Carpe Diem
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Location
Based in Male. Guests are greeted at the Male International Airport.
Dive Overview
The Maldives dive sites feature healthy reefs, soft corals, mantas, whale sharks, schooling gray reef sharks, hawksbill turtles, and much more.
[See: Maldives Dive Travel Guide]
Food & Drinks
All-inclusive semi-buffet style meals. Coffee/tea and drinking water are offered 24 hours a day.
Cabin details
Standard Lower Deck
Standard Twin Lower Deck
Double Main Deck
Deluxe Upper Deck
Suite Upper Deck
Boat features
Boat facilities
Deck plan
Deals & Special Offers
Carpe Diem Summer Specials 2025
Get Up To 20% Off On Select Trips
June 28 тАУ July 5, 2025 | Best of Maldives
August 23 тАУ 30, 2025 | Manta Madness
August 30 тАУ September 6, 2025 | Best of Ari Atolls
September 13 тАУ 20, 2025 | Manta Madness
Early Bird Special
Get 10% Off On Remaining September, October, November & December 2025 Trips
Valid when booked 120 days before trip embarkation. Combinable with Group Special until December 20, 2025
Group Special: 5 Pay + 1 Free!
Valid for select trips.
Prices are per person, based on double-occupancy. Not combinable with other promotions or specials.
Subject to availability. Valid for new bookings only.
20% Off
Carpe Diem dates
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28 Jun 2025 - 5 Jul 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,1308 days7 nights
9/20 spots left
from $1,917
5 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
8 days7 nights
2/20 spots left
from $2,130
23 Aug 2025 - 30 Aug 2025
(Manta Madness 4 (MLE/MLE) 7 Nights) ( Male - Male)
20% OFF$2,1308 days7 nights
7/20 spots left
from $1,704
30 Aug 2025 - 6 Sep 2025
(Best of Ari Atolls (7N's)) ( Male - Male)
20% OFF$2,1308 days7 nights
11/20 spots left
from $1,704
13 Sep 2025 - 20 Sep 2025
(Manta Madness 2 (DRV/MLE) 7 Nights) ( DRV - Male)
20% OFF$2,1308 days7 nights
18/20 spots left
from $1,704
27 Sep 2025 - 4 Oct 2025
(Manta Madness 3 (MLE/DRV) 7 Nights) ( Male - DRV)
10% OFF$2,1308 days7 nights
6/20 spots left
from $1,917
4 Oct 2025 - 14 Oct 2025
(Deep North + Hanifaru Bay (DRV/MLE) 10 Nights) ( DRV - Male)
10% OFF$2,94011 days10 nights
9/20 spots left
from $2,646
24 Oct 2025 - 3 Nov 2025
(Deep North + Hanifaru Bay (DRV/MLE) 10 Nights) ( DRV - Male)
10% OFF$3,49011 days10 nights
15/20 spots left
from $3,141
22 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,4808 days7 nights
9/20 spots left
from $2,232
29 Nov 2025 - 6 Dec 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,4808 days7 nights
12/20 spots left
from $2,232
6 Dec 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,4808 days7 nights
8/20 spots left
from $2,232
13 Dec 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,4808 days7 nights
10/20 spots left
from $2,232
20 Dec 2025 - 27 Dec 2025
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,5808 days7 nights
9/20 spots left
from $2,322
27 Dec 2025 - 3 Jan 2026
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,5808 days7 nights
7/20 spots left
from $2,322
7 Jan 2026 - 17 Jan 2026
(Best of Maldives + Meemu (10N's)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$3,67011 days10 nights
11/20 spots left
from $3,303
18 Jan 2026 - 30 Jan 2026
(Southern Sharks (MLE/GAN) 12 Nights) ( Male - GAN)
10% OFF$4,34013 days12 nights
5/20 spots left
from $3,906
7 Feb 2026 - 14 Feb 2026
(Deep South: Huvadhoo- Fuvahmulah- Addu (GKK/ GAN) 7N's) ( GKK - GAN)
10% OFF$2,5808 days7 nights
3/20 spots left
from $2,322
14 Feb 2026 - 21 Feb 2026
(Deep South: Addu - Fuvahmulah - Huvadhoo (GAN/GKK) (7N)) ( GAN - GKK)
10% OFF$2,5808 days7 nights
2/20 spots left
from $2,322
7 Mar 2026 - 14 Mar 2026
(Deep South: Huvadhoo- Fuvahmulah- Addu (GKK/ GAN) 7N's) ( GKK - GAN)
8 days7 nights
1/20 spots left
from $2,580
4 Apr 2026 - 11 Apr 2026
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,5808 days7 nights
20/20 spots left
from $2,322
11 Apr 2026 - 18 Apr 2026
(Best of Maldives (7N'S)) ( Male - Male)
10% OFF$2,5808 days7 nights
13/20 spots left
from $2,322
Detailed information about the itinerary
The Carpe Diem offers various itineraries. Each itinerary visits a combination of popular and new dive sites and attempts to give guests the chance to encounter everything from big pelagics like mantas, sharks, and whale sharks to shrimps, colorful nudibranchs, ghost pipefishes, and everything in between. The Carpe Diem will have 7 and 10-night cruises. The cruises normally leave every Saturday unless in the event of 10-day cruises departure days might change.
The Carpe Diem offers various itineraries. Each itinerary visits a combination of popular and new dive sites and attempts to give guests the chance to encounter everything from big pelagics like mantas, sharks, and whale sharks to shrimps, colorful nudibranchs, ghost pipefishes, and everything in between. The Carpe Diem will have 7 and 10-night cruises. The cruises normally leave every Saturday unless in the event of 10-day cruises departure days might change.
The Carpe Diem offers various itineraries. Each itinerary visits a combination of popular and new dive sites and attempts to give guests the chance to encounter everything from big pelagics like mantas, sharks, and whale sharks to shrimps, colorful nudibranchs, ghost pipefishes, and everything in between. The Carpe Diem will have 7 and 10-night cruises. The cruises normally leave every Saturday unless in the event of 10-day cruises departure days might change.
More information about this trip
Included
- 7 nights or 10 nights aboard the vessel
- 3 meals daily, plus between-dive snacks
- Drinking water, coffee (instant) and tea
- 3 dives daily (except for on day of arrival and day before departure) including one or two night dives
- Free nitrox to nitrox qualified divers
- Use of tanks, weights and belts
- Airport transfers on the days of embarkation/disembarkation
- GST 12%
Excluded
- Rental, instruction, nitrox and retail charges
- Green tax of 6 USD p/p per night
- Special trips marked with a star in the schedule will have an additional fuel surcharge and/or a domestic flight
- Crew gratuities
- Trip cancellation and dive insurance
- 12% tax on on-board purchases
- WiFI at $15/week/person or $20 for 10 days/person + tax
- 15L tanks
Practical information
- Time Zone: UTC+5
- Local Currency: MVR (Maldivian rufiyaa)
- Payment onboard: cash (USD or EUROs) or credit card (Visa, Master and American Express)
- Electricity: 220 volts
- Language Spoken: Dhivehi & English
Boat Specifications
- Built: 2008
- Port of Registration: Male / Republic of Maldives
- Length: 35m
- Width: 10m
- Maximum guests: 20
- Number of Cabins: 10
- Numberof Bathrooms: 13
- Numberof Crew: 10 + 3 on the diving dhoni
- Engine: Doosan Daewood Diesel Engine 650 Hp
- Fuel Tank Capacity: 7,000 liters
- Navigation: GPS, Sounder
- Communication: VHF Radio, Internet, GSM
- Generators: 2 x Doosan Daewood Marine Soundproof, 50 Hz, 380V, 45KW
- Fresh Water capacity: 5,000 Litres
- Water Maker: 16000 liters/day (2 x Osmotic Treatment Plants Wasco Atlantic 400)
- Safety equipment: Smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, life jackets, emergency alarm
- HP Compressors: 2 x MCH 16 Coltri Sub (530 L/min, 18CFM), Bauer M320
- Nitrox Gen: Coltri Sub LP320, Nuvair Membrane
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