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Maldives Master

Operated by Master Liveaboards. 26 guests in 14 cabins, 42 metres.

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Maldives Master
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What this boat is actually good at

Launched in 2024 with a purpose-built 19-metre dhoni called Blue Shadow, so the diving happens off a boat designed for it while the mothership stays a hotel. Two single cabins are a real rarity in the Maldives and worth knowing about if you travel alone. The ocean deck is floodlit at night to bring in mantas and the occasional whale shark. Nitrox is a surcharge.

Suits divers who want

New boatComfortMantasPhotography

Typical itineraries

  • Central Atolls
  • Central Atolls and Baa
  • Central and Southern Atolls
  • Far South

When it sails

Sailing dates

When this boat goes out

DatesItineraryPrice
9 – 19 Oct 202610 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
25 Oct – 1 Nov 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
2 – 9 Nov 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
10 – 17 Nov 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
18 – 25 Nov 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
26 Nov – 3 Dec 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
6 – 13 Dec 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
22 – 29 Dec 20267 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
30 Dec – 6 Jan 20277 nights Central AtollsMaldives Members see the price
14 – 24 Jan 202710 nights Central & Southern AtollsMaldives Members see the price

The boat itself

Numbers that actually change your week

42 mLength
26Guests
14Cabins
1.9Guests per cabin
2024Built
FibreglassHull
7Nights

Cabin layouts, deck plans and equipment lists come from the operator and we send them with every quote. If a specific cabin matters to you, ask before you book.

The fine print, up front

What the cabin price covers, and what it does not

Normally included

  • Cabin, all meals and soft drinks on board
  • The dive schedule on the itinerary, usually three to four dives a day
  • Tanks, weights and belt
  • Guiding and dive briefings
  • Airport or hotel transfer on embarkation day, on most boats

Normally extra

  • Marine park, port and fuel fees, usually paid in cash on board
  • Nitrox, unless the boat states it is free
  • Gear rental: regulator, BCD, computer, torches
  • Crew gratuity, customary at five to ten percent
  • Flights, hotels and dive insurance, which you book yourself

This is the industry norm rather than a promise from any one boat. We confirm the exact inclusions in writing with the operator before you pay anything.

Before you commit

Where a trip quietly gets more expensive

This is the part booking engines leave out, and it is where a week gets a thousand dollars pricier than the headline. None of it is a surprise if you know it going in.

Marine park and port fees

Paid on board, almost always in cash, and rarely small. Maldives charges these per diver per trip. We tell you the current figure before you book.

Nitrox

Available on this boat. Sometimes bundled, sometimes charged per week. Worth taking on a multi-dive-per-day itinerary.

Gear rental

Regulator, BCD, computer and torches are usually extra. Bringing your own is cheaper on any trip longer than a week, and you dive better in kit you know.

Crew gratuity

Customary across the industry and not included anywhere. Budget somewhere between five and ten percent of the trip price, in cash.

Flights and the night before

We do not sell flights, by design. Always plan at least one night on land before boarding: a delayed bag or a missed connection should not cost you the trip.

Dive travel insurance

Many operators require proof of cover to let you board. Get a policy with chamber treatment, evacuation and supplier insolvency. We will point you at one that has all three.

Also in Maldives

Other boats on the same water

Request dates

Tell us which departure

We check the cabin with the operator and come back with a written price the same working day. Nothing is charged now.