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: US$ 45 per week), dive insurance (available for purchase onboard), park/dive fees (where applicable - Hanifaru Bay US$ 30, Tiger Zoo US$ 30), Green Tax (US$ 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 (US$ 15 per day), torch (US$ 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% discount.
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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"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.Customer rating: Very good!
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