Notes: TBC ~ To be confirmed. Central atolls cruises depart and return from Male. Deep South cruises use the ports of Addu and Huvadhoo. Please see the detailed itinerary description for confirmation of ports.
Dive experience: Since Princess Rani has 3 instructor/guides onboard certified divers of any experience level are welcome to join these safaris. However, for the Deep South trips you must be Advanced Open Water certified.
Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, hot drinks, drinking water, return transfers from Male Airport to the boat, dives (as detailed in the trips above), 3 European PADI diving instructors and a snorkelling guide, 2 guided snorkelling tours per day, tanks (12 or 15 litre), weights and weight belt, introductory dive for non-divers, fishing island excursions, Green Tax, 16% GST on cruise price.
Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (per week - regs/BCD/wetsiut: US$ 190, dive computer: US$ 38, mask and fins: US$ 27 - all +GST and S/C). diving insurance, service charge (i.e. tips US$ 98 per week), Fuvahmulah port fee (where applicable: US$ 25 per night). Unless otherwise stated, all listed items need to be paid on arrival (cash only - EUR or USD).
Optional extras: Alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, 28% nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers (US$ 76 per week), extra dives (US$ 38, max. 3 per week), torch (US$ 14 per dive), Island entry fees. All price will be subject to +16% GST and +10% S/C. 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: The Princess Rani liveaboard departs from Male. For more details, including airlines, see our How to Get to the Maldives section. A boat representative will meet and greet you at the airport, wearing a Macana Shirt. You will then be transferred to the yacht by dhoni. Boarding is at 11 am - 1 pm; late arrivals will require a private transfer (US$ 54).
If you arrive early and do not want to wait, you can drop your luggage at the airport and visit Male City or Hulhumale and get back to the airport around 11 am. If you stay in a hotel in the Maldives the night before the cruise, we recommend asking your hotel to drop you to the airport by 10:30 am near Burger King where one of the boat staff will meet you. Please let us know which hotel are you staying at so that we can also contact the hotel to ensure your transfer is on time.
The last dive of the trip is 7 am on the second last day of the trip. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving. Disembarkation is at 7 am.
For cruises in the Deep South, a local port in Addu Atoll and on Huvadhoo are used. Koodhhoo Aiport (GKK) in Huvadhoo and Gan International Airport (GAN) in Addu can be reached by domestic flight from Male (Maldivian Airlines) or by international flight from Colombo (Sri Lankan Airlines). We can provide domestic flights for US$ 196 each way, or you can book directly online at www.maldivian.aero.
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 or pay a supplement for their own cabin. The supplement varies depending on time of year but varies between 50-60%. Please ask us for details.
Dive clubs and group discounts: Rates for a third person sharing a cabin available for adults and children.
Pay for 8 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise free of charge,
Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 19 guests and 3 additional persons can join the cruise free of charge (total 22 guests).
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"Everything was just perfect: excellent and very nice dive guides, very good guide-divers ratio, optimal choice of the dive sites, VERY comfortable and functional diving dhoni with skilled and smiley crew, very spacious and comfortable safari boat (even if not one of the newest), great staff and, last but not least, fantastic food (not so easy to find on the Maldivian liveaboards). Hope to come back as soon as possible! [Dive The World] prices are competitive, the communication before the departure was smooth, prompt and simple, and the loyalty programme is certainly a plus." - Alessandra Terzaghi, Italy, 12 November 2022 ...Customer rating: Excellent!
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