WHITE PEARL

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56m / 185ft MAX 26 NITROX WIFI

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At a glance:

4 liveaboard dive cruise routes in the Maldives
Cabins with seaviews and ensuite bathrooms
Up to 4 dives per day on aluminium tenders
Spacious and modern facilities
Great choice for non-divers
Large steel hull superyacht

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At a colossal 56m in length and a speed of 12-14 knots, White Pearl is the grandest and fastest superyacht in the Maldives. Constructed in 2020, this modern liveaboard stands above the rest for its incredible stability, unparalleled amount of space, and state-of-the-art features.

Custom-built from steel, the yacht has been designed to provide the highest standards of luxury, comfort, and safety. All 26 guests are accommodated in large seaview cabins. 3 delicious meals are served daily buffet style in the spacious seaview restaurant. There are 2 bars that serve cocktails, wine, beer and liquors. Espresso, cappuccino, and latte are also available for coffee aficionados.

With manta rays, sharks, coral reefs, idyllic white sand beaches and turquoise waters, Maldives is a paradise for divers and non-divers alike. Divers and underwater photographers will greatly benefit from the expertise of its experienced divemasters and state-of-the-art amenities. There are 4 different itineraries to choose from of 7 nights or more, each with a diverse and unique range of dive experiences, making Maldives an excellent destination that you would want to visit again and again! Uniquely in the Maldives, all scuba diving activities are conducted on 3 x 7.5m aluminium purpose-built tenders with powerful twin 250 HP engines. There is also a B-Nitrox membrane system that provides complimentary nitrox for EANx-certified divers. The yacht is fitted with a large indoor dive preparation area with personal lockers and showers, and dedicated camera room with camera stations.

Non-divers will find many ways to have fun and relax onboard in the 6-meter ocean-view pool and whirlpool, well-equipped gym, spa, or doze off on our massive sundeck. Make use of the water sports equipment for stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), kayaking, or snorkeling. Watch your favorite movie or showcase your photos on the large TVs in the media centre, stay connected with the onboard wifi, or dance the night away at the 360-degree view top deck lounge.

Gone are the days when diving on a liveaboard is rugged, cramped, and unstable. Choose the White Pearl for an indulgent, luxury diving cruise in the Maldives.

White Pearl has 13 spacious seaview cabins for up to 26 guests, each with an ensuite. There is 1 Master Suite on the main deck with a large double bedroom, a lounge set, and bunk beds, perfect for a family or group of friends. There are 2 Junior Suites with a queen-size bed each, also on the main deck. And the upper deck there are10 Deluxe Cabins, of which 6 are convertible from twin beds to double beds.

All the cabins have:

Air conditioning
Seaview windows
Private bathroom with toilet, hot water shower, hand basin
Complimentary towels, soap, shampoo and toothpaste
Daily housekeeping and turndown service
TV, wi-fi and media centre
Reading lights

Safe deposit box
Wardrobe, shelves & mirror
Mains outlet 220 volts, 220V European type sockets - 24 hours per day
Adaptors available
Bedding & space for luggage
Fire warning system
Life jackets & fire extinguishers

No. of bathrooms / showers - 16 / 18 - hot water

Maldives Central Atolls

Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wreck diving

Dive sites and activities: from Felidhoo: Devana Kandu, Miyaru Kandu, Alimathaa, Dhiggiri; Ari Atoll: Orimas Thila, Fish Head, Kudarah Thila, Maamagili, Kudhimaa Wreck, Madivaru; Rasdhoo Atoll, North Male: Lankan Manta Point, HP Reef, Tiger Port, Fish Tank; South Male: Kandooma Thila, Guraidhoo Corner, Kuda Giri Wreck. BBQ at Meerufenfushi Alikoi Rah.

Day 1
A representative of White Pearl will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you to this amazing 56m motor yacht. Refreshments and dinner (depending on your arrival time) will be served during the day. The boat leaves the harbour on the following morning.

Core Days
The classic yet diverse itinerary that takes you through many of the Maldives; most popular highlights - stunning wall and channel dives with tons of sharks, colourful coral gardens, whale shark and manta ray cleaning stations. Lucky divers may also encounter nurse sharks, guitarfish, turtles, eagle rays, reef sharks, frogfish, ghost pipefish, and much more.
There are 3 dives a day (7 am, 10 am, 2 pm) plus 1 night dive, except on the last full day of the trip when there are only 2 morning dives before returning to Male. The maximum dive time is 60 minutes and the maximum depth is 30m.
A typical day begins with light snacks, morning coffee and tea, followed by a briefing, then Dive 1. Full breakfast follows, then a surface interval followed by the 2nd briefing, then Dive 2. Lunch, surface interval, then the 3rd briefing and Dive 3. Then it’s a snack and beverage break. During each surface interval you can make use of the great in-water features, such as kayaks, paddleboard, even a water slide! Finally, dinner will be served.
Meals are served in the spacious dedicated seaview restaurant. Daily meals include different varieties of South Asian cuisine and are served buffet style. Examples include Indian and Thai curries, Nasi Goreng, grilled fish, Moussaka, pasta, lasagna, roast beef, Ginger and lime cheese cake, Apple crumble. Breakfast includes cereals, oatmeal, yoghurt, toast, coffee, fresh fruit, juice, bread, chapati, and hot dishes such as pancakes, eggs, baked beans. The operator knows that diving burns calories; so they ensure healthy and hearty snacks such as doughnuts, shortbread, and date cake are available 24-hours between meals. The 2 bars offers a wide range of beverages for all tastes - soft drinks, cocktails, wine, beer and liquors. Espresso, cappuccino, and latte are available for coffee aficionados.

Final Day
Wake up to the final breakfast of your safari. Say your farewells, take your last group pictures and swap contact details with your new-found friends before being transferred back to Male Airport.

Maldives Deep South Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Huvadhoo: Vilingilli, Koodoo, Nilandhoo, Mareehaa; South Plateau; Fuvahmulah: Plateau and Tiger Zoo; Addu Atoll: British Loyalty wreck, Maa Kandu, Demon Corner

Day 1
A representative of White Pearl will meet you at Gan International Airport and transfer you to this amazing 56m motor yacht. Refreshments and dinner (depending on your arrival time) will be served during the day. The boat leaves the harbour on the following morning.

Core Days
The cruise includes some extraordinary oceanic and atoll dives at Huvadhoo and Addu atolls, as well as at Fuvahmulah. Huvadhoo is made up of vibrant reefs, untouched lagoons, walls and deep channels. Stingrays, turtles and a variety of sharks including blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, spinner dolphins, manta rays, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerheads too. But for many, the highlights of a visit to the Deep South are the apex predators at Fuvahmulah Island. Be prepared for awesome encounters with thresher sharks, oceanic whitetips and tiger sharks. Here you’ll dive with a variety of large predators as they hunt the abundant smaller fish. Whitetip reef and grey reef sharks, mola mola, sailfish, and schools of tuna are frequently seen. The trip will finish in Addu Atoll, where you will dive the famous British loyalty, the biggest shipwreck in the Maldives.
There are 3 dives a day (7 am, 10 am, 2 pm) plus 1 night dive, except on the last full day of the trip when there are only 2 morning dives before returning to Male. The maximum dive time is 60 minutes and the maximum depth is 30m.
A typical day begins with light snacks, morning coffee and tea, followed by a briefing, then Dive 1. Full breakfast follows, then a surface interval followed by the 2nd briefing, then Dive 2. Lunch, surface interval, then the 3rd briefing and Dive 3. Then it’s a snack and beverage break. During each surface interval you can make use of the great in-water features, such as kayaks, paddleboard, even a water slide! Finally, dinner will be served.
Meals are served in the spacious dedicated seaview restaurant. Daily meals include different varieties of South Asian cuisine and are served buffet style. Examples include Indian and Thai curries, Nasi Goreng, grilled fish, Moussaka, pasta, lasagna, roast beef, Ginger and lime cheese cake, Apple crumble. Breakfast includes cereals, oatmeal, yoghurt, toast, coffee, fresh fruit, juice, bread, chapati, and hot dishes such as pancakes, eggs, baked beans. The operator knows that diving burns calories; so they ensure healthy and hearty snacks such as doughnuts, shortbread, and date cake are available 24-hours between meals. The 2 bars offers a wide range of beverages for all tastes - soft drinks, cocktails, wine, beer and liquors. Espresso, cappuccino, and latte are available for coffee aficionados.

Day 8
Wake up to the final breakfast of your safari. Say your farewells, take your last group pictures and swap contact details with your new-found friends before being transferred to Huvadhoo for your flight back to Male.
Note: this itinerary sometimes operates in reverse. Check exact port details above.

Maldives Southern Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Huvadhoo: Villingili, Kooddoo Kandu, Kuredhoo Kandu, Nilhanhoo Kandu; Laamu: Ziyaarai, Thaa: Dhiyamilgili, Fahala Giri; Olhugiri Kandu, Meemu: Muli Corner, Kureli Manta Point; Felidhoo: Golden Wall, Alimathaa; North Male: Miyaru Vani, Tiger Port

Day 1
A representative of White Pearl will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you to this amazing 56m motor yacht. Refreshments and dinner (depending on your arrival time) will be served during the day. The boat leaves the harbour on the following morning.

Core Days
The cruise will visit the Southern Atolls, a really fishy region of the Maldives, and often groups of bottlenose dolphins come to play at the prow of the boat. In Meemu Atoll there will be encounters with grey reef sharks, eagle rays and beautiful soft corals. Manta cleaning stations, hammerheads and whale sharks will await you at Thaa Atoll. Felidhoo will challenge you with its channels and strong currents that attract different types of reef sharks, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey. There is also an incredible night dive at Alimatha House Reef with nurse sharks.
Huvadhoo is made up of vibrant reefs, untouched lagoons, walls and deep channels. Stingrays, turtles and a variety of sharks including blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, spinner dolphins, and manta rays are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerhead sharks too.
There are 3 dives a day (7 am, 10 am, 2 pm) plus 1 night dive, except on the last full day of the trip when there are only 2 morning dives before returning to Male. The maximum dive time is 60 minutes and the maximum depth is 30m.
A typical day begins with light snacks, morning coffee and tea, followed by a briefing, then Dive 1. Full breakfast follows, then a surface interval followed by the 2nd briefing, then Dive 2. Lunch, surface interval, then the 3rd briefing and Dive 3. Then it’s a snack and beverage break. During each surface interval you can make use of the great in-water features, such as kayaks, paddleboard, even a water slide! Finally, dinner will be served.
Meals are served in the spacious dedicated seaview restaurant. Daily meals include different varieties of South Asian cuisine and are served buffet style. Examples include Indian and Thai curries, Nasi Goreng, grilled fish, Moussaka, pasta, lasagna, roast beef, Ginger and lime cheese cake, Apple crumble. Breakfast includes cereals, oatmeal, yoghurt, toast, coffee, fresh fruit, juice, bread, chapati, and hot dishes such as pancakes, eggs, baked beans. The operator knows that diving burns calories; so they ensure healthy and hearty snacks such as doughnuts, shortbread, and date cake are available 24-hours between meals. The 2 bars offers a wide range of beverages for all tastes - soft drinks, cocktails, wine, beer and liquors. Espresso, cappuccino, and latte are available for coffee aficionados.

Day 8
Wake up to the final breakfast of your safari. Say your farewells, take your last group pictures and swap contact details with your new-found friends before being transferred to Huvadhoo for your flight back to Male.
Note: this itinerary sometimes operates in reverse. Check exact port details above.

Maldives Northern Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, turtles, schooling fish & big pelagics

Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving

Dive sites and activities: Baa Atoll: Hanifaru Bay; North Male: HP Reef and Nassimo Thila

Day 1
A representative of White Pearl will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you to this amazing 56m motor yacht. Refreshments and dinner (depending on your arrival time) will be served during the day. The boat leaves the harbour on the following morning.

Core Days
This cruise will also take you to the best reefs, colourful coral gardens in stunning bays, thilas, and shipwrecks around the Northern Atolls that are rarely visited by other scuba divers. Here you will visit and snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay where, as well as whale sharks, hundreds of manta rays gather in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. They will take you to the best reefs and channels around North Male, an atoll that sees plenty of fish action and is generally a good area for large pelagics and reef sharks.
There are up to 4 dives a day (7 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 6:30 pm), except on the last full day of the trip when there are only 2 morning dives before returning to Male. The maximum dive time is 60 minutes and the maximum depth is 30m.
A typical day begins with light snacks, morning coffee and tea, followed by a briefing, then Dive 1. Full breakfast follows, then a surface interval followed by the 2nd briefing, then Dive 2. Lunch, surface interval, then the 3rd briefing and Dive 3. Then it’s a snack and beverage break. During each surface interval you can make use of the great in-water features, such as kayaks, paddleboard, even a water slide! Finally, there is a briefing for a sunset or night dive, then dinner.
Meals are served in the spacious dedicated seaview restaurant. Daily meals include different varieties of South Asian cuisine and are served buffet style. Examples include Indian and Thai curries, Nasi Goreng, grilled fish, Moussaka, pasta, lasagna, roast beef, Ginger and lime cheese cake, Apple crumble. Breakfast includes cereals, oatmeal, yoghurt, toast, coffee, fresh fruit, juice, bread, chapati, and hot dishes such as pancakes, eggs, baked beans. The operator knows that diving burns calories; so they ensure healthy and hearty snacks such as doughnuts, shortbread, and date cake are available 24-hours between meals. The 2 bars offers a wide range of beverages for all tastes - soft drinks, cocktails, wine, beer and liquors. Espresso, cappuccino, and latte are available for coffee aficionados.

Day 8
Wake up to the final breakfast of your safari. Say your farewells, take your last group pictures and swap contact details with your new-found friends before being transferred back to Male Airport.

[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].

"Arguably the worst liveaboard we have been on. It's a boat where the owner has thrown in a lot of money but the operation is really poor. Only positive - nice rooms, decent food (but not great for a boat at this price point) and munchies in the saloon. But that's about it. There are major issues in the dive operations. There was no coordination among the staff. The Cruise Director really did nothing throughout the trip. Absolutely poor show.

[Operator comments: "We are truly sorry to hear that your experience aboard White Pearl did not meet your expectations, and we sincerely apologize for the problems you encountered during your stay. Your feedback has been communicated to our diving team, and we are working to improve communication, organization, and overall professionalism onboard. We truly hope you will give us another opportunity to show you the quality of service we are known for and for giving us the chance to improve, and we look forward to having you onboard again in the future."] " - Chinmay Patil , India, 8 October 2024 ...

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Notes: Child policy: Only children above 7 years old are allowed onboard the yacht. Parents are fully responsible for their children at all times during the cruise as the operator does not provide child care services.
All children under 11 years old (as of the first day of scheduled cruise) will be charged 50% of the full price, provided they are sharing the same bed with their parents, and are non-divers. All junior divers will be given 10% discount off the full price of the cruise.

Dive experience: Open Water Diver certification and a minimum of 20 logged dives are required for central and northern atolls safaris. Advanced Open Water and 100 logged dives are required for southern and deep south cruises.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinking water, hot drinks, round trip transfers to the boat from the local airport, dives, nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, experienced English speaking instructors (6 divers per guide), tanks, weights and weight belts, SMB, GPS for each diver, all taxes.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment (incl. SMB, dive computer: USD 45 per week), dive insurance (available for purchase onboard), park/dive fees (where applicable - Hanifaru Bay USD 30, Tiger Zoo USD 30), Green Tax (USD 12 per night), 10% service charge (i.e. crew tips). Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival, with equipment ordered in advance (bank cards or cash - EUR, USD).

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, 15 litre tank (USD 15 per day), torch (USD 7 per day). 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: White Pearl liveaboard safaris normally departs from Male Airport (MLE). The first and last night of the cruise are spent in the harbour. Most guests arrive in the afternoon of the 1st day and will be met at the airport and transferred to the boat. Scheduled airport pick-ups are at 12 noon and 5 pm. Staff will be ready to receive you right outside the arrivals gate, The last dive of the trip will be at around 10:30 am on the second last day of the trip. Guests will disembark at 7:30 am on the final day and be transferred to the local airport. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.
Some trips begin or end in Huvadhoo or Addu. Direct flights are available out of Male to these atolls. For Huvadhoo, guests fly in to/from Kooddoo airport (GKK). For Addu, guests fly in to/from Gan airport (GAN). For more details, including airlines, see our How to get to the Maldives section.

Non-diver rate: 10% off the published price (only usable onboard as credit).

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travelers may choose to share a cabin, or pay a supplement of 80% of the safari price for their own cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 7 guests and 1 extra person can join the cruise free of charge (total 8+ guests).

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 21 guests and 3 extra persons can join free of charge (24+ guests).

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