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Dive Review of White Pearl in
Maldives

White Pearl: "Beautiful boat, diving not like it used to be.", May, 2024,

by Peter and Mary Pinkerton, NY, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 10 reports with 9 Helpful votes). Report 13060.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
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Comments After a 14 hour flight from JFK we spent a few days in Dubai. We were very happy that we were able to fly business class. Emirates Air is everything it claims to be. We did all of the "things" one must do in Dubai and are glad that we did.

We arrived in Male during a pouring rain. The crew met us and took us by boat to the White Pearl.

We dove The Maldives in 2008. At that time we were on the only liveaboard and the area was very remote. There are now over 100 boats and many, many high rises and man made islands with resorts.

Our group of 4 Americans from western New York State did 2 back to back cruises. Both were full with 26 guests. We were the only Americans on both tri ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites White Pearl   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Carribbean, Maldives, Australia, Truk Lagoon, Costa Rica, French Polynesia, Solomons, Indonesia, Philippines, Yap, Cozumel, Curacao, Belize, Statia, Great Lakes, Niagara River...and lots of other places!
Closest Airport Male Getting There We flew Emirates Business from JFK to Dubai, spent a couple of days there and then a 4 hour flight to Male.

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm, currents
Water Temp 85-88°F / 29-31°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions The guides each had a small group of divers. They set guidelines based on the divers needs. We were a group of 4 with the same guide for both weeks and he quickly learned that we were conservative and predicted our air consumption.
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins 1 or 2 Whale Sharks 1 or 2
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments Great space on board for the photographers-a well equipped camera room. The Dhoni could use a larger rinse tank or mo ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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