Dive Review of Carpe Vita in
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Carpe Vita: "Boat great, diving fair", Jan, 2017, by Brian Thomasson, FL, US ( 1 report with 3 Helpful votes). Report 9464 has 3 Helpful votes.
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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
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Comments	Boat was great and crew was wonderful but I left wondering why Maldives diving is rated so highly. The Good: -The boat and crew were amazing, near perfect in fact. -Whale Sharks. The crew found us several Whale Sharks and got us several very close encounters...I had to get out of the way more than once! Being that close to a Whale Shark made the trip for me. -Cleanliness. The boat was clean, of course, but so was the airport, hotels, and restaurants. (note that beaches are not listed here...see below) The Bad: -Water clarity! I was expecting >100 ft and never saw anything anywhere close to that. I wish I knew the reason...were we on the wrong side of the Atoles? Was it just a bad week? Is it just not as good as advertised? It was disappointing to say the least. -Coral is dead!! I heard there was a bleaching event in the 1990s but never expected what I saw. I would say that easily 90% of the reef was dead. It was sad. -Trash. I didn't see very much trash on the reef but there is a ton on the beaches and I mean a ton!! Overall, we did see some very cool stuff (ghost pipe fish, leaf fish, manta, whale shark, etc) but with the combination of the poor water clarity and dead coral I wouldn't recommend Maldives as a dive destination.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Carribean
Closest Airport	Male	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	> 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Carpe Vita in Maldives

Carpe Vita: "Boat great, diving fair", Jan, 2017,

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Dive Review of Carpe Vita in
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