Emperor Fleet

From dive spots to the instructors and the wonderful staff - the entire experience was five-star. The boat, the cabin, the food - everything came together just right for an experience never to be forgotten

Diving was great, nice variety of big and small sites. Some good currents. I would recommend it for advanced and above not OWD. Nitrox needed to make the most of it. And to be able to use an SMB. The boat: staff friendly and helpful. The food was delicious. Cabins were nice overall, comfortable bed, but had smells of petrol when was off putting.

It was a great experience, friendly crew and yummy food, little things are missing here and there, but overall it was great vacation.

Didn't know what to expect as this was my first liveaboard ever, but most things turned out great. We weren't the luckiest with the weather, but it was out of our control, so I have nothing to complain about the trip. The dive guides were professional, the crew were nice and helpful, the cabins and facilities were clean and comfortable, the food was surprisingly good. Would recommend!

Brilliant trip. Boat is brand new, so everything is lovely. Only downer was the lower cabins have 1 double and 1 single bed - bit awkward when sharing with a stranger! Not sure why they don’t just have 2 singles. But minor point, crew and diving are exceptional. Wouldn’t hesitate to return

This was my and my girlfriend's first liveaboard experience and I couldn't have selected a better choice than Emperor Serenity. All staff members were very professional, all well behaved and safety first approach to things. Our guide through the dives was Catalina and she was very experienced, nice, energetic throughout the dives and understand everyone's need and limits. Over all great experience and we can't thank enough from all of the Emperor Serenity team for making our dream of diving in Maldives come true.

Amazing experience onboard. Boat and cabins are in great conditions and very spacious given the compressor, tanks and dive gear sit in the dhoni, so really comfortable and quiet onboard. The boat crew are super friendly and so are the dive guides, that are incredibly professional and personable going above and beyond to give very detailed dive briefings and making exceptional dive plans depending on conditions and diver’s preferences. 100% recommended

I took best of Maldives trip for 7 days in March 2024. Emperor Leo is a great, comfortable boat with super friendly staff and delicious food. Rooms are spacious and clean, separate boat serves for gear storage and diving, which also improves comfort on board. Dives exceeded my expectations: we had a whale shark, big mantas, a lot of grey reef sharks and eagle rays - in short variety of sea life! Dive conditions were a bit difficult due to strong, unpredictable currents but visibility was very good and water warm (29 degrees all the time). Good value for money with no hidden costs and great crew!

First of all - we had a lovely week on Emperor Leo. The whole boat crew both on dhoni Neemo and on Emperor Leo are kind people, always smiling and give a helping hand whenever needed. The diving guides are professional in and out of the water. The briefings were outstanding and extremely detailed and informative regarding the diving, the diving procedure and the safety. We did the best of Maldives tour (Central Atolls), sometimes we were lucky with great encounters in the dives, sometimes not. But this has nothing to do with the dive cruise itself, as it is not a zoo aquarium where we were diving in. One dive will stay in mind forever though - the manta night dive, where in total 11 animals, plus some nurse sharks and a big lonely stingray were having a good time around us. Very well organised by cruise director Jules and the other guides. Just a perfect experience. Food on board was ok, tasty and always enough. The only let down on our stay was the shower in the cabin. We had a twin cabin in the upper deck, the water didn't get more than lukewarm. Surely this problem is fixed by now, as the whole Emperor fleet is very well organised. We will come back!

A great trip, everything from Whale shark to frog fish. The cabin and bathroom are huge and kept spotless, in fact the whole boat was spotless. Good food and always salad and fruit. Super guides, with safety at the top. When Qatar lost my bag Emperor did everything to help get it to the boat eventually. Overall a great team of guides and crew. Very good dive sites and usually missed the crowds. Highly recommended

Emperor Elite has a good crew. Lucy does great briefings and Tiger was a great guide. The crew were very helpful and friendly. The food was very good. It would have been nice to have larger plates of salad. As soon as you take your last mouthful, your plate is whipped away and it felt you must rush and get out of the dining area. That could be looked at. As you go downstairs to the cabins you walk straight into a very messy linen cupboard with laundry etc in bags that spills out into the passage. Not a good first impression. Our cabin was comfortable, but the sheets were bobbly and new linen is needed to be bought. We had to ask for blankets/duvet. The cabin number two smelled badly of fuel on the first and last night as we were docked at the port. It is right next to the engines. So choose a different cabin. On the whole it is a good boat, there are just things that need to be changed. Lastly the meet and greet / transfer should have an English speaking representative who tells you what’s happening.

Had a great stay - the 8 days flew by! The boat is well maintained, good variety of food on board. Special mention to the dive guides - they make a huge difference, above and in the water! Cannot thank enough Emma, Charlie, Catalina, Muaz and Matt. A great variety of dive sites and marine life.

Emperor Leo provides all you can dream of for a liveaboard experience in the Maldives: very well organised operation; friendly, fun and relaxed above water; perfectly safe underwater; yummy food; very experienced crew that will make you have a good time while being professional at all times. The diving is superb with an itinerary offering the best variety of dive sites found in the Maldives. The corals are healthy and colourful, the marine life is diverse and really abundant (big schools of fish everywhere, reef sharks, eagle rays, mantas, whale shark, stingrays, nurse sharks, turtles, leaf fish, frog fish, octopus, scorpion fish, stone fish etc.). The water temperature is 28-29 °C, Nitrox around 30% is available with aluminium tanks. The dive groups are small with 4 experienced dive guides onboard. The cabins are spacious with big comfy beds equipped with a quilt, plus towels, powerful and quiet AC, enough hot water for everyone. The bar provides a large selection of drinks and offers happy hour events with music playing on for a very enjoyable social after-dive time.

Amazing crew and boat! Everyone working on Leo and the Neemo dhoni does an excellent job. Their professionalism and friendliness have surpassed all my expectations, once again (it is my second trip on the boat ...). The boat is in perfect condition. The cabins are large and comfortable, with good quiet and powerful AC, very well cleaned every day. We were provided with big fluffy towels, one with our cabin number for the dive towel which is cleaned and dried every day. The food is very very yummy with many choices. A barbecue is also organized on a local island (weather pemitted) but my favorite meal was the super delicious Maldivian dinner (aka "50 shades of tuna"), wow, it was so good ! The dive operation is the safest I had in the Maldives with very experienced dive guides that keep pointing out stuff in the blue and in the corals from start to finish of a dive. What a pleasure it was to go diving in a such relaxed and safe environment where everything is done as it should: no negative entry, time to descend slowly for those who need it, very good current check from one of the dive guides and perfect drop off from the dhoni Captain Ali, dive guides that always look behind to see if everyone is ok, no annoying noisemaker sound unless absolutely necessary for safety -or whaleshark sighting-, very slow ascent from 5 m to surface, slow swim to enjoy the scenery and animal encounters, etc.). I had the most pleasurable dive experience on this boat in the Maldives with Jules as my dive guide as he is an excellent diver. His attitude underwater helps everyone relax and behave in the right way so that everyone in a group can fully enjoy the dives. He also manages the boat in the best manner possible. We had 4 dive guides onboard (Jules, Ichelle, and local dive guides Salam and Muaz). All are very experienced and will give you the best dives possible. They all take turns in doing the briefings and each time, it was delivered in very good English, with lots of details about the topography, the current, the dive plans, the animals and so on. We also had a very interesting manta presentation, before the manta night dive. The trip took place in July which used to be low season because of the weather. I guess climate changes also has an impact in the Maldives as we had perfect sunny weather the whole week with no wind and no swell. The visibility was also very good on most dives from 15 to 30 m, depending on the current and the tides. We saw lots of animals: mantas, eagle rays, one whaleshark in South Ari atoll, grey reef sharks and white tips, turtles, frogfish, scorpion fish, dolphins on the surface, tunas, barracudas, napoleons etc. The corals were in good conditions overall, with a mix of hard and soft corals (many anemones of different colours with clownfish, many seafans etc.) .

Best liveaboard experience I had in the Maldives after trying multiple boats. Everything was absolutely perfect from start to finish. Jules, the boat leader, loves his job and excels at everything he has to do on the boat, above and underwater. He is, by very far, the absolute best boat manager I ever had on any boat in the world. The whole boat crew and the Neemo dhoni crew are both friendly, professional and lots of fun at all times. The cabins are very comfortable with big beds, large bathrooms and quiet A/C unit. Amin, the barman, is very sweet, always smiling and ready to help. Captain Arish, together with Jules, run a really tight ship, with everything being very well organised while maintaining a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The dive operation is very safe with small groups, all perfectly guided with very experienced dive guides. The tanks are in very good condition and always full with 30 to 32% Nitrox to increase bottom time and to dive safely. The trip was around the central atolls in May which is considered low season as it is the monsoon change. We had good weather the whole week with plenty of sunshine, few occasional showers, no wind and flat seas. Because of the monsoon change, we were lucky with animal encounters as we saw mantas numerous times at dive sites where there are not usually seen. The visibility was surprisingly good on most dive sites (20-30 m). We dove the usual highlights that most boats go to in these atolls but it was never crowded: we were most of the time the only boat at each dive site. We saw plenty or rays (mantas, eagle rays, mobulas, stingrays), sharks (grey reef, white tip, black tip) and turtles during the trip, as well as many other animals (moray eels, octopus, cuttlefish, frogfish, nudis, scorpion fish, stone fish etc.). The manta night dive in Fesdoo lagoon was absolutely spectacular with mantas swimming above our heads for an hour. Between dives, there are some occasions to go on deserted islands to have swim, get a drink on the beach, use a paddleboard or snorkel. They have drought beer, bottle beers, wines, soft drinks at very reasonable prices to enjoy after the dives. A barbecue is also organised on a local island and is a great time to socialize. On that week, there were guests that had already done 6 trips on Emperor Leo, a clear sign that when you try Emperor Leo once, you just want to be back soon. Guest were a very diverse bunch coming from all parts of the world and everyone were just raving about how good Emperor Leo and her crew are.

We had an excellent time diving in the Northern Red Sea with Ahmed and co. on the Asmaa. Kudos to our guides and skilled boat crew for such an amazing experience!

Of all the liveaboards I've been on, this one had the best group of divers - everyone really integrated so mealtime was always fun! This time of year was very cold for me - even with a two-piece 5mm wetsuit sometimes with rashie, hood, gloves and socks. I think if you get cold easily, it's best to wait until warmer months. Either way, the dives were really nice and I had a really great time celebrating New Year to making new friends. The cabins were quite noisy from the engine and having the kitchen directly above us, but I still slept well every night. I didn't enjoy diving from the zodiac so much, especially because the ride back to the yacht was very windy and cold. The food was just fantastic! Delicious falafels ☺︎

Emperor Explorer was my first ever liveaboard experience and it was fantastic! The cabins were clean and spacious (I got lucky with a room for myself), the food was always delicious and the dives were very good quality. We dived from the dhoni which made for a smooth process and sometimes dived from the back of the yacht. The dive briefing was always thorough, which made for very safe dives. The cruise director did a great job organizing this trip and I cannot recommend this liveaboard enough! Would definitely dive with Emperor again in the future ☺︎

Excellent price/value, good dive guides and curries :)

One of the best diving trips I've ever been on. And look, I've done a lot. The boat is incredibly spacious! I had never seen anything like it. And in addition to all this space, the entire diving operation is done on another smaller boat that navigates along with the main boat. The diversity of marine life and the beauty of the itinerary are impressive! I had never seen so many manta rays in my life. And they still come to visit you at night on the boat. Lots of other big animals too, like different types of sharks, which I really like.

I've been with Emperor fleet a few times in the Central Maldives. It was my second time in deep south Maldives, first time with Explorer (deep south) Cabin and facilities are great, just it was the first time to use upper deck twin room and it feels a bit small for two single beds - I could not open my suitcase. Food and service were great, they will try their best to assist all the guests. I didn’t have luck to see a lot of sharks as I expected, but still dive guides were trying very hard to find some pelagic, it will be pure luck of the day. Everything in the boat was excellent, but just downside of domestic flight schedule was unsuitable for all guests. Arrived in Male airport in the morning and my domestic flight scheduled late evening - they managed to change it to the afternoon flight. Later, also coming back to Male, domestic flight schedule was 6am - for this reason I missed two of last dives - I was not happy about this also, some of the other guests as well. The team told us that the airline gave them only those time slot, but hopefully next time you can get better timing, then the trip will be great. Thanks anyways for a wonderful week of diving. Someone who wants to see a lot of pelagic shark joining the trip will never be disappointed. I Hope I can do it again sometime soon. Thank you Explorer team!

Great experience overall out for one week on the Maldives central atolls classic route. The Explorer is a fairly new boat, roughly 3 years old, locally built. Whilst this shows in some of the finer details of the finish this does not at all impact the experience. The cabins are spacious and comfortable and the bathrooms are like regular hotel rooms. Staff and dive guides have been well-trained and are making your stay superbly enjoyable. One can see that with Emperor a well-rounded operator with decades of experience is behind it. Food is always a spread of local and international flavors with the usual Maldivian night and the beach BBQ during one of the nights. They make eggs the way you want it like in a hotel egg station, liked that plus! For those who like a tipple, the house wine with dinner is free (not the greatest wine....) but more so i found the happy hour every day intriguing where you get 2 beers for the price of one (USD 5.00). The dive Dhoni is large and well equipped. Whilst the compressor is a bit rusty on the outside it looks well maintained otherwise and Nitrox is free. Thanks Explorer Team!

I liked everything about the trip - the boat, staff, dives (they were all great!) - EXCEPT the food. Not only was it not hot, it wasn't even warm. And I was often one of the first to eat, so it's not like it got cold after it was put on the buffet counter.

I went on a diving trip with Emperor Explorer in Septemper 2022. Overall everything was very satisfied including boat crew, dive guiding, food and facilities. I used rental gear, rent by the Emperor, and the gear was in excellent condition. I can highly recommend this tour with Emperor and thanks for the dreamy memories in Maldives. :)

Dive guides, food and guest mix was good. Boat is not made for rough sea. Excellent crew and back office team. Nice dives in the Northern part of the Red Sea with many weecks and beautiful reefs.

Aloha Your teams members/crew were fabulous. They made the trip for me... I enjoyed the local knowledge and positive attitude. The boat was keep clean and tidy, and the food was good. Thank you for making this a memorable trip

It was my 3rd time with Emperor fleet. I was with Explorer previously. My first time on Serenity. Cabin was similar to Explorer, not too bad, very spacious (main deck cabin). My friend used lower deck cabin, it was a bit humid during the trip (maybe because of rainy season). Service was good: good crew and food. Diving was good, but weather was quite rough, nothing they could do (try to avoid but did not succeed). They guides could be a bit more soft or nicer, I understand that diving in rough weather can be challenging, but not need to be military style. I felt sometime I was in military training also, my friend who is first time liveaboard trip she got bit scared at the beginning of trip Over all it was good trip different then i did before, challenge weather condition , bit long time to break the ice with guide, but i still enjoyed the Maldives ocean and diving. I will definitely come again. Thanks a lot for a good trip. Keep it up.

From start to finish this trip was fantastic. Absolutely amazing staff that did absolutely everything for you. The diving was stunning and the dive guides were passionate, safe and wonderful guides. The food was great and the chef went out of his way to get around my dietary requirements! Highly recommend Emperor Superior!

Overall a really great experience diving with Emperor Explorer. The food and service was really good; the staff was friendly and helpful. Lots of experienced divers onboard. If one thing we could suggest for improvement -- it would be nice if they reinforced the 50 minimum dives.

I had some great dives on my trip and I met some very nice fellow divers. However, Emperor Superior did not meet my expectations. I book this boat among others because it offered free internet. Free internet onboard was only 250 mb free and internet was only working very seldom. I had expested 10% free internet and via a proper connection (Satelite). As I needed to use my own mobile network I have now been billed more than 75,- € roaming. If I had know how bad the network was I would have book another boat or bought a Egypt SIM card at the airport. I ordered a big cabin at lower deck, but I got a bunk bed cabin. I got the cabin for myself though. The windows in the cabin could not be opened so it was extremely humid after shower. I therefore had my door open to the cabin most of the time to get some fresh air. I understand from other guest on the boat that it was a generel problem on all cabins. In generel the boat did not look like the beautiful pictures on the internet. It need a major makeover. The food was very good and the service from all the crew was very good. They were all very friendly and helpful. We came to some great divesites and we were offered up to 4 dives a day at some exciting wrecks and beautiful coral reefs. I would love to book with Divebooker again, but not on this boat.

Dived in July 2021. The trip was fantastic, with amazing dive sites, experienced guides (cheers, Stina!) and a very luxurious-feeling boat. The food was great too. I can recommend these guys to others and I will definitely be diving with them again.

Boat was clean and overall well maintained. With a relatively smaller number of divers due to covid the diving from the 2 zodiacs was comfortable. Food variety was fine and it was served buffet style, so quantities weren't an issue. However as one of the 2 guides onboard was teaching courses during many of the dives that meant some of the less experienced divers (who needed a guide during the dive ) indeed up being the responsibility of other divers!

Overlooking several inconveniences but small and a bit larger it was an amazing experience. The boat was broken down when we got there and they didn’t say anything until the day we were supposed to travel to different areas. Some of the guides would rather just drop in and swim as fast as they can to get to the end point of the dive, but once things were communicated everything worked out. If booking and you have the choice of cabins, try to get a higher number. Low numbers are by the engine room and the constant droning of the engine and occasional Whif of exhaust is not fun to sleep too.

One of my best trips in the Red Sea. Great safety measures, great guides and crew, great boat. Highly recommended. The route is really good if you're into wreck diving. The guides did everything possible to stick to the route and offer the best experience. Dive with Emperor Divers safely and happily.

This was my first time in the Maldives and with the Emperor Fleet. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by this trip. First of all, the dive guides Jules, Imane, Shafiga and Fish made sure the dives were great. The boat is very spacious and well maintained, with lots of space on the sun deck and main deck for relaxing, briefings and meals, and there is also a working jacuzzi for the hot days. There is a second boat alongside Emperor Leo, the diveboat Sirina. All the gear and cylinders are stored on it and it is quite spacious. About the dives I can say that already from the first check dive we saw five manta rays and on the second and third dives plenty of white tip, black tip and nurse sharks. There was also a nightdive with a manta ray flipping over the flashlights to feed on plankton, while a black tip shark passed by. One evening dinner barbecue was held on Dhigurah island and it was very pleasant. There is another small boat used to go to the island, a donnie. On the other dives we saw plenty of marine life: giant mantas, stingrays, turtles, octopi, many kinds of moray eels on the last dive at Landuoy Giri, but also lots of small marine life perfect for macro. After the end of the diving days, those that wish can serve drinks at the bar, with plenty of happy hour times. For those that have cameras, there is lots of room to rinse and store them, as well as plenty of space to charge batteries. Therefore, I strongly recommend this liveaboard and would go again any time.

Dive managers Gabriel and Maria ran a great trip. Food was excellent, dive briefings were thorough, divers were very polite, and the crew were extremely helpful. I traveled by myself and left with some great friends. Thank you for the memories! Would definitely recommend Emperor and Maldives to any diver with Advanced Open Water certification.

The rooms and the boat renewed recently. Rooms comfortable, staff very kind and helpful. Beautiful route, wonderful caves and corals. Excellent!

It was my third liveaboard and definitely the best one, wonderful trip! Absolutely everything was pretty good. Well organized from meeting at airport thought all trip, daily diving and to leaving. I'm scheduled person and was happy that we had whiteboard with all information, map, daily updated plans and follow them in minutes. There were 18 divers on the boat and, I guess, because of COVID restriction (March 2021) every single diver had separate room. I was in room 1 (lower deck), it is quite big and comfortable, especially bathroom. Room is a bit noisy, especially during moving, but we didn't do it at night so I'd been sleeping well. I rented only regulator so can not say about dive gear quality but tanks was just amazing! Almost each dive that we had was 60 minutes long. Crew are very friendly and did their best to make our trip the best one. Thank you, guys!

For us it was the perfect liveaboard. The whole crew was fantastic and took care of our needs every time. The guides really care about the environment, the safety and the life underwater. They try to reduce plastic on board where ever it is possible. In addition we received environment friendly shampoo and so on. Our cabin was really big with a great view. The bathroom was also big and really luxurious for a boat. The food was fantastic. I'm a vegetarian and I received some extra food every day. The trip was really great and we would book serenity again.

It was great week of diving trip with Emperor Explorer. The room was big and clean - just need bit more water pressure: if you were in main deck or upper deck you need to wait till everyone finish shower from lower deck to get enough water in your cabin. Schedule of diving was great - all the diving points were very good. Guide was great - know the dive points well enough, just need to aware of his group bit carefully - at one point one of diver in my group calling him but he did not looking at diver at all. Food and service were great Over all I do recommend Emperor Explorer for your diving holiday

I have been diving with Emperor in the Red Sea in Egypt for the last 20 years, I celebrated my 1000 th dive on this trip, there are superb. Very competent, safe, friendly, caring operator. I loved everything about the Famous 5 dive trip, that was my second time on the same route on the same boat. I am an avid underwater photographer. The diving, guiding, boat, food, all were fantastic

We went on a tour with the Explorer in January 2020 (Best of Maldives). The crew were really outstanding (always friendly, helpful and attentive). They did a great job! The dives were always well chosen and carried out safely. The cabins and facilities are of the highest level. Our cabin on the upper deck was very spacious (larger than many other hotel rooms). So we can highly recommend the Explorer with its crew.

I had an amazing time on the boat and under the water sailing on the Emperor Elite to the South and Saint John's. The boat is super well taken care of, the food delicious and aplenty and there is wine included for dinner which is a nice touch. The whole crew is so friendly and professional its' a joy to be with them while being confident you're in good hands. The diving was well organised and we were the only boat on most dive sites despite the high season. And to top it off I had the best team of guests too - which is a blessing as a solo diver. I definitely will be back and would highly recommend a live aboard with Emperor Divers.

Emperor Asmaa is a great boat for a close and intimate group of just 20 divers. Which means you get to know all the crew and dive guides personally, as they do you. You also get to know all the other guests well and become a close team. The food was excellent and truly amazing. A great trip and experience.

We organized a small group trip to Maldives to spend a week on Emperor Voyager, one of the numerous Emperor fleet in Maldives. We organized our trip through Divebooker.com. I have to say we had a fantastic time, The diving was great, the crew knowledgeable and helpful and the itinerary such that we saw what we believe was some of the best diving in Maldives. We stayed around central Maldives, so there were no long portages allowing us usually 4 dives per day. The scope of dives on this trip were not for the inexperienced. In fact I would say, in order to get the most out of what the trip had to offer, you need to be advanced certified and have experience diving in current, and importantly, be comfortable with it. In that way you can relax and enjoy what is going on around you. The Emperor crew were great, as were the guys from Divebooker. Professional as always, with nothing being too much trouble. I highly recommend joining Voyager for a week and making your arrangements with Divebooker.

We just finished a week diving on Serenity. It was really great. The briefing, the staff, dive guides and the boat are great. Very safe crew and great instruction. Every dive was different and the crew went the extra mile to show us the best in Maldives. We were in cabin 4 which is one of the smallest cabins. It was fine Other cabins are even bigger and better. There was not a dull day, BBQ one the beach, visit local island (good to buy some items), visit of Male the last day (skip it as there is nothing to see there). It is one of the nicer boat so you won'g be disappointed. Great main boat and spacious dhoni. We had a great time diving with these guys. Food could be improved. Not bad but not great. My stomach got upset at the end of the week. I had way better food on my other liveaboards.

I spent a week on the "Best of the Maldives" itinerary. Everything about the trip was excellent. The boat is great, very comfortable and the crew cannot do enough to help you enjoy your time. The diving is from a separate boat which stays throughout and is extremely well set up for diving from. The guides have the perfect balance of promoting safety and environmental awareness, diving with minimal impact on the marine life, finding the most interesting things for us to see and keeping the whole thing fun. Oh, and the chef is amazing! We were well and truly spoiled.

Had an amazing week on the boat. Being a girl traveling on my own I could not have felt more comfortable. Everyone working on the boat was absolutely amazing and could not do enough for us. They really went above and beyond. The boat was immaculate and the food was delicious. Being a vegetarian the chef made sure to make me such delicious alternatives to meat. The rooms were cleaned every morning. I had an absolutely wonderful experience and everyone working on the boat really contributed to that! Really looking forward to doing my next liveaboard. Also divebooker were brilliant to book from. They were very prompt and helpful

Delicious food, comfortable and clean rooms, friendly and social crew - that makes it a perfect boat ;) We were with MV Leo at South Male trip in March 2018 and it was awesome ;) Unforgettable trip, a lot of big stuff underwater, school of sharks ;)

I have been on 3 other live aboard trips and this was amazing .The crew was !st class the food was incredible 5 star Michelin . I was completely overwhelmed by the quality of food and put on a few pounds. I was so happy to see that the guides were so protective of the reefs even going so far as to banning someone that had a camera but had terrible buoyancy (crashing into fans ) Also refusing to let a person who had decompression sickness from diving some more safety 1st . So keep up the great work everyone .I will definitely be back to Egypt again for more diving ..Mark Z. Trip from January 18 to 25 2018

I had a WONDERFUL time with Emperor Divers! I found the accommodations to be spacious and clean, although my roommate and I had some issues using the toilet. It was very difficult to flush, but the staff was helpful and dedicated to making sure we could use it. The food was delicious, especially dessert! We had a pastry chef on board who outdid himself each day. It was incredible! The staff was always available to answer questions and make sure we were taken care of. I really appreciated their help. And Emperor Divers went out of their way for the airport transfers! That was awesome.

Raja Laut really is a fantastic boat for the kind of diving, swimming, exploring adventure we had. All in all a great holiday and we will definitely be recommending the boat to others and consider doing it again in Indonesia one day

I was with Emperor Voyager for the Christmas week (19-26 Dec 2015). From the time I arrived in Male till the time I got on to my next LOB, the process has been smooth. Emperor being a foreign-owned LOB/Dive Company, is structured, well-organized and have a team of hardworking and awesome Staff… from the Operation Manager, Dive Guides, Captain to the folks who help you up to the dhoni after each dive, the Chef & bar man to the ones who clean your room (always a clean room after your second morning dive), I would consider this a dive paradise on earth. I am not sure if I would pay a little extra for a more luxurious LOB as Emperor Voyager is itself a luxury with a very reasonable price! The itineraries were pretty standard as of any other LOBs… South/North Male, Vaavu and South/North Ari Atoll but the difference will be the dive sites. I had a number of “best” in this trip… countless of reef sharks (fat ones!), nurse sharks, close encounter (almost face to face) with the Manta rays, beautiful overhangs and vast varieties of fishes (Morays, Giant trevallies....) My most memorable Christmas Eve is with Emperor Voyager when we had the Mantas loitering around our boat the whole night (because the crew hung the spotlight to attract them); not to mention nurse sharks too!!! :) I would highly recommend Emperor Voyager if you are looking for an unforgettable dive trip! Well done, Bernie & his team of dedicated and customer-oriented Staff & Crew! Thank you for your passion that create awesome memories for divers!

Nice clean, spacious boat with great facilities. Cabins cleaned are cleaned daily (whilst diving). Tea and coffee always available and a well stocked bar on board. Meals are provided at just the right times of the day after diving, there is always something for everyone, even fussy eaters on board! The Dive briefs are informative and perfectly timed. The Diving takes place of another boat so no kit clutter or wet floors on the back deck. Guides and crew aboard Voyager are so knowledgable, helpful and friendly. Throughly enjoyed the experience provided by Emperor Divers from start to finish. Also a big thanks to Diverse Travel who made all the arrangements in getting us there.

Had a great time between Christmas and New Year, would highly recommend the Boat for the experience. New Year's Eve - we all sat at the back of the boat with fireworks in eyeshot and mantas swimming at the back of the boat with a warm breeze blowing, what more could you ask for.... The service was very good. The cabins were cleaned daily with no complaints. We did however have the bathroom floor filling up with water through the drain everyday so the floor was always wet and dirty under your feet. There was also a constant musty smell. Ah well, we were never that long in the cabins anyway. Also there weren't too many seats at the back of the boat or sunbeds on deck for the twenty of us. Food however was very good and despite my gluten intolerance, this was never too much trouble! The BBQ island trip was amazing.... The extra facility of the dhoni were spot on and the boat hands were always happy to help. Dive briefings and guiding was excellent! Overall, a great trip that I would highly recommend on the Emperor Voyager.