Dive Review of MV Maldives Princess in
Maldives/North and South Ari Atolls, Ma

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MV Maldives Princess, Oct, 2013, by Mark Etter, PA, US ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7209.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The boat was wonderful with large private bathrooms and splendid accommodations. The food was equally excellant! The boat crew was very helpful but understaffed and overworked. The dive guides were difficult to handle and frequently chastized divers. One guide quit right before we left and the tour director also quit. We were at sea with little direction or communication from the crew regarding the day's dive plans. By the end of the trip, we were down to one guide for more than 16 divers. The trip could have been very good if we had better guides. The last guide was very friendly. We had wonderful dinner under the stars one evening on a private island. Tables with white table cloths, sand sculptures, a bar, and more. The boat crew did an amazing job with several special meals during the journey. Overall the trip could have been much better with better dive guides.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Red Sea, Lembeh, Komodo, Truk, Fiji, Australia, Much of the Caribbean, Mexico, North Carolina, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	I was able to dive my own profile without restrictions except no decompression.
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	1 or 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The boat had reasonable accommodations. We used the window sills, tables, and sometimes the sofas to set up cameras. There was no camera room. The boat we dove from had a large cooler for rinsing. The staff still needs to learn proper camera handeling, but they were very friendly and appeared to improve during the trip.

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Dive Review of MV Maldives Princess in Maldives/North and South Ari Atolls, Ma

MV Maldives Princess, Oct, 2013,

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

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

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

Dive Review of MV Maldives Princess in
Maldives/North and South Ari Atolls, Ma