Dive Review of Carpe Vita Explorer in
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Carpe Vita Explorer, Dec, 2013, by Ken Yee, MA, US ( 1 report). Report 7472.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	Challenging diving in heavy currents with some negative entries and use of reef hooks for most shark specific encounters. Wish we had a little more opportunity to look for small critters. Humpback whale sighting was a very rare treat. One whale shark snorkel. Three dives had mantas - one with a squadron, one with a couple at a cleaning station and one night dive off the stern with the boat's lights for assistance. If you suffer from mold allergies, think twice about carpe vita. We had to sleep outside of our room 4 of 7 nights because of all the mold. Also do not expect much advice on flights or add on side trips if booking through explorer ventures.
Websites	Carpe Vita Explorer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Hawaii, Socorro Island, Bermuda, North Carolina
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-60 Ft/ 15-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	depth & time
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or	Whale Sharks	1 or
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	not photographers

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Dive Review of Carpe Vita Explorer in Maldives

Carpe Vita Explorer, Dec, 2013,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Carpe Vita Explorer in
Maldives