Ocean Divine

The Ocean Divine is a luxury liveaboard with a crew that offers guests a remarkable dive experience due their intricate knowledge of the Maldives waters. With an emphasis on quality service and cuisine, as well as the presence of the owners who live onboard, the Ocean Divine ensures that the guests are accommodated with the utmost care and priority.

A representative of Ocean Divine will meet you at the Male airport, and then guests will be transferred from the airport to the boat which is 15 minutes away.

Dive Overview

Healthy reefs, soft corals, mantas, whale sharks, schooling gray reef sharks, hawksbill turtles and more.

[See: Maldives Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

The luxurious 110-foot long vessel boasts 2 Master Staterooms and 5 Deluxe Staterooms. The Master Stateroom offers guests a double lower bed and a single upper bed, while the Deluxe Staterooms offer one single bed and one double bed. Each cabin has a porthole view and an ensuite bathroom complete with a toiletries and daily fresh bath towels. In addition, guests can make use of the mirrored wardrobe and bathrobes. All cabins are air-conditioned and fitted with a plasma screen and DVD player.

Food & Drinks

Luxurious meals are preapared daily by Ocean Divine's first-class chefs who have been trained in European and Asian foods. Be it local cuisine or international dishes, the chefs ensure that the food experience is one you will never forget. Additionally, the produce is carefully sourced from places all around the world, such as Australia, France, Brazil, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.

Dive Information

Typical Day Aboard The Ocean Divine

• Morning -Wake up
• Your crew can wake you on request anytime from 5:30am where you will be greeted on the back deck with tea, coffee, juice, fresh fruit and a range of cereal to prepare you for your day prior your first dive at around 7.15 AM
• Dive #1
• The dive dhoni departs at 7.30 am after a dive briefing on board for the first dive of the day and get to the dive site between 5 and 15 minutes.
• Breakfast
• Your daily breakfast includes omelettes and eggs cooked to your liking, sausages and a range of traditional cooked Maldivian dishes including "Massouni". Plus we have cakes, juice, tea and coffee and fresh fruit available.
• Dive #2
• After breakfast, rest comfortably on the different decks on board Ocean Divine and wait for the second dive of the day at 11.30 . Every dive is at a different location chosen from the best options and conditions of the day.
• Lunch
• Lunches include local fresh fish, sashimi and a variety of other fresh Chef prepared meals and desserts. A highlight of your time aboard.
• Afternoon -Dive #3
• Feel free to join the afternoon dive it s 14:45 pm the dive briefing on board finishes and you are ready to get on board the dive boat for the last dive of the day, (we do sometime 4 dives a days with a night dive ! ).
• All guests are back on board by 5 pm. Snacks and juices are waiting on the back deck when you return.
• Chill
• Each afternoon you can enjoy ice cold beers or a range of freshly prepared cocktails on the front deck while taking in the stunning sunsets set to your favourite tunes.
• Dinner
• Dinner is served at 7:30 each menu with your chef prepared set menu changing every evening for your enjoyment. Our Executice Chef "Maheesh" and his Assistant will offer you explanation of the meals they have prepared for you. Bon Apptit.
• Evening
• Enjoy the company of your fellow guests around the dinner table, take in a DVD in your cabin or in the living room, play some games or simply chill out on the front or upper deck under the stars. Or you can simply head off to your comfortable bed for a wonderful nights sleep. Its all up to you, the choice is yours. Diaporamas and explanation about the marine life is also on the program at certain nights.
• Note:
• You have seen 3 dives for a typical day, but we do sometimes 4 dives a days with a night dive !

North Atolls (7/10 Nights)

Highlights

• Unspoiled reef, no crowd
• Shark cleaning station
• Manta cleaning station
• Diving and snorkeling with dolphins
• Amazing "Thilas" underwater pinnacle
• Soft corals and amazing amount of fish.

Ari Atoll (7/10 Nights)

Highlights

• Most popular dive sites
• "Thilas" full of life
• Manta cleaning station
• Whale sharks
• Soft coral (ouest side)
• Hammerhead sharks (rasdho)

Ari/Felidu Atoll (7/10 Nights)

Highlights

• Beautiful wrecks
• Big pelagics in chanel dive
• Caves with soft corals
• Sharks thilas
• Mantas cleaning station
• Beautiful islands and sand banks.
• Fantastic night dives

Felidu/Meemu Atoll (7/10 Nights)

Highlights

• Mostly chanel dives with big fishes
• Long drift dives with soft coral
• Virgin islands
• Not much crowd
• The real Maldives

Central Atoll Laamu Back to Male (10 Nights)

Highlights

• Arrival direct with domestic plane on site and back with the boat to Male
• Best channel dives
• All range of pelagics oceanic sharks
• Hamerheads
• Night dive with sharks

Southern Atolls (10/14 Nights)

Highlights

• Simply the best dive site of the Maldives ( one way up or back by domestic flight)
• The best corals of the Maldives
• Whale sharks
• Chanel, thilas, the best.
• Sharks sharks sharks !
• Virgin islands every day