Introducing our second boat the M/V Carpe Vita Explorer, the new upgraded sistership of the M/V Carpe Diem and the newest addition to the Explorer Ventures Fleet. The Carpe Vita Explorer started her first voyage on Feb. 27, 2011. Please click on schedule for information on departure dates.
The Carpe Vita Explorer is a completely newly built vessel and is accompanied by a specially designed new 61 foot diving dhoni (diving tender) to meet the needs and comfort of the divers today. Both vessels are made out of wood and built in the Maldives by the same people that built the Carpe Diem.
The Carpe Vita Explorer is a more luxurious version of the Carpe Diem, mainly focussing on the dive industry by offering itineraries with standard up to 4 dives a day. As the Carpe Diem, the Carpe Vita Explorer has 10 guest cabins divided in 3 categories over 3 decks and can cater for a maximum of 20 divers.
The diving is good throughout the year. The vessel’s itineraries are designed to take advantage of the changing conditions and to take divers to the best diving areas for the different seasons. The visibility is usually at its peak in December/January (sometimes well over 100 feet!). Mantas can be seen throughout the year with the best feeding-station encounters typically during the May-November time frame. Whale sharks are also seen most every month of the year, with the highest concentration seen in the monsoon transition months of April-May and October-November. The water temperatures remain a toasty 80-85º throughout the year. Most divers are comfortable with a 3mm wetsuit.
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