Carpe Vita, Maldives
9.1 Superb - Nitrox available
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
“The highlight was certainly the dive at the Manta cleaning station (Dhonfanu Thila) with six manta rays.”
Highlights
The MV Carpe Vita, a sister ship to the Carpe Diem and Carpe Novo liveaboards, is a luxury yacht offering year-round diving in the Maldives. There are 10 comfortable cabins spread over 3 decks, each with private bathroom facilities, individually controlled AC, storage space, safety deposit boxes, and a desk and chair. On the lower deck are 6 standard cabins, which have one queen-size bed and a super single bed, the main deck has two superior cabins, which have king-size beds, which can be separated into two super single beds and ocean views. The upper deck has 2 VIP spacious suites with a California King bed and ocean views.
Social areas aboard the Carpe Vita liveaboard include the air-conditioned salon and lounge, equipped with a flat-screen TV and entertainment system. Meals are prepared by a fine-dining chef and served semi-buffet style at the back of the boat's open-air dining and bar area. There are 3 partially shaded sun decks with comfortable loungers where guests can soak up the sun and enjoy the sea breeze.
Carpe Vita dive itineraries explore some of the best dive sites in the Maldives. Cruises are seven to ten nights long, and divers can see everything from pelagics like mantas, sharks, and whale sharks to tiny shrimps, nudibranchs, and ghost pipefish. Diving takes place from the accompanying dive dhoni (boat), and free Nitrox is available for those certified.
Book online today to reserve your space aboard the Carpe Diem liveaboard.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Nitrox, Snorkel Gear, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Dive Insurance (40-50 USD), Environment Tax (12 USD per day), Fuel Surcharge (200-280 USD per trip), National Park Fees (25 USD per trip).
Optional Extras: Hotel Transfer, Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (200 USD), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (130-700 USD), Stand Up Paddleboard (25 USD per trip), WiFi internet (40 USD per item).
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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Cabin Types
Carpe Vita Reviews
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- 9.1 Superb
- Vessel 9.1
- Crew 9.2
- Food 9.4
- Diving 8.8
- Value 9.0
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- 10 Exceptional
- axelle B
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France
Magnificent cruise
Every day was perfect!Special mention to the organization of the BBQ2 suggestions:- More fruit and less pastries at dinner- Is it possible to organize snorkeling for a few afternoons?
- Recommended for
- Comfort of the boat, kindness and availability of the entire crew, irreproachable organization
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- 10 Exceptional
- Frank K
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Germany
Great experiential dive cruise in Maldivian waters
As a repeater, I have now been to the Maldives for the 8th time with 189 dives completed there out of my total of 1255 dives as a hobby diver.Personally, I liked the Central Tour very much again and I felt very comfortable, not least because of the only 14 and very pleasant diving guest troops.With their professional diving experience, Naathi and Chaaku are the right dive guides for me for relaxed diving in the Maldivian waters with NX32 and with the fantastic manta rays and the "usual other fish".Draft beer after diving and a sumptuous tasty food offer, with good crew care, left nothing to be desired for me.My holiday conclusion is once again everything done😎🇲🇻👍 right
- Recommended for
- Dive guides and dive area top. Comfort and food at a high level. Community top.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Peter N
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United Kingdom
Best liveaboard, varied diving, plenty of space, outdoor eating
Squadron of sting rays, close to cleaning manta, up close to 20 plus nurse sharks, feeding mantas at boat, feeding whale shark at boat. Beach bbq, all staff fantastic. Ease of diving from Dhoni, brilliant dive guide finds octopus, manta shrimps, leaf fish, frog fish and much more
- Recommended for
- Brilliant dive guide, excellent food, spacious cabins
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- 10 Exceptional
- GUILLERMO G
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United States
Beautiful Diving and Sailing in Central Maldives with Carpe Novo
Mantas, sharks and many sharks, exhilarating drift dives. Worth every penny.
- Recommended for
- Excellent scuba services with first class diving dhoni boat. Clean and confortable motor yacht boat. Healthy and tasteful meals.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Tianyi Y
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China
Amazing cruise to Maldives
Amazing! Especially during the shark dives. I want to thank my dive guide Naathi especially, he was so helpful and calm. I was not very experienced using the reef hooks and always took a bit longer to hook them than other divers, but Naathi always tried to help me find a good place to hook and take videos. He was so nice!
- Recommended for
- The crew staff were all very friendly and very helpful. Food was amazing. Vibe was very nice, loved talking to other divers.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Michael W
- United States
Extraordinary
Everything about the CV was terrific: the dive sites were fabulous - sharks, rays, fish species that I've never seen before. The food was great; the ship was comfortable, and the crew members, especially the dive team, went out of their way to assure a perfect experience. There was never a question that safety was paramount, the dive team made sure of that. July may not be the ideal time of year for the Maldives, but it didn't matter - the experience was superb.
- Recommended for
- The crew, the dive sites, the other divers
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- 9.2 Superb
- ANDREA G
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Spain
Great experience
Very good experiencie
- Recommended for
- Food on board, kindness crew and confortable boat
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- 9.2 Superb
- Hosam A
- United Kingdom
Sharks and Manta
I did a 7 day LOB on Carpe Vita. It was the best diving I’ve done in my life! Amazing experience seeing so many sharks up close. The water temperature was great and the boat benefited from a Dhoni (separate dive boat attached yo the big boat) which made getting to dive spots much easier. The cabins were comfortable and well maintained. The food was great and always prepared with care. The only thing that would have improved the experience would have been a little more enthusiasm from the dive guides (who must have been very tired after a long dive season!) would recommend
- Recommended for
- Sharks. Comfortable accommodation. Tasty food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Lionel J
- Germany
Very nice cruise.
Meals!!I'm joking but very good food, varied and quality. Very spacious boat. Beautiful varied dives, rays, dolphins, a whale shark for 1 hour at the bottom of the boat! Nice backgrounds.
- Recommended for
- bateau comfortable, super Guide and crew,nice atmosphere
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- 10 Exceptional
- Niko K
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Finland
Mantas and more Mantas - Excellent Liveaboard
Seeing so many Mantas in almost every Dive. Drift dives were excellent as well. Excellent crew and food!
- Recommended for
- Excellent diving with lots of Mantas. Food. Very relaxed and nice athmosphere.
