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MV Maldives Princess dive boat review
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Maldives Princess: what to know before booking
Maldives Princess is a roughly 43 m Maldives dive boat with 11 cabins for 22 guests. No online departure was available in the partner listing when checked on 7 October 2026.
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Maldives Princess vessel and refit history
The partner records a 2011 build and 2015 renovation, rather than the former 2012 build date. The listed dimensions are 142 × 40 ft. A more recent refit was not verified.
Cabin choices aboard Maldives Princess
| Cabin or deck | Booking detail |
|---|---|
| State cabins | Double/twin allocation: confirm the actual beds |
| Ocean View suites | Compare the room and deck before paying |
Life aboard Maldives Princess
The extensive lounge offers separate areas: a dining room, a salon and a bar area. There’s space for you to enjoy. The salon features couches and an entertainment system; outdoors, seating and loungers give you another place to spend surface intervals.
Diving, itinerary and transfers
The retained listing describes dhoni diving around central Maldives, including Rasdhoo and Maaya Thila. These are route examples, not guaranteed stops or wildlife encounters.
Travelling with a non-diver on Maldives Princess?
Confirm a non-diving place directly for Maldives Princess and the chosen departure. A current boat-specific acceptance policy and companion fare have not been established here. Ask whether the booking is a shared cruise berth or a whole-yacht charter, and obtain the price for your dates, duration, cabin and occupancy, including taxes and transfers. Skipping dives does not by itself establish a discount.
Request a practical programme for the companion: which guided snorkeling sessions or island excursions are actually planned, whether equipment and guidance are included, and which activities cost extra. Confirm age or supervision conditions where relevant. A diving or surfing charter may leave a non-participating guest aboard for substantial periods; do not assume that a tender, sundeck or an old excursion description guarantees daily outings.
Geographic outline for the published Explore Maldives areas. Current departures have not been verified. This profile concerns Maldives Princess, not Princess Maani.
Text itinerary: Malé / North Malé → South Malé area → Vaavu / Alimatha → South Ari / Maamigili → Maaya Thila / North Ari → Malé / North Malé. The order is illustrative, not a confirmed departure programme. Confirm the boarding point, direction and daily stops with the operator.
The lines connect reference areas; they are not safe sailing tracks. The captain selects channels and sites according to conditions. No wildlife encounter or individual stop is guaranteed.
Dive sites and geographic precision
No exact dive-site stop has been verified for this mapped outline. Numbered markers are geographic reference areas only.
Route source, checked 7 October 2026: No Troubles Just Bubbles — Maldives Princess. Geographic references: Malé / North Malé · South Malé area · Vaavu / Alimatha · South Ari / Maamigili · Maaya Thila / North Ari. Satellite basemap: Esri World Imagery — Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics and the GIS User Community. Map labels and routes are editorial overlays.
Maldives Princess itinerary map
Select the documented route example below. Zoom to inspect the islands and reefs, and select a numbered stop for its name. The actual sailing programme must be confirmed with the operator.
Lines show indicative connections between regions, not navigation tracks. Arrows show the example direction; departures can run in reverse, and stops vary with weather, currents and the chosen cruise.
Routes at a glance
- Central Atolls: Malé / North Malé → South Malé area → Vaavu / Alimatha → South Ari / Maamigili → Maaya Thila / North Ari → Malé / North Malé. Indicative regional connections from the route described on this page. Confirm the actual departure, direction and stops; this is not a navigation track.
Confirm ports, transfers and any domestic flights before booking.
Geographic references and route sources
Regional markers use the references below. See the boat-specific itinerary sources accompanying this map; no extra route is implied by the destination guide.
Malé / North Malé · South Malé area · Vaavu / Alimatha · South Ari / Maamigili · Maaya Thila / North Ari ·
Watch: Maldives Central Atolls — destination film
Guest film by AROS Pro, February 2026, filmed aboard Emperor Serenity. Destination illustration only: it does not show this boat or establish its facilities. Video source · Watch on YouTube. Illustrative boat photograph.
Budget and inclusions
Compare a dated quote for your actual departure and cabin, including currency, nights and occupancy. Ask for the compulsory charges, transfers and diving package as a written total, then add travel, rental equipment and optional spending. Confirm the boarding point and final dive time before arranging flights.
What guests say about Maldives Princess
Only one verified partner review was available: Susan W, 3 May 2017. She praised the crew, meals and dhoni, but reported maintenance issues and two power failures. One old review cannot establish the boat’s current condition or a representative consensus.
Paraphrased from the linked guest reviews and vessel listing, checked 7 October 2026. These accounts are separate from Divezone reader comments below.
Maldives Princess booking FAQ
Can I reserve Maldives Princess for a confirmed date?
No online availability was shown. Obtain written confirmation before treating the profile as a bookable offer.
Are the Ocean View suites worth considering?
Ask for the exact deck, bed size, window arrangement and price difference from a state cabin. The category name alone is not enough.
What should I ask about the old maintenance report?
Request recent cabin photographs and information about the latest refit and onboard systems. The 2017 account is an individual historical experience.
What happened to the old USD 2,786 price?
It was undated and has been removed. Ask for a departure-specific quote covering taxes, transfers, diving and rental equipment.
Checked 7 October 2026. This is a source-based update, not an onboard inspection. Vessel images come from the linked partner gallery; capture dates are not verified. Ask for recent cabin photographs if current appearance is important to your choice.
Where does this liveaboard dive boat go?
Check out the fabulous places where this dive boat travels to.
Note: some destinations may not be listed below, please enquire for more details.
destination of the monthMaldives
Drift dives, reef sharks, manta rays and whale sharks: choose the right atoll, season and diving style for your Maldives adventure.
- If you have been diving on board this liveaboard dive boat in Maldives, please share your review and let us know what you thought. Please post your comments in the review section below, by doing so you will help fellow divers to plan their next diving trip
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Amazing liveaboard, okay diving! I believe we might have hit the Maldives in the wrong time as visibility was no so great and fish life was not as abundant as we would have thought. That being said, the Maldives are stunning, we will sur go back and try again! As for this is a Maldives Princess review, I’ve got no complaint about the vessel nor the service. I would simply not dare calling this a diving boat… it’s a luxury yacht! Friendly and caring crew, lots of space and great food! Nothing bad to say really…! Enjoy!
The Maldives Princess service on-board was great. The accommodation was good except for when the air conditioning broke down a few times during the trip. The itinerary was good. We got to see many many sites and lots of marine life! My favorite was the night dive with the Manta Rays. One of the dive masters did have a chip on his shoulder and did not really care about the group all that much. He lost track of his group of divers and was very reckless. Be sure to ask for the qualifications of the dive masters and if you feel like something is wrong with one of them, request to change.
I have to say that that was some of the best diving I’ve done. The sites picked by the crew were phenomenal, the staff was exceptional, and the food was very good.
My problem was the condition of the boat. My air conditioning in my room was almost non existent. The boat has not been kept up at all, there were leaks in many places. There were also bugs in some of the rooms, which prompted 2 rooms moving to other rooms. It was very evident that the upkeep was not being done. wall paper was peeling in spots, and a lot of water spots on the ceilings of the lower decks.
the itinerary was awesome! lots of diving and great dive masters. all the staff were exceptional, and firendly and helpful
The Maldive Princess is a dangerous Boat. Power outages, switches that don’t work, our ceiling lighting 1/2 wouldn’t even turn off? During the 1st power outage we also unable to awake any of the totally sleeping crew! Slept outside. The pictures on the internet will make question if you are on the same boat. the ceiling in the main salon is falling down, AC in most rooms is questionable (we had a group of 13) mold and bugs in the rooms and on the decks is not uncommon. The food was OK. The staff on the dive boat was great, however the compressor had problems so nitrox was unavailable some days. There is NO wifi!!! Not much of a beer or wine selection either. Tv’s in rooms are the only decorations, they dont work either. The furniture in the main salon is shot! be careful to sit easily!!
Hi Mrs. Seguin!
I’m sorry to read about this very disappointing experience on this liveaboard. However, I simply want to thank you for leaving a review here! It sure is very helpful for other divers considering a diving cruise in the Maldives!
Wishing you a wonderful cruise & top notch boat for your next vacation!
Best Regards
I´ve been on this liveaboard last week:
– the photos as not real, all old
– the boat is old ad dirty
– there are a lot of cockroach and even rats on the rooms
– no privative Dhone (it was broken)
– no nitrox, no compressor
– NO jacuzzi
– 2-3 dives per day (no night dive)
– No life jacket on may room
– No security briefing and no boat briefing
– At least The food was good!
– The furniture in the main saloon are old
– Power plugs not wroking
– Dive masters did not care about the group ( Lili was good )
You must change those photos, it´s very wrong to show something that is not real.
I don´t recommend at all!
Hi Renata,
I’m very sorry to hear that this boat was not well kept according to your testimonial and I want to thank you for taking the time to write a review here. It will sure help other Divers in their search for a liveaboard diving cruise.
That being said, I would like to address the last part of your comment by specifying that we do our pages from how the boat is advertised online, but we are not linked to this boat in particular, so there’s nothing wrong on our part as we even allow people to honestly review all the boats from across the globe. We aim at being a strong scuba diving community where divers can find a lot of information and unbiased reviews, like yours, on boats and dive centers that they are looking at. I hope this helps your understanding of how we work things out. The pictures must have been representing the boat when it was first built, if the boat is not like that anymore, it’s a matter of management and there’s nothing we can do about it except from being a platform where divers like you can vote and leave their reviews.
Best regards and safe bubbles!
The worst trip of my life. The boat is older and durty.
the boat was flthy!!!!!
Never go there!!!!
There are rats on the boat! No toils aveable,no nitrox.
This boat was my nightmare!!!!! Terrible!!!!!