Carpe Vita, Maldives
9.1 Superb - Nitrox available
- Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
“A perfect week on a perfect dive boat. ”
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: Environment Tax (12 USD per day), Fuel Surcharge (190-350 USD per trip), Gratuities.
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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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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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Xiao Y
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China
Best diving experience ever!!!
I really really enjoyed this trip and will definitely pick this boat next time when I come to Maldives for diving safari. The crew is super nice and attentive. They really did everything to provide us the best experience, including food, choices of diving sites, briefing, assessing the conditions and navigation. Super thanks to our guide Naathi, who is very good at looking for interesting things and knowledgeable about the marine life!!!We saw large groups of nurse sharks, sting rays and a couple of times of manta! The last two nights we even snorkeled with three whale sharks! Very unique experience! This trip basically fulfilled all my wishes！
- Recommended for
- the crew. Diving spots. Diving guide.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Mingyu W
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United States
Comfortable boat and beautiful dives
Lots of nurse sharks, white tip sharks, grey reef sharks, Mantas, sting rays, turtles. Very beautiful reefs and the guides we had are really very very helpful. They really stretched so much to make sure we had great diving experience. Greatly appreciate their help. The boat is really nice and comfortable. Food is about average, no complaints though. Overall the company Carpe Diem has done a great job to make sure everybody gets a great experience on their boats. I am really happy I had the opportunity to experience Maldives with them.
- Recommended for
- Very friendly crew, beautiful dive sites, very relaxed trip
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Achim L
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Germany
Great liveaboard with everything your heart desires
Everything about big fish, big shoals, great thilas, lots of mantis shrimp!!
- Recommended for
- DIVE, EAT, SLEEP, Repeat!!!
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- 10 Exceptional
- Daniel S
- Germany
Memorable cruise
- well organised diving experience - dive guide Chattu - crew was very supportive, barkeeper and yummy cooking
- Recommended for
- whale shark, mantas, very nice food
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- 9.2 Superb
- Daniel M
- United States
Friendly vibe, helpful staff, great diving.
The best thing was just living on the Carpe Vita. Beyond that, the captain did a great job of spotting a whale shark and getting us into the water so we could swim with it. Also, our two visits to a Manta cleaning station let us get close to 12 Mantas the first time and 9 the second time. Then the dive guide led us out away from the cleaning station but up at the same level as the Mantas, who ended up swimming alongside us. We also saw tons of sharks and rays. The best diving trip I've ever taken.
- Recommended for
- The friendly community among the divers, great diving, very nice staff.
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- 9.2 Superb
- jon B
- United States
Carpe Diem was the best part of the Maldives.
The boat trip was by far the best part of the Maldives experience. The crew was nice, everything worked well, the dive crew was concerned that we see exciting things each dive.
- Recommended for
- Dive crew put us on good spots. Chef did a nice job with meals. Good housekeeping.
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- 10 Exceptional
- John C
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Australia
The best Liveaboard
If you are looking for a Liveaboard you should pick Carpe Vita. it is the best Liveaboard I have ever been on. The boat is comfortable, the food was very good and the diving tender you dive off is the best setup I have used. But the thing that makes the Carpe Vita stand out above the rest is the staff. From the time we first sent them an email to the drop off at the airport every thing was perfect, I could not find one thing that they could of done better. The staff on the boat from the captain to the boat boys made our trip into a very relaxing time not a dive boot camp you can get when you do 4 dives a day. They had a perfect mix of professionalism and a relaxed nature and managed to keep to the dive schedule with out any fuss. They are a credit to their company. Probably the best recommendation I could give them is that we will come back no need to try another boat or company. Thanks guys for a wonderful trip
- Recommended for
- The staff on the boat. The Diving The staff on the boat
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Jennifer U
- United States
We are glad we finally made it to the Maldives.
We were a group of nine and had a great time. They were flexible, we weren't keen on seeing a shark feeding so they took us diving. We saw plenty of sharks which was great. The dinner on the beach was fun. Weather could have ruined it but it all worked out fine.
- Recommended for
- We liked our guide a lot but others in our group were not pleased with their guide.. It had a good flow of activities.. Everyone was very polite..
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Ihor R
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Ukraine
An unforgettable safari in August
The safari turned out to be very eventful and interesting. We saw a lot of sharks and mantas.
- Recommended for
- spacious and comfortable cabin. delicious food. friendly crew.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Ingemar H
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Sweden
Amazing trip despite bad weather.
Manta cleaningstation and closeup with a manta. Seeing guitarshark. Other than that, an abundance of fishlife, sharks, rays and great crew
- Recommended for
- Dives, fishlife and relaxation
