Emperor Voyager Liveaboard, Maldives

Emperor Voyager is a 30 m wooden liveaboard operating diving itineraries across Male, Ari, Vaavu, and Rasdhoo Atolls in the Maldives. The four-deck vessel accommodates up to 20 guests and combines dedicated diving facilities with indoor and outdoor guest areas.

Boat Interior

The main deck features an indoor lounge with a TV, book and movie library, board games, dining area, and an internationally stocked bar. Meals are served buffet style with local and international dishes, while tea, coffee, water, soft drinks, fresh juices, cocktails, spirits, beer, and wine are available onboard.

Outdoor seating and dining areas with sofas and tables are located on the upper deck, while the sun deck includes deckchairs, sunbeds, and bean bags. Wi-Fi data packages are available to purchase and can be used when mobile signal coverage is available.

Cabin Types

Accommodation is arranged across upper, main, and lower decks in ensuite cabins with individually controlled air conditioning and cabin fans. Cabins include towels, mini safes, and ensuite bathrooms with showers, while hairdryers are available on request.

Lower Deck Twin Cabin

Twin cabins are available on the lower deck with portholes. Selected cabins can be converted into doubles on request.

Lower Deck Double Cabin

Double cabins are located on the lower deck and feature portholes.

Main Deck Twin Cabin

This twin cabin category is located on the main deck and features windows.

Upper Deck Twin Cabin

Upper deck twin cabins feature windows and can be converted into doubles on request.

Dive Deck

All diving is conducted from a separate 19.8 m diving dhoni staffed by three crew members. The dhoni is equipped with two Coltri compressors with a total compressor capacity of 630 L per minute, charging stations, camera facilities, rinse tanks, diving towels, and equipment storage space.

The vessel provides free Nitrox up to 32% via membrane system, subject to availability. Standard tanks are 11.1 L aluminium tanks, with 13.2 L tanks available on request. Equipment rental is available with advance arrangement, including dive computers, SMBs, reef hooks, torches, and full equipment packages.

Courses available onboard include Advanced Open Water, Adventure Dives, and selected specialties.

Safety and Navigation

Safety equipment onboard includes life rafts, life jackets, smoke detectors, fire alarms, fire blankets, fire extinguishers, emergency lighting, carbon monoxide monitoring systems, oxygen cylinders, AED units, and satellite phone communication.

Navigation and communication systems include GPS chart plotter, GPS, VHF radio, CB radio, compass, satellite phone, and mobile communication.

The vessel operates with a dedicated night watch and regular safety drills are conducted onboard.

Non-diving Activities

Snorkelling is available when conditions and itineraries permit. Local island BBQ evenings and land visits may also be arranged, depending on weather conditions and route.

Between dives, guests can use the indoor lounge, outdoor seating areas, or sun deck.

Itineraries

The Best of Maldives itinerary operates year-round between Male and Male, covering Rasdhoo Atoll, North and South Ari Atolls, Vaavu Atoll, and North and South Male Atolls.

Dive sites include channels, pinnacles, cleaning stations, and reef systems with opportunities to encounter reef fish, turtles, morays, eagle rays, manta rays, nurse sharks, grey reef sharks, and whale sharks. A night dive at Alimatha in Vaavu Atoll may include encounters with resident nurse sharks.

Itineraries remain flexible depending on weather conditions and operational considerations.

When to Go

The Maldives has water temperatures generally ranging between 27°C and 30°C throughout the year. Conditions vary between the drier northeast monsoon season and the wetter southwest monsoon season, with changing currents and visibility across different atolls and dive sites.

Photography Facilities

Dedicated camera facilities onboard include charging stations, rinse tanks, camera table, and air gun facilities for camera equipment maintenance.