White Pearl Liveaboard, Maldives

Name: Hanifaru Bay Manta Encounter (Dharavandhoo - Male)
Start: 2026-09-28
End: 2026-10-05
Location: Maldives

9.2 Superb

Free Internet
Free Nitrox
Spa
En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly

from $ 344 / day Check dates

“Great organisation, plenty of diving in the best possible spots and everything from an amazing boat.”
Pol F, Spain

Highlights

Complimentary SUP boards and kayaks
7-meter Jacuzzi on the main deck
The only liveaboard in the Maldives with a jet ski and an indoor space-themed spa room

The White Pearl is a 56.4-meter (183-foot) luxury liveaboard built in 2020, accommodating 26 guests on dive safaris in the Maldives. There are 13 guest rooms, including a Master Suite, Junior Suites, and Deluxe Cabins. Each cabin is equipped with basic amenities and an ensuite bathroom with a hot shower. Other home comforts include HD TV sets and satellite TV. The keypad door lock system ensures convenience and security during your stay. Enjoy delectable meals in the spacious indoor dining area, featuring a cafe and bar. The entertainment salon has televisions, gaming consoles, gym equipment, a spa, and a business center.

There is a dedicated dhoni ready to carry divers to dive sites. Activities such as kayaking and paddleboarding are available for non-divers. Non-divers can also enjoy the marine life, with snorkeling sessions arranged during the trip alongside a private guide. Dive into crystal-clear waters teeming with vibrant marine life or engage in non-diving activities for a more leisurely experience. From discovering breathtaking coral reefs to exploring secluded islands, each itinerary promises adventure and unforgettable moments. Complimentary activities include beach BBQ, Skydeck fine dining, a cocktail party, SUP, swimming, water slide, kayak, and more.

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23 Aug

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30 Aug

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06 Sep

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Included: VAT, Port Fees, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Night Dives, Nitrox, Kayaks, Land Excursions, Stand Up Paddleboard, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.

Required Extras: Dive Insurance (60 USD per week), Environment Tax (12 USD per night), Fuel Surcharge (35 USD per night), Mandatory Service Charge, National Park Fees (50 USD per activity).

Optional Extras: Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Extra Dives (100 USD), Nitrox Course (300 USD), Private Dive Guide (1,200-1,500 USD per week), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (130-870 USD), Jet Ski (60 USD), Snorkel Gear, Water Ski (60 USD), Massage, Spa (50-160 USD).

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Boat features

Free Internet
Spa
En-Suite bathrooms
Family Cabins
Aircon Cabins
Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
Warm Water Showers
Massage
Air Conditioned saloon
Sun Deck
Camera Station
Rooms with Balcony
Stand Up Paddleboard
Jet Ski
Kayaks On-Board
Seaview Cabins
Non-Smoking Rooms
Custom built for diving
Charging stations
Indoor Saloon
Laundry Service
Library
Outdoor Dining
Audio & video entertainment
TV in cabins
Observation Deck
BBQ Area
Available for Charter
Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
Outside Showers
Leisure Deck
Daily housekeeping
Bar

Food & Drinks

Vegan Options
Vegetarian Options
Beer available
Wine Available
Beach BBQ
Fine Wines Selection
Snacks All Day
Buffet style
Western Food

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

Free Nitrox
Shaded Diving Area
DIN Adaptors
Rinse Hoses
Dive deck
Tenders for diving
Sidemount Diving

Languages Spoken

The crew speaks English, Dutch, and German.

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: 2020

Length: 56.40 meter

Beam: 10.20 meters

Top speed: 12 knots

Cruising speed: 10 knots

Max guests: 26

Number of cabins: 13

Number of bathrooms: 16

Tenders: 2

Boat navigation and safety

Radar
Depth Sounder
GPS
Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
Emergency Rafts
Life Vests
Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
Oxygen
First Aid Kits
Fishfinder
Satellite & mobile phones
Bilge pump alarm
Search light
Engine room CCTV
Crew trained in first aid
Emergency flares

White Pearl Reviews

9.2 Superb

Vessel

9.5
Crew

9.0
Food

9.5
Diving

9.4
Value

8.7

8.8 Fabulous
Martin T
France

Wonderful trip in Deep South
Great experience overall Good vessel and amazing crew however quite noisy when man engines are running
Recommended for
Food. Ship. Crew.
05 Mar, 2026

10 Exceptional
Ugo C
Italy

FANTASTIC LIVEABOARD
Excellent crew, instructors of uncommon skill, for us Loudi who was magnificent and impeccable, boat with attention to detail, excellent meals under the wise guidance of Chef Lasantha.
Recommended for
Professionalism. Diving. Boat.
15 Dec, 2025

Translated from Italian

9.6 Exceptional
Matteo A
Italy

Probably my best Liveaboar experience so far
A terrific experience, far beyond my expectations, which were already very high. The entire organization worked flawlessly, ensuring wonderful dives throughout the whole holiday.
Recommended for
Amazing vessel with over the top confort. Great diving and dive guides available. Excellent staff on baord.
19 Mar, 2026

10 Exceptional
Anders S
Norway

World class boat, great crew, amazing food
This is by far the best liveaboard I’ve been on in the Maldives. The boat is modern, safe, comfortable and elegant. The crew are great and there is really no reason to complain about anything. The rooms are comfortable which makes it easy to feel rested after a good night sleep and ready for another day of diving.
Recommended for
Maldives diving in general. Amazing boat and crew. Food and comfort.
03 Jul, 2025

10 Exceptional
Neha-Tamara P
United Kingdom

The best Liveaboard experience
I had a wonderful week diving with White Pearl. The boat feels truly luxurious and the crew went out of their way to make the week special. The onboard spa is an excellent touch. I was even surprised with birthday celebrations during the week! Dives were exceptional and the guides were very knowledgeable of the sites and conditions. One of the best Liveaboard I’ve been on and I’d definitely book again.
Recommended for
Dive sites. Crew. Boat amenities.
04 Mar, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Pol F
Spain

The liveaboard was amazing, unforgettable experienceerience
Great organisation, plenty of diving in the best possible spots and everything from an amazing boat.
Recommended for
The boat gorgeous, the staff is super friendly and the diving is brilliant
17 Apr, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Lesley K
United Kingdom

a fabulous experience
This boat is just fabulous. The staff are so friendly and efficient. The cabin very comfortable and really nice. The food was so tasty. The boat facilities also excellent. The Dive Guide was very knowledgeable and attentive on each dive. Highly recommend
Recommended for
the diving, the cabin, the staff
16 Mar, 2024

10 Exceptional
Tania D
United Kingdom

Great week of diving
A great week on the boat. Everyone was very friendly and helpful and the dive guides were very patient! Facilities were excellent, food and drinks were good and the diving was very enjoyable. Lots of space on the boat so it never felt busy or cooped up.
Recommended for
Staff. Facilities. Dive sites.
28 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
Alexander S
Germany

Diving in style
Getting hooked with reef sharks, schooling in with snappers and sweet lips, watching huge pods of dolphins racing the ship and chilling out with a Magarita in teh afternoon sun.
Recommended for
Great boat, great crew, great dives
28 Mar, 2024

10 Exceptional
Ryan M
United States

Trip of a lifetime!
Such an incredible week aboard the White Pearl! The boat is absolutely amazing. Everything about it is great. It was very clean and had everything you could ask for. The crew was great! The diving was spectacular!
Recommended for
Incredible crew. Boat was amazing. Diving was amazing.
06 Mar, 2025

71 reviews

9.2 Superb
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10 Exceptional
SHUGE Q
China

Perfect boat for Maldive diving trip
Friendly, experienced and professional team, catered for every need so we enjoyed a spectacular live aboard experience. Great diving, personalised service and friendly, well trained, experienced staff, terrific boat, very comfortable accommodation, wonderful food and very well-planned programme. Recommended for Great diving, excellent company, accommodation and food, exceptional live aboard staff and organisation.
Recommended for
Comfortable cabin , delicious food , professional diving instructor
15 Dec, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Jukka Arimatias R
Finland

Modern and spacious boat with professional crew and excellent food
The boat is rather new and very spacious. Cabins also have lots of storage space compared to regular liveaboard boats. Dhoni wasn't quite as good as the actual boat but still of reasonable quality.
Recommended for
Spacious boat. Excellent food. Good value.
01 Dec, 2025

10 Exceptional
Ciaran
Australia

One of the best holidays I have had
The experience was excellent from start to finish. We were picked up on time at Male airport. The transfer and check-in experience onboard was seamless. Dive groups were assigned for Day 1, with some changes for Day 2 once the guides had a better understanding of everybody's experience and comfort underwater, which was a really nice touch...ensuring everybody got the best experience possible. The boat itself is incredible and I would definitely consider booking it again, as well as the other vessels in the Pearl Fleet. It is not the cheapest boat in the Maldives, but you get what you pay for right down to the quality of rental equipment, should you need it. Overall, a fantastic experience.
Recommended for
Quality of Dives and Guides. Variety and Quality of Food. Overall standard of boat.
20 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
Justine S
Canada

Perfect
The equipment is in very good condition and of quality. All week we dived with nitrox. The dive sites are well chosen and there is something for everyone. I felt safe all week during my dives. The dive team and crew on the boat are very professional and attentive. The food is excellent. The accommodations on the boat were very good.
Recommended for
Dives. Food. Safety.
12 May, 2025

Translated from French

9.2 Superb
SHUTING Y
China

Unforgettable diving trip!
Nice and impressive!
Recommended for
Cabin comfort. BBQ Dinner. Birthday Surprise.
03 Feb, 2025

9.6 Exceptional
Josh G
United States

You won't find a better liveaboard experience on a nicer yacht
This was one of my favorite live aboard dive boats I have ever been on. It is a brand new yacht that is so nice and luxurious. Marble overhead showers with a huge picture window looking out onto the sea. Soft and warm towels everywhere when you get out of the water. Always clean and always fresh to use when you get out of the water. An amazing therapist with a super cool spa room where it literally feels like you are 15’ under the water because of the ceiling (the name is 15ft under.) Great food. Strong drinks. Very, very attentive staff and dive masters that are helpful in every way possible and kind and always greet you with a smile. I don't know how they all smile so much ;-) But really, the staff is incredible no matter where you are on the boat. Sammy, Jude, Richi, Elena, Haaid, the Doni drivers, the cooks, everyone. It was such a wonderful trip. The rooms are incredible, with nice big super comfortable beds. Unlike many liveaboards I have ever been on. There is plenty of space for two people. I even shared a room with someone I didn't know and it was not an issue at all. The bathrooms were spacious like home. A very big comfortable Doni where it might have a ton of people on it, but because of the design, you would never know when in the water. Everyone leaves out from their groups exit on the boat and you never see them in the water. Tons of space that you never feel cramped or on top of each other. I happened to book the trip while already traveling with no scuba gear, and the rental gear was great and top-of-the-line. I couldn't be happier with the experience and would recommend this trip to anyone. And it was so affordable for what you get!
Recommended for
The boat is incredible. The staff is superb. The doni is a great dive atmosphere.
24 Jul, 2024

10 Exceptional
Myron H
Canada

The White Pearl is superb
Best liveaboard adventure of my life. The White Pearl is excellent and diving in Maldives is superb.
Recommended for
Spirit of Dive instructors and Crew. Amazing beautiful Boat. Amazing scuba diving.
05 Feb, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Sungjin K
South Korea

Great crew, great ship.
Experienced and professional guides are great. Excellence ship.
Recommended for
Diving guides. Crews. Boat.
19 Aug, 2024

10 Exceptional
Daniel C
Malta

Super experience! Highly reccomend!
Super experience onboard the white pearl. The boat itself is luxurious and holds a lot of areas for lounging comfortably in your free time. It was maintained with impecable cleanliness throughout our stay. All staff was super friendly and helpful. Diving instructors and dives were well organised. The diveboat was very comfortable and spacious with very helpful staff waiting to greet you and help you up onto the boat after each dive. Food was also excellent each meal.
Recommended for
The luxirious boat. Organisation of equipment for each dive. Friendly staff.
30 Dec, 2024

8.0 Very good
Sami Z
Switzerland

Very nice experience, memorable
The boat is really good, the food is really impeccable, the chef Hamidou, is excellent, everything is fresh, a lot of taste and well balanced diet.
Recommended for
Comfort of the boat. Meal. Dives.
02 Sep, 2025

10 Exceptional
Ludger B
Germany

Unforgettable dive cruise with first-class service, delicious cuisine and a great ship.
Manta diving at night, simply unforgettable.
Recommended for
The staff is particularly attentive and friendly. The boat is very well maintained and clean. The food is varied and really delicious!.
04 Mar, 2025

Translated from German

10 Exceptional
paul S
United Kingdom

Luxury Liveaboard
The beach bbq was awesome and the staff put so much effort into the small details. This was a great social event which was pivotal in bringing the whole group of 15 divers from various nationalities together socially. Diving with the mantas at Addu Madigaa , swimming with the whaleshark, getting up close with the tiger shark at Tiger Zoo and seeing a mass of shark activity at Villingili were some of the highlights of the trip
Recommended for
This boat is beautiful, comfortable and very stable. The staff are welcoming and friendly whilst looking after all your needs. We got some excellent diving with guides who adapted to the capabilities of their divers.
09 Feb, 2024

10 Exceptional
George G
United States

Excellent Liveaboard and exceptional diving conditions.
I have been diving for 59 years all over the world. Both tropical and northern cold water drysuit diving. I preferred the lower current type of dives within the atolls for marine tropical fish photography. The atoll channel diving is interesting but quite strenuous since reef hooks must be used once the appropriate depth and location is reached in order to establish a fixed vantage watch for pelagic fish, sharks, rays to pass by the dive group. Lots of divers and lots of boat traffic. Be experienced at deploying your SMB!!!
Recommended for
Crew service during entire week.. Layout of White Pearl fully considers needs of divers from gear up to gear off.. Quality and variety of food served was excellent..
14 Mar, 2026

9.6 Exceptional
Stefanie L
Germany

Every dive with highlights
What an indescribable week.The WhitePearl and the entire crew offer everything that made this liveaboard very special.The cleanliness of the entire ship, the organization of the dives and the friendliness of the crew was outstanding.The dive sites were well chosen, so that every dive brought new highlights.Even when my own BCD wasn't quite right, our guide took care of it. Thank you again!I would do this trip again at any time.
Recommended for
Great ship. Good cuisine. Great organization.
12 Mar, 2025

10 Exceptional
Marc Z
Malta

11/10 - Epic experience!
Incredible experience!! Highly reccommended - the crew were amazing, the dive sites were incredible and the food was fantastic! Will definitely be booking again.
Recommended for
Crew. Dive Sites. Food.
12 Dec, 2024

10 Exceptional
Robert T
Czech Republic

You wish it would never end
The boat is amazing! Diving with White Pearl guides is real fun and full of Maldivian beauty. The cruise director is professional and friendly person with helping hand in every situation! Thanks to all the crew!
Recommended for
Premium boat, professional and friendly crew, unique location
09 May, 2024

9.6 Exceptional
Lona C
France

Honeymoon
It was my first diving cruise on my honeymoon. We ate very well, the staff were great. The instructors really cool and the dives awesome. I recommend this cruise 🥰. We didn't see the week go by.
Recommended for
- Onboard welcome - Excellent food - Top dives - Cleanliness
07 Dec, 2023

9.6 Exceptional
Lukas M
Germany

Great Deep South diving, nice crew and a beautiful spacious new liveaboard
My wife and I did the 8D/7N Deep South trip on the White Pearl and had a great experience overall. The boat itself is quite new and the cabins are excellent for a liveaboard. They are very spacious, the beds are huge and extremely comfortable, and everything felt modern and well maintained. One thing that stood out right at the beginning was the safety briefing. It was probably one of the most comprehensive and well-structured briefings we have had on a liveaboard. The dive operation in general felt very professional and well organized. The dive guides and the rest of the crew were fantastic. The dive groups were small, the guiding was relaxed but attentive, and the overall group dynamic between guests and crew was great. Everyone got along really well which created a very enjoyable atmosphere on the boat throughout the week. The food was also very good with plenty of variety. We especially enjoyed the local dishes. If I had one small suggestion it would be to include even more Maldivian food – for example mashuni as a regular breakfast option is an easy one. The diving itself was great with lots of sharks and action typical for the Deep South with many different sharks. The only minor downside was that the dive sites could have been a bit more varied. We ended up doing 5 of the 18 dives at the same two sites, which slightly reduced the sense of exploration. Overall, we had a fantastic trip and really enjoyed our time on the White Pearl. We would definitely consider booking with them again.
Recommended for
Many different sharks. Spacious boat. Great guest & group dynamics.
15 Mar, 2026

9.2 Superb
Carole J
Switzerland

Everything perfect, don't change a thing
We liked everything, there are no negative remarks to make. Bravo for the high quality of all the services: dives, facilities, rooms, cleanliness, massages, food, bar, the various places where we can stay, the program offered, the very good skills of the staff on board, etc...Highlights: whale shark, manta rays and 2 last dives in Malé.
Recommended for
The welcome and kindness of all the staff. The quality of the food and facilities, the cleanliness, the comfort. The dive sites offered and the service that goes with them.
30 Jan, 2025

10 Exceptional
Catherine M
Canada

Live aboard cannot be better than this
It was truely amazing, our best dive trip ever and we will come back for sure, on the white or any other pearls! I strongly recommend it, everything was perfect.
Recommended for
Comfort and space onboard. Food and friendliness of staff. Dives well organized.
29 Oct, 2024