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M/V Emperor Explorer is a luxury liveaboard in the Maldives, offering spacious cabins, expert guides, and incredible diving experiences with manta rays, sharks, and vibrant coral reefs.

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Dive Overview

Boasting warm waters with rich marine life, coral reefs visited by schools of fish and playful dolphins, mantas and whale sharks, the Maldives is one of the most diverse scuba diving destinations in the world. Amazing channel dives draw animals from the deep, which will leave you spellbound. Mountainous pinnacles rise from 35m and taper to 8m, which make them ideal for those slower, more relaxing dives.

[See: Maldives Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

At 42 meters, she easily accommodates 26 guests in 13 well-appointed en-suite cabins, all with air conditioning.

Upper deck cabins: 2 king-size double and 2 twin
Main deck cabins: 2 double with a single bed
Lower deck cabins: 5 double with a single bed and 2 double

Emperor Explorer's Salon

Indoor Dining Area & Hot Tub

Food & Drinks

The meals on board are usually buffet style with a variety of local and international dishes to suit everyone. Local food is traditionally a bit spicey, fish is available on-board, mostly frozen with a few fresh catches along the way. Water, tea, and coffee are complimentary. Soft drinks, fresh juices and alcohol are chargeable.

Cabin details

Twin Lower Deck

Double Lower Deck

Suite Twin Main Deck

Twin Upper Deck

Suite Double Upper Deck

Boat features

Open air dining area at the stern of the main deck

Air-conditioned saloon for relaxing or watching TV

Bar

TV/Video/DVD, library with board games

Covered, open area at the upper deck

Sundeck

Spa at main deck

Charging stations, air gun, rinse tanks & camera table

Boat facilities

Free Nitrox

All diving is done from Emperor Explorer's large dhoni (tender)

Dive equipment rental

PADI courses and specialties available onboard

Non-divers get free snorkeling kit + $50 voucher to spend onboard

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9 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2025

Best of Maldives (Male) to (Male)

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16 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025

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30 Nov 2025 - 7 Dec 2025

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from $3,201

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7 Dec 2025 - 14 Dec 2025

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14 Dec 2025 - 21 Dec 2025

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21 Dec 2025 - 28 Dec 2025

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18 Jan 2026 - 1 Feb 2026

Southern Shark Adventure (Male) to (Gan)

15 days14 nights

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1 Feb 2026 - 11 Feb 2026

Deep South (Gan) to (Kooddoo)

11 days10 nights

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12 Feb 2026 - 22 Feb 2026

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8 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2026

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15 Mar 2026 - 22 Mar 2026

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22 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2026

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29 Mar 2026 - 5 Apr 2026

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12 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026

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19 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2026

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26 Apr 2026 - 3 May 2026

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10 May 2026 - 17 May 2026

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17 May 2026 - 24 May 2026

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31 May 2026 - 7 Jun 2026

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2 Aug 2026 - 9 Aug 2026

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9 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2026

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16 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2026

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23 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

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30 Aug 2026 - 6 Sep 2026

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6 Sep 2026 - 13 Sep 2026

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13 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2026

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27 Sep 2026 - 4 Oct 2026

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4 Oct 2026 - 11 Oct 2026

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18 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2026

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25 Oct 2026 - 1 Nov 2026

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1 Nov 2026 - 8 Nov 2026

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8 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2026

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15 Nov 2026 - 22 Nov 2026

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22 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2026

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29 Nov 2026 - 6 Dec 2026

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6 Dec 2026 - 13 Dec 2026

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13 Dec 2026 - 20 Dec 2026

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20 Dec 2026 - 27 Dec 2026

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3 Jan 2027 - 10 Jan 2027

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10 Jan 2027 - 24 Jan 2027

Southern Shark Adventure (Male) to (Gan)

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24 Jan 2027 - 31 Jan 2027

Deep South (Gan) to (Kooddoo)

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31 Jan 2027 - 7 Feb 2027

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7 Feb 2027 - 21 Feb 2027

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21 Feb 2027 - 28 Feb 2027

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28 Feb 2027 - 7 Mar 2027

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28 Mar 2027 - 4 Apr 2027

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25 Apr 2027 - 2 May 2027

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2 May 2027 - 9 May 2027

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9 May 2027 - 16 May 2027

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16 May 2027 - 23 May 2027

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23 May 2027 - 30 May 2027

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1 Aug 2027 - 8 Aug 2027

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8 Aug 2027 - 15 Aug 2027

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15 Aug 2027 - 22 Aug 2027

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22 Aug 2027 - 29 Aug 2027

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29 Aug 2027 - 5 Sep 2027

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5 Sep 2027 - 12 Sep 2027

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12 Sep 2027 - 19 Sep 2027

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19 Sep 2027 - 26 Sep 2027

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26 Sep 2027 - 3 Oct 2027

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3 Oct 2027 - 10 Oct 2027

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10 Oct 2027 - 17 Oct 2027

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17 Oct 2027 - 24 Oct 2027

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24 Oct 2027 - 31 Oct 2027

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31 Oct 2027 - 7 Nov 2027

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7 Nov 2027 - 14 Nov 2027

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14 Nov 2027 - 21 Nov 2027

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21 Nov 2027 - 28 Nov 2027

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28 Nov 2027 - 5 Dec 2027

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5 Dec 2027 - 12 Dec 2027

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12 Dec 2027 - 22 Dec 2027

Best of Maldives (Male) to (Male)

11 days10 nights

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from $4,574

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23 Dec 2027 - 2 Jan 2028

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11 days10 nights

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from $4,689

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2 Jan 2028 - 9 Jan 2028

Best of Maldives (Male) to (Male)

8 days7 nights

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9 Jan 2028 - 23 Jan 2028

Southern Shark Adventure (Male) to (Gan)

15 days14 nights

26/26 spots left

from $6,074

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23 Jan 2028 - 30 Jan 2028

Deep South (Gan) to (Kooddoo)

8 days7 nights

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from $3,542

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30 Jan 2028 - 6 Feb 2028

Deep South (Kooddoo) to (Gan)

8 days7 nights

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6 Feb 2028 - 20 Feb 2028

Southern Shark Adventure (Gan) to (Male)

15 days14 nights

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20 Feb 2028 - 27 Feb 2028

Best of Maldives (Male) to (Male)

8 days7 nights

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27 Feb 2028 - 5 Mar 2028

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5 Mar 2028 - 12 Mar 2028

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12 Mar 2028 - 19 Mar 2028

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19 Mar 2028 - 26 Mar 2028

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5 Apr 2028 - 15 Apr 2028

Best of Maldives (Male) to (Male)

11 days10 nights

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16 Apr 2028 - 23 Apr 2028

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23 Apr 2028 - 30 Apr 2028

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30 Apr 2028 - 7 May 2028

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7 May 2028 - 14 May 2028

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14 May 2028 - 21 May 2028

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21 May 2028 - 28 May 2028

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ITINERARY INFORMATION

Detailed information about the itinerary

BEST OF MALDIVES

This is the Best of the Maldives - and it delivers exactly that. This is where you dive the best and most famous dive sites of the Maldives in a week of wonderful liveaboard diving across Male and Ari atolls. For this itinerary, you should be comfortable with drift dives. Currents can be strong. All your diving is made from dhonis or zodiacs to give precise entry and exits points. Experienced divers can dive in a buddy pair unguided.

Rasdhoo Atoll: Hammerhead Dive, Beautiful Reef with Pelagics
North Ari Atoll: Grey Reef Sharks, Maaya Thila Night Dive, Multiple Manta Cleaning Stations
South Ari Atoll: Whale Sharks, Beautiful Pinnacles
South Male Atoll: Grey Reef Sharks, Eagle Rays, Other Pelagics, Beautiful Macro Wreck.
Vaavu Atoll: Action packed night dive with Nurse Sharks and others.
North Male Atoll: Beautiful Pinnacles.

Northern Hi-Lights (July - October)

10 day trips - Male to Male

This itinerary combines some of the best and most famous dives sites from our Best of Maldives and Hanifaru & North itineraries, creating a trip with highlights from what is generally referred to as the 'Northern Atolls' and it delivers exactly that.

A diverse marine mix of reef animals, stony and soft corals, abundant macro life, marine turtles, manta rays and whale sharks awaits where you can get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals.

Some of the best channels for diving with Maldives reef sharks can be found in North Male. Often the best chances for whale shark and manta encounters can be found in Ari Atoll, such as at one of the best-known dive sites, Maaya Thila. For hammerheads, it's a visit to Rasdhoo Atoll in North Ari.

Although diving is not permitted in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hanifaru Bay, we are allowed to go in and snorkel with these gentle giants in the lagoon. After a manta has enjoyed its feed it needs to get cleaned, so we take you to known manta cleaning stations in both North Male and Baa Atoll. Hopefully, these will give you sightings all week long. Of course, sightings can't be guaranteed but diving at this time means your chances are high.

You don't need a minimum number of dives but you should be comfortable with drift dives as currents can be unpredictable and strong. If you are an Open Water Diver, some dives are below 18m therefore we recommend having advanced experience or taking your PADI Advanced Open Water course on board to maximise your enjoyment of the trip.

BEST OF MALDIVES

Rasdhoo Atoll: Hammerhead Dive, Beautiful Reef with Pelagics
North Ari Atoll: Grey Reef Sharks, Maaya Thila Night Dive, Multiple Manta Cleaning Stations
South Ari Atoll: Whale Sharks, Beautiful Pinnacles
South Male Atoll: Grey Reef Sharks, Eagle Rays, Other Pelagics, Beautiful Macro Wreck.
Vaavu Atoll: Action packed night dive with Nurse Sharks and others.
North Male Atoll: Beautiful Pinnacles.

Deep South & Southern Sharks (February & March)

7 day trips - Laamu to Addu / Addu to Laamu

February and March are the best times to sail to the southerly Maldivian atolls and dive into the shark action in these out-of-the-way southern dive sites between Huvadhoo and Addu (Seenu) Atolls. Spend a week away from the madding crowds and dive Foammulah and Huvadhoo on the lookout for the Indian Ocean's larger residents; tiger sharks, silver tips, grey reef sharks, whale sharks and many, many more.

From Male we take you to Laamu (Kadhdhoo) or Addu (Gan) by domestic flight to join your liveaboard, and then it's off on our adventure. Laamu is an oval shaped southern atoll, which has some of the top dive sites in the world such as Guraidhoo and Gan. In Foammulah you can expect to meet tiger and silver tip sharks. At Huvadhoo, one of the deepest lagoons in the Maldives, the currents are ideal for even more shark sightings including, hopefully, whale sharks and silkies, hammerheads, tiger and grey sharks spotted most of the time. There are swift channel dives with several kandus; Vilingilli, Nilandhoo, Mareehaa and Kondeey. Addu Atoll hosts the WWII wreck, HMS British Loyalty, as well as popular majestic Manta Cleaning stations with more relaxing sites to either start or end the trip with too.

This itinerary suits experienced divers (100+ dives) looking for 'away from it all and different diving' with quite a focus on drift diving.

TRIP INFORMATION

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Included

7 Nights/8 Days or 10 Nights/11 Days Aboard The Vessel
Up To 4 or 5 Dives Daily (Weather Permitting and Depending on Season)
3 Meals Daily
Except Friday’s Evening Meal
Between-Dive Snacks
Alcohol And Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Towels
Use Of Tanks
Weights
And Weight Belts

Excluded

Flights
Airport Taxes
Crew gratuities
dive instruction
dive gear rental (other than standard tanks
weights and weight belts)
Soft drinks, juices, alcoholic beverages (1 glass of wine is included at dinner)
Spa treatments
Wifi (US$22 per week when in service range)
Hanifaru Bay snorkeling permit (if applicable)
Fuel Surcharge
if applicable (US$18 per day will be added to your package price for certain long itineraries).
Transfers
Nitrox
Rental Gear & Dive Courses
Optional Land Tours
Travel And Dive Insurance
Guaranteed Single Occupancy Is Billed An Additional 50% Of The Stateroom Price

Practical information

Time Zone: UTC+5
Local Currency: MVR (Maldivian Rufiyaa)
Language Spoken: English
Electricity: 220 volts AC 50Hz
Payment Onboard: Cash (Euros, Sterling and US dollars) & credit cards (Visa and Mastercard)

Boat Specifications

Year built: 2019
Length: 42m
Beam: 13.2m
Construction Material: Wooden hull
Cruising Speed: 10 knots
Engine: 700 HP Doosan Daewoo
Generators: 2 x 50 KWCummins
Water Makers: 12 Tonnes/24h RO Plant
Navigation and Communication: VHF radio, GPS chart plotter, Telephone, Mobile, EPIRB
Air Systems: Two Coltri Compressors + Nitrox
Maximum guests: 26
Number of cabins: 13

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