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Maldives

The Emperor Explorer can be seen floating in the ocean. It is several stories tall with a white top and different color blues. The dhoni, or tender, can be seen tethered beside it.
Photos courtesy of Emperor Explorer

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Shake off the winter with us aboard this magnificent and contemporary 42 metre liveaboard! The Emperor Explorer is like none other with its spacious dining room and bar, plenty of relaxation space, and an onboard spa!

Explore the beauties of the pacific from mantas to mola-mola. Then, for our shark lovers, enjoy whale sharks, grey reef sharks, oceanic black tip sharks, hammerhead sharks, and occasional bull sharks!


Trip Details

Date:

February 26th – March 5th, 2023 with Shannon and Jen McDonald

Price: $3,369 per person*

A $1,000 non-refundable deposit holds your spot. The interim payment of $500 is due June 1st, 2022. Then, the final payment is due November 1st, 2022.

*Upgrades are possible, see pricing below in “About the Emperor Explorer”

Includes:

  • Domestic Airfare (Itinerary)
  • 8 days / 7 nights of accommodations
  • Same day transfers
  • 4 Dive Guides
  • Up to 4 dives daily
  • Tank and Weights
  • Free Nitrox
  • 3 meals daily
  • Between dive snacks
  • Coffee, water, and tea
  • Glass of wine with dinner
  • Government Green tax and Goods and Service Tax

Not included: Airfare to Male International Airport and back home are not included. However, we have booked the domestic travel as a group. The itinerary surcharges ($15 per person, per night) and dive gratuities are also not included.

About the Emperor Explorer

The Emperor Explorer is a newly constructed contemporary and high-quality liveaboard with several living options.

  • Upper Deck Suite: 2 king-size double (Additional $300 per person)
  • Upper Deck Staterooms: 2 twin (Additional $200 per person)
  • Main Deck Suite: 2 doubles with a single bed ($200 per person)
  • Lower Deck Staterooms: double with a single bed, or 2 doubles

Beyond your room, you’ll have several places to relax after dives! All of the diving is done from the Emperor Explorer’s large dhoni (tender). This not only allows you to get to the best dive spots but gives the boat even more living space. This includes open-air dining rooms, air-conditioned lounging spaces, a covered upper deck, and a beautiful sundeck for between dive naps.

The Emperor Explorer
The upper deck suite of the Emperor Explorer shows a large bed with white sheets and red accent blanket. The walls are deep purple and white with light wood floors.
Upper Deck Suite
Hallway in the Emperor Explorer, sleek white whiles and light wood stairs lead down to two bedroom doors.
Hallway
The lower deck bathrooms of the Emperor Explorer show a glass sliding door leading into a spacious shower and nice wooden finished sink. The whole room is tiled in bright white and grey tiles.
Lower Deck Bathroom
The salon of the Emperor Explorer shows a brightly lit room with several tables and blue dining chairs.
Salon
The Main Deck Suite of the Emperor Explorer shows an expansive room with two beds. The beds are surrounded by white walls and furniture with wooden floors.
Main Deck Suite
Photos courtesy of Emperor Explorer

The Diving

A message from the Emperor Explorer

Most dives will involve going to depth and diving in channels with strong currents, which can be challenging, therefore this itinerary is not for inexperienced divers. We recommend you have 100 logged dives to join this trip and require that you are Deep Diver/Advanced Open Water or equivalent. Divers may find some dives challenging and may be asked by the Cruise Director to skip dives that are not suitable for their diving experience. All diving is made from dhonis to give precise entry and exit points.

Emperor Maldives – Deep South & Southern Sharks
A large fish is swimming close to the photographer. He is mostly yellow with blue stripes.
A large white stingray swims overhead. It's wings are pointed and his mouth and nose can be seen from underneath.
A school of fish swim in front of the lens. They have a base color of black with yellow dots all over their bodies, a white stripe running vertically down behind their heads, and a red tail.
A white tip shark is swimming above several fish in the Maldives.
Two snorkelers float in the water and watch as a whale shark floats underneath them.
Photos courtesy of Emperor Explorer

Any questions?


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