Comfortable and measuring 35m, MV Leo has 10 ensuite guest rooms and a spacious welcome! The main deck has a large salon with sofas, licensed bar and Jacuzzi whilst the sun deck is perfect for reflecting on the day as the sun goes down.
Diving is done from her large 19.8m dhoni tender, getting you to the perfect dive spot every time. An added benefit is that she's rebreather-friendly, one of the few Maldives liveaboards to offer this and we offer free Nitrox.
The Maldives is a warm and fascinating place on many a wish-list. The rich marine life and coral reefs teem with Nature's riches, visited by schools of fish and playful dolphins.
With 26 atolls, the Maldives is one of the most diverse scuba diving destinations in the world. Amazing channel dives draw marine life from the deep,leaving you spellbound. Mountainous pinnacles (thila) rise from 35m and taper to 8m, which make them ideal for those slower, more relaxing dives.
The average year-round water temperature is 27C (80F) and currents can be strong at about 1.5 knots, which is ideal for shark and manta ray encounters.
Join MV Leo with the mantas and whale sharks in the sunny, friendly Maldives.
MV Emperor Leo - Technical Details
Specification
Type: Wooden hull
Length: 35m - Beam: 9.4m
Engine: 500 HP Mitsubishi - Water Makers: 9500lt/day
Navigation and Communication: VHF radio, GPS chart plotter, Telephone, Mobile
Diving facilities
Compressors: 2 x Coltri + Nitrox
Nitrox diving: FREE
Dive equipment rental: Full range on offer, must be arranged before arrival in resort. SMB, dive computer and reef hooks are required on all dives. For your safety, both SMBs and reef hooks are offered complimentary.
Safety: Oxygen/Medic First Aid Kit
Dhoni: Large diving dhoni, fully equipped with compressors, tanks & oxygen kits
Camera facilities: Charging stations, air gun, rinse tanks & camera table
Hospitality
Accommodation:
Upper deck: 1 double suite, 2 twin (can be changed to doubles), 1 twin.
Lower deck: 2 double, 2 twin (can be changed to doubles), 4 twin.
All cabins: Ensuite, with individually controlled air con and fan. Hairdryers available on board by request.
Main deck: Air-conditioned lounge; comfy sofas, TV, book, music and movie library, board games, internationally stocked bar and dining area. Outdoor Jacuzzi.
Upper deck: Outdoor seating area with deckchairs and tables.
Sun deck: Deckchairs, sunbeds, bean bags.
WiFi: Data packages via a code are available to purchase on board. Please read terms of use.
Additional
Life jackets & life rafts
Towels: 2 towels per guest
Special diets catered for on request
Guests
Maximum 24
Crew
Dhoni Crew: 3
Diving Guides: 4
This is where your guarantee for a memorable Maldives diving holiday starts. Built to a high standard for today's discerning diver, she exudes comfort and, measuring 35m, she happily accommodates 24 divers in 12 ensuite cabins.
Upper deck cabins: 1 Suite with a double, 2 twin (can be changed to doubles), 1 twin.
Lower deck cabins: 2 double, 2 twin (can be changed to doubles), 4 twin.
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Best of the Maldives - 7 nights (20 + dives)
Dive the best and most famous dive sites across Male and Ari Atoll. Dive channels, pinnacles, action-packed night dive with nurse sharks, get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals!
Expect to see sharks, manta, reef fish, turtles, morays, eagle rays, abundant macro life. Possible hammerheads and whale sharks.
We don’t follow an exact itinerary; flexibility is key irrespective of the year you visit, this underwater world is yours (and ours) for the exploring.
This is the Best of the Maldives – and it delivers exactly that. This is where you dive the best and most famous dive sites of the Maldives in a week of wonderful liveaboard diving across Male, Ari & Vaavu atolls.
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 mesmerizing 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.
Deep South - 7 nights (20 + dives) - double the fun on South Shark Adventure - 14 nights
Fuvahmulah; Tiger sharks, oceanic manta and thresher sharks. Oceanic Island with incredible visibility.
Huvadhu; Whale sharks at night, silver tips, grey reef sharks and many, many more.
Addu Atoll; WWII wreck HMS British Loyalty and majestic manta cleaning stations.
December to March are the best times to dive the southerly Maldivian atolls and experience the shark action in these out-of-the-way dive sites between Huvadhu and Addu (Seenu) Atolls. Spend a week away from the madding crowds and dive Addu, Fuvahmulah and Huvadhu on the lookout for the Indian Ocean’s larger residents; tiger sharks, silver tips, grey reef sharks, whale sharks and many, many more.
At Huvadhu, one of the deepest lagoons in the Maldives, the currents and channels are ideal for even more shark sightings including, hopefully, whale sharks and silkies, hammerheads and grey sharks spotted most of the time.
You will dive many of the world-class channels (kandus) here including; Vilingilli, Koodoo, Nilandhoo and Mareehaa. In Fuvahmulah you can expect to meet tiger, silky, silver tip and thresher sharks on the south plateaux.
Addu Atoll hosts the WWII wreck, HMS British Loyalty, as well as popular majestic Manta Cleaning station Maa Kandu along with a more relaxing drift dive at Demon corner to either start or end the trip with too.
Please note: At Emperor, we believe in providing as authentic an experience with nature as possible. We do not believe it is appropriate to chum/bait for, nor feed, sharks and therefore will not dive or promote the experience known as “Tiger Zoo” in Fuvahmulah Atoll. We dive Fuvahmulah and regularly encounter Tiger Sharks there, as well as at other spots on our itineraries, and we believe these offer a far more natural experience.
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