Emperor Virgo Liveaboard, Maldives

The boat is a 35-meter vessel and does boutique diving in the Maldives liveaboard scene. It can take in 18 guests and is a modern yacht with light wood interiors to provide serenity and a spacious atmosphere. For Maldives liveaboards, this is relatively small compared to others since personalized service, small dive groups, and guides-to-divers ratio are 1:6. Divers enjoy such focused attention and highly detailed briefings by dive guides.

With mid-week departures, the liveaboard can also avoid the most crowded dive sites. Flexibility in schedules means fewer people and closer looks at marine life. It cannot always promise that you are going to be alone on each dive site, but as a general strategy, this means a far more serene diving experience. The itinerary is carefully worked out so you dive at the best times, giving you better opportunities to get to see marine life in their natural environment.

It is accompanied by a 17-meter diving dhoni, which drops off at all dives with great precision. Equipped with both air and Nitrox compressors, oxygen, first-aid equipment, and an AED, the emphasis is on safety throughout the dives. Experienced and professional, the onboard crew are mostly long-serving staff on this vessel. For EANx certified divers, Nitrox is free, allowing longer bottom times and making dives much safer, especially when reaching greater depths. The crew pays attention to every little detail, so every dive will be just as smooth as possible.

They will be accommodated in air-conditioned cabins with a private ensuite bathroom. The cabins are for those who want total privacy and comfort, ideal to chill out after a day of diving. Social areas include open sun decks for sunbathing and shaded lounges for cooling off. The dining area serves international cuisine, including special diets that can be catered for upon request for a varied and satisfying culinary experience.

This Maldives liveaboard will take guests to known dive sites, such as manta ray cleaning stations and areas frequented by whale sharks. With the flexible schedule, guests are definitely going to experience these underwater wonders without the hectic pace brought about by other dive boats, allowing guests a much deeper and more serene diving experience. Besides the big marine species, at the dive sites there are brilliant coral reefs teeming with myriads of small reef fish, moray eels, and turtles. Each dive is different, special, and unforgettable