MV Carina Liveaboard Maldives

Sailboat

Maldives have a warm tropical climate. Determined by two monsoons. Those are North East monsoon and South West monsoon.
The northeast monsoon, from Dec to April, is the dry season with a very little wind and is the best time for Diving, you can expect to see some pelagics like Grey reef sharks, Eagle rays, Manta rays, white tip sharks, big tuna, and schooling of barracudas.
Whale sharks and Manta rays are common to see in this period. Especially in Ari atoll.
Inside the atolls you often find pinnacles (thila) or under water reefs rising up almost to the surface.
These reefs are good for diving with both currents, incoming and outgoing currents.
Southwest monsoon from May to October brings some rain and wind. But diving is very exciting in some atolls like Baa atoll, Ari atoll etc. Visibility can be slightly reduced because of abundant of plankton in the water. Good time for Whale shark and Manta Rays.
Maldives is home to some of the most diverse marine fauna and flora in the world.
Thousands of reefs, over hundred species of corals, and two hundred more species of other marine life.
There are thousands of dive sites, each dive site has its unique characteristics in form, fauna and flora.
Resorts concentrate on dive sites within one or two hour radius, while liveaboards cover more ocean and therefore a great variety.
A liveaboards (safari) diving is the best way to explore these beautiful Atolls.
On MV Carina, we offer facilities for night diving too.
MV Carina is fully air conditioned with attached Toilets. Restaurant and Bar with Alcoholic drinks.
We offer three dives per day, one night diving during the week and one BBQ under the stars on an uninhabited island.
For diving we use separate Diving Dhoni (boat), especially built for comfort and efficiency.
All the equipment, tanks and compressors were installed on the Dhoni, in order to avoid noise for the guests on Carina.
Diving dhoni accompanies always with the Carina, takes divers to the different dive sites.
Snorkeling and diving with huge whale sharks and Manta rays are very common on our trips.
Maldives is the one of the best dive destination in the world.
We offer dive safari for individual bookings and for full charters. Spaces and dates are limited. So advance booking is recommended.

Destinations

Maldives have a warm tropical climate. Determined by two monsoons. Those are North East monsoon and South West monsoon.
The northeast monsoon, from Dec to April, is the dry season with a very little wind and is the best time for Diving, you can expect to see some pelagics like Grey reef sharks, Eagle rays, Manta rays, white tip sharks, big tuna, and schooling of barracudas.
Whale sharks and Manta rays are common to see in this period. Especially in Ari atoll.
Inside the atolls you often find pinnacles (thila) or under water reefs rising up almost to the surface.
These reefs are good for diving with both currents, incoming and outgoing currents.
Southwest monsoon from May to October brings some rain and wind. But diving is very exciting in some atolls like Baa atoll, Ari atoll etc. Visibility can be slightly reduced because of abundant of plankton in the water. Good time for Whale shark and Manta Rays.
Maldives is home to some of the most diverse marine fauna and flora in the world.

Typical Day

Standard 7 nights cruise Itinerary

Day 1: Meeting & Greeting at the airport upon guests’ arrival. Our representative wears MV Carina T-Shirt and has MV Carina signboard so you can easily recognize him. Transfer to the boat at 13:00. If your flight time do not match with our transfer time, please contact us for other transfer options available. If you need to take a domestic flight to join the boat, our representative will meet you and show you the way to the domestic terminal. The meeting point is near the Help Desk. You can call us from there.

Introductions and briefings, equipment preparation and set up. No diving

Day 2 through 6: Two to three dives per day. Typically, the schedule for the day is as follows, however, the timings can be different depending on the exact route and weather conditions:

06:00 Wakeup call

06:30 Briefing, coffee & tea, first Dive

08:30 â€" 09:00 Breakfast

11:00 Briefing and second Dive

13:00 Lunch

15:00 â€" 15:30 Briefing and third Dive

17:00 Afternoon tea and snacks

19:00 Dinner

Day 7: Two dives, Male City tour upon request and depending on the route and weather conditions

Day 8: Check out, transfer to airport at 0900 hrs No diving

Age range, type of group

A liveaboards (safari) diving is the best way to explore these beautiful Atolls.

Sleeping and meals

There are 8 rooms 1 double and a single

1 Double with Queen Size bed

1 Room with 2 double beds

All with Attached Bath rooms, with Hot and Cold fresh water

All rooms with Air conditioning

All equipped with private shower, toilet and air condition. All cabins are with a superb view on the Indian Ocean.

Rooms:

Number of Rooms: 10

Air Conditioning: Yes

Exterior Windows: Yes

En-Suite: Yes

Hot Water Shower: Yes

Power supply: Yes

Room Service: Yes

Towel Service: Yes

Additional Information

The boat offers plenty of space on the upper deck for 20 guests â€" you will always find a good place on one of the decks or in the comfortable saloon

Discounts Offered

Oct 28 - Nov 04 - 08 spaces available
USD1295p.p.p.week