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Carpe Diem

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Length

35m
116 ft

Max 20

Nitrox

PADI

Wi-Fi

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At a glance...

Cruises Maldives central atolls, some north/south tours
Cabins with private bathrooms, TV & DVD
Dedicated dining room
Wave Runner available
Large boat with steel hull

Customer reviews

Excellent!

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Upper deck double bed suite with picture windows

Main deck double room with TV and seaview windows

Standard twin/double bed room with porthole

Debriefing area for presentations and briefings

Easy access to the sites from the dhoni of Carpe Diem

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Meaning "seize the day" in Latin, Carpe Diem is a spacious 35 metre steel hull luxury Maldive Islands liveaboard with great facilities. It operates 7 night diving trips regularly and occasional 10 night cruises.

Up to 20 guests can be accommodated in en-suite cabins ranging from Suite to Standard in a broad range of prices with several featuring personal TV and DVD players. There is a lounge with TV, DVD and music system and a bar for those 'apres dive' sundowners. Cruise guests mostly prefer to dine in the open air dining area on the upper deck, eating indoors in the dedicated dining room only in inclement weather.

Big windows are a feature of the boat so there is always plenty of natural light, especially in the saloon and in the upper and main deck cabins. There are also plenty of shaded outdoor areas for those who prefer the sea breezes but not the exposure to the sun. The sun deck itself is huge and, with shade and seating, is a social area doubling up as a salsa dancefloor at times. Diving takes place from the dhoni which has 3 points of entry and egress, helping the dive groups to avoid landing on top of each other. Enriched air certified divers will appreciate complimentary nitrox.

With a less intensive 3 dives per day itinerary, MV Carpe Diem is a sleek and attractive boat which promises more relaxing liveaboard trips around some of the Maldives best dive sites in comfort. If this is your style then maybe you should seize the day and make your dream diving cruise happen!

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Scheduled departures, prices, destinations, durations...

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Depart	Return	Depart Return	nights	Destination	dives	Price (per person)	price
January 2021
30 Jan	6 Feb	30 Jan 6 Feb	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 033
February 2021
6 Feb	13 Feb	6 Feb 13 Feb	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 033
13 Feb	20 Feb	13 Feb 20 Feb	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 033
20 Feb	2 Mar	20 Feb 2 Mar	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 1 500	USD 1 500
March 2021
6 Mar	18 Mar	6 Mar 18 Mar	12	Maldives Atolls	33	USD 3 545
20 Mar	27 Mar	20 Mar 27 Mar	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 2 065
27 Mar	3 Apr	27 Mar 3 Apr	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 2 065
April 2021
3 Apr	10 Apr	3 Apr 10 Apr	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 2 065	USD 2 065
10 Apr	17 Apr	10 Apr 17 Apr	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 2 065	USD 2 065
17 Apr	27 Apr	17 Apr 27 Apr	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 950	USD 2 950
28 Apr	8 May	28 Apr 8 May	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 370	USD 2 370
May 2021
8 May	15 May	8 May 15 May	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 665
15 May	25 May	15 May 25 May	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 1 665
25 May	4 Jun	25 May 4 Jun	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 370
June 2021
4 Jun	11 Jun	4 Jun 11 Jun	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 665
12 Jun	19 Jun	12 Jun 19 Jun	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 665
August 2021
7 Aug	14 Aug	7 Aug 14 Aug	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
14 Aug	21 Aug	14 Aug 21 Aug	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
21 Aug	28 Aug	21 Aug 28 Aug	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
28 Aug	4 Sep	28 Aug 4 Sep	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
September 2021
4 Sep	11 Sep	4 Sep 11 Sep	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
11 Sep	18 Sep	11 Sep 18 Sep	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
18 Sep	25 Sep	18 Sep 25 Sep	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
25 Sep	2 Oct	25 Sep 2 Oct	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
October 2021
2 Oct	9 Oct	2 Oct 9 Oct	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
9 Oct	16 Oct	9 Oct 16 Oct	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
16 Oct	23 Oct	16 Oct 23 Oct	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
23 Oct	30 Oct	23 Oct 30 Oct	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859
30 Oct	6 Nov	30 Oct 6 Nov	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859
November 2021
6 Nov	13 Nov	6 Nov 13 Nov	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
13 Nov	20 Nov	13 Nov 20 Nov	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
20 Nov	30 Nov	20 Nov 30 Nov	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 655	USD 2 655
December 2021
4 Dec	11 Dec	4 Dec 11 Dec	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
11 Dec	18 Dec	11 Dec 18 Dec	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
18 Dec	28 Dec	18 Dec 28 Dec	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 655	USD 2 655
28 Dec	7 Jan	28 Dec 7 Jan	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 655	USD 2 655
January 2022
8 Jan	15 Jan	8 Jan 15 Jan	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 665	USD 1 665
15 Jan	22 Jan	15 Jan 22 Jan	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 665	USD 1 665
25 Jan	4 Feb	25 Jan 4 Feb	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 655	USD 2 655
February 2022
5 Feb	12 Feb	5 Feb 12 Feb	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
12 Feb	24 Feb	12 Feb 24 Feb	12	Maldives Atolls	33	USD 1 859
26 Feb	5 Mar	26 Feb 5 Mar	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
March 2022
5 Mar	16 Mar	5 Mar 16 Mar	11	Maldives Atolls	30	USD 2 363
16 Mar	26 Mar	16 Mar 26 Mar	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 655	USD 2 655
26 Mar	2 Apr	26 Mar 2 Apr	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
April 2022
2 Apr	12 Apr	2 Apr 12 Apr	10	Maldives Atolls	27	USD 2 655	USD 2 655
16 Apr	23 Apr	16 Apr 23 Apr	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
23 Apr	30 Apr	23 Apr 30 Apr	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
30 Apr	7 May	30 Apr 7 May	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 859	USD 1 859
May 2022
7 May	14 May	7 May 14 May	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
14 May	21 May	14 May 21 May	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
21 May	28 May	21 May 28 May	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
28 May	4 Jun	28 May 4 Jun	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
June 2022
4 Jun	11 Jun	4 Jun 11 Jun	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
11 Jun	18 Jun	11 Jun 18 Jun	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499
18 Jun	25 Jun	18 Jun 25 Jun	7	Maldives Atolls	18	USD 1 499	USD 1 499

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More Trip Details...

Special offers: Early Birds - 10% discount on bookings made 180+ days in advance;
Last Minute - 10% discount on bookings made <30 days in advance;
Honeymooners - 5% discount;
Return customers - 5% discount (applicable for all 3 boats);
Dive instructors - 5% discount Offer expires: 30 Dec 2029

Dive experience: Recommended (not mandatory): Far South trips participants should be Advanced Open Water Diver certified with at least 100 logged dives. For all other trips guests should be at least Advanced Diver certified, or Open Water Diver certified with a minimum of 100 logged dives and experience with current dives. Divers with less experience will be able to join trips but may have to sit out some dives if dive certifications are not sufficient for the planned dives, unless they take the Advanced Open Water Diver course onboard.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, return transfers to the boat from Male Airport at scheduled times, dives (as detailed in the trips above), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English-speaking divemaster(s) (7 divers per guide), SMB, tanks, weights and weight belt, 12% GST on cruise price.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (incl. dive computer US$ 220 for 7 nights), dive insurance, Green tax (US$ 6 per person per night). Hanifaru Bay (park fee of US$ 20 per person, if applicable). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash: USD or EUR, or credit card).

Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, torch (US$ 8 per dive), 15 litre tank (US$ 100 per week), reef hook (US$ 7 per week), airport transfers outside of scheduled times. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival.

How to get there: MV Carpe Diem's Maldive liveaboard cruises usually depart from Male. Domestic flights are needed only for Southern and Northern atolls itineraries. Please ask us for more details. Airport transfers are provided at check-in time (4 pm) on day 1, but the boat only departs from the harbour on the second morning of the cruise. For more information see our How to Get to the Maldives section. The last dive of the trip will be at around 11 am on the second last day of the trip. On the last night of the trip the boat is moored in the Male harbour. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin or pay a supplement of 50% of the published price.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 5 guests and 1 guest can join in a Standard cabin free of charge (total 6+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 16 guests and 4 additional persons can join the cruise in Standard cabins free of charge.

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Cabins, Berths, Showers, Bathrooms...

The Carpe Diem offers you 4 different cabin types across 3 decks. The Suite cabin with its king sized bed is located on the upper deck, together with the Deluxe cabin. The main deck includes 2 Double cabins, which feature a queen bed, as does the Deluxe cabin. These 4 cabins have multiple windows offering splendid sea views as well as flat screen TVs and DVD / MP3 players. 6 Standard cabins are on the lower deck. 2 Standard cabins have a single bed and a single bunk bed, they are smaller than the 4 spacious Standard cabins with their queen bed and single bunk bed. The rooms on the lower deck all have portholes. All cabins have en-suite (private) bathroom facilities.

The Suite, Deluxe and Double cabins have their own TV, DVD player and music systems. The Suite also has a fridge.

All the cabins have:

Individual control air-conditioning
Bathroom with toilet and built-in hot water shower cubicle
Hand basin, toiletries and towels
Windows or portholes
TV, DVD player and music system (excludes Standard cabins)
Safety box
Reading lights

Bedside cabinet, shelves and mirror
Refrigerator (Suite only)
Fire warning system
UK-style 3 pin 220V electricity
Bedding and luggage space
Life jackets

No. of bathrooms / showers - 13 / 13 - hot water

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Crew, Facilities, Dive Courses...

The crew comprises:

Cruise Leader
Dive instructor
1 or 2 Divemasters
Captain
2 Cooks

Maid
Engineer
Deck hand
3 dhoni crew

Enriched air nitrox - Motorised dive dinghy - Yamaha Wave Runner 700 Jetski - Dive platform and kit up area - 54m² saloon with bar, TV, video player, music system, computer, CD burner and internet - Movie library, books and magazines, fish ID books and card games - 62m² air conditioned restaurant with bar - Outdoor dining area - 140m² Sundeck and shaded areas with sun chairs

Diving during the cruise is conducted from the dhoni tender. The dhoni is equipped with a toilet and shower as well as ladders, rinse tanks and camera table.

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Menu, Cuisine Type...

On board the Carpe Diem liveaboard you can expect a wide menu consisting of dishes from a range of cuisines including Maldivian, Thai, Chinese and Italian, as well as international fare and the occasional BBQ. There are always plenty of fresh ingredients used including fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood.

Air-conditioned restaurant and open-air dining areas.
3 main dishes per sitting, buffet with waitress service.
Coffee, tea and drinking water and fruit are provided free of charge.
Soft drinks, fruit juices, milk shakes, mineral water and beer are available for purchase and there is a large cocktail and wine list.
The dining service begins with afternoon snacks and evening dinner on the first evening of the cruise.
Special dietary requirements can be catered for with advanced notice.

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Technical Specifications...

Built in year 2008
Size - 35m x 10m
Weight - 105 tonnes
Top speed - 13 knots
Cruising speed - 10.5 knots
650 HP Daewoo engine
2 x 45 KW Daewoo generators

2 x Coltri Sub scuba tank compressors
Nuvair Coltri Sub LP 280 Rotary Silent enriched air nitrox system
13.5 litre aluminium DIN/Int. dive tanks
Electricity 220V 24 hours per day
Water capacity - 5,000 litres
Water maker - 16,000 litres per day
Fuel capacity - 7,000 litres

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Navigation, Safety Features...

50 HP Yamaha dinghy
SuperStar 2400 radio
NavMan Tracker 5607 GPS
Mobile cellphone and email
Full fire alarm system
2 CCTV TeleEye DF187IR cameras
Bilge pump alarm

Searchlight
Emergency signalling devices
Fire extinguishers throughout
Life jackets
Oxygen - 1,000 litres on main boat, and 1,000 litres plus DAN kit on dhoni
Medic first aid box
No life rafts

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Customer reviews:

"Helpfull staff, great accomodation in the Suite , good food too. Our diveguide (yusein) was wonderfull... No negatives to report. Best part is their total organisation as such,,starting from the airport arrival in Male!" - Hans Six, Belgium, 13 October 2015 ...

"Staff and facilities were excellent. Good and safe diving, good food, lots of vegetables and fruits. Good desserts." - Victoria Thwaite, UK, 12 January 2015 ...

"I had the most wonderful dive trip on Carpe Diem! I really wish I could have stayed another week and I'll be sure return sometime in the future. I think this sentiment was shared by all the guests on board. :) The operator was spot on! The staff was super friendly, exceeded all expectations and service was above and beyond anything anyone could demand. I would recommend this operator to anyone going to Maldives for a liveaboard trip." - Tanja Blomqvist, Finland, 6 January 2014 ...

"Excellent liveaboard boat. Nice rooms. Adequate food. Good equipment and dive guides. The service was very good. Staff on boat made all efforts to make our stay enjoyable and diving safe and nice." - Parag Joshi, India, 6 February 2011 ...

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