Princess Dhonkamana, Maldives
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9.4 Superb
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- Internet
- Nitrox available
- from $ 168 / day
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“Fantastic dive with nurse sharks. ”
Highlights
Join the MY Princess Dhonkamana yacht for a luxury dive or snorkel trip in the Maldives. Offering week-long itineraries, she caters to 20 guests in 9 comfortable cabins. Guests have the choice of double, twin or triple cabins, each with canopy beds, private bathroom facilities and individually controlled AC units. Spread around the yacht is ample room for rest, relaxation and socialising. There is a large indoor salon and bar where snacks are served in the evening to accompany the aperitif, and the large covered al fresco dining area is where a variety of delicious cuisine and chef-prepared dishes are served. There are also 3 sun decks and terraces with loungers and sofas spread around the boat for further relaxation.
Maldives dive itineraries with the M/Y Princess Dhonkamana explore the Central, Southern and Northern Atolls. The itineraries are flexible and are designed day by day depending on the season and what guests want to see, to be able to offer the best possible diving. Expect to see large pelagic life, lots of sharks, turtles and stunning reefs. The MY Princess Dhonkamana is accompanied by a separate diving dhoni, giving more space on board and making the dive experience much smoother.
To reserve your space aboard the MY Princess Dhonkamana yacht, call us or book online today.
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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Port Fees, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Fishing, Land Excursions, Naturalist Guide, Snorkeling Guide, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Gratuities (90-128 EUR per trip).
Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (20-30 EUR per week), Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Wine with Dinner, Extra Dives (35 EUR), Nitrox (70 EUR per week), Nitrox Course (200 EUR), Private Dive Guide (500 USD per trip), Rental Gear (175 EUR per week), Scuba Diving Courses (370-850 EUR), Snorkel Gear (25 EUR per week), WiFi internet (20 EUR per week).
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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Princess Dhonkamana Reviews
- 9.4 Superb
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Vessel
9.1
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Crew
9.3
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Food
9.6
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Diving
9.6
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Value
9.3
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Matthew W
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United States
A beautiful, friendly, feel-good experience with amazing dives
Dhonkamana has visiting the islands down a rhythm. The core is based around about three dives a day, and three square Italian style meals a day. Each day we jump to a new location such as an atoll and get in between 2-4 dives from her support dhoni, Savari. Dives are amazing, including pinnacles, coral reefs, cleaning stations, and much more. Maldives still have an abundance of color fish, sharks, mantas, and much more. Feasting from the on board chefs happen on the back deck, and we never wanted for ample good quality pasta, fish, meats, fruits and more. In between that we fit in some visits to tiny islands, beaches,sandbars, a local town, and a nighttime barbecue. The dive guides are capable and friendly and we even got some additional PADI training and certifications. The top dives were probably the night dive with a dozen car-sized mantas doing underwater flips to eat, and a pinnacle with thousands of yellow snappers. All this for a very competitive price too. No guarantees, but this trip the guests had a very friendly vibe and team spirit too. All told a Dhonkamana trip is an easy recommend.
- Recommended for
- The incredible dive sites and dive experiences. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere on board. The beauty of the islands and navigating between them (often on the sun deck).
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Ryan V
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United States
Perfect liveaboard trip.
The diving was fantastic with guides going above and beyond to choose beautiful and fun routes on the sites. The family style Italian meals were fun and the crew were very helpful for the fishermen on board as well.
- Recommended for
- Wonderful diving, great Italian food and fishing.
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- 7.2 Good
- Shahin F
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United States
Good trip except for the end
Great food, Seeing sharks, and massive coral reefs. The other divers were also pleasant people. I do need to mention some downsides though. Our dive guide was not so great. He didn’t have the ability to make our dive group fee like a team and he spent a lot of time critiquing and critiquing dive techniques especially in the morning at breakfast in front of everyone else. don’t expect to enjoy your morning coffee with him. These dive trips aren’t cheap and your dive guide is the person you’ll spend the most time with in the water, so it’s worth really considering how a poor dive guide will influence your overall experience.
- Recommended for
- Food, fish, coral
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- 10 Exceptional
- Kelsey W
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United States
Experience of a Lifetime
I’ve been fortunate to experience both the Princess Dhonkamana and Princess Haleema. Both weeks were such a breathtaking experience. The staff and boat crew are simply amazing and do everything possible to ensure all guests are happy and comfortable. The food is wonderful, and the chef takes such pride in making sure every guest has something to enjoy. The diving/snorkeling guides are also incredible and take the time to bring the guests to the most beautiful sites to see an array of fish, mantas, turtles, and sharks. I can’t recommend these boats highly enough, and I will keep going back!
- Recommended for
- Diving/snorkel guides, amazing food, swimming with Manta rays
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- 7.6 Good
- Matilde S
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United States
Snorkeling in the Maldives is a wonderful experience!
Snorkeling was the best! Although no one informed or tried to create awareness about the health of the reefs we visited. There should be more information about this as all but one reef we visited was healthy. After 16 snorkeling locations no one informed us at all. After asking we received different information as to why the reefs were dead from crew and cruise leaders.
- Recommended for
- 1. Visiting and swimming on sandy islands. 2. Snorkeling. 3. Views from the roof top of the boat. Sunsets were beautiful!
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- 8.4 Very good
- Daniel B
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United States
Great trip
Tiger shark dive. Whale sharks coming to the boat at night and the mantas
- Recommended for
- Big cabin, great staff and amazing diving
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- 10 Exceptional
- Gillian P
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United States
Absolutely Fantastic!
Manta rays and sharks, sharks, sharks and a whale shark too. So many fish and sea life. Many different types of dives and dive conditions. Great Dive Masters and boat crew, fantastic food, daily stops to deserted islands. I had such a good time, can't wait to book again.
- Recommended for
- The diving, the crew and shipmates, the food.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Bruce K
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United States
Great Trip
This was a fabulous trip with a great crew and great diving. Highly recommend.
- Recommended for
- Whale Sharks, Manta Rays, Amazing Night Dive
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Anthony M
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United States
Great boat and wonderful food.
Mantas, sharks, frog fish and the mantis shrimp.
- Recommended for
- Food, diving and the overall crew
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- 9.2 Superb
- Howard B
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New Zealand
Fabulous varied diving on a great boat.
I did the Classic Maldives trip in September and had a wonderful time. I was lucky that the boat was not full, so space aboard and on the dive dhoni was great. Martina did a fabulous job as Cruise Director and staff were all friendly and helpful. Saw all the hoped for larger creatures.
- Recommended for
- Martina's superb job as cruise director. Great variety of dive sites. Upgrade to my own ocean view cabin.
