9.6 Exceptional
Frank M
United States

Great Value

This is a very large dive boat with lots of deck room to spread out on. I think getting a balcony room was worth it. Great dive guides and lots of marine life! No whale sharks on this trip, but tons of mantas and sharks. Some of the best diving of my life!

Recommended for: Big boat, Great guides, Amazing diving

10 Exceptional
dorne C
United States

Great boat, fantastic crew, attentive and caring, plenty of good food

The night dive with manta rays, island bbq, whale sharks, giant manta rays, numerous grey sharks, and the amazing crew. The owner Saiad was on-board and available all day. He worked hard to find whale sharks, and he did! He is friendly, mingled with everyone and enjoys he enjoys making sure we all had a great trip. The group I was with from around the world [Australia,England, Spain and France] bonded immediately. Fresh water snacks available all day. Rooms cleaned each day. Comfortable air con dining room. Thanks Saiad for making this a FANTASTIC experience for my first live-aboard!

Recommended for: crew, room and boat

10 Exceptional
Adam L
United States

Best decision ever!!!

Whale sharks at night!!! Beautiful sunsets Everything I could have hoped for and more😃😃😃😃😃

Recommended for: The crew was amazing! Faya was the best guide and Shahid was great at running the boat.

9.2 Superb
Loras F
United States

Superior Diving Trip

The crew were outstanding taking care of our every need. The diving was OK. I hadn't researched a lot about the condition of the reefs in the Maldives and was saddened to find out they suffered extensive bleaching. So the dive guides focused more than I'd like on finding and viewing the larger marine life (sharks, rays, eels). I would prefer to still check out the reef to see what we could find but the guides wanted to spend most of the dives waiting and watching the sharks. I know others loved this, but I'd prefer equal time exploring.

Recommended for: Staff, Food and dive boat size

9.6 Exceptional
Michael P
United States

A fabulous trip that delivered even more than I expected.

Outstanding dives with an excellent dive master.

Recommended for: Great dives, great staff, and great accommodations!

7.2 Good
Nathalie F
France

Nice live aboard

Night dive diving with the Nurse sharks.

Recommended for: Spacious

9.6 Exceptional
TAN K
Malaysia

EXCELLENT!!

GREAT!!VALUE FOR MONEY

Recommended for: VALUE FOR MONEY, CABIN COMFORT & CREW SERVICES

9.2 Superb
Julie C
United Kingdom

excellent diving, crew and boat, could cater better for vegetarians

night dive with sharks

Recommended for: great diving - informative local dfive guide fathu knowledge amaszing

10 Exceptional
DANA M
Romania

un unforgetable holiday

I have nothing to suggest , because everything was excellent!

Recommended for: we saw a lot of sharks and manta, the staff was very well trained , the boat was excellent

9.2 Superb
Júlio K
Brazil

Very good

The boat is very comfortable staff and guids very friendly. The dives were fantastic. Perfect

Recommended for: The boat. Crew The dives

8.4 Very good
david S
France

outstanding boat and cruise experience; a more exploring dive approach would have been perfect

the cruise worked like a clockwork, with a shinny new boat and its huge relaxation space to disperse so that we did not feel crowded. the diving cruise general organization is very good, with a well aligned day schedule, the donny ready on time. worked without a glitch. rental material is in excellent status and covers all the needs one might have. one low light though is while many dive are done in current, which is the name of the game in Maldives, the channels dives particularly were limited to reaching the entrance of the channel, somewhat, hook there and watch without exploration. once the bottom time is used up, it is essentially unhook and go up. perfect to take picture of sharks but not my expectation at diving

Recommended for: huge living space on the boat; exploring 4 atolls; excellent organization of the diving program

9.2 Superb
Thomas Roy L
United Kingdom

Great diving Good company Great crew what more could you want

Sharks swimming against a strong current effortlessly. Watching a number of octopus. The canning factory dive.

Recommended for: Sharks Octopus and the ease of transferring to and from then dhoni

10 Exceptional
Nan W
China

An amazing trip！

Those incredible sea creatures

Recommended for: Accommodations beyond expectation, excellent service, professional guide.

8.8 Fabulous
Birgit K
Germany

Spacious Ship - Relaxing Trip - International Crowd

Looking into the eye of the Manta at Moofushi, the grey reef sharks of Miyaru Kandu. and the glass fish of Kudhi Maa Wreck. The moment I came on board I felt comfortable and relaxed on the Soleil 2. The diving was partly challenging, but with a good briefing a great experience!

Recommended for: 1. The new and spacious layout of the Soleil 2, 2. The choice of dive spots during the Central Atolls Tour, 3. The relaxed and international athmosphere on board

9.2 Superb
jose maria P
Spain

First liveaboard!!! Incredible

I met some marvelous people and I love the dives we had.

Recommended for: People, dives,

8.8 Fabulous
shaun M
South Africa

Very nice trip with comfortable rooms, big boat and lots of space.

Very good diving. See lots of sharks...

Recommended for: Scenery, diving and room

8.8 Fabulous
Rihyeon K
South Korea

Delightful!

All of the crews were kind and helpful during the trip. The diving guides were also professional. I lost my Gopro at the very first day, however, at the next day one of the guides borrowed me his Gopro for the rest of trip! How kind and considerate the guides are! This boat was launched last year, so the cabin and other facilities are really clean and modern. I couldn't find any larger boat than our 3 story brand new boat. They cleaned our room twice a day and the foods are also delicious. If I try to find any cons, some variation of diving site selection might be more desirable.

Recommended for: Friendly and helpful crews, professional guides, brand new cabin and other facilities

10 Exceptional
Nazif E
Turkey

Magnificent

Manta parade

Recommended for: Comfort,dive sitesi,food

9.2 Superb
Cassandra H
Singapore

Awesome!

The dive guides on Soleil 2 were really fantastic! Their enthusiasm and love for diving is evident, and certainly helps to keep spirits up, even in bad weather/ strong currents. Because of their passion, we surely did look forward to each and every dive. They even searched really hard for the whale shark because it was one of the things we were looking forward to. (and yes, we did find one!) They are also very friendly and made us feel very welcomed. The boat is awesome- very new, clean and spacious. I especially love the diving dhoni. Lots of space for gearing up! It's great value for money, and look forward to diving with Dune again. Thanks Lucile, Yoann and Fathu for this wonderful experience!

Recommended for: Dive guides, Marine Life, Comfortable accomodations

9.6 Exceptional
Gabriel O
Sweden

I would go again!

Several dives with multiple manta rays!

Recommended for: Great dive spots, fantastic ship with high comfort, great crew and staff

9.6 Exceptional
JING Z
China

Excellent for my first liveaboard experience with Solei II

This is my first liveaboard experience, I'm so happy to be with Soleil II in Maldives. The cabin is very spacious with great facilities. and all the crew members are very friendly, they helped me to setup diving equipment before each diving. My diving guide Yoann is also a lovely guy, he's very professional and made me a safe and great diving experience in Maldives. Thanks Soleil II!

Recommended for: Spacious cabin, Friendly crew members, Professional diving guide

8.8 Fabulous
Vikki L
United Kingdom

Great trip

The diving was spectacular and the boat was really nice, spacious and comfortable. The crew were friendly and helpful and the chef provided good vegan food that was very tasty.

Recommended for: Manta Rays, whale shark and spacious boat

8.4 Very good
Mona S
Denmark

Big liveabboard mainly French guests

I am a snorkeler w perforated eardrum, so I only go on liveaboards to snorkel and this was the first one where there were no guide with me in the water during the whole trip. Which is both a great experience but also you feel like you need somebody that knows the reef/current etc to have with you and it is a pain in the butt to hold a "safety boat"/ring with you instead of you being able to swim freely. But did see great marinelife as always, and that is why I always come back to MAldives. Food was one of the best I have experienced out 4 liveaboards while in Maldives they serve FRESH juice in the morning as one of the only boats in same price level. Sometimes seafood large shrimps and calimari etc and variated dinners and breakfast and most of the time RIPE fresh fruit for dessert. Would like to have had the local tuna/coconut option everyday for breakfast but we only had it once - a pitty when we are in MAldives. Great with the balcony rooms really nice to relax when you want to get away, because it it such a big boat 30 people can be a bit overwhelming. And as it is a French company expect a lot of French that don't speak English so they keep to them selves. Crew is very polite but dhoni crew does not speak English so when you don't have a guide nor crew that speaks English it can be a bit challenging.

Recommended for: Spacy room w balcony, Politeness of crew, Food option

10 Exceptional
James D
Canada

Fabulous week of diving

Whale sharks! Manta rays and sharks were in such abundance that it became almost common place to see them. So much variety and colour in fish life that it was a truly wonderful experience.

Recommended for: Dive guides were extremely well organized and professional, great group of divers, very nice accommodations

9.6 Exceptional
Philip G
United Kingdom

Fantastic Diving, Boat & Crew

Manta Rays on many dives, including a night dive Sharks, White Tip & Grey reef shark and Nurse Sharks Sting rays, Eagle Rays. Snorkelling with Whale Shark. Soleil 2 is a large, spacious and very well equipped boat Crew & Guides were very friendly, helpful & knowledgeable Food and service was superb.

Recommended for: Large spacious Cabin, Fantastic Diving, Good Guides

8.4 Very good
Amelie F
France

Simply splendid !

Each and every one of our dives !!

Recommended for: Crew, rooms and continuous sea surrounding

7.2 Good
Laura S
Singapore

Fantastic trip

Great dives, great and spacious room!

Recommended for: Room, diving, staff service

9.6 Exceptional
Matthew S
Singapore

Excellent diving with friendly guides and crew

We were lucky to see most of the large marine creatures that Maldives has to offer - whale sharks, manta rays, dolphins, stingrays, nurse sharks, white tip sharks, and grey reef sharks, all in a space of 6 days of diving. Our guides Aslam, Faya, Kiko and Kimi were very knowledgeable of the sites and the sea conditions, hence greatly increasing our chances of sighting these creatures. We will be back again.

Recommended for: Varied and numerous dive sites, large and clean room, awesome staff

10 Exceptional
Yurika S
Japan

Awesome one week!

We saw many sharks and mantas. Couldn’t find the wheal shark but I really appreciated the staffs effort! All staff and crew are friendly, nice, and very hard working! Highly recommended this trip on Soleil 2!!

Recommended for: Nice Diving, clean cabin, friendly staff

9.6 Exceptional
Alvaro C
Spain

Best diving and overall experience

The dive sites chosen by the crew where really great. The crew is formed by Maldivians who are really nice and friendly. The guides really enjoy diving so they really make it good for you on every dive. The food is quite good. In maldives you will see lofs of fish, sharks, turtles and Mantas!!

Recommended for: dive sites, dive guides, big

10 Exceptional
Dagmar E
Germany

An unforgetable, awesome trip !!!

I just spend a wonderful week on Soleil 2. Everyone on board did their best to make this trip a memorable one. The dive guides took their time to explain the various dive sides and showed us everything they saw under water - except for the hammerhead sharks who hadn't appearded in the blue! The food was delicious , the cabin very spacious and clean. Thank you very much for this experience! Dagmar

Recommended for: Everything was just perfect: the comfort, the diving , the food!

9.6 Exceptional
Jacques M
South Africa

The best liva

The owner of the vessel (Shahid) joined us on the boat, what a wonderful, friendly and kind man! We saw Whale shark, Manta rays, Frog fish, Turtles, Eagle rays, Night dives with sharks and so much more! I will most definitely go back to Soleil 2, as a matter of fact we're going next year again... This was truly an experience and time I will treasure for the rest of my life! Thank you so much Shahid and the Soleil 2 team! We'll see you next year.

Recommended for: The best live aboard I've been on so far! They exceeded my expectations by far!!!

9.6 Exceptional
cecil D
South Africa

Awesome experience a complete package

Diving with a whale shark, sharks and with the manta rays. Each dive site was very special to me but more importantly was the dive guides knowledge on what to find where.

Recommended for: Diving, the crew assising our divers and the dive guides knowledge in all dive sites

9.2 Superb
David G
Australia

A great weeks diving

The night manta dive was just extraordinary

Recommended for: Dive sites , crew , marine life

10 Exceptional
Verona C
Australia

Fantastic boat, crew and service. Loved it! Will be back next year

Mantas, sharks and rays. Great visibility

Recommended for: The friendly crew and guides

10 Exceptional
Juan José P
Spain

Excellent

Everything was excellent. The boat so comfortable, the service very friendly and the best dives in my life.

Recommended for: Boat, service, dives

8.4 Very good
Alberto C
Spain

The Soleil 2 experience was really good

We were bad lucky with wheather at the begining of our trip, nevertheless the diving was nice and plenty of marine life. The crew was really nice and helpful. Our dive guide was serious and very strict regarding the dive time. We had the feeling that we were always in a hurry. Sadly we can't dinner in a desert island, I suppose by bad weather, but they gave us the opportunity to visit a local island for an hour walk. Regarding the boat we have to say that is one of the bigest boat that we ever stay, the cabins are enormous and well decorated. The boat has great leisure zones and is equiped with jacuzzi. They also have an incredible and useful towel service. The meals were really good and even the crew used to fish so we can enjoy good fresh fish. Gianni, one of the crew staff members was really nice with us, and even made an underwater video of the trip for free for all of us. Hanna the japanese guide was also really helpful with us. The Soleil 2 experience has been really nice and we hope to visit them again soon

Recommended for: Liveaboard installations and services & meals & friendliness

10 Exceptional
Bart V
Belgium

Best Liveaboard ever!!!

Everything!

Recommended for: Great dives, great food and motivated super friendly crew!

7.6 Good
Benjamin K
Germany

Best local dive guides in the Maldives

Kandooma Thila with lots of sharks and eagle rays, guitar shark at fish tank, hunting sharks as Rasdhoo and all other chosen dive sites, our dive guide Faaya (hope the spelling is correct)

Recommended for: Very involved and passionate dive guides (Faaya, Shafee, Aslam), excellent dhoni crew, very customer oriented diving

10 Exceptional
Wendy-Anne M
Australia

A Christmas to remember!

Did someone say manta? Seriously, it was a fabulous trip. It's not peak season and we didn't pay peak prices so we were hopeful but not expectant. The boat was big and comfy, and the crew (guides, chefs, dive boat crew ... all of them) were wonderful. Christmas dinner was spectacular and heaps of silly fun. The diving was better than expected given the season. The crew clearly know what they're doing and how to give their guests the best possible trip. Heaps of manta, sting and eagle rays, heaps of reef and nurse shark, a guitar shark, a whale shark and many other smaller but equally cool things. Thanks for an awesome trip guys... Might have to come back when the hammerheads are in town.

Recommended for: Mantas, mantas and all the other stuff

9.6 Exceptional
Ngung Chia S
Singapore

Spacious cabins, Crazy night dives, Excellent value for money

Spacious boat - large relaxation areas, very large cabin (2 King Size Bed, bar fridge, large toilet). Experience guides that able to help guests handle very strong currents. Excellent dive sites - lots of sharks, fishes, turtles, octopus, whalesharks, etc. Owner always on boat to ensure everything OK. Very generous operator - allowed check out at 11 am, 3 pm and even 7 pm; provide meals even on check out day. Lots of food for the Christmas party (but limited quantity during other days) and crews put up an excellent local culture show. Must really experience this LOB - best I had so far. Will return

Recommended for: Spacious Cabins, Services, Dive Sites

8.4 Very good
Joanna W
Canada

Very good week, with room for some improvements

We had a great time on Soleil 2 diving the classic route. The highlights were the manta dives and the nurse shark night dive. Boat was very clean and lots of space to spread out. However the food could be better, it was lukewarm/cold most of the time and a bit bland. Crew was friendly but not proactive in helping, and some did not speak much English. It is a great boat value-wise but if we come back we would pay a bit more for a boat with better food/higher service. That said we still really enjoyed our trip.

Recommended for: Great dive guide, comfy boat, top notch diving

10 Exceptional
Elisabeth A
Norway

A wonderful family diving trip to warm and friendly Maldives where we saw a whale shark, many reef sharks, Manta rays, stingrays, turtles and other fish.

Very good dive trip with friendly and dedicated boss: Shahid, staff and DMs, who did their best to give us the maximum diving experience. Seeing the whale shark, the dancing Mantas, the sting rays and the guitar shark was amazing. The staff even dived down to try to find a diving computer which avcidentally fell in the water after 3 dives. The food was also very good and we appreciated the evening banquet on the island.

Recommended for: Much space on the boat, friendly staff, good food

9.6 Exceptional
sebastian S
United Kingdom

Sensational

Shahid (fish man of the Maldives) and his crew provided a magnificent diving experience. I have been diving for 35 years and have not ever experienced some of the dives we had on this trip. Whale sharks, night dives with manta rays and a whole school of nurse sharks were just a few of the highlights. Food and crew were magnificent also Shahid has the magic touch and you will not be disappointed on whatever itinerary he takes you on

Recommended for: Crew, food, dive experiences

8.4 Very good
Andrea R
Brazil

Overall good experience

The boat is really nice and comfortable and the dives were really amazing , the boat líder can be difficult sometimes .

Recommended for: So many sharks , lots of mantas and exciting marine life

9.6 Exceptional
Fabian H
Austria

Most friendly stuff i‘ve ever seen

Mantas, and the night dive with the nurse sharks

Recommended for: Stuff, Dives, Food

9.6 Exceptional
Cheryl T
New Zealand

Amazing boat & friendly crew

The fun group on board Friendly and helpful crew and dive guides The space & relaxing areas on the boat The comfortable, spacious rooms

Recommended for: Comfort & space on the boat, friendly crew, great food

10 Exceptional
Cornelis E
Netherlands

Incredible experience

Diving with tiger sharks, mantas and whale sharks. Amazing fish life on every reef. Incredible wall dives with tons of sharks. Boat owner and crew were amazing and super helpful and friendly, even in a period where the covid-19 was affecting their business. Food on the boat was very delicious as well!

Recommended for: Diving, crew and food

9.6 Exceptional
CHENG WAI O
Malaysia

Nice boat, nice crews

tiger sharks

Recommended for: cabin, staffs, meal

9.6 Exceptional
Anne M
France

Relaxed and very safe liveaboard

Despite the covid crisis beginning to hit many countries, the trip went as planned very smoothly. The cruise director helped every one at the end of the cruise with their travel plans as the Maldives got locked down by the end of our week, I was very grateful for all the assistance he provided. The boat is Maldivian owned and very well managed. Great crew and very experienced dive guides showing us the best of the Maldives. I definitely recommand this boat and I hope to be back someday.

Recommended for: Dive guides and crew, cabins, itinerary

8.4 Very good
Henrik Bjoerneboe H
Denmark

New Year trip

On the trip had several experiences including Whaleshark, Manta, hammerhead, tiger shark, turtle, rays and much more. It is recommended to be experienced AOW with my 50+ dives, and depths up to 40 m. New Year on boats was good and a lot was done by the crew, with food, decorating and entertainment.

Recommended for: The boat has a good size with large spaces The crew is very helpful without you having to ask for it. They do a lot to get the best diving out of the trip

8.8 Fabulous
CEDRIC J
France

Great diving experience, with great group and amazing place :)

BBQ dinner in the beach, mantas night dive, sharks, snorkling with the nurse sharks, our DM,...

Recommended for: Diving, the New Year dinner, sharing moments with everybody

10 Exceptional
Giovanna C
Brazil

Amazing experience

Nurse shark diving; Whale shark encounter; Diving with manta ray.

Recommended for: Amazing dives, delicious food, good room

9.2 Superb
Cristina L
Brazil

unforgettable

The night dive with the mantas

Recommended for: The dives, the food and the staff

9.6 Exceptional
Kim M
South Korea

Amazing experience

Amazing experience!!! Very kind staff. We have see many kind fish. 한국분을 위한 리뷰 남겨요. 스태프들이 엄청 친절하고 배 자체의 시스템이 다이빙을 위한 최적이에요. 다만 인터넷 잘 안되서 공항에서 심카드 사 가지고 오시고, 입국 위한 pcr테스트도 스태프들이 미리 다 맞춰주니 걱정 안하셔도 될듯합니다. 다이빙을 위해서는 가성비가 좋은 배라고 생각합니다. 강추합니다

Recommended for: Very kind staff.

9.6 Exceptional
Sabine E
Germany

Wonderful dive and boat experience considering "special needs" as well! <3

The beach BBQ on the Island Trying to give us a whaleshark experience (sucessfull) in many ways Shark and stingray dive - it was a "soup"of them, too many to count

Recommended for: Size and comfort of the boat...variety of dive sites and dive experience...Crew friendliness and service

8.8 Fabulous
Lisa Z
Germany

Cruising Male

Crew was amazing and really made the experience great. Was a bit surprised to spend 3 nights anchored in front of Male Airport though...

Recommended for: the diving of course- Mantas, Rays, Sharks....

10 Exceptional
Elin L
Sweden

Best option for Maldives liveaboard!

Seeing a lot of fantastic life underwater. The guides where amazing and went out of their way to help with everything. I had a fantastic time!

Recommended for: The staff, the diving, the food

9.6 Exceptional
Daniel L
Switzerland

Great live aboard experience on Soleil2

Divings, barbecue, last evening…. And so much more

Recommended for: Convivial ambiance between divers, professional, convivial and caring team, space on the boat for relaxing

8.0 Very good
Pieter O
Netherlands

Great diving om a very comfertabel boat

Diving with gitarshark

Recommended for: helpfull crew, great staff and gret diving

8.0 Very good
Janos S
Hungary

Wonderful dive experience with a secret dive site.

This was not our first dive experience in the Maldives.We like the professionalism of the dive guides, the spacious rooms on the boot. This was the biggest room I have eved had on liveaboard. We visited the popular dive sites around Male and Ari atolls with a secret dive site which made our trip unique. My partner celebrated her 100th dives during the trip and the staff surprised us with a nice cake for celebration. It was an attentive gusture from them. Thank you Soleil for the one week dive experience.

Recommended for: Professionalism, spacious rooms, quality of food

10 Exceptional
Bella V
Netherlands

Amazing experience

Manta rays, whaleshark, fish tank and night dives

Recommended for: Staff, diving and boat comfort

9.6 Exceptional
Vaarnan D
India

Dive, eat, sleep, repeat!!

+ awesome crew, very friendly and welcoming + spacious rooms and boat + great guides, felt really safe on wicked channel dives + can't recommend enough

Recommended for: Manta rays, so much diving, great channel dives!

10 Exceptional
Brandon R
Singapore

Fantastic dives! Worth the money, lovely team!

Manta night dive Whale sharks shark dives

Recommended for: Diving, crew, food

10 Exceptional
Daniela S
Austria

Top Trip

The whole trip itself is the highlight.

Recommended for: Underwater life, Crew, Equipment

9.2 Superb
Bram T
Belgium

Our second time in Soleil 2 and as good as the first time

Relaxed admosphere on board and under water!

Recommended for: Friendliness, food, space

7.2 Good
James S
Canada

First time on a liveaboard, exceeded our expectations

Cruising the Maldives, the marine life

Recommended for: The pace was relaxed, lots of living space, food was healthy and plentiful

9.6 Exceptional
Serban R
Romania

Great dives, nice profi crew, confi boat, delicious food

Whale sharks, mantas, intimate contact with the nurse sharks, and flying underwater - especially at night!

Recommended for: 1. The dives; 2. The crew/staff; 3. The spacious & comfortable boat, and the delicious food

10 Exceptional
nestor K
Serbia

Big boat, great dive trip and nice crew

mantas ,sharks, night manta dive

Recommended for: dive sites, friendly crew and spacious boat

7.6 Good
joanna C
Singapore

Incredible Crew. Spacious Boat

- very well organised dive trips - we had a great guide - food is usually adequate but they pulled out all stops for BBQ night

Recommended for: The diving, the crew and the abundance of lounging space on the boat

10 Exceptional
Irene A
Italy

Best trip of my life, I have travelled the world to dive but I would never imagine to experience something similar to what this liveaboard offered me. The boat was spectacular, way better than the pho

Every single day was better than the one before, I don’t know how they have managed to keep on surprising us everyday with something new different and exciting. The diving was spectacular but the bbq on the beach, last dinner on the rooftop, the sandbank trip, I could go on forever. Best trip of my life, I will repeat it very soon! Highly recommended not only to divers.

Recommended for: The Liveabord itself, the crew and the easy customer service to book made me feel very calm despite all covid difficulties.

10 Exceptional
Kyan P
India

Excellent

Recommended for: Excellent

10 Exceptional
Rania E
France

Amazing experience, beyond my expectations

I loved everything about our boat safari : we met incredible people (crew and guests), we had the chance to dive in amanzingly rich dive spots, the food was really good. It is an experience you cannot regret.

Recommended for: The boat is gorgeous, with very confortable rooms and a lot of places to chill, the crew is incredibly helpful and nice, and the diving spots are AMAZING

9.6 Exceptional
Beatriz M
Spain

Maldives best experience concentrated in a week!

It has been such an incredible week! All groups were split according to experience and all instructors were amazing, which made everybody enjoy all divings. Very confortable boat and plenty of quakity food. Also the crew was caring about everybody having their best time. Definitely worth the money!!

Recommended for: Dives, instructors, boat quality

9.6 Exceptional
Cheng L
Singapore

Great trip

Tiger sharks Bbq on the beach Sharks and rays

Recommended for: Clean environment, friendly staff, great diving experience

9.6 Exceptional
Peter B
United Kingdom

Great crew, spacious cabins, Maldivian hospitality and diving reliable as ever

Trip got off to a good start with the very punctual airport pick-up in the exact location specified - previous experience with other boats has been of a more mañana approach. Next to impress was the very spacious cabin, soon followed by the excellent catering delivered by ever-smiling staff on board. This was maintained the entire week, and there was always a good variety of dishes on offer. To the diving, the dhoni too was large and stable with an excellent and attentive crew. The 7-day classic itinerary ex-Male is unavoidably plagued by a large number of boats following similar routings but crowded dive sites were avoided with relative success. Dive guides were capable and enthusiastic, although criteria for assigning clients to dive groups was opaque and rotation between groups would have been welcome. A little surprising to spend 3 nights moored just outside Hulhumale harbor, though first and last nights are not uncommon. The "extra" night was to facilitate morning dive(s) in the murky waters next to the Hulhumale harbor wall where baiting attracted tiger sharks. On the one hand that was a unique experience, on the other entirely artificial and ethically questionable. Good or bad? decide for yourself. Overall, would I rebook with Soleil-2? ... YES, and next week if I could.

Recommended for: Best three things were a comfortable platform for some rest & relaxation: great catering; and diving with tiger sharks up close.

9.6 Exceptional
Ozgur P
Turkey

Fantastic Diving Experience

I had an amazing week on Soleil 2 in December 2022, exploring dive sites in Central Maldives. The crew were very friendly and professional. They picked good dive sites and did a good job with guiding. They grouped divers based on experience level, which is something I really appreciated. We saw lots of sharks (almost every dive!), manta rays, eagle rays, turtles, and all sorts of fish and reef life. The boat is good condition. I had cabin #8 for myself and it was massive; probably the biggest cabin I’ve ever had on a liveaboard. There is a mini market onboard where you can find all sorts of things, even SD cards! And all for a reasonable price. The crew organized a barbecue night on a tiny tropical island, which happened to coincide with my birthday. They were kind enough to prepare a cake for me and arrange a mini celebration. It was very nice of them. All in all, I had a fantastic week on Soleil 2, and I’m hoping to dive with them again in the future.

Recommended for: crew, divi sites, rooms

9.2 Superb
Elaine K
United Kingdom

The best liveaboard experience, with awesome diving and so well organised!

Soooo many to explain, the dive at the Manta feeding station, seeing all these majestic animals up close, the tiger shark swooping in and taking the tuna head put down to attract them, the night dive, seeing close up the nurse sharks feeding, the turtles around the reefs and finally the final dive at the Fish Factory which I snorkelled and was blown away by the number of rays and morays all in one shallow spot!! The island BBQ was also an experience which was made special by the crew and Birthdays were recognised. I will be returning!

Recommended for: Variety of dives with excellent local knowledge, the organisation of the trip, the food!!

10 Exceptional
Pieternel V
Netherlands

Incredible

It’s hard to describe highlights of this trip because it was all really good. The crew was professional and friendly. The boat was great, it had so many places to hang out that you could choose to be social or just spend time alone. The best part was of course the diving. The dive sites were amazing. Without questioning some of the best dives I’ve ever done. The dive masters were great. And last but not least, the food! There were so many options to choose from, every meal was so good.

Recommended for: The dive sites were amazing, the boat was luxurious with enough places to hang out, the crew was great!

Soleil 2, Maldives

Highlights

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2023

2024

2025

Boat features

Food & Drinks

Diving

Gear Rental

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Accommodation

Lower Deck Twin Cabin

Lower Deck Large Double Cabin

Main Deck Master Cabin

Upper Deck Balcony Cabin

Boat Specifications

Boat Navigation and Safety

Soleil 2 Reviews

Great Value

Great boat, fantastic crew, attentive and caring, plenty of good food

Best decision ever!!!

Superior Diving Trip

A fabulous trip that delivered even more than I expected.

Nice live aboard

EXCELLENT!!

excellent diving, crew and boat, could cater better for vegetarians

un unforgetable holiday

Very good

outstanding boat and cruise experience; a more exploring dive approach would have been perfect

Great diving Good company Great crew what more could you want

An amazing trip！

Spacious Ship - Relaxing Trip - International Crowd

First liveaboard!!! Incredible

Very nice trip with comfortable rooms, big boat and lots of space.

Delightful!

Magnificent

Awesome!

I would go again!

Excellent for my first liveaboard experience with Solei II

Great trip

Big liveabboard mainly French guests

Fabulous week of diving

Fantastic Diving, Boat & Crew

Simply splendid !

Fantastic trip

Excellent diving with friendly guides and crew

Awesome one week!

Best diving and overall experience

An unforgetable, awesome trip !!!

The best liva

Awesome experience a complete package

A great weeks diving

Fantastic boat, crew and service. Loved it! Will be back next year

Excellent

The Soleil 2 experience was really good

Best Liveaboard ever!!!

Best local dive guides in the Maldives

A Christmas to remember!

Spacious cabins, Crazy night dives, Excellent value for money

Very good week, with room for some improvements

A wonderful family diving trip to warm and friendly Maldives where we saw a whale shark, many reef sharks, Manta rays, stingrays, turtles and other fish.

Sensational

Overall good experience

Most friendly stuff i‘ve ever seen

Amazing boat & friendly crew

Incredible experience

Nice boat, nice crews

Relaxed and very safe liveaboard

New Year trip

Great diving experience, with great group and amazing place :)

Amazing experience

unforgettable

Amazing experience

Wonderful dive and boat experience considering "special needs" as well! <3

Cruising Male

Best option for Maldives liveaboard!

Great live aboard experience on Soleil2

Great diving om a very comfertabel boat

Wonderful dive experience with a secret dive site.