Emperor Explorer Liveaboard, Maldives
Affordable luxury cruises to the Maldives’ top dive sites on board this elegant ‘floating hotel’
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Overview
- Dive the Maldives’ world-famous manta ray sites and healthy reefs
- Affordable luxury and comfort perfect for non-diving partners
- Free nitrox means divers enjoy longer and safer dives
- Enriching excursions, snorkeling and special experiences on every cruise
With all the hallmarks of a luxury resort, the Emperor Explorer offers guests a ‘floating hotel’ experience exploring the stunning Maldivian atolls. Elegant air-conditioned and open-air lounges, opulent cabins, a serene open-air spa, stylish restaurant and sun deck and bar, offer five-star relaxation between dives. With free nitrox, seasoned guides and a large dive tender, diving the Maldives in style has never been so affordable. Perfect for non-divers, amazing excursions, special experiences and snorkelling complete every unforgettable cruise.
- Number of cabins:13
- Internet:YES
- Nitrox:YES
- Equipment rental:YES
- Guest / Guide:6:1
- Group booking discounts
7 paying guests, plus 1 free of charge
14 paying guests, plus 2 free of charge
23 paying guests, plus 3 free of charge
May - December:
5 paying guests, plus 1 free of charge
10 paying guests, plus 2 free of charge
18 paying guests, plus 3 free of charge
22 paying guests, plus 4 free of charge
Choose your trip
- 6Apr 20258D / 7N
Best of Maldives 7N
17 divesfrom $3,162Overview
8 days / 7 nights17Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 divesDive and travel insurance requiredTransfer details
Departure
06 Apr 2025
12:00 PM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
Return
13 Apr 2025
07:00 AM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Beer and wine with dinner
- Towels and toiletries
- Tanks and weights
- Night dives
- Nitrox
- Airport transfers
- Land excursions
- Taxes
- Park and port fees
- Fuel surcharge
What's not included
- Dive and travel insurance
To be paid in advance or onboardOptional Extras
- Single supplement - 50%
- Soft drinks and juices
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Equipment rental - US$271 per trip
- Diving courses
- Internet
- Spa or massage
To be booked in advance or paid onboardHighlights
- Circular trip exploring the Maldives’ most popular dive destinations
- High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
- Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
- Search for pelagics of all kinds in Rasdhoo Atoll
- Experience some of the best channel diving in the Maldives at Vaavu
- Optional land visit in Male, the capital of the Maldives
Day 1:
Once onboard there will be a safety briefing, crew introduction, complete and check dive paperwork, cabin allocation and boat orientation. Our boats moor in port on arrival day departing early the next morning.Days 2-6:
The first dive is a check dive near the port. Following the first dive we depart from Male port and commence the itinerary.Enjoy a dive holiday that gives you all you could wish for from the iconic sites of North Male, South Male, Ari & Vaavu Atoll. Awaiting you are channels (Kandus), pinnacles (Thilas) & cleaning stations where you have every chance of meeting mantas, a variety of sharks and mesmerising marine life of so many varieties.This itinerary gives you a marine mix of big fish such as shark and manta dives as well as reef dives, reef fish, morays and macro life. Get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals! One of the best known dive sites is Fish Head; a marine protected site, this medium size pinnacle has many resident turtles, huge schools of fusiliers being stalked by trevally and patrolling grey reef sharks. Overhangs and a large school of blue line snapper, the iconic reef fish of the Maldives make this a genuinely great dive.Day 7:
On the last diving day, 1 dive is available in the morning whilst observing the rule of no diving within 24 hours of reaching altitude. We return to port at approximately 13.00 and moor here overnight. There is the option of an afternoon land-visit to stretch your legs and escape the boat whilst in port. Evening-time pack up diving equipment, settle any outstanding bills.Day 8:
Depart for the airport at 07.00 the following morning.Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.Payment & cancellation terms
- More than 60 days prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid.
- 60 days or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is charged.
Payment policy20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.Cancellation policySpecial offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.3 spaces left - 13Apr 20258D / 7N
Best of Maldives 7N
17 divesfrom $3,065Overview
8 days / 7 nights17Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 divesDive and travel insurance requiredTransfer details
Departure
13 Apr 2025
12:00 PM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
Return
20 Apr 2025
07:00 AM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Beer and wine with dinner
- Towels and toiletries
- Tanks and weights
- Night dives
- Nitrox
- Airport transfers
- Land excursions
- Taxes
- Park and port fees
- Fuel surcharge
What's not included
- Dive and travel insurance
To be paid in advance or onboardOptional Extras
- Single supplement - 50%
- Soft drinks and juices
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Equipment rental - US$271 per trip
- Diving courses
- Internet
- Spa or massage
To be booked in advance or paid onboardHighlights
- Circular trip exploring the Maldives’ most popular dive destinations
- High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
- Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
- Search for pelagics of all kinds in Rasdhoo Atoll
- Experience some of the best channel diving in the Maldives at Vaavu
- Optional land visit in Male, the capital of the Maldives
Day 1:
Once onboard there will be a safety briefing, crew introduction, complete and check dive paperwork, cabin allocation and boat orientation. Our boats moor in port on arrival day departing early the next morning.Days 2-6:
The first dive is a check dive near the port. Following the first dive we depart from Male port and commence the itinerary.Enjoy a dive holiday that gives you all you could wish for from the iconic sites of North Male, South Male, Ari & Vaavu Atoll. Awaiting you are channels (Kandus), pinnacles (Thilas) & cleaning stations where you have every chance of meeting mantas, a variety of sharks and mesmerising marine life of so many varieties.This itinerary gives you a marine mix of big fish such as shark and manta dives as well as reef dives, reef fish, morays and macro life. Get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals! One of the best known dive sites is Fish Head; a marine protected site, this medium size pinnacle has many resident turtles, huge schools of fusiliers being stalked by trevally and patrolling grey reef sharks. Overhangs and a large school of blue line snapper, the iconic reef fish of the Maldives make this a genuinely great dive.Day 7:
On the last diving day, 1 dive is available in the morning whilst observing the rule of no diving within 24 hours of reaching altitude. We return to port at approximately 13.00 and moor here overnight. There is the option of an afternoon land-visit to stretch your legs and escape the boat whilst in port. Evening-time pack up diving equipment, settle any outstanding bills.Day 8:
Depart for the airport at 07.00 the following morning.Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.Payment & cancellation terms
- More than 60 days prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid.
- 60 days or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is charged.
Payment policy20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.Cancellation policySpecial offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.Sold out - 20Apr 20258D / 7N
Best of Maldives 7N
17 divesfrom $3,162Overview
8 days / 7 nights17Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 divesDive and travel insurance requiredTransfer details
Departure
20 Apr 2025
12:00 PM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
Return
27 Apr 2025
07:00 AM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Beer and wine with dinner
- Towels and toiletries
- Tanks and weights
- Night dives
- Nitrox
- Airport transfers
- Land excursions
- Taxes
- Park and port fees
- Fuel surcharge
What's not included
- Dive and travel insurance
To be paid in advance or onboardOptional Extras
- Single supplement - 50%
- Soft drinks and juices
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Equipment rental - US$271 per trip
- Diving courses
- Internet
- Spa or massage
To be booked in advance or paid onboardHighlights
- Circular trip exploring the Maldives’ most popular dive destinations
- High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
- Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
- Search for pelagics of all kinds in Rasdhoo Atoll
- Experience some of the best channel diving in the Maldives at Vaavu
- Optional land visit in Male, the capital of the Maldives
Day 1:
Once onboard there will be a safety briefing, crew introduction, complete and check dive paperwork, cabin allocation and boat orientation. Our boats moor in port on arrival day departing early the next morning.Days 2-6:
The first dive is a check dive near the port. Following the first dive we depart from Male port and commence the itinerary.Enjoy a dive holiday that gives you all you could wish for from the iconic sites of North Male, South Male, Ari & Vaavu Atoll. Awaiting you are channels (Kandus), pinnacles (Thilas) & cleaning stations where you have every chance of meeting mantas, a variety of sharks and mesmerising marine life of so many varieties.This itinerary gives you a marine mix of big fish such as shark and manta dives as well as reef dives, reef fish, morays and macro life. Get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals! One of the best known dive sites is Fish Head; a marine protected site, this medium size pinnacle has many resident turtles, huge schools of fusiliers being stalked by trevally and patrolling grey reef sharks. Overhangs and a large school of blue line snapper, the iconic reef fish of the Maldives make this a genuinely great dive.Day 7:
On the last diving day, 1 dive is available in the morning whilst observing the rule of no diving within 24 hours of reaching altitude. We return to port at approximately 13.00 and moor here overnight. There is the option of an afternoon land-visit to stretch your legs and escape the boat whilst in port. Evening-time pack up diving equipment, settle any outstanding bills.Day 8:
Depart for the airport at 07.00 the following morning.Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.Payment & cancellation terms
- More than 60 days prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid.
- 60 days or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is charged.
Payment policy20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.Cancellation policySpecial offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.1 male space left - 27Apr 20258D / 7N
Best of Maldives 7N
17 divesfrom $2,639Overview
8 days / 7 nights17Advanced Open Water - Minimum 30 divesDive and travel insurance requiredTransfer details
Departure
27 Apr 2025
12:00 PM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
Return
04 May 2025
07:00 AM
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Beer and wine with dinner
- Towels and toiletries
- Tanks and weights
- Night dives
- Nitrox
- Airport transfers
- Land excursions
- Taxes
- Park and port fees
- Fuel surcharge
What's not included
- Dive and travel insurance
To be paid in advance or onboardOptional Extras
- Single supplement - 50%
- Soft drinks and juices
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Equipment rental - US$271 per trip
- Diving courses
- Internet
- Spa or massage
To be booked in advance or paid onboardHighlights
- Circular trip exploring the Maldives’ most popular dive destinations
- High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
- Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
- Search for pelagics of all kinds in Rasdhoo Atoll
- Experience some of the best channel diving in the Maldives at Vaavu
- Optional land visit in Male, the capital of the Maldives
Day 1:
Once onboard there will be a safety briefing, crew introduction, complete and check dive paperwork, cabin allocation and boat orientation. Our boats moor in port on arrival day departing early the next morning.Days 2-6:
The first dive is a check dive near the port. Following the first dive we depart from Male port and commence the itinerary.Enjoy a dive holiday that gives you all you could wish for from the iconic sites of North Male, South Male, Ari & Vaavu Atoll. Awaiting you are channels (Kandus), pinnacles (Thilas) & cleaning stations where you have every chance of meeting mantas, a variety of sharks and mesmerising marine life of so many varieties.This itinerary gives you a marine mix of big fish such as shark and manta dives as well as reef dives, reef fish, morays and macro life. Get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals! One of the best known dive sites is Fish Head; a marine protected site, this medium size pinnacle has many resident turtles, huge schools of fusiliers being stalked by trevally and patrolling grey reef sharks. Overhangs and a large school of blue line snapper, the iconic reef fish of the Maldives make this a genuinely great dive.Day 7:
On the last diving day, 1 dive is available in the morning whilst observing the rule of no diving within 24 hours of reaching altitude. We return to port at approximately 13.00 and moor here overnight. There is the option of an afternoon land-visit to stretch your legs and escape the boat whilst in port. Evening-time pack up diving equipment, settle any outstanding bills.Day 8:
Depart for the airport at 07.00 the following morning.Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.Payment & cancellation terms
- More than 60 days prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid.
- 60 days or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is charged.
Payment policy20% deposit - required to secure reservation.
80% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.Cancellation policySpecial offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.Sold out
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2026
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Cabins
Lower deck double - couple share
Double bed
2 peopleNon shareableDouble cabin - lower deck, additional single bed
Twin or double bed
2 peopleShareableTwin cabin - upper deck
Twin beds
2 peopleShareableDouble cabin - main deck, additional single bed
Twin or double bed
2 peopleShareableUpper deck suite - couple share
King size bed
2 peopleNon shareable
- If you are a solo traveller, we aim to allocate shared cabins on a same-sex basis.
- Non-shareable cabins can not be shared with another single traveler outside your party. A single occupancy surcharge will be applied.