-organized and have a team of hardworking and awesome Staff… from the Operation Manager, Dive Guides, Captain to the folks who help you up to the dhoni after each dive, the Chef & bar man to the ones who clean your room (always a clean room after your second morning dive), I would consider this a dive paradise on earth. I am not sure if I would pay a little extra for a more luxurious LOB as Emperor Voyager is itself a luxury with a very reasonable price! The itineraries were pretty standard as of any other LOBs… South/North Male, Vaavu and South/North Ari Atoll but the difference will be the dive sites. I had a number of “best” in this trip… countless of reef sharks (big fat ones!), nurse sharks, close encounter (almost face to face) with the Manta rays, beautiful overhangs and varieties of fishes. My most memorable Christmas Eve is with Emperor Voyager when we had the Mantas loitering around our boat the whole night (because the crew hung the spotlight to attract them); not to mention nurse sharks too!!! :) I would highly recommend Emperor Voyager if you are looking for an unforgettable dive trip! Well done, Bernie & his team of dedicated and customer-oriented Staff! Special mention about Liveaboard.com – I booked 2 of my dive trips with them and I applaud their customer service – from the time I pressed the button to book the trip up to prior my departure, the Staff will ensure I stay informed of the copious details. They were very prompt in their email replies and provide the specific answers to your questions (unlike most agents who enjoyed cut-and-paste answers). They are definitely my #1 booking agent for my next dive trip! Special thanks to Nicole and Debbie… Hope to be served by you again next time!

Recommended for
1. Great Choice of Dive Sites, 2. Superb Staff! 3. The Most Memorable Encounter with the Mantas!!
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Bettina B
  • Germany Germany
It was an amazing trip

Mantas

Recommended for
Mantas, new Friends, perfekt Organisation
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Phillip B
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Memorable dive experience & we'll be back

Alimatha jetty dive & night dive with the mantas were amazing

Recommended for
Professional, knowledgeable & experienced guides who make you feel at home, food & wonderful company
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Andrew O
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Some good dives, some quite average.

Manta ray night dive was quite an experience, and SOME of the reefs were spectacular. However, about 50% of the diving I would describe as average. Some reefs are completely overgrown with algae, many reefs are 60-80% bleached with scarce fish life. We did one night dive at a site where nurse sharks 'used to' be fed (by the resort). We saw feeding tins on the sea floor, I suspect this practise is still going on, certainly the behaviour I observed is far from natural. I would prefer not to dive such sites, as a marine biologist I know of many examples where changing animal behaviour through feeding is hugely detrimental to the animal involved and can also lead to problems with them associating divers with food. So overall, some good dives, some average.

Recommended for
Crew makes the diving really easy, food is great, some of the dive sites are fantastic,
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Karina E
  • Norway Norway
Absolutely superb liveaboard

We got to see all the marine life that was on our list. The barbecue on barbecue island was excellent. All and all we did not want the trip to end!

Recommended for
the drivers were excellent, the crew and boat were lovely, excellent dive sites and travel route
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Laura W
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Friendly, fabulous and fantastic.

The manta night dive was incredible as was snorkeling with the whaleshark. The food was fantastic. The crew were helpful and the dive guides were knowledgeable. An all round fabulous holiday.

Recommended for
The wildlife, the crew and the company
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Ewa P
  • Poland Poland
Good standard liveaboard in a place that used to be paradise but shows signs of destruction

Large pelagic

Recommended for
food, wifi, clean cabins
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Femke H
  • Netherlands Netherlands
Once a lifetime you have to visit the maledives.

Encounter with manta rays, nightdive with the nursesharks.

Recommended for
Divesites, friendly and helpful crew, food
  • 7.6 Good
  • Mari M
  • Finland Finland
Very good experience though expensive

Diving guides were friendly and trust-worthy. Mantas were amazing, especially at the night dive!

Recommended for
Good diving guides, mantas, good diving sites
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • William E
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Really good holiday, diving superb.

Manta Rays Whale Shark Reef sharks

Recommended for
Diving, dive sites and bost comfort/service.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Sopihe F
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
An amazing week seeing the best of what the Maldives can offer

Highlight was the manta cleaning station, an incredible dive in the North Atoll.

Recommended for
The animals we saw (whale sharks / mantas); the guides who went above and beyond to get us to see cool things; the variety of dive sites
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Alistair D
  • South Africa South Africa
A well paced week with some excellent diving

Diving with Manta's and various sharks were definitely the highlight of the week.

Recommended for
Diving, weather and crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Piotr J
  • Poland Poland
Diving

Maledives, diving, peace and quiet.

Recommended for
Diving, dive guides, relax.
  • 7.6 Good
  • Warren T
  • Australia Australia
Relaxing Week

Mantas and sharks

Recommended for
Good itinerary, great mix of guests, friendly crew
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Raquel V
  • Portugal Portugal
Awesome

Manta dives

Recommended for
Dive sites, crew, facilities
  • 7.6 Good
  • Jie L
  • China China
Good Choice but the food can be improved

The schedule is good, we were diving in each dive site slightly before or after the big groups, which is nice.

Recommended for
schedule, diving briefting, room cleaning
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Makoto S
  • Japan Japan
Mantas & Sharks

We were amezing dive team and became good dive friend. We realy enjoy every dive and meal and drink. Especially night manta & evening nurse shark was impressive.

Recommended for
1 New dive friends 2 Night manta dive 3 Evening nurse shark dive
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Marek G
  • Poland Poland
Amazing diving experience

Superb diving with a huge whale shark

Recommended for
Dive sites, marine life, boat staff
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Lena L
  • Norway Norway
Diving with guides with indepth local dive site knowledge makes all the difference!

Vessel with soul (feels like a proper boat!) and unparalelled local dives site knowledge from guides with 15 + years of diving in Maldives made this one of the best liveaboard trips thus far (after 20+). also really good prize compared to other operators. food some of the freshest and well cooked on any trip thus far, and the local knowledge made this a real 'diving for serious divers' trip. Also smiling and atentive crew that made it all a joy!

Recommended for
Guides with indepth local experience, great fresh food, clean and well maintained vessel
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Kaveesh T
  • India India
Amazing

It was an excellent experience to do a trip with the Emperor Voyager. The diving was great and it was supported by excellent service levels. We spotted 3 spieces of sharks, mantas, eagle rays, sting rays, turtles and many many other interesting fish. The guides took personal interest in educating about the environment, fish life and improvement of diving skills. One notable focus area for the dive guides was sustainable diving with minimum impact to coral and sea life which was very good. We had less than 20 dives at the start of the trip and the dive guides helped us improve our diving skills considerably. We will definitely recommend a dive trip with the emperor group liveaboard specifically the Emperor voyager for all diving enthusiasts

Recommended for
1. diving site selection and quality of diving 2. Great food (quality and options) 3. Hospitality and service. Rooms were cleaned everyday
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Thomas K
  • Germany Germany
Great dives, great people!

Mantas

Recommended for
Mantas, Dinner at the beach, staff
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Vatsal V
  • India India
My BEST liveaboard experience till date

This trip was not just another dive trip where we see the fish and corals and come back. The dive instructors on board - Chris, Daniella and Stina, are all extremely experienced and passionate divers. We learnt not only diving discipline from them, but also a sense of responsibility towards the underwater life. Dive briefings have never been so much fun before as they were on this trip, thanks to Chris. Needless to say, Maldives offers an amazing view of the fish and corals. The staff on board was excellent to say the least. Food was fabulous. Me being an Indian vegetarian, they ensured my friends and I got enough choice of food, unlike other liveaboards where we normally get just one vegetarian dish. Overall a 5 out of 5 experience on Emperor Voyager. Kudos to the entire team for giving us an amazing week and teachings for life.

Recommended for
Dive briefings, dive discipline, food
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • THIERRY L
  • France France
Very good value for money

Very well managed liveaboard from the arrival at the airport to departure. Excellent customer service. The guides know the dive sites very well and can choose them according to what you want to do. Excellent value for money.

Recommended for
Dive sites - Dives Guides - Crew
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Niklas L
  • Sweden Sweden
A perfect week, thrilling dives, great people on board and lots of memories made

From pick up to take off, everything was well organised. Food was amazing and individualised, Eventhough the Maldives lack coral in some spots, the pelagics are still there and there is nothing better than starting the morning in a cloud of grey reef sharks :)

Recommended for
pelagics, dive briefings, convenience
  • 6.4 Review score
  • Laura Q
  • Ireland Ireland
Great low season experience

Nurse shark dusk dive, hunting GTs, Eels and Shark on the night dive; unexpected Manta experience on the final dive.

Recommended for
Fantastic food, helpful and friendly staff, amazing low-season weather
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • HYUNSEUNG L
  • South Korea South Korea
good trip, kind crews

manta ray

Recommended for
meal, crews, schedule
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Alejandro Jose C
  • Spain Spain
Great crew and instructors

The mantas, please take care of them.

Recommended for
The crew, the instructors, the environment-friendly personnel
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Pedro C
  • Spain Spain
Really nice experience

Really good experience, totally recommended!

Recommended for
Dives, confort, food
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Adrian R
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
An excellent week's diving

Manta on the first day - octopuses fighting! I wish there had been fewer noisy movies in the the shared cabin

Recommended for
Fish life excellent
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Chen W
  • China China
unforgettable experience!

I have been to liveaboard last year with Emperor Leo, but Voyager still suprised me! The night dive with Manta and sunset dive with nurse shark was fantastic! The crew was so sweet and hardworking, all of them are very nice. I'm looking forward the next trip with Emperor.

Recommended for
The diving, food and crew! They're all great!
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Osama A
  • Bahrain Bahrain
Best experience ever.

Saw many things, sharks, mantas, colourful coral and reef. Many fish. Learned many many diving skills. Emperor Vouager team very cooperative and experienced.

Recommended for
1- taking extra care and cooperative 2- experienced 3-flex
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Jason M
  • Canada Canada
Diving better than my dreams

From the arrival at the airport to the moment we stepped foot back at Male the crew was fantastically helpful. Voyager is kept exceptionally clean and is very well maintained. The dive guides were incredibly, very knowledgeable and engaged, adjusting the schedule to the groups interests and desires, and even went out of their way to find sites where diving and snorkeling were possible after I had a severe reverse block and couldn't dive. The food was absolutely incredible, with a good variety of cuisines. I can't wait to come back and spend another week with Chris and the Voyager!

Recommended for
Dive Guides, Diving, Food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Adam C
  • Australia Australia
Excellent Liveaboard!... great diving and friendly, knowlegeable and professional Dive Guides

Well aside from some simply awesome diving, the Dive Guides were helpful and friendly and enhanced the experience by sharing their considerable knowledge and experience through excellent briefings! The crew were very friendly and made the trip very comfortable...always willing to help. The variety and quality of the food exceeded expectations! The perfect diver's liveaboard!!

Recommended for
Friendly and Professional Dive Guides and Crew, the Food, Great Itenary
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Antti S
  • Finland Finland
Highly educational and comfortable.

I spent the Christmas holidays on-board and will always remember the fantastic Christmas Eve dinner with our amazing group of divers, watching the Manta dancing behind the boat as we enjoyed the tasty food. Very atmospheric!

Recommended for
The Crew, The Food, The Dives!
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Milos C
  • Slovakia Slovakia
Spectacular experience on the first liveaboard stay

Famous marine life, perfect chose of dive sites and well desctibed each dive plan, comfortable boat including donghee companion boat, excellent diving and after dive services, a beautiful evening on the abandoned island - Everything has always been greatly done by the entire crew with full enthusiasm. BIG LIKE!

Recommended for
professional organization, excellent program, experienced friendly crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Wenbo L
  • Singapore Singapore
Big fish in action

see big fish in the action. good plannings on the timing and traffic. but there should be a min log required and advise to drop any site that one may not capable or weather is challenging.

Recommended for
comfortable room, good food, dive sites
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Bernard S
  • Singapore Singapore
Best dive sites in South East Asia!

Having nurse sharks circling around the dive group while all we had to do was to stop and enjoy the moment.

Recommended for
The friendly crew/dive guides, the amazing marine life, the great company on board!
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Slawomir W
  • Poland Poland
I can really recommend this boat and the crew

I am really happy to choose Emperor. The best food, very clean boat and nice crew. I really like dive briefings. Thanks Jules.

Recommended for
Food, crew, diving
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Pontus A
  • Sweden Sweden
Probably a guaranteed fun week

Snorkling with mantas or stumbling upon a big guitarfish The overall convenience and relaxed attitude. Barbeque on the beach and a whole lot of fun

Recommended for
Convenient, very fun staff and good diving and snorkling
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Gabrielle S
  • France France
Great stay!

Manta ray cleaning station Snorkling with manta ray Unfortunately, not enough time to spot a whale shark. would be good to have a bit more time to look for them! Lot of drift diving.

Recommended for
Great crew & diving guides, good accommodation, lots of diving
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Lydia M
  • Canada Canada
Spectacular week in the Maldives on a wonderful boat

I loved the choices of the dive sites, good variety of different kinds of dive.

Recommended for
comfortable boat, the delicious breakfasts, the detailed dive briefings
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Jonathan F
  • Canada Canada
Amazing

Number of dives and various kind of dives. The safety stop with a whale shark was completely unreal. One of the best dives in my life.

Recommended for
Staff have good interaction with people. Good itinerary in condition of weather. Very good service from the crew.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Xuechuan S
  • Singapore Singapore
We had a great time for the whole week on Emperor Voyager

We saw shoolings of fish. Learnt to use current hooks. Saw eagle rays, fleet of Whiprays.

Recommended for
Cabin is clean and comfortable. Food is yummy and abundant. Dive dony is always ready yet away from a big boat.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Vicki P
  • Canada Canada
An amazing diving experience

How helpful staff were. They went above and beyond. The bbq on the deserted island,the night dive with the nurse sharks, every dive. The whole liveaboard experience on the Emperor Voyager exceeded my expectations on every level.

Recommended for
The staff, the diving and the food
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Dusan S
  • Slovakia Slovakia
Well organized trip

mantas sharks fishes

Recommended for
Second fully equipped boat to take divers to places, organization, weather
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Wesley C
  • Singapore Singapore
A tiring and fun diving week

Having a good dive guide to choose the right dive spot for the day's weather and having them choose the right time to prevent meeting other dive companies are important traits. The dive guide is quite experienced with the location

Recommended for
Dive guide, dive spots, dive timing
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Brendan B
  • Canada Canada
Wonderful trip, great hosts

Night time manta show Clipping in to see over 35 sharks at one time Great dive guides, who were very patient and instructional. Thanks Chris, Jules, Gareth and Mowgli!

Recommended for
Guides were fantastic, food was very good, and the diving was incredible
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Yolanda T
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
Friendly and experienced crew

Seeing Mantas and whalesharks right behind our boat

Recommended for
Food, Service, Itinerary
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Sasi S
  • Australia Australia
Fantastic!!

It was a wonderful trip. The guides were very helpful. I was able to see what I was hopeful of seeing and more. Guides were able to show us all the best places. The whole trip was very well organised. Only comment is the room and bathroom were stuffy.

Recommended for
the food was great, guides were friendly, supportive and caring, staff on board were very helpful
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Nida N
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Comfortable boat with fantastic crew

- Snorkel with whale shark - Dive with 20 nurse sharks and rays - Manta coming up to the boat at night - Beach BBQ

Recommended for
Crew, Dive Guides, Food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • ANTHONY G
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Very well organized and enjoyable.

Excellent company, Diving and being kept well informed.

Recommended for
Excellent crew, Diving, food.
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Sabrina K
  • Germany Germany
Lots of great memories

Diving: very good instructions at the beginning and all dive briefings. No gloves policy shows how that boat company cares about environment - other boats should take it as a positive example. Dive instructor challenged my diving group to the limits but was great in the end (therefore recommend you should be a really experienced diver). Boat: unfortunatelly mold in the bathroom (wooden door), little but cute rooms, great outdoor eating and common area. Good Security instructions Amazing flashlight at the back of the boat, therefore whale shark and mantas during nights. Food: very good. Wine menu could be better but of course personal opinion.

Recommended for
Diving group, whale shark, mantas
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Phil R
  • Germany Germany
Just saying thanks - amazing trip

Manta rays, sharks, turtles, eagle rays, all kind of marine life, beach BBQ, the cool group of people

Recommended for
Food, dive, crew
  • 8.4 Very good
  • Heiko A
  • Germany Germany
A good Time and verry nice Dives !!!

The wonderful underwater wildlife

Recommended for
The Dive Sites , the People and the Crew
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Mira M
  • Germany Germany
Great diving, great guides, fantastic food

The diving and the community in the group. The guides and staff and the excellent food

Recommended for
The guides, the diving, the group and the food
  • 7.6 Good
  • Samuel B
  • Switzerland Switzerland
This liveaboard is clearly not for OW 5 dives divers. Do not send anymore OW divers with less then 50 dives. Also most of the dives sites require 25 to 30 meters deeps and as everybody knows this is n

Manta

Recommended for
Our Guide where very helpful! Lots of fish! Great dive sites
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Prue S
  • Australia Australia
Great week but here’s some things you should know first

Although the diving staff were grumpy, rude and non-enthusiastic, the guests banded together and made the trip what it was. highlights were: the diving, the food and the boat setup

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The diving was consistently fantastic. The food was exceptional and the diving dhoni was a great way to dive.
  • 7.2 Good
  • BOH KWEE T
  • Singapore Singapore
Average

Sighting of a group of nurse sharks

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Food, cabin, diving group
  • 7.6 Good
  • Flavio S
  • Brazil Brazil
Overall very good

Diving sites Food Guide experience

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Guides, crew and diving sites
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • Theresia M
  • Italy Italy
It was awesome

Mantas, nurse sharks, blue striped snappers

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Awesome diving, great crew, super delicious food
  • 5.2 Review score
  • Matteo G
  • Austria Austria
Amazing to see and swim with Mantas

It was great to walk to the back of the boat one night and see 3 mantas swimming around at the back followed by mobular ray. Awesome to swim with some friendly nurse sharks. Very healthy, nutritious array of breakfast, lunch, teatime snacks and dinner. So tasty, large selection and always a nice surprise from the helpful/creative kitchen staff :)

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We saw mantas! The food and free nitrox
  • 6.4 Review score
  • ANJUM G
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Okay

The highlight was the poor guiding. After several arguments between the whole group and the guide we decided to switch guides. Then it was better for us. But then the guide was not really guiding the other group. Even they complained. We are working in the industry and ended up with guiding ourselves and caring for other guests. In one case we brought a panicking old guy out of the blue to hook on on the reef. The guide came minutes later and blamed the guests. He did not even cancel the dive even when the guy signalled heart speed and panic and low air. If I would be the boss I would just fire this brick. Irresponsible and careless. There was no apology from him at all.

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The group , the food, boat crew
  • 10 Exceptional
  • ANTHONY G
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
Very organised, and very enjoyable.

Super diving and feeling well looked after in all departments.

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Well looked after , great diving, and a pleasure to be on board.
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Jinal T
  • India India
Best way to experience diving in Maldives!

The overall experience was definitely worth it! Got some great dives in - saw some beautiful marine life like whale shark, manta rays, nurse sharks and small fish and some great corals as well - definitely the best of Maldives. The dive guides and the crew were extremely helpful and took care of everything. 100 percent recommend Emperor Divers liveaboard for diving in Maldives!

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Best crew, best dive guides, best food
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Amanda R
  • Australia Australia
Fabulous, loved it all. Donny staff a bit shy.

FInally being there, we were waiting from a 2020 booking!! the Mantas were great. It was nice to have time to also look at the small things.

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great staff, other guests were also very easy to get along with, commitment to diving and doing it safely
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Marco P
  • Italy Italy
Perfect

Love it

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Dives , guides and staff
  • 9.6 Exceptional
  • IULIAN C
  • Romania Romania
Excelent service and a memorable diving trip

Whaleshark, mantas, sharks and greate reefs.

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Great and experienced crew, perfect diving conditions and great diving sites
Origin: US