Dive experience: Recommendation: Southern Atolls liveaboard tours: Advanced Open Water and 20 logged dives. All other routes require open water certification. The Open Water Diver license can be taken onboard (except for Deep South trips).
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, roundtrip transfers to the boat from local airport, Green Tax, dives (including 1 night dive), nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, 6 experienced English-speaking divemasters (local and international), 13.5 litre Int. tanks (DIN adaptors available), weights and weight belt, trips to the local islands, snorkelling, fishing, 16% GST on cruise price.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (US$ 170 per week), dive computer (US$ 50 per week), SMB per buddy team, service charge (i.e. tips, US$ 130 per week), Hanifaru Bay park fee (when applicable: US$ 30), dive insurance (can be purchased on board: US$ 30 and valid for 1 week). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash: USD or Euro, or credit card).
Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, torch (US$ 10 per day), 11 litre aluminium tank, 15 litre tank (US$ 70 per week). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.
How to get there: Princess Maani liveaboard trips depart from Male for Maldives Central Atolls itineraries, Kadhdhoo on Laamu Atoll for the Southern Atolls, and from Kaadedhdhoo or Kooddoo on Huvadhoo Atoll for the Deep South Atolls. Return transfers to the boat from the local airport are provided. The first and last nights of each cruise are spent in the harbour. Check-in begins at 11 am and continues all day. Check-out is at 7:30 am on the final day. For more details, including airlines, see our How to Get to the Maldives section. The last dive of the trip will be at around 9 am on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
Non-diver rate: None.
Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin and pay the regular price or pay a supplement of 60% for their own cabin (solo use).
Dive clubs and group discounts: Third person in family cabin: adult/teenager 20% discount, child (under 12 years old) 50% discount.
Pay for 9 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise free of charge (in lowest priced cabin), pay for 14 and 2 extra can join free of charge.
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 24 guests and 4 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge.
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