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Emperor Explorer
Emperor’s flagship liveaboard, she brings a class of her own to the magic Maldivian waters. With regular glowing reviews, she brings you spacious living where Emperor’s fine service is standard. At 42m, she happily looks after 26 guests in 13 high-spec cabins as well as offering spacious diving and chilling out areas.
STAR RATING
FULL BOARD
2 upper deck king size suites and 2 twin cabins, 2 main deck double with twin cabins, 5 lower deck double with twin cabins and 2 double only cabins
26 Divers
Beverages extra
This is where truly-iconic diving awaits you in the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean, with 26 atolls calling for you to dive right in. The breath-taking wildlife and blue of the Indian Ocean are just some of the reasons the Maldives is such a popular diving destination. Diving can range from relaxing drift dives to exhilarating, challenging channels with the possibility of seeing whale sharks, mantas, nurse sharks and a host of other fabulous marine life.
The meals on-board are usually buffet style with a variety of local and international dishes to suit everyone. Local food is traditionally a bit spicey, fish is available on-board, mostly frozen with a few fresh catches along the way. Water, tea and coffee are complimentary. Soft drinks, fresh juices and alcohol (cocktails, liquors, wine and beer) are chargeable.
All Emperor Fleet boats have a minimum of two guides on board. For all diving sites visited en route our dive guides will give you a detailed and comprehensive dive briefing before you enter the water. When the guide is in the water, they will remain with the group to navigate the site and to look out for any interesting marine life to show you. NITROX is free on all Emperor liveaboards.
EXPLORER DECK PLAN
Diving with Emperor is done from a dhoni which is a 24m tender with 3 staff, fully equipped with compressors, oxygen, comprehensive First Aid and AED and diving towels.
--John