Dive Review of Explorer Ventures/Carpe Vita in
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Explorer Ventures/Carpe Vita, Jul, 2011, by Eric Schindler, AZ, US ( Contributor 16 reports with 19 Helpful votes). Report 6164.
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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
Advanced
Comments	The Carpe Vita is a brand new luxury boat that will spoil you forever. Huge cabins, highly attentive crew and spectacular diving. I had hesitated about going to the Maldives in monsoon season, but this was not a real limitation. Some days of clouds and short showers and mostly sun. Highights: 100 mantas at one dive site. Schools of fish on most dives. Healthy colorful coral both hard and soft. Opportunities for macro finds as well, though my interest is in pelagics and other larger fish. Well run operation of this boat and the Carpe Diem in service for several years.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia, Costa Rica, Caribbean, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	100 foot depth limit is Maldivian law. One hour maximum bottom time sporadically enforced
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	1 or 2
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	While I am not a photographer, majority of group were highly experienced experts and seemed quite pleased with facilities and attentiveness. Lots of space for equipment

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures/Carpe Vita in Maldives

Explorer Ventures/Carpe Vita, Jul, 2011,

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

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Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Explorer Ventures/Carpe Vita in
Maldives