Princess Rani, Maldives

Name: Classic Maldives (Male - Male)
Start: 2026-12-05
End: 2026-12-13
Location: Maldives

9.1 Superb

Nitrox available
Naturalist Guide
En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers

from $ 238 / day Check dates

“Fantastic diving with experienced guides in a small group setting.”
Ryan V, United States

Highlights

Luxury yacht offering year-round diving in the Maldives
Gourmet Italian inspired cuisine served on board
Dedicated Tiger Shark itineraries

The M/Y Princess Rani luxury liveaboard yacht offers year-round diving to the spectacular dive sites of the Maldives. She has 10 double or triple cabins equipped with four-poster beds, air conditioning, and en suite bathrooms to cater for up to 22 guests onboard. There is ample space for relaxing in-between diving and snorkelling activities, including 3 sun decks complete with comfortable loungers and beanbags, and a large indoor salon. Meals are served either at the indoor dining area or al-fresco on the main deck, with an ever-changing menu of freshly prepared, Italian-inspired cuisine.

Diving in the Maldives with Princess Rani is available all year round. There are a variety of itineraries available, including Deep South, Classic Maldives, and Tiger Shark dedicated itineraries. Diving in the Maldives offers the chance to dive with manta rays, whale sharks, reef sharks, as well as a myriad of colourful reef fish. The accompanying dhoni means plenty of room for gear storage and kitting up, as well as easy drop-off and pick-up at the dive sites. Nitrox is also available for those certified.

Join the Princess Rani Maldives liveaboard for a fantastic diving holiday. Book online today.

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03 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,904

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10 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,904

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17 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 1,904

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24 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,140

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31 Oct

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,140

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07 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,140

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14 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,140

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21 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,140

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28 Nov

8 Days / 7 Nights

$ 2,140

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05 Dec

9 Days / 8 Nights

$ 2,446

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13 Dec

11 Days / 10 Nights

$ 2,719

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23 Dec

11 Days / 10 Nights

$ 4,338

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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: Fuel Surcharge (120 EUR / week), Mandatory Service Charge (90 EUR / week).

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Boat features

Naturalist Guide
En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Nearly 1:1 Crew-to-Guest Ratio
Seaview Cabins
Naturalist Itineraries
Paid Internet
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Indoor Saloon
Library
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
Fishing
Available for Charter
Local & International Crew
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar
Naturalist Guide

Food & Drinks

Al Fresco Dining
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Wine Available
Full-board Option
Beach BBQ
Fine Wines Selection
Welcome Cocktails
Snacks All Day
Western Food
Set Menu Dinner

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

Nitrox available
Shaded Diving Area
DIN Adaptors
Rinse Hoses
Tenders for diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.

Gear Rental

Equipment is available for rent on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. If the rental gear is not included in the price, you will need to pay for it on board the boat. Show prices

Drawings & Vessel Layouts

Cabin Types

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2008

Length: 35 meters

Beam: 11 meters

Cruising speed: 11 knots

Engines: 1000HP Daewoo

Max guests: 22

Number of cabins: 11

Number of bathrooms: 10

Tenders: 1 Dhoni and 1 dive tender

Water capacity: 3'000 liters

Fuel capacity: 4'000 liters

Boat navigation and safety

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

Princess Rani Reviews

9.1 Superb

Vessel

8.6
Crew

9.1
Food

9.7
Diving

9.1
Value

9.1

10 Exceptional
Patricia T
United Kingdom

Great food, comfortable boat and SHARKS!!!
A great live aboard with the best food ever. The dive guides were excellent, very knowledgeable and diving was great. Lots of sharks and eagle rays spotted on this southern tour from Gan.
Recommended for
Excellent crew. Wonderful food. Spacious cabin.
28 Jan, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Ryan V
United States

Diving the Maldives the Italian Way
Maldives Italian style... we had a wonderful time on the Princess Rani. The route was carefully selected to cover the most beautifully, fun, and challenging chanel and thila dives in the south Maldives. In addition to our groups being small, we never once shared a dive site with another boat due to their excellent scheduling. When not diving we had great times at local beaches or hanging out on the boat. The outdoor Italian dining made me feel I had a reservation at the best table at a fine Italian restaurant with 20 good friends every evening.
Recommended for
Fantastic guides. Amazing Food. Beautiful boat.
24 Feb, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
MARIA F
Spain

Incredible week in the Deep South - we will come back!
A week aboard Princess Rani (Deep South route) was an amazing experience. The dive guides (Ornella, Anthony and Miju) went out of their way to ensure everyone made the most out of the week - including rearranging the route slightly to have an extra dive at the Fuvahmulah plateau. The dive sites they chose offered a variety of sightings, and they always tried to make the most of every dive. The crew were always helpful, and the boat was really comfortable and spacious, with a separate dhoni for diving.
Recommended for
The dive guides & crew. The dive sites. The boat.
17 Mar, 2025

10 Exceptional
António C
Portugal

Excellent
Professionalism in all areas, friendliness, very good
Recommended for
Diving, friendships, scenery
24 Oct, 2019

Translated from Portuguese

8.0 Very good
Taylor L
United States

So many sharks!
So many sharks! Wonderful dive guide - great crew - flexible kitchen team preparing great food to suit all needs. Super Italian, in the very best ways. Great atmosphere. Highly recommend.
Recommended for
Great dive guide, great food and amazing dive sites
18 Dec, 2018

9.6 Exceptional
Marcus M
United Kingdom

Simply incredible
The crew were fantastic, very friendly and accommodating to the group. Dives groups were 4-7 and our guides were great. The boat itself is lovely, cabins clean and surprisingly spacious with ensuites. The food was great, it's an Italian boat so lots of Italian food but some local and international fare as well. The best part though was the diving. On an 11 day/10 night itinerary from Male to Addu we saw: - Tiger Sharks - Scalloped Hammerheads - Whale Sharks - Manta Rays - Eagle Rays - Schooling grey reef and nurse sharks (hundreds) - 50+ turtles - Schooling Barracuda - Schooling tuna & jacks - Beautiful coral reefs (especially in the deep south) We also regularly stopped on remote islands and relaxed in the sun. You won't regret booking with them!
Recommended for
Tiger Sharks, Hammerheads and Whale Sharks
29 Jan, 2022

8.4 Very good
Janusz S
Finland

Great trip!
Had a great trip down to Fuvahmulah and Addu. Dived with tiger sharks, mantas and even a whaleshark. Dive guides very experienced, friendly and helpful staff and great food. Can recommend this company.
Recommended for
Big fishes
02 May, 2021

9.2 Superb
David D
United Kingdom

Great experience all round.
Diving with tiger sharks was a real experience. Overall the diving was very good and we saw lots of special things. It is a very comfortable boat.
Recommended for
The crew friendliness, the food and the diving.
29 Nov, 2022

9.6 Exceptional
Tanja Guadalupe K
Switzerland

Most amazing diving trip ever!
Great organisation with pick-up from the airport and drop off at the end of the trip, dive guides with a lot of experience and great knowledge, exclusive diving spots with everything from pellagics to macro, great food
Recommended for
Exclusive dive spots, extremely friendly staff, amazing food
30 Dec, 2020

8.8 Fabulous
Jaymini P
United Kingdom

Great value for money - not luxurious but very comfortable
Seeing the Tigers and Mantas and relaxing in the saloon in the evenings
Recommended for
Tiger Sharks, spacious boat and friendly staff
13 Dec, 2021

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9.1 Superb
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9.2 Superb
Claudia S
Austria

Sharks, food and more sharks
The boat is realy spacious and comfortable. Lots of space to find a quiet corner to read or chill. The food is amazing and be prepared to come home with more kilos. The dive sites were well choosen, I just wished the dives guides would look out more for the guests and try to improve their diving skills. Say a lot of touching corals and animals. Diving with gloves should not be allowed to not encourage that behavior. Otherwise the dive guides did a great job and the groups were small with 4-6 divers.
Recommended for
Spacious and comfortable boat. Hot showers and amazing food. Sharks, sharks, shakrs.
01 Sep, 2025

Great boat, I'll be back again
Fantastic diving with experienced guides in a small group setting.
Recommended for
Great guides. Good Italian food. Fun atmosphere.
07 Mar, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Andrei F
Romania

Excellent experience and value for money
Very well organised and very nice crew. The food was an awesome surprise, the best food we've had in the maldives. The dive sites were very well picked and guided. Great to see tiger sharks, grey reef, hammerhead and also some cool small stuff.
Recommended for
food, guide, dives
03 Jan, 2018

10 Exceptional
Agnieszka Ż
Poland

the best way to vacation on Maldives
a very cordial atmosphere, the crew constantly took care of our safety and comfort, and the cook spoiled our palates
Recommended for
dive guides and crew service. food. company.
18 Nov, 2024

8.4 Very good
Mark P
United Kingdom

very friendly crew, excellent dive guides
Seeing Tiger sharks Enjoying lots of delicious pasta Meeting new people
Recommended for
Great shark experiences, good food, friendly and helpful staff
13 Dec, 2021

10 Exceptional
Jennifer T
Australia

Sharks Sharks and more Sharks!!!!
Everything about this trip was fabulous from the beginning to the end. If you love Sharks this is the dive trip for you. The staff are all really lovely, the food is fantastic and the diving was Fantastic. Totally loved this liveaboard
Recommended for
The staff were all super friendly and the diving lived up to everything and more. Had a fabulous trip
21 Nov, 2022

8.8 Fabulous
Jochen K
Germany

Top team and fabulous dives and super nice people met
Diving at 48.8 m in the Fuvamulah Plateau with tiger and hammerhead sharks.Diving with tiger sharks up close only 1-2 m distance - Tiger ShowLarge manta ray at Villimgu Kandu Reef
Recommended for
Dives, the entire team of the Princess Rani, Essen
18 Dec, 2018

Translated from German

9.6 Exceptional
xiaobo H
China

Good trip
Manta
Recommended for
Fish fish fish
03 Sep, 2019

8.0 Very good
Jamie Q
Singapore

A beautiful way to experience maldives
Drift dives, tiger sharks, hummer head, nurse sharks, oceanic and reef mantas, breathtaking underwater landscape
Recommended for
The food was consistently good, friendly crew and dive guide, choice of dive sites was good
04 Apr, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Gregory H
United States

Great crew and a very comfortable place to enjoy fantastic diving and great food.
Great fellow companions and super helpful crew along with seeing amazing sea life.
Recommended for
Dive sites, food quality, smoothly run
26 Nov, 2023

9.2 Superb
José Antonio H
Spain

Wonderful. I want to go back.
Snorkeling with mantas and sharks. A pregnant shark. Enjoy the great amount of underwater life
Recommended for
Morbidity to find different dive sites. Organization. Customer service.
02 Apr, 2019

Translated from Spanish

10 Exceptional
Paloma H
Switzerland

Amazing trip!!!
Staff was very attentive to the needs of the guests ( comfort on the boat, special food request). The food was really exceptional. They constantly try to please the guests with great professionalism. Dives as well as stopovers on idyllic beaches. I will say to conclude that this trip was close to perfection in every way and that I highly recommend it.
Recommended for
Crew! Food ! Boat!
18 Mar, 2022

9.2 Superb
Petr K
Czech Republic

The trip met high expectations in all aspects.
tigers & tiramisu :-)
Recommended for
sharks, food, pristine sites
07 Aug, 2022

10 Exceptional
Nicholas S
Australia

Fantastic
Excellent organization. Brilliant diving. Great crew. Superb dive master ( Shaffi). Will definitely book again with this company.
Recommended for
Crew, diving and food
02 Dec, 2019

9.2 Superb
Henning T
Germany

Awesome Trip
Tiger SharksHammerheadsMantas
Recommended for
Superb crew and dive-masters. The boad and diving crew went far beyond what I expected to make the trip absolutely unforgettable. THANK YOU!!
21 Dec, 2022

10 Exceptional
Kyoungtae S
South Korea

Awesome
all of that Awesome
Recommended for
food,service,crew
30 Nov, 2019

10 Exceptional
Becky Y
Canada

Land of the tiger sharks!
Fuvamulah Island is in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Addu Atoll which is the most southern point of Maldvives. Due to the availability of food that they like, the area surrounding the island is definitely a tiger shark haven! Tiger shark is a solitary hunter,very stealth and it’s got tiger strips on it that make it very distinct and intimidating! It’s huge as it could get up to, like, 6m! It could be a man-eater as, next to the dreaded Great White, it inflicts more attacks on human than any other shark specie! ‘Princess Rani’ liveaboard, based at Addu Atoll for part of the year, specializes in tiger shark viewing and it delivers! Keep in mind that tiger sharks are very elusive and live in the deep, yet I managed to see them in 4 of the 5 dives that I did in the area specifying as tiger shark dives! For shark lover and thrill seeker like me here, the dive trip is exhilarating, to see the least! ‘Princess Rani’ is a spacious beautiful boat and has all the modern amenities, yet it’s built like a medieval Italian castle, with exposed wood everywhere, that I love! Now, like traditional South Mediterranean style, we all sat together like a big happy family and ate all the meals on this big table on the canopied terrace of the boat in the fresh air! Definitely a new experience! And the genuine Italian cuisine, is out of this world! I felt like I was at some fancy Italian restaurant for every single meal---I actually took photos on my smartphone at every mealtime and send them home to share the amazing footage with my family (Now my husband wishes he could snorkel or dive and join the ‘Princess Rani’…just for the food!). The cooking staff was also very considerate as I could not have cheese and they made sure that I was given portion without cheese whenever an Italian cheesy dish was coming up. Besides wonderful and exciting diving, liveaboard on ‘Princess Rani’ is a culinary delight— it’s definitely a trip for Foodie cum Diver/ Snorkeler! Bravo!!! At the time that I went, in late Novemeber, ‘Princess Rani’ was the only liveaboard in Addu City and the Fuvamulah Island! We had the whole of the Deep South of Maldives all to ourselves. There were no other divers…which made the tiger shark dives especially---very eerie!...I love it! On many famous dive sites in the world, there are always other divers as diving is a popular and alluring sport. Yet on this dive trip, I felt like that I had the whole ocean to our group of divers and the tiger sharks were there to greet us, not the other way around! I heard that even during other times of the year, there weren’t many dive boats there either, so this is for sure Virgin Tiger Shark Country there! Go now!
Recommended for
Tiger sharks, Italian food, had the remote dive area all to ourselves!
03 Jan, 2018

9.2 Superb
philipp S
Switzerland

It was a super organized safari tour
Watching the manta rays eat at close range.The night dive with the many sharks was very impressive.The Maldives is definitely worth a diving trip. I can only warmly recommend the provider
Recommended for
The food was very good, if a bit fish-heavy. The dive sites were well chosen, the biodiversity huge.
02 May, 2021

10 Exceptional
James P
United States

Amazing
This was a great dive trip and both my wife and I enjoyed diving with princess rani. The food was great, the dive masters were knowledgeable and helpful, and the facilities were better than expected. It was nice having multiple spots outside of our room to relax between dives and our room was also really comfortable too.
Recommended for
Everything
29 Jan, 2022

8.0 Very good
Mitchell P
Australia

Blue Water Hammers and Tigers!
The best dives for me were in the blue on the southern fringes of Fuvahmulah. Lots of schooling hammerheads, occasional tiger encounters. Tiger zoo is fantastic, but not as exhilarating as the blue. Like an underwater performance following a script/protocol. Obviously to keep 20+ divers safe from feasting sharks. An essential part of the trip, like seeing the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Beds were rock solid. Counter snacks (available anytime) were non existent. Would have been nice to have a cookie or biscuit with a cup of tea whenever one pleased. Food timing is whacky. Dinner at 8:30pm? 3 courses until 9:30pm, then bed immediately after all that. Wake up usually 6:30 or 7am. Definitely need to move dinner to 7pm. 8:30pm is ridiculously late.
Recommended for
Dive Guides, Blue Water Diving, Tigers!
05 Dec, 2022